Clearly our most-travelled reporter, Carolyne Jasinski recently kept to her own backyard, but she opted not to take her own RV out onto the gibber roads of outback South Australia. She was invited to hop aboard an Outback Spirit Mercedes Benz 4WD Touring Coach. So that’s a good start going bush in a Benz, but this tour is all inclusive and over 10 days our intrepid reporter covered some iconic destinations in her home state.. Here’s her report and a great chat with guides Darren and Janine Whale. More Information: journeybeyond.com Photo Carolyne Jasinski - Darren and Janine Whale ..read more

On the other side of the planet of course it is Spring and Kristin Henning our middle-America correspondent tells Graeme Kemlo that the fields are full of wildflowers and new green shoots adorn the trees. A time of renewal. However there’s potentially dark clouds on the horizon as former President Donald Trump continues to fight dozens of criminal charges and civil court cases around both his personal and professional behaviour. Since Graeme spoke to Kris earlier this week, Trump has been fined another time and specifically warned he risks a jail sentence for his continued contempt of court. A ..read more

Castlemaine in Victoria's goldfields region is about 140 km north west of Melbourne. Justine Costigan discovered that it has setup an Op Shop trail where canny visitors can grab a bargain. WEhether it is cutlery and crockery or a vintage outfit you can save money and do something positive for the planet by giving these items another life, rather than end up in landfill. It is also another reason to visit these regional towns. Photo: MAAW Op Shop Emporium Cadtlemaine ..read more

Reporter Ian Jarrett has a n update for us on the latest news from the cruise industry as it affects Australasian routes. It seems the pandemic is now well behind the cruise lines and their passengers with a successful season assured commencing in October Ian also reports on one highly publicized vessel that won’t be returning to Australian waters during 2024 and some interesting demographics that suggest the average`passenger is getting younger. Photo: Norwegian Sun ..read more

People get together for all sorts of reasons in celebration of an historic event or the annual harvest festivals mark the abundance of foods produced, while some towns just do it as a reason to boost local visitation by tourists. Well Graeme Kemlo came across a festival in Vilnius, capital of the former Russian republic in the Baltic that once was a kingdom in its own right then a joint confederation with Poland, then it was occupied by Russia, Germany and Russia again until . Their celebration on June 1st is to mark their recognition as home to the best cold soup in the world, its bright pink ..read more

What you can stream or download from Travel Writers Radio this week - May 9, 2024. TWR is produced and presented by members of PALAT - the Professional Association of Lifestyle and Travel Writers. To get in contact: info@travelwritersradio.com ..read more

Journalist , travel writer and editor Justine Costigan is one of our team and she's leaving Melbourne to live in europe for at least six months, initially moving to France later this month. While we're sad to see her go, we know what a great reporter she is and that we can expect some great stories from her time spent in Europe and nearby countries. But she will be back next week to co-host another show and we appreciate her talent and commitment to her craft. She explains why she's leaving in a conversation with Graeme Kemlo. Flag image: Creative Ciommons Wikipedia ..read more

In March Graeme Kemlo was fortunate to be invited as the only journalist to attend the Reawaken event by Business Events Perth. From my perspective this was a pretty bold move by ths convention bureau to fly in and fully host 40 international decision makers and conference organisers not only from Australia, but also from USA, Canada, Europe, UK and Asia. Usually this would be something funded by Tourism Australia for the whole industry, but Perth has gone along on this and as CEO Gareth Martin tells me they have already been successful in winning $15 million worth of business with another $70 ..read more

As travel writers, Graeme Kemlo and Justine Costigan look for new trends in tourism and travel and TFE Hotels Europe division has setup MM:NT (read it as moment) a laboratory of rooms to get guest feedback on their design to obtain direct feedback. We played the audio track from a video they sent (we link the video below) featuring their CEO and design leads commenting on this innovative move. Then we give our feedback. Feel free to comment in an email - info@travelwritersradio.com Photo supplied Video: https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/wCfd2axSdW ..read more

Karin Avila, our correspondent in the Valencia Province of Spain is a triathlete and thought a local foot race sounded cool - El Camí dels Bandolers (Bandits Road in Valenciano). It was a "thigh burner" not what she expected, but she did discover some amazing local history along the track. Her notes on the event follow: Event: El Camí dels Bandolers (Bandits Road in Valenciano) trail race Location: Race start is in village of Senija in the Marina Alta region (Senija is 10 km from where I live) Route: Merchant trails from 16th-19th centuries, populated by thieves and bandits Distance: 23 km (th ..read more