MEDIA & SPEAKING APPEARANCES
RADIO, TV, PODCASTS & ONLINE
ABC TV NEWS CHANNEL: Bali has had four tragic boat disasters this year, most recently with a speedboat carrying 80 people between the popular tourist island Nusa Penida and Sanur, on Bali’s east coast. I spoke with ABC News Channel about boat safety in Bali, and how travellers can travel safely in the region.
EURAIL DOCUMENTARY: Slow travel and slow food come together in train booking company Eurail’s new documentary that captures the magic of exploring European cusine by train. Through Greece & Bulgaria, I travelled with chef Ella Mittas and photographer Sarah Pannell to follow the flavours, traditions and stories that make each stop unforgettable. Watch the teaser ahead of the release of the full documentary. See eurail.com, March 2025.
Recent speaking & broadcast appearances:
ABC MELBOURNE RADIO: Drive with Charlie Pickering – Are Sydney’s new Fast Track lanes worth the money, or just another airport fundraiser? I joined Charlie on 774 MELBOURNE to talk Smart Gates, queue jumping and why customs queues are the great levellers between first and economy class travel. Listen now: audio src=”ACBMelbourneRadio_Charlie_Pickering_Airport_Fast_Track.mp3“
ABC NEWS TV How to avoid methodone poisoning – live cross with ABC NEWS TV to discuss the tragic deaths of two young Australian travellers by methodone poisoning in Laos.
ABC RADIO (Nationwide): Nightlife with Phil Clarke – hiking Tasmania’s Bass Strait island, Flinders Island: Flinders Island hiking with Tasmanian Expeditions
ABC RADIO (Nationwide): Nightlife with Phil Clarke – discussing travelling in Egypt including food, dress codes and how to navigate the Pyramids of Giza.
My articles and photographs have appeared in publications worldwide, covering everything from exotic food to hiking, literature to interior design.
I have been a long-standing travel news columnist for The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald‘s Traveller section, and regularly contribute features from my travels.
I also write copy for websites such as the dreamy Snowy Valleys Way, and you can catch my video presentation skills on this travelogue for car manufacturer Peugeot Australia.
I do regular pieces for radio – check out this interview with ABC News Radio, and maybe this podcast with TellMeWhere2Go about a walk in Old Cairo. I chat with ABC Radio’s nationwide evening show, Nightlife, about matters travel, and of course, my podcast, The World Awaits, which drops every Thursday morning (Melbourne time).
During 2020, I also wrote a book about Melburnians’ lives spent in lockdown. Together Apart: Life in Lockdown is a collection of experiences accompanied by photography by portrait photographer and friend Jude van Daalen, owner of The Melbourne Portrait Studio. The book enjoyed widespread media attention, and we exhibited stories and photographs from the book, and conducted author talks across Australia.
