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MEDIA & SPEAKING APPEARANCES: RADIO, TV, PODCASTS & ONLINE

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 RADIO (Nationwide)

(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.

ABC RADIO ADELAIDE

Visiting Asia beyond the hotspots – Belinda Jackson with Rory McClaren on ABC Adelaide radio

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.

Report for The Age & Sydney Morning Herald Digital on floods in Dubai, featuring my pieces to camera and footage caught on the ground in Dubai.

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.

Two days spent driving around the NSW Southern Highlands for Carsguide.com.au’s review of the Peugeot 3008, featuring Robertson Truffles, a family owned and operated truffle farm in Robertson, NSW.

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.

Great to appear on the Yellow Shelf podcast, which interviews authors and podcasters about their projects.

RECENT FEATURES

TRAVELLER Christmas gift guide: Gift ideas for people who love travel

Whether they be risk-takers or trail-breakers, urban adventurers or country amblers, giving that special someone a domestic holiday, or some form of it, at Christmas this year will not only delight the recipient, but also support the Australian tourism industry which has suffered badly from the mayhem of border closures and protracted lockdowns.

GOOD WEEKEND: 52 Weekends Away

Next Hotel Melbourne: Consider this your Melbourne CBD pied-à-terre, the place to use when you’ve scored that elusive restaurant booking, or have a night of laneway bar-hopping planned. But Next is no mere flophouse: set aside time to swirl the hotel’s own barrel-aged whisky at the bar at the end of the night, and don’t skip breakfast.

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