The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlust

Giant green palms, sugar-white sand beaches where every shell seems to move with life, and gin-clear waters home to an aquarium of kaleidoscopic marine life.

Welcome to the Cocos Keeling Islands – an …

What do you do when a revolution breaks out? If you're Dennis Bunnik, you throw yourself into the thick of it. Dennis is co-owner of Bunnik Tours which, in 2025  celebrates 30 years taking Australian…

First, 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 Murra…

If 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 libr…

“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 …

Discover 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 frien…

“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…

Ice 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…

How 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 recommendation…

It'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…

"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…

“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 prese…

There are 26,000 ramen bars in Tokyo – how do you choose the best one? Chef Luke Burgess talks about finding your way to the best places to eat in Tokyo.

Luke, who co-authored the book 'Only in Tokyo:…

Sri 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…

Dream 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…

This 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 mil…

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…

Let'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 A…

Welcome 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, whe…

Fly 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…