Here's what you will find on Travel Writers Radio for this week - April 24, 2024. The show is presented by professional journalists, members of PALAT - the Professional Association of Lifestyle and Travel Writers. IOt is produced in Melbourne Australia. To get in touch email: info@travelwritersradio.com ..read more

Our correspondent Anna Richards in Lyon France talks about the effect of the 2024 Paris Olympics on not only tourists but everyday residents as prices leap to what Anna describes as “eye watering” levels in anticipation of the event which not only happens in Paris but other major cities in France ..read more

Reporter Carolyne Jasinski tells us about her recent cruise experience as a an enrichment speaker on Oceania Sirena, sailing to the British Virgin Islands, Caribbean and the Spanish islands of Grand Canaria and Teneriffe. She enjoyed visiting new ports, but her favourite experience was eating the Oceania's lobster tails ..read more

What is it like to be married to a man who is a chef with three Michelin stars? Bridgett Leslie interviewed Lara Gilmore, wife of the renowned three-Michelin-star-chef Massimo Bottura. Massimo helms Osteria Francescana, in Modena, Italy, a restaurant that has twice been ranked No.1 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants and currently he is part of the Best of the Best list. Lara shares her philosophy on the art of hospitality with Bridgett ..read more

From the hinterland to the headlands there is plenty to see on the Central Coast, a favourite playground for those seeking surf, sun, and sand all year round. And one of its regular visitors over many years is our Sydney-based correspondent, travel editor and journalist, Mike Smith. He says at just over one hour from Sydney, the Central Coast, which stretches about 70 km north from Mooney Mooney in the Hawkesbury River system, is an easy place for local and international visitors to get to, whether they want sun, sand, surf or somewhere to simply chill. Mike suggests visitors try the • Central ..read more

Bridgett Leslie recently visited Amsterdam in the Netherlands where she met three chefs - two Dutch and one French-born - running a restaurant in the suburbs. Rather than focus on the traditional Dutch favourite dishes, such as Stamppot at their Café Cress they choose to select the freshest seasonal ingredients paired with mostly French wines to offer a paddock to plate menu…some might say it was a dangerous move, but they explain their philosophy to Bridgett ..read more

Our Spain-based correspondent Karin Avila has decades of driving experience in the USA, but now she lives in the Valencia province of Spain and getting a licence there is a different kettle of fish, due to cultural and language differences. It is a two-part process with a 266-page book of driving rules plus a practical test. Karin details the good, the bad and the counter-intuitive. Luckily she has a bicycle ..read more

There is a lot to see in the USA, as Giselle Whiteaker discovered when she went to visit one state, and ended up visiting 48. Giselle, who lives in Australia explains why she has done an (almost) full lap of the Union ..read more

Michelle Androsenko grew up in a dancing family and always dreamed of travelling the world as a dancer. That dream came true when she signed on with the entertainment team on board Oceania Sirena. She talks to Carolyne Jasinski about how she got her dream job and what it's like to be a performer on cruise ships. Photo by Carolyne Jasinski ..read more

There really are kangaroos on the beaches in Australia. When international tourists come to Australia and expect to find kangaroos roaming the streets or turning up on beaches, we Aussies tend to roll our eyes and say, “Really?” Well, Carolyne Jasinski has found a coastal hotspot where it does happen. Cape Hillsborough is a beach located on the coast of Queensland between Mackay and Airlie Beach. If you go to the water’s edge at sunrise, you’ll find kangaroos and wallabies feasting on mangrove seed pods. Here she talks to ranger Murray Gibbs about this magical spot that even the Australian tou ..read more