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The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlust

Belinda Jackson & Kirstie Bedford

Where does your wanderlust lead you?To Melbourne’s cafes or the vast deserts of the Empty Quarter, a New Zealand vineyard or the pavements of New York… what’s your neighbourhood?Join travel journalists and editors Kirstie Bedford and Belinda Jackson for inspiring stories and inside information from across the world.Website https://theworldawaits.auInstagram @theworldawaitspodcastSupport us https://ko-fi.com/theworldawaits (thank you!)

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EP 42: G Adventures goes luxe, best winter food...

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2024/05/15

Social 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. Be...

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EP 41: Paris for the Olympics? Oui or Non? Luxe...

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2024/05/08

All 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 A...

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EP 40: Oh Oman, World's best airport & Travels with...

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2024/05/01

It'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,⁠

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00:28:46

Ep 39: Slow travel, Sleeper hits & European rail tips

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2024/04/24

Do 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.com Also, 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

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00:45:49

EP #38: Only in Australia, Best of the Bellarine...

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2024/04/17

What’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

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00:34:58

EP 37: Green Tasmania, World's best airlines & books...

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2024/04/10

How 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.com And

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00:36:57

EP 36: Fly Business Class on the cheap, world's...

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2024/04/03

Tune in for a masterclass on getting into Gold Class whenyou fly, with points whisperer Chris Chamberlin of Points Hacks. Chris has travelled over two million kilometers 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 Also this episode, which is the world’s happiest country

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00:37:09

EP 35: Cycling the world with kids, pillow talk &...

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2024/03/27

Would 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.au⁠ Also, Kirstie tells us about her recent writers’

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00:34:55

EP 34: Long-distance train journeys, Bali love &...

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2024/03/20

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

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00:28:26

EP 33: Exploring Māori culture, Afghan Girl’s...

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2024/03/13

How 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

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00:39:22

EP 32: Travel Guides' Kevin Moloney, luxury airports...

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2024/03/06

They’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

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EP 31: Flat-pack, luxury eco-hotels, Swiftonomics and...

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2024/02/28

Louis 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

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EP 30: Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler,...

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2024/02/25

Tony 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

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EP 29 Secret Sumba, the best beach in Oz & Smartraveller

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2024/02/15

Let 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

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EP 28: Enter the Year of the Dragon & the Stars of...

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2024/02/07

The 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

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00:40:22

EP #27: Ethical travel & animal welfare; Hiking Falls...

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2024/01/31

Should 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.au Belle'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

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EP 26: Polar opposites - Antarctica & the Arctic

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2024/01/24

Antarctica 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

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00:24:28

SUMMER SERIES #5: Mornington Peninsula vs Phillip...

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2024/01/18

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

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SUMMER SERIES #4: The Big Guns - Bruce Poon Tip &...

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2024/01/10

This 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 and owner 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

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SUMMER SERIES #3: Let's go to Spain! San Sebastian &...

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2024/01/03

We 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.com Less eating, more walking, Wandering to World founder Glenyce Johnson tells Kirstie

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