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The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 105 Winter Series #4: Australia's most breathtaking islands & beachesHi there, welcome to our winter series. This week, we're taking you to the idyllic Cocos Keeling Islands – an atoll almost halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka where the airport runway doubles as the golf course, so infrequent are the flights.Host Kirstie Bedford talks about her recent visit to the remote islands and what makes this largely unknown Australian island a must-visit. You can see some footage of her trip on Instagram at @kirstiewritesNext up, we chat to author and freelance travel writer Celeste Mitchell about her new book, Ultimate Beaches Australia. She's sc...2025-07-3036 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 104 Winter Series #3: Two remarkable Aussie adventurersThis week, we’re chatting to two remarkable women adventurers.First up meet Lucy Barnard, the Australian Geographic Society's 2024 Adventurer of the Year. Lucy is almost at the end of an intrepid feat to become the first woman to walk the length of the Earth – 30,000 kilometres from the southernmost tip of South America to the top of North America, and talks to co-host Kirstie Bedford about this incredible journey. Follow her on Instagram at @tanglesandtail Our second guest is adventurer, author and inspirational speaker Laura Waters, who joins us to talk 2025-07-2351 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 103 Winter Series #2: The Greek EpisodeWelcome to our Winter Series!This week we're taking you to Greece.First up, host Kirstie chats to Andria Mitsakos, founder of Anthologist and global founder of AMPR, who takes us to some of the country's best artisans where she buys her artefacts, and shares insider tips on the best way to enjoy a Greek getaway. Next, host Belle Jackson takes us to Greece and Bulgaria, travelling by rail on a slow food, slow travel journey of these neighbouring countries. She travelled on a E...2025-07-1642 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 102 Winter Series #1: The Italian EpisodeWelcome to our Winter Series!This week is all about Italy. We are taking you from the Amalfi Coast to a tiny town south of Rome. First up, host Belinda Jackson’s chats with author Maria Pasquale, who explores the food histories and dishes across regional Italy. Maria, born to Italian parents and raised in Melbourne, is the author of four books and has readers in more than 100 countries.Then, host Kirstie Bedford talks to award-winning freelance journalist, Natascha Mirosch, who swapped the sunny shores of Brisbane to move tem...2025-07-0946 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 101 The storied streets of India; the new hotels you need on your radar & Australia's top road tripsVeteran journalist Andrew Conway has been to India four times, but this time he's doing things differently. His latest month-long sojourn was self-funded, and he took his husband, Greg, who had never been to India before. Andrew talks about how having a personal driver (details below) changed his entire experience and lets us in on some of the lesser-known places to go in this often chaotic country. 1 Hotels opened its first property in Australia recently, and host Kirstie Bedford was there to review it, while host Belle Jackson was among the first to st...2025-07-0247 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 100 We've hit 100 episodes! Our picks of the best episodes; our most bizarre travel moments & win a holiday in Thailand!The World Awaits has hit a remarkable milestone, celebrating its 100th episode!To get the party started, Avani Hotels & Resorts has partnered with us for a listener giveaway a tropical holiday in Thailand! To enter, simply like, follow and tag a friend on our Instagram page here. On this special episode, our sound producer Alaisdair Leith joins us, and we chat about our favourite guests over the last two years (after all, there are now 100 to choose from!)And it's time to ask ourselves the question we a...2025-06-2526 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 88 Adventurer Laura Waters on paddling Australia's longest river; top tourism operators & best destinations for the Aussie dollarFirst, she walked the length of New Zealand and now adventurer, author and inspirational speaker Laura Waters has completed an epic journey paddling the length of Australia’s longest river, the Murray River.The 2,400-kilometre challenge saw her paddle for weeks on end. She tells us why she did it, recounts the tough challenges she faced along the way and tells us where the best spots are if you want to follow in her wake.Watch Laura here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCRARCeTKywThe Qantas Australian To...2025-04-0235 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 87 Travels for bookworms; Aussie travel trends & which airlines are overcharging for extrasIf your dream destination is anywhere curled up with a great book in a cosy nook by the fire or by the pool, let Lucy Pearson take you on a reading retreat. Lucy is a bibliotherapist and bespoke library curator who has designed a series of upcoming reading retreats in France, Wales and Australia. Expect silent book clubs or find a cosy nook by the fire or pool to read, as well as a bibliotherapy session and a book 'prescription'. Each retreat has a theme, stories shaped by the sea, a French-inspired reading list inspired by...2025-03-2637 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 86 A&K's groundbreaking philanthropy initiatives for travellers; the changing habits of Aussie travellers & top five passport mistakes“These women are selling bikes to families who are using them to get to the river to fish, fields to farm and to get to school… we have one bike shop in Zambia that has sold over 8,000 bikes in that local community… and they are ferocious entrepreneurs and it’s so fun to hear them talk about their lives now compared to when they started nine years ago,” Keith Sproule, the Executive Director of Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy.Keith Sproule oversees 55 philanthropy projects for A&K in 24 countries, including this one that he mentions, where A&K opens bike shops...2025-03-1938 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 85 Celebrating Ireland's St Patrick's Day; marvellous Melbourne & the art exhibitions you can't missDiscover what fills your heart with Ireland, be it the rich culture, the legendary Irish hospitality, the stunning scenery, ancient cities or world-class food. This episode is sponsored by our friends at Tourism Ireland. Learn more at ireland.comThis coming week sees the celebration of St Patrick's Day, one of the biggest festivals on the Emerald Isle. Walk the famous saint's waymarked way, or find your own celebration, from the long-running Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival to the Puca Festival, marking the pagan event Samhain, the ancestor of Halloween. Ireland's most famous literary son, Os...2025-03-1238 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 84 The Australian woman walking the length of the Earth; the best food cities & how to avoid jet lag“I don’t see a town any sooner than five days and now 10 to 20 days … so it’s remote, it’s very cold …and there are grizzly bears, and wolves and they travel in packs… so I start at daylight and I’ve always got a podcast playing because of predators,” says Lucy Barnard, the Australian woman walking the length of the Earth. With International Women's Day fast approaching, there couldn’t be a more fitting interview for this week as Lucy attempts to be the first woman to walk the world from Argentina to Alaska...2025-03-0537 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 83 An insiders' guide to Vienna; cherry blossoms without the crowds & NZ's new tagline to lure Aussies to its shoresIce skating, Christmas markets, imperial palaces and eating sausages in your opera gown – welcome to Vienna. Co-host Belle Jackson gives us a rundown from her recent 'coolcation' to Austria's capital and why 2025 is the year to visit, wien.info/en and how you can use Vienna as a hub for further European exploration, using a Eurail pass.We also chat about the NZ$500,000 campaign to lure Aussies across the ditch. Have you heard of the new tagline? Sublime or a stinker? Take a listen to hear our thoughts, newzealand.com And here's a link to Aust...2025-02-2629 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 82 New travel gear; world's most polite drivers & the UK's new visaHow do you get more real estate in an economy airline seat? Tech reviewer Alaisdair Leith rounds up some great new travel gear - with a seriously unexpected find... His new travel gear recommendations are:Ninja water bottleBellroy Lite Travel PackSony in-ear headphonesThe Bevledge - ta-da!and Belle's addition, thanks to guide James Burt of the Tasmanian Walking Company, is the Wollemi 90 Ultralight Expedition packAlso, Kirstie and Belle chat about their recent stay at the newly reopened Adina Apartment Hotel Sydney Town Hall, and bring you t...2025-02-1943 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 81 Walk Peru's high trails & the latest from Qld's Sunny CoastIt's one of the world's greatest tourist destinations, and Machu Picchu totally lives up to the hype! Our guest this week is Sol Campos de Parry, Peru trade commissioner to Australia, who talks about the joy of hiking to the Inca City's Sun Gate. But if you miss out on a hiking permit up the Inca Trail, or are keen to explore other trails in Peru, Sol also takes us to other great walking destinations in the Amazon and Ancash's classic Laguna 69 trek in Huascarán National Park. Beware - Laguna 69 is at over 4600m, so she al...2025-02-1229 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 80 Finding the best keepsakes in Greece; new flight routes & staying safe when drinking overseas"I always say 'collect, don’t shop'… so when you're purchasing something that’s a tangible representation of a destination you’re making a contribution not only financially, but also to that cultural preservation of a destination, and that’s something you’ll have forever and it’s better than any memory," says Andria Mitsakos, founder of Anthologist and global founder of AMPR. It was an accident, quite literally, that saw Mitsakos fall in love with Greece, and now she splits her time between Athens and the Greek island of Paros. She takes us to some of t...2025-02-0531 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEp 79 The natural beauty of Costa Rica; world's safest airlines & what currency to use when paying bills overseas“Costa Rica has something that’s very special… we have the second best place in the world for diving … and now the Government is thinking in blue, and you’ll hear that soon about the Costa Rica preservation, the idea is to make the coastline a [fish] nursery… so you’re going to hear very soon about the blue country Costa Rica wants to be,” Juan Carlos Rodriguez, a naturalist guide with Explore Worldwide.Few people would be as passionate about their country as Juan, who has been taking tours to experience Costa Rica's incredible flora and fauna for more t...2025-01-2938 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 78 A chef's tips to eating Tokyo & world's best beachesThere are 26,000 ramen bars in Tokyo – how do you choose the best one? Chef Luke Burgess talks about finding your way in the megalopolis that is Tokyo.Luke, who co-authored the book 'Only in Tokyo: Two Chefs, 24 Hours, the Ultimate Food City', shares his favourite, and most confronting dishes, and talks about the endless pursuit of understanding Japanese food and its refinement.Also, Lonely Planet's much anticipated global best beaches of 2025 list has dropped and Australia has made the top two; and travel is still top of our wishlist, according to a new survey from mo...2025-01-2237 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 77 Meet the creator of Sri Lanka's first long-distance hike; the must-do summer events & travels with dogsSri Lanka now has its first long-distance hiking route and we’re talking to the man who created it. The 300-kilometre The Pekoe Trail is the brainchild of adventurer Miguel Cunat, who spent a decade knitting together hill-country trails to create a walking route that ventures through tea plantations and historical sites, and visits remote villages to connect with the local culture. He talks about how he did it, and his favourite parts of the trail. We also take you to the Australian Open tennis tournament, and cover the best Australian summer events for your cale...2025-01-1540 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 76 Amalfi Coast adventures; top travel trends for 2025 & a world of wellnessDream of days wandering Italy’s Amalfi Coast? In our first episode of 2025, we are taking you there with Australian-Italian author Maria Pasquale.Maria’s new book, Mangia: How to eat your way through Italy, explores the food histories and dishes across regional Italy, including Campania, which includes the Amalfi Coast, and is famed for its fragrant lemons and San Marzano tomatoes. So let’s go explore some of the villages and beaches, Maria’s favourite eating experiences, and the best times to visit. maria-pasquale.com We also chat about the top trave...2025-01-0835 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 75 Summer Series #4: How to fly first class & best airfares to Europe & USThis is our last Summer Series before we return to normal programming! Tune in for a masterclass on how to fly first class with Chris Chamberlin of Points Hacks. Chris has travelled more than two million kilometres in first or business class (that’s to the moon and back, twice) and shares his insights on which loyalty programs to focus on, and how to strategise your spending to switch your seats from beside the toilets to the champagne class. See pointhacks.com.au Want to get the best airfare to Europe or the US...2025-01-0152 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 74 Summer Series #3: What is slow travel & the best train journeys you need to takeDo you go on holiday, only to come back feeling like you need ...another holiday? How do we come back rested from a getaway? Journalist, author and co-founder of Life Unhurried Celeste Mitchell talks about how to slow down when you travel, and the best places to do it, lifeunhurried.comThen all aboard for The Orient Express, The Ghan, The Flying Scotsman or The Rocky Mountaineer with train aficionado and travel writer Tim Richards. The author of several books including Heading South and Ultimate Train Journeys, he chats about why sleeper trains are back in fashion...2024-12-2545 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 73 Summer Series #2: Off the beaten track, Saudi to Antarctica and the ArcticLet's take you completely off the beaten track and to the ends of the Earth.Jenny Gray is the force behind Intrepid Travel’s women-only expeditions, which it runs in seven countries including Saudi Arabia. Jenny chats about travelling as a woman in the kingdom, exploring its deserts and meeting its people, merging two of the hottest trends in tourism at the moment - women-only travel and Saudi Arabia, intrepid.comAnd Antarctica and the Arctic are two of the last frontiers on the planet. Veteran journalist Andrew Conway takes us in...2024-12-1857 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 72 Summer Series #1: The islands episode, Sumba & SardiniaWelcome to our Summer Series for 24/25. We're kicking off with our islands edition, and we're taking you to Indonesia and Italy!Let's go to a remote tropical island in the Indonesian archipelago, where young Aussie couple, Jess and Dan Baldock have built Alamayah, a luxury boutique retreat. Designed by Jess and built by Dan along with the people of Sumba, the tiny, six-suite retreat has been a cultural experience, as the couple learned the local language and culture in the process, embedding Alamayah into the community, all the while raising their own young...2024-12-1140 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 71 Get on the pointy end of the plane; holiday scams & best Xmas travel giftsFly up the pointy end of the plane with air mile loyalty specialist, Adele Eliseo of The Champagne Mile. “Points collection is less about flying and more about where you can maximise your points on the ground," says Adele, "In almost every area where we spend money there’s a way to get points, so start by analysing your spending and where you could collect points.” And she walks the talk, having flown her entire family business class around the world, thechampagnemile.com.auAlso, the summer travel scams you need...2024-12-0444 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 70 Musical roadtripping in the USA; get Wicked, world's best bars & unspent holiday cashSouthern USA rings with the sweet sounds of blues, soul and R&B – this week, we’re designing the perfect musical roadtrip through the southern states with iconic rock journalist Glenn A Baker.“Memphis really is the centre of the journey,” says Glenn, who suggests starting in New Orleans and driving through four or five states – with even a river cruise in the mix – to find the places of legend. We're talking the crossroads where Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in exchange for fame, the studio where Rolling Stone Keith Richards sat on the toile...2024-11-2747 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 69 The best of Bali with Stuart Membery, cruise ships you can live on & the world’s top vineyards“The thing I like most about Bali is [it’s] like one big resort, and when you go on holiday you leave all your baggage behind… so everyone is enjoying themselves, it’s very optimistic,” says esteemed Australian designer, artist and owner of Pineapple Hill, Stuart Membery.Stuart, the former head designer of Esprit, now splits his time between Bondi, Australia and Bali, Indonesia. He talks to us about his new boutique luxury Balinese villa, Pineapple Hill, how Bali has changed over the decades and gives us some insider picks of where you should go on your next trip...2024-11-2030 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 68 Sailing solo around Antarctic, safest countries to travel & Bali bargainsSolo sailor Lisa Blair has sailed around Antarctica not once, but twice, and her book Facing Fear records that first, near-fatal expedition. Lisa has a rack of world records under her belt – just this year alone, she set the fastest time Sydney to Auckland and first woman solo monohull record, slicing an incredible four days off the previous record; and is the first person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around New Zealand, a feat that took just 17 days. Having spent so much time on the ocean and seeing the effects of pollution and...2024-11-1345 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 67 Take a trip to New Zealand's sacred north, Hunter Valley getaway & how to work your leave to get more holidaysIs the 'Land of the Long White Cloud’ on your travel to-do list? This week, our resident Kiwi, co-host Kirstie Bedford chats about all the reasons you should head to New Zealand’s far north.From a moving cultural experience to bedding down in the ultimate luxury at Rosewood Kauri Cliffs, pretty Northland ticks many a box and you’ll leave with a new appreciation of this sacred land to Māori, the Indigenous Peoples of Aotearoa, rosewoodhotels.com/en/kauri-cliffsBelle also takes us on a little detour to one of N...2024-11-0638 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 66 Best tips for sailing the high seas from a cruise expert, top travel destinations for 2025 & holidays for the heartbrokenLove a cruise but just can’t choose? Cruise expert Honida Beram has sailed the seven seas on more than 50 cruises; she explains the best cruise for you to choose.Also, Lonely Planet’s annual Best in Travel list – the breakdown of where to travel in 2025 and why, see lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travelAnd if you’re heartbroken and footloose, we reveal the best places to travel after a break-up, with travel blogger Miss Tourist giving a ‘heartbreak healing’ score for each destination. misstourist.comBelle’s reading tip for armchair travel to Savannah, US...2024-10-3041 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 65 Savouring Peru, the best airline food & scariest Halloween spots“Food is our love language,” says Lima-born chef Alejandro Saravia, who takes us on a culinary adventure through Latin America.The chef, who recently opened Morena, two Latin American restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne, admits he didn’t like ceviche until he was 18. “It was a sacrilege for a Peruvian. At the same time, I’m not a soccer fanatic. But I learned to love it, and every time I visit Peru, I order beautiful fresh ceviche with lots of citrus and chilli. It’s a dish that makes you happy.” Listen as Alejandro shares his top tips o...2024-10-2347 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 64 Australia's best islands, Brisbane booms and bypassing Bali bellyLove islands? Australia has thousands of them to choose from, and Emma Shaw, author of Ultimate Islands Escapes (Hardie Grant), can help you find the island of your dreams. From such all-stars as Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays to the far-flung Cocos Keeling Islands, nearly 3000km north-west of Perth, there’s an island to suit every taste and every budget. See hardiegrantgift.com.au; @exploreshawBelle and Kirstie also chat about American Express Travel’s annual ‘Trending Destinations’ list – with the top global destination right here in Australia, americanexpress.comF...2024-10-1634 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 63 Greece & Bulgaria by train, tracing your Italian roots & world's best sunsetsCo-host Belle takes us to Greece and Bulgaria, travelling by rail on a slow food, slow travel journey of these neighbouring countries, eurail.com She travelled on a Eurail pass, which criss-crosses 33 European countries, all without flying. She also gives us a peek at the new Mandarin Oriental Costa Navarino on the Peloponnese peninsula, on the Greek mainland - and it's as glamorous as you would expect! mandarinoriental.com Also, would you let your 15-year-old train around Europe with their friends? And where's the most popular place to see the sunset in the...2024-10-0937 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 62 How to live a nomadic life; Intrepid's ‘not-hot’ list & what time should you really get to the airport?Living a nomadic life; the ‘not-hot’ list and airport departure timesHave you ever dreamt of packing it all in and travelling the world? That’s what Tim and Sharyn Nilsen have done and the only retirement plans they have are to keep ticking off the list of countries they visit – well, those that are left. This week, Sharyn gives some great advice as to how you can do it too. https://catchourtravelbug.comWe also cover Intrepid Travel’s ‘not-hot’ list, a reaction against overtourism. These are their top picks of the best lesser-kn...2024-10-0243 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 61 Stargazing around the world; best Aussie towns & making travel memoriesWhen was the last time you really soaked up the night sky? Spotted a full moon? Admired the Milky Way? Saw an aurora?Marnie Ogg joins us to talk about astrotourism. Marnie designs and leads stargazing tours, and she is also the founder of the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance, which educates people about light pollution. So stay with us to learn the best places on Earth to go stargazing, aurora hunting and spotting all sorts of celestial bodies. See darkskytraveller.com.au We also reveal the best little town in Australia: it's official...2024-09-2536 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 60 The world's most remote island escapes, new flight routes from Australia, and self-care while travellingWould you let yourself be dropped on a remote island, for total solitude? That's explorer and entrepreneur Alvaro Cerezo's job - he drops willing travellers on deserted islands in the most remote corners of the globe. "We give fake names to protect our islands so they are secret to protect them from mass tourism.. [otherwise] we will destroy the feeling of isolation for the client… so that’s important to us to keep them secret,” he says. See www.docastaway.comWe also cover off the top new international airline routes from Australi...2024-09-1848 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 59 The waterways of Vietnam, tourist taxes & safety for adventure sportsDone Saigon and Hanoi, ready to explore more of Vietnam? Co-host Belle Jackson talks about why you should have the water cities of Hue (on the Perfume River), Kê Gà (on Kê Gà Bay) and Can Tho (on the Mekong Delta), on your must-visit list. She also shares the cultural tourism of the Azerai hotel group, and new flights from Melbourne into Hanoi with Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet, azerai.com, vietjetair.comTo celebrate, Lonely Planet is giving away two copies of its Vietnam guidebook, worth $29. Just drop us a line at hello@theworldawaits.au and tell us w...2024-09-1140 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 58 Best airfares to Europe & the US, top Aussie tiny towns & pre-travel checklistsWant to get the best airfare to Europe or the US? We're going full #avgeek as flight booking expert Mark Trim shares insider secrets on airlines to watch, alternative routes and the best time to buy. He also shares tips on booking in shoulder seasons and the Asian gateways offering great lie-flat deals. The co-founder of the Complex Travel Group, which specialises in round-the-world fares, adds that the 'best' airfare may be the most wallet-friendly, or it could also be the one stuffed with fabulous destinations for a memorable...2024-09-0437 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 57 Secrets of the Blue Zones (places people live the longest, healthiest lives) & the best places for a romantic getawayThis week we reveal the secrets of the Blue Zones – where people live the longest and healthiest lives. Blue Zone Vice President Nick Buettner explains how they discovered Blue Zones, the habits of those living there, and lessons you can learn from visiting these regions. And the Netflix show Nick mentions is Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones see netflix.com/title/81214929 We also reveal new research from Emirates that shows where Aussies are travelling, and share some quirky hotels for an unforgettable honeymoon, with luxury hotel travel booker Mr & Mrs Smith.Follow Kirstie Bed...2024-08-2840 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 56 Unlocking India, travelling with jewellery & ski prep tipsRajasthan is the India of the imagination – fortresses and palaces, the grand desert, bustling bazaars and incredible colour... men in fabulous turbans and elephants and camels everywhere. But there are so many places to love in India, says Fiona Caulfield. Fiona swapped a high-profile career as a futurist and branding consultant in New York for Bangalore in southern India, where she created the Love Travel brand. She now creates bespoke itineraries through India, as well as neighbouring Bhutan and Sri Lanka, and shares the key to exploring (and loving) India, lovetravelguides.com 2024-08-2149 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 55 Beyond the beautiful fjords of Norway; world's most liveable cities & the best language appsDramatic fjords, snowy mountains, midnight sun… Norway’s natural beauty is legendary. But wait, there’s more! Torunn Tronsvang is the founder of UpNorway and says there’s so much more to Norway than the stunning scenery. She leads you through Norway’s world-leading food and wine scene, shares cultural experiences with the Indigenous people, as well as its impressive architecture, including its public toilets (they really are that good), upnorway.comAlso this episode, we’re talking the most liveable cities in 2024 – and a repeat offender comes in top spot, once again. Even if you can’t live...2024-08-1445 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 54 Why accessible travel matters & the newest World Heritage-listed sitesOne in five Australians lives with a disability, and yet on hotel websites, the facilities listed to cater for these travellers are often as far down the list with the dog's water bowl. Julie Jones, creator of Have Wheelchair Will Travel and co-founder of Travel Without Limits, talks about what we can all do to make travel more inclusive for those with a disability, travelwithoutlimits.com.au As Julie says, “People assume that it’s a small percentage of the market and therefore it’s too much effort and there’s a fear of how we are g...2024-08-0741 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 53 See the Big Five on safari in South Africa & best destinations for budget travelSpot the Big Five on a South African safari…and then really start seeing what the Greater Kruger National Park has to offer. Jacques Smit takes us on a tour of Sabi Sabi, a private, fence-free reserve within the Greater Kruger area. Take a birding tour, a walking safari, visit local communities; then soak up the luxury trimmings - think spa, sundowners and stylish villas, with tips on the best time to go and what to pack (bonus; a few fashion tips as well, for a stylish safari!) Also, the countries that give the b...2024-08-0145 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 52 Cycling around the Italian island of Sardinia & the best countries for solo travellerWould you cycle for more than 210 kilometres in 30+ degree heat around southern Sardinia? For host Kirstie Bedford it was a dream come true.Kirstie just spent a week biking the hills of the Italian island, all in the name of fun. She rode through an abandoned medieval village, biked through a Blue Zone, climbed hills to scour some of the Mediterranean's most beautiful beaches, and drank wine with locals to celebrate what Italians do best – live life to the fullest.Take a listen to learn some surprising facts about Sardinia, her vote for the prettiest It...2024-07-2434 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustWinter Series #4: Mindful Hiking in New Zealand & NepalThis week, we go to the high mountains and quiet forests with two mindful hikers, in Nepal and New Zealand.Ever think about quitting your corporate job and following a life-long dream? Laura Waters did, and she’s now an award-winning author, travel writer and speaker. Laura talks to Kirstie about hiking the length of New Zealand in a life-changing experience that led to her to write her travel memoir, Bewildered, soultrekkers.com.au Walking slowly in silence in the Nepalese Himalayas is just one of the ways travel writer Nina Karnikowski says we...2024-07-1737 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustWinter Series #3: The Travel Entrepreneurs – Bruce Poon Tip & Tony WheelerThis week, two of the world's biggest travel entrepreneurs speak to The World Awaits.Social entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author and G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip talks about his decision to take his company into the luxury space after three decades – and what it means to you, the traveller. “The beautiful thing of travel [is] you have the opportunity to transform lives if you step out of your comfort zone,” says Bruce Poon Tip, gadventures.comAnyone who’s ever used a Lonely Planet guidebook will have read the...2024-07-1055 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustWinter Series #2: Talking travel gear, whale swims, a Victorian love letterNeed some travel tech or gear inspo? We’ve got you covered this week, with Belle and our producer Alaisdair Leith back behind the mic. We’ve also teamed up with Gypsea Loop to give away a gorgeous Hair Tie Bangle, talk whale swims and Rick Stein's NSW hotel, pop into Melbourne bar Brass Monkey’s love letter to Victoria, and stay at the W Sydney. Here's our travel gear hotlist:Gypsea Loop Hair Tie Bangle, our gorgeous giveaway, is designed by Tracy Morris of The Blonde Nomads Australian travelling family. In plated gold or silver...2024-07-0335 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustWinter Series #1: The Big Guns - the TV star & the animal welfare defenderWelcome to the winter series, where we talk to two of the biggest influences in the travel industry. He’s eaten tarantulas, jumped out of planes, dropped his kilt while Highland dancing and even…gone camping *quelle horreur!* Kevin Moloney, together with his wife Janetta Stones, are 'the snobby travellers' on the incredibly successful Travel Guides show on Nine network. See https://www.9now.com.au/travel-guidesAlso this week, should you wash that elephant in Thailand? Adventure World managing director Neil Rodgers chats about the importance of ethical travel and how to ensure you are do...2024-06-2651 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 47 Chef Luke Mangan on his favourite places to eat and how he got his start & the best adult-only hotelsChef, restaurateur, author and all-round nice guy Luke Mangan has restaurants in hotels, cruise ships, airports and even in a pylon in the Sydney Harbour Bridge He has an OAM for his services to hospitality and has just launched his own wine brand. Kirstie chats to him about his favourite places to travel and eat, how he got his start and what he’s up to next. See lukemangan.com We also talk through some of the world’s best adult-only hotels for a kid-free getaway, and share some tips on working remotely in another count...2024-06-1942 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 46 The author who travelled the world trying to keep ancient traditions alive & some of the world's best barsIt's our birthday! The World Awaits turns one, and to celebrate, we're talking the world's oldest and rarest cultural traditions, where to drink martinis and we even have a great giveaway!Author Eliot Stein talks about how he travelled around the globe in search of people who are maintaining some of the world’s oldest and rarest cultural traditions for his book, Custodians of Wonder. He meets a Peruvian bridge weaver, Sweden's last night watchman, a 27th-generation West African griot and a woman making the world's rarest pasta. What's a birthday without a trip down me...2024-06-1238 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 45 Women-only travel in Saudi & how much does it cost to cruise around the worldJenny Gray is the force behind Intrepid Travel’s incredibly successful women-only expeditions, which it runs in seven countries including Saudi Arabia. Jenny and Belle travelled together recently in the kingdom, exploring its deserts and meeting its people, merging two of the hottest trends in tourism at the moment - women-only travel and Saudi Arabia, intrepid.com Also, the rise in cruising and how much does an ultra-luxe, round-the-world cruise actually cost? We ask leading liners Silversea Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, and also review chef Luke Mangan’s newest restaurant, Bistrot Bisou, in Hotel Indigo Melbo...2024-06-0542 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 44 Why Shikoku Island gives you the most authentic experience of Japan & MasterChef judge tips for eating in Hong Kong ‘It’s already authentic, it’s not made for the tourist, everything is there like it has been for hundreds of years, Sanjib Raj Khanal, CEO of Explore Japan.Sanjib is a leading tour operator in West Japan, and talks about why Shikoku, Japan’s fourth largest island – with its tranquil Iya Valley, ancient rope swings and famed ramen – offers an authentic cultural experience, and why going regional in Japan rewards curious travellers. See the Naoshima art house project benesse-artsite.jp We also talk accessible travel - Australians with disabilities spend $8 billion annuall...2024-05-2938 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 43 Mongolia on horseback with author Tim Cope & the best and worst destinations for airline disruptionsHow do you earn the right to list “Adventurer” as your occupation? Ride a bicycle 10,000km across Russia? Row a wooden boat to the Arctic Ocean? Or maybe spend 3 ½ years riding from Mongolia to Hungary on horseback? Tim Cope has done all three, and has written and filmed his epic adventures. His best known book is On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads, and he talks about Mongolia, a land where there are no fences, where people invite strangers into their homes, and hospitality is the rule, not the excep...2024-05-2248 minThe World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 42 G Adventures Bruce Poon Tip on why it's decided to launch into the luxury space & the best winter food festivalsSocial entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author and G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip talks to Kirstie about his decision to take his travel company into the luxury space after three decades – and what it means to you, the traveller. Stay to the end because you do not want to miss his most bizarre travel moment! gadventures.comAlso, why not trade the southern winter for a food festival in northern Australia? The weather’s warm, they’ve got celeb chefs, and watermelon skiing. Believe us.And our tip this week is about what to...2024-05-1540 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 41 How to get the best out of a visit to Paris & avoiding the most common travel scamsAll eyes are on Paris ahead of the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games, from 26 July, 2024. Magali Déchelette joins us to talk about the world’s most beloved city, and how to get the best out of a visit to Paris. Magali, who is the founder of Family Twist, a company that creates luxury family-friendly experiences across the great cultural cities of Europe, shares her favourite times to visit, viewpoints (it’s not from the Eiffel Tower), and travelling with kids in Paris, family-twist.com Also, we swish through the luxury of Dub...2024-05-0845 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 40 Why you should visit unassuming Oman & the world's best airportIt's the Switzerland of the Middle East, but unassuming Oman flies under the radar as a travel destination. This week co-host Belinda Jackson talks about why you should visit Oman - come for the evocative deserts, stay for the wild turtles and the rose harvest.We also take you on a quick run through the newly renovated boutique hotel The Lyall in South Yarra, and the four-star, wallet-friendly Dorsett Melbourne in central Melbourne, which just celebrated its first birthday, thelyall.com, dorsetthotels.comAnd which is the world’s best airport? Skyt...2024-05-0146 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 39 Love slow travel? Life Unhurried editor Celeste Mitchell tells you how best to do it & European rail tipsDo you go on holiday, only to come back feeling like you need ...another holiday? How do we come back rested from a getaway?Journalist, author and co-founder of Life Unhurried, Celeste Mitchell talks about how to slow down when you travel, and the best places to do it, lifeunhurried.comAlso, new research on travellers' sleep habits shows how important a good night's sleep is, and we (over)share some rather ...precarious situations we've found ourselves in while trying to sleep on a holiday (hint: what ARE those people doing in next room?) 2024-04-2428 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 38 Indigenous travel in the Aussie Outback & the best experiences you have have in Victoria's BellarineWhat’s a tourism experience you can have nowhere in the world but here in Australia? Uluru is one of our great icons, and its tourist hub, Ayres Rock Resort, turns 40 this year. So it’s a great time to catch up with Matt Cameron-Smith, the CEO of Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia, which manages the resort. We talk about his favourite indigenous cultural experiences, with tips on where to eat, drink, see and experience country, voyages.com.au Also, Kirstie and Belle set you up for a great little weekend away on the Bellarine Peninsula, just 90 minutes from...2024-04-1745 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 37 Tourism Tasmania CEO Sarah Clark gives an insider's guide to Tassie & the world's best airlinesHow green is Tasmania? Lush mountainsides and emerald islands, but also farmers' markets and farmgates, and a story of pristine bays and innovative Indigenous experiences. The isle that is the apple of our eye lured Tourism Tasmania CEO Sarah Clark back home for the top job, and she tells Kirstie what makes Tassie different to anywhere else in the world, discovertasmania.com.auAlso, the world's best economy, business and first classes are named by Australia's own AirlineRatings.comAnd our tip is how to soak up a destination via books - search TripFiction to...2024-04-1034 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 36 Tips of how to fly business class on the cheap with Point Hacks & the world's happiest countryTune in for a masterclass on getting into Gold Class when you fly, with points whisperer Chris Chamberlin of Points Hacks. Chris has travelled over two million kilometres in First or Business class (that’s to the moon and back, twice) and shares his insights on which loyalty programs to focus on, and how to strategise your spending to switch your seats from beside the toilets to the champagne class. See pointhacks.com.auAlso this episode, which is the world’s happiest country? Seeworldhappiness.report And where do you go to feel the genius of Leonardo Da V...2024-04-0336 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 35 The family of five cycling around the world & the world's most delayed airlinesWould you cycle around the world with three kids, including a one-year-old baby? Andrew and Nicola Hughes quit their teaching jobs to do just that – they tell Kirstie about how they finance their trips, the logistics of it all and the trick of juggling three kids on bicycles. “Challenge and persistence, perseverance and exploration…are values we hold dear and want to share with our children, says Andrew. Follow the Hughes family at swagfamily.auAlso, Kirstie tells us about her recent writers’ residency Varuna in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, and we have two tips – th...2024-03-2737 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 35: Cycling the world with kids, pillow talk & most delayed airlinesWould you cycle around the world with three kids, including a one-year-old baby? Andrew and Nicola Hughes quit their teaching jobs to do just that – they tell Kirstie about how they finance their trips, the logistics of it all and the trick of juggling three kids on bicycles.
“Challenge and persistence, perseverance and exploration…are values we hold dear and want to share with our children, says Andrew. Follow the Hughes family at https://swagfamily.au/
Also, Kirstie tells us about her recent writers’ residency Varuna in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, and we have two...2024-03-2735 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 34 Long-distance train journeys you will love & which country has bumped NZ as most visited destination for Australians?Do you love the romance of a long train journey? Do these names – The Orient Express, The Ghan, The Flying Scotsman or The Rocky Mountaineer – have you dreaming of riding the rails into the sunset? Belle chats with train aficionado and travel writer Tim Richards, author of several books including Heading South and Ultimate Train Journeys World about why sleeper trains are back in fashion, new innovations in train travel, the best, scenic train routes for and how to train on a budget. We also ask Tim: can you actually sleep on a sleep...2024-03-2034 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 33 A moving Māori cultural experience in NZ's Far North & the bumpiest airports in the worldHow do you experience Māori culture? Andrew Waddel from Tourism New Zealand talks about Indigenous tourism, the balance of getting it right for both the tourist and the local tangata whenua and why it’s so important to help ensure New Zealand attracts the travellers it so badly needs to boost the economy. Also, iconic travel photographer Steve McCurry is best known for his portrait of Sharbat Gula (the Afghan Girl), which went global as the cover shot for National Geographic in 1985 and is currently on exhibition in Melbourne. Steve shares some tips...2024-03-1328 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 32 Travel Guides' Kevin Moloney on what goes on behind the show & the world's most luxurious airportThey’re billed as ‘the snobby travellers’ but is it all just a front for Channel Nine’s Travel Guides, Kevin Moloney and Janetta Stones? In conversation with Belle, Kevin gives us a peek behind the velvet curtains of the tv show, which has sent the pair travelling to every corner of the globe since Travel Guides started in 2017 (meanwhile collecting armfuls of gongs along the way). Also this week, which do you think is the world’s most luxurious airport? We also welcome Turkish Airlines to Melbourne for its inaugural Istanbul-Melbourne route, and a hot t...2024-03-0639 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 31 Flipping luxury travel on its head with low-carbon hotels & bucket-list destinations you need to avoidLouis Thompson from Nomadic Resorts talks about how he’s flipping luxury travel on its head by creating flat-pack hotels with a low-carbon footprint – and he’s won two UN recognitions in the process. And stay listening for Louis' thoughts on how AI will have a positive long-term impact on eco-lodges in the future, nomadicresorts.comAlso, we chat Switftonomics with Taylor Swift in Australia this week, co-host Belle gets another gong, this time as TravMedia's Travel Writer of the Year, and which bucket-list destinations should you avoid?--- Send i...2024-02-2845 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 30 Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler reveals how he travels & the best car-free townsTony Wheeler is one of the most recognisable names in travel, and anyone who’s ever used a Lonely Planet guidebook will have read the story on the last page about how he and his wife Maureen wrote and published their first guidebook, Across Asia on the Cheap, on their kitchen table in 1973, finally selling the Lonely Planet behemoth in 2011. He talks about counting countries, flying with carry-on only, his favourite country and the art of travel, tonywheeler.com.au Also, do North Americans have the world’s friendliest accents? And the world’s best car-free cities.Th...2024-02-2647 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 29 The Aussie couple who quit corporate life to open a luxury retreat in Sumba & Australia's best beachesLet us take you to a remote tropical island in the Indonesian archipelago, where young Aussie couple Jess and Dan Baldock have built Alamayah, a luxury boutique retreat. Designed by Jess and built by Dan along with the people of Sumba, the tiny, six-suite retreat has been a cultural experience, as the couple learned the local language and culture in the process, embedding Alamayah into the community, all the while raising their own young family on the island, alamayah.com We also reveal Australia’s best beaches for 2024 – can you guess which state came out on to...2024-02-1531 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 28 How best to celebrate the Lunar New Year & the top 10 most welcoming places in AustraliaThe incoming Lunar New Year brings in the Year of the Wood Dragon – a year of opportunity and renewal, career work and success. Australian-Chinese artist Chris Chun talks us through the origins of the Chinese zodiac and how best to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Take Chris’ recommendation and visit Melbourne’s Chinatown to see the Lunar New Year parade, followed by yum cha, chinatownmelbourne.com.au then pop into the Museum of Chinese Australian History to say "Kung hei fat choi!" to the largest dragon in the world, the Millennial Dragon, whose head we...2024-02-0743 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 27 Ethical travel with Adventure World's Neil Rodgers & hiking in Victoria's High CountryShould you wash elephants in Thailand? Adventure World's head Neil Rodgers talks about travelling ethically to ensure travel remains possible for our kids, including why you should avoid local tour operators who don’t protect wildlife, adventureworld.com.auBelle's just back from undertaking one of the great hikes in northern Victoria - the crossing between Falls Creek and Hotham, with Alpine Nature Experiences and Victoria's High Country.We also tell you how much we love the Australian Open and how to hack your annual leave so you can have longer holidays without sacrificing the pa...2024-01-3140 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 26 Veteran journalist Andrew Conway takes us to Antarctica and the Arctic & the world's most powerful passportsAntarctica and the Arctic are two of the last frontiers on the planet, and the focus of this week’s feature with veteran journalist Andrew Conway. He puts the case for travel to these two incredibly fragile, vulnerable places, and how we travellers can be involved in their conservation.We’re also talking the world's most powerful passports, according to the annual Henley Passport Index, based on data from the International Air Transport Association which shows which are the most powerful passports to hold – the more powerful, the more visa-free travel you can enjoy. For the full list...2024-01-2442 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustSummer Series #5: Mornington Peninsula vs Phillip Island!We’re still in the thick of Australian summer holidays, so it’s time for the great Victorian playground play-off! We ask the hard questions – who did it better these summer holidays, Mornington Peninsula (Belle) or Phillip Island (Kirstie)?Also this episode, we cover off the top tourism spots that Australians love to hate… and the hard-loved Gold Coast gets repeat mentions, thanks to research by internationaldriversassociation.com But back to Victoria, we’ve both been holidaying in the top Australian holiday hotspots of the Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island for d...2024-01-1824 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustSummer Series #4: The Big Guns - Bruce Poon Tip & Bill BensleyThis week, we bring you two of the biggest names to join us here at The World Awaits – travel commentator Bruce Poon Tip and design innovator Bill Bensley.Social entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author andowner of adventure travel company G Adventure Bruce Poon Tip talks to Kirstie from Toronto about the importance of community tourism, and what you can do as a traveller to genuinely make change to communities in need. Bruce also reveals the countries that are leading the way in travel for change, gadventures.com Watch Bruce’s moving video here...2024-01-1030 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustSummer Series #3: Let's go to Spain! San Sebastian & Camino de SantiagoWe love Spain, and our two guests love it even more! This week's episode brings two of our favourite interviewees in to talk about their big love of all things Spanish. Meet Ben Groundwater - travel journalist occasional tour guide and lover of San Sebastian's food scene. He talks to Belle about how to eat like a Spaniard, breakfast beers and the best restaurant in this foodie heaven, bengroundwater.comLess eating, more walking, Wandering to World founder Glenyce Johnson tells Kirstie about walking the long-distance pilgrimage route, the Camino de Santiago, which she's done a...2024-01-0430 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustSummer Series #2: Bad travel fashion faux pas & bizarre travel momentsVomiting comedians, being shot at in Honduras and running through a game reserve. We share some of the best responses we've received from our guests about their most bizarre travel moments. Thanks to @brenthillfiji @lisapagotto_ and @sheryltakayama for sharing stories of their escapades on the road.And hold the shame! Kirstie and I share our own fashion travel faux pas – all born from hard experiences. On the cruise ship. On the ski slopes. On the Fijian beaches and in the wilderness… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theworldawaits/message...2023-12-2713 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustSummer Series #1: The Italian episode - Rome & FlorenceWelcome to our Summer Series! We're bringing you some of our favourite interviews, kicking off with the Italian episode, featuring Rome and Florence.First up, the cuisine of Rome is carbonara, artichokes and lamb, says Italian-Australian author and journalist Maria Pasquale, who writes about Roman cuisine in her book, The Eternal City.“But if I had to describe Rome in one word, it would be artichoke,” she says. Maria also talks about the Awesome Foursome of Roman pastas including the wild child, and perhaps the oldest of them all, alla gricia and she shar...2023-12-2029 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 25 Author and adventurer Laura Waters' on how walking the length of NZ changed her life & cruising in NorwayEver think about quitting your corporate job and following a life-long dream? Laura Waters did, and she’s now an award-winning author, travel writer and speaker. Laura talks about hiking the length of New Zealand in a life-changing experience that led to her to write her travel memoir, Bewildered, see soultrekkers.com.au Belle teams up with and entertainment and travel writer Alaisdair Leith to share their best travel gifts for Christmas… shouting out to great Melbourne brands including Bellroy tech bags, Tina M Copenhagen hats, Knotty Towel Turkish towels and Frank Green cups!And Kirst...2023-12-1357 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 24 Celebrity chef Lyndey Milan OAM on dining in Pulgia and Morocco & co-host Belle Jackson on travelling solo in Saudi Arabia“We go to a place where there are 70 cows this guy milks and the milk goes straight into the dairy where he makes the cheese, and then we sit in the farmhouse and eat the food … these families are getting more and more revered for what they are doing because they kept the old traditions alive… you feel the history through the food.” Lyndey Milan OAM, author, celebrity chef, culinary tour host, lyndeymilan.com In this week’s episode of The World Awaits, food extraordinaire Lyndey Milan talks to Kirstie about her latest food tours to Morocco and...2023-12-0639 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 23 What's it like doing the Big Lap around Australia with kids in tow & the Spice roads with Ian Herbie HemphillHave you ever wanted to pack everything up and do the Big Lap around Australia? Kirianna Poole did, and so along with her husband, they bought a vintage camper, refitted it, and with a toddler in tow, circumnavigated Australia. They’ve now also covered the length of New Zealand and have Japan in their sights. Kiri talks to Kirstie about her book, The Slow Road Cookbook, her remarkable journey (and two more pregnancies along the way), some of her favourite spots to stop, and her love of cooking on the road, See theslowroad_ on Insta. “The sp...2023-11-2946 min
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlustEP 22 Set-jetting in Britain & author and founder of Aurora Spa Lyndall Mitchell on why wellness travel is in demand Fancy taking broomstick riding classes, or discovering thePeaky effect in the British Midlands? Maria Sykes of Visit Britain encourages you to load your watchlist with the best new Brit flix, including the new Bridgerton and The Crown series, and Welcome to Wrexham for some Welsh football action. Add Wonka to the mix, then go explore the destinations, including Oxford, Bath and Lime Regis. For more inspo, see visitbritain.com"People are exhausted… we see a lot of people burning out, so guests are looking for a solution for exhaustion, for stress, for how to live an...2023-11-2347 min