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Walks With Polar Bears Vanessa Desorcy Churchill Wild Manitoba -Graeme Kemlo8:58

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Churchill Manitoba in the Canadian Arctic is s regarded as the capital of Polar Bear country and recently in Melbourne at a Canada Corroboreemedia luncheon, Graeme Kemlo discovered that you could walk with these majestic creatures in the wild and do it safely. Churchill Wild operates three lodges in Manitoba that have been taking guests on bear ...…

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Suzy Whittle's #TravelBookShare leaves travel guidebooks in hostels -Graeme Kemlo9:54

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Hashtag #TravelBookShare is officially a thing. After blogger Suzy Whittle announced online that she had left some Lonely Planet guide books behind in hostels for fellow travellers to discover, a group of social media followers contacted her and it seems the idea is spreading and travellers are sharing the love and lightening their backpack loa ...…

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20 Overseas Trips In 5 Years - Baby Boomer Brian De Bruyn With Veronica Matheson11:34

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The travel industry is targeting Baby Boomers – those born between the years 1946 and 1964 – many are now retired or close to retirement. Queensland Brian de Bruyn and his wife Sue fit that profile, and when reporter Veronica Matheson met them recently she discovered that they have taken 20 major overseas trips in the past five years, visiting ...…

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In The Footsteps Of Ernest Hemingway In Cuba -Kristin Henning9:24

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Reporter Kristin Henning visits Cuba and walks in the footsteps of famous American writer and novelist, Ernest Hemingway who lived there in the 1940s and 50s. This is where he wrote some of his most important novels that earned him both a Pulitzer prize and the Nobel prize for literature. Photo Kristin Henning -Hemingway's study, Finca Vigia.…

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Rita Erlich And Graeme Kemlo Discuss Story On Moral Crisis In US Kitchens6:05

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Apparently there is too much emphasis being placed on the family dinner. According to a story in Vox magazine, food pundits – mostly white male intellectuals insist we “shouldn’t eat anything your great-great-great-grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food,” . The idea of getting “back to the kitchen” suggests we now prefer takeaway and some of it ...…

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Melbourne Restaurateurs Angie Giannodakis And Guy Holder On Culinary Etiquette -Rita Erlich12:48

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PALAT member Rita Erlich speaks with restaurateurs Angie Giannodakis and Guy Holder of Melbourne’s Epocha and Elyros European-style restaurants. Having noticed increasingly poor etiquette in restaurants the pair are offering diners a lesson in culinary etiquette to help maximise the dining experience.…

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Matt Mikkelsen QuietParks.org Says Natural Silence Is Going Extinct -Graeme Kemlo11:47

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Silence is going extinct and Graeme Kemlo speaks to an acoustic ecologist about the quest to find the earth’s quiet places where no manmade noise, such as that caused by travel, can encroach. Next month Quiet Parks.org will announce the location of the world’s first quiet Park. Graeme speaks with acoustic ecologist Matt Mikkelsen. Field recordi ...…

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Restaurateur Giovanni Mico Wins NY Critic's Acclaim For Food And Song -Sue Ahearn11:14

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A New York Times food reviewer recently described one of Melbourne’s traditional Italian restaurants, The Olive Jar, as perhaps her favourite restaurant in Melbourne, Australia or maybe the world. She did say that was on the right night, with enough of Grandpa’s wine and a rousing rendition of “That’s Amore” from the owner Giovanni Mico. Sue Ah ...…

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Vincent De Monicault On Normandy D-Day, Local Food, Drink, Stays And Experiences11:05

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Coming up in June is the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landing and our Paris correspondent Vincernt de Monicault recently took a drive up to Normandy in the north-west of France and he reports on the little villages worth a visit, the food, drink and accommodation. Vincent spoke to Graeme Kemlo. Among places mentioned were: Rouen, Le Havre, Sei ...…

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John Boutté Sings Good Neighbor. Kristin Henning On Best Way To Do New Orleans12:27

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Our US-based reporter Kristin Henning reports tonight on New Orleans, where their massive annual event Mardi Gras is now underway but she doesn’t suggest you head downthere today…in fact you are better off going at another time she says when you will have the freedom to enjoy John Boutté best known for the song, Good Neighbor from the HBO serie ...…

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Washington State's Boreas Inn - A Feast Of Food And Nature For Visitors -Michelle Winner11:33

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In the SW of Washington State is an area known collectively as the Long Beach Peninsula but consists of small villages with names like Chinook, Ilwaco ( ill- Wa-ko), Seaside, Oysterville, and Long Beach. Known for its 28 miles of beach, there is whale watching, the rugged Cape Disappointment with its 2 lighthouses and miles of boat graveyards, ...…

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Vincent De Monicault On Paris Protestor Impact On Tourists -Graeme Kemlo7:26

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With the Spring tourist season about to get into full swing in Paris there are still Yellow Vest and Red Scarf protesters lining up in the popular streets of the city of light each Saturday. Graeme Kemlo speaks with Travel Writers Radio Paris correspondent, Vincent de Monicault to ask where and when it is safe for tourists to be on the streets.…

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Happy Birthday To Us - Travel Writers Radio Is 5 Years Old.3:49

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Pardon our small self-indulgence, but did we mention that we're five years-old this week? Feel free to send congrats to info@travelwritersradio,com. Meanwhile you can hear mosdt of our stories here on SoundCloud. Thanks for your part in our success - we have enjoyed bringing you stories on food, wine and travel from our team around the world. T ...…

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Chef Chris Salans Of Bali's Mozaic Restaurant Visits Melbourne -Rita Erlich13:20

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Rita Erlich is talking to Chris Salans, American-born and French-trained, and the owner of restaurants in Indonesia. Mozaic, which is in Bali, is one of the most awarded restaurants in south-east Asia. Chris is back in Australia for the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.

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Sue Gough Henly Living The French Dream In Bordeaux -Graeme Kemlo11:46

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Sue Gough Henly is an award winning Australian travel writer, who decided a few years ago to explore life in the northern Hemisphere with her children all grown up and the chance for she and her husband to work from anywhere. Sue writes on travel for Australian, British and American publications and her husband consults globally. They looked ar ...…

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Chinese Australian Journalist Monica Tan's Solo Outback Adventure -Veronica Matheson10:12

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Chinese Australian journalist Monica Tan packed in her job to take a 30-thousand kilometre solo road trip through the Australian Outback. She recounts that six-month car and camping journey in her book Stranger Country which is a celebration of life in Australia’s remotest regions. Earlier this week she told reporter Veronica Matheson about tha ...…

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Tom Curtain's Katherine Outback Experience Used Horses And Dogs To Teach People -Adelaine Ng11:14

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: You wouldn't think that a travelling show involving a country singer, his horses and dogs would give us a few lessons about the workplace but that's what the Katherine Outback Experience sets out to do especially when they have a few corporates in the crowd. Adelaine Ng was at the annual travel trade show AIME last week in Melbourne where she ...…

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Ellie Quinn Solo Traveller Does Asia On $50 A Day -Graeme Kemlo10:47

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For the bext part of a decade Ellie Quinnhas been a (mostly) solo female traveller from the UK. We recently found her in Malaysia part way through her latest travel experience. We connected with Ellie and she agreed to chat to Graeme Kemlo about her experiences, how she travels safely, her purposeful approach to travel and how she can afford to ...…

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Bronwyn White - Travel Industry Is Marketing Wrongly To Seniors -Graeme Kemlo11:00

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Reports online recently suggested that the travel industry had become so obsessed about catering to the changing needs of the Millenial traveller that they had forgotten on which side their bread was buttered and were ignoring the sector with the most time and money to spend travelling – the senior or Baby Boomer market. Putting this news into ...…

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Australian Nick Wayland's Success With International Media Markeplace -Graeme Kemlo6:38

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Last week Graeme Kemlo was in Sydney for the annual International Media Marketplace – a sort of speed dating event for journalists and travel industry suppliers from Australasia and the Americas. We wouldn’t normally report on this type of behind the scenes event, but here is a fabulous Aussie success story. Nick Wayland, a former travel writer ...…

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Vikki Sher Australian Wagyu Beef breeder with Rita Erlich10:59

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It sounds like the start of a joke – an agricultural scientist and a graphic designer had a bright idea. But it’s turned into a serious business. Vicki and Nick Sher bred some of the first Wagyu cattle in Australia 28 years ago, and now they export to 14 countries, their beef can be found on menus throughout Australia, and they have 10,000 head ...…

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Kristin Henning Visits Lafayette Louisiana For History Zydeco And Food12:13

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Lafayette Louisiana and day trips near New Orleans Lafayette, Louisiana, a couple of hours drive northwest of New Orleans, serves as a great base for day trips to the region's small towns and rich Creole and Cajun cultures. Kristin Henning took the trip recently to discover Zydeco breakfast and lashings of local history. Photo Kristin Henning - ...…

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Thomas Beresford Backyard Market sells home grown food, cuts waste -Ian Jarrett8:49

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PALAT Member Ian Jarrett in Western Australia discovers a roaring trade in backyard produce is being done through Backyard Market, an online marketplace. He speaks to its founder, Thomas Beresford.

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Chris Flynn On Impact Of Overtourism -Veronica Matheson10:09

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Australian Chris Flynn is the head of the newly formed World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage, which aims to protect local cultures, heritage and historical sites that are now at risk from overtourism. Chris, who has spent 40 years working in tourism and aviation, most recently as director of the Pacific Asia Travel Association, spo ...…

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Lisa Niver LA Travel Writer Did 50 Scary Things Before Age 50 -Graeme Kemlo12:16

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Lisa Niver worked for seven years on board Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean and Renaissance Cruises and now she’s a travel journalist who has been to 101 countries and writes for a range of media from Los Angeles. But what particularly caught our attention when she got in touch was her project to do 50 scary and challenging things before her 5 ...…

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Rita Erlich Finds Three Italian Museums Without Long Queues11:07

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Rita Erlich has been in Italy, trying to avoid the queues at the big museums. She’s been in Bologna and Ferrara, in the central region of Emilia Romagna, and has found three museums in those cities that did just what she likes a good museum to do – tell her something she didn’t know. Photo: Rita Erlich - The national jewish museum in Ferrara.…

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PALAT Member Kristin Henning OnTiger Safari In India -Graeme Kemlo12:23

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For an India tiger safari, reporter Kristin Henning suggests a visit to Madhya Pradesh in the heart of India. Heavily forested, this central India state offers relatively clean air, wonderful cuisine based on locally grown produce, and close-up opportunities to meet local people and appreciate their crafts and daily routines. With luck–and some ...…

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PALAT Member Wine Expert Tyson Stelzer On Visiting International Winemakers -Graeme Kemlo10:08

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One of our most popular segments on Travel Writers Radio is our regular commentator on everything to do with wine, Tyson Stelzer. This time he is here with tips on the best wine regions and winemakers for Australians to visit on their overseas travels. He is speaking with Graeme Kemlo.

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Sue Badyari CEO World Expeditions On Puffer Pod In National Parks -Graeme Kemlo10:06

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Glamping is the new way to camp it seems. So I was interested to hear that the Tasmanian government has approved a new architect-designed tent, known as a puffer pod to be erected on a semi-permanent basis on The Overland Track and one in The Walls of Jerusalem National Park. To find out more about this experience Graeme Kemlo spoke today to Su ...…

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Troy Wheeler Of Meatsmith, Specialty Butcher To Melbourne's Chefs -Veronica Matheson10:03

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Chefs from Melbourne’s top restaurants regularly source their meats from the aptly named Meatsmith, the specialty butchers’ in Fitzroy and St Kilda, which is operated by butcher Troy Wheeler and business partner Andrew McConnell, who is the name behind several well-known inner-city restaurants. Reporter Veronica Matheson dropped by Meatsmith to ...…

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Astokomii Smith, 2019 First Nations Princess From Calgary -Graeme Kemlo7:06

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Recently the Canadians came to town for their biannual Canada Corroboree, in which their tourist sector meets travel agents and media to tell us all about what is on offer across their country. This year a First Nations Princess from the Blackfoot tribe of Alberta was among the Canadian presenters. Astokomii Snith, whose first name means Voice ...…

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Danielle Farideh - How She Saves $5000 A Yearto Travel -Graeme Kemlo12:27

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Would you like to know how you can create a $5000 nest egg for travel every year without quitting your job or taking on a second job. Graeme Kemlo speaks with Danielle Farideh a 34-year old ICU nurse from Nashville Tennessee about some simple methods she uses that allow her to travel a number of times a year.…

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Author Rob Mundle On Matthew Flinders Who Mapped And Named Australia -Graeme Kemlo10:20

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Matthew Flinders was the first man to circumnavigate, map and name Australia. His remains were recently found under London’s Euston railway station and yaching writer and author Rob Mundle says Flinders has not received the recognition he deserves – even though he has a railway station and street, plus a town, a university, and some mountain ra ...…

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Erin Holmes And Family On 5 Years As Travel Nomads -Graeme Kemlo11:10

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The Holmes children, have been described by Forbes magazine as the world’s most travelled children – by the age of nine and seven they had visited 67 countries. For a five year period, with their mother Erin, they were world nomads. Now they areliving in Melbourne where Graeme Kemlo spoke to Erin Holmes, Mia and Caius today.…

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Travel Writers Radio News In Context6:45

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We usually present all the latest travel news, but for a change this week we will instead focus on one recent travel news item and try to put some context around it. This week Graeme Kemlo and Veronica Matheson look at the future of long haul air travel. Image : Boeing 777 assembly

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Tom Bartel On Volunteering For Citizen Science In Malawi -Graeme Kemlo13:45

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: Tom Bartel, who is the husband of Kristin Henning and half of this reporting team, of global nomads, recently took on a volunteer tourism trip to Malawi, one of the world’s poorest nation. But Tom says they were welcomed warmly, fed well and enjoyed giving back through their Citizen Science research program. Photo: Tom Bartel, Malawi…

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Costa Nikias Brews La Sirene Belgian Farmhouse Beer In Melbourne -Veronica Matheson10:20

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Costa Nikias is head brewer at La Sirene, a boutique brewery in the inner Melbourne suburb of Alphington, that specialises in French and Belgian style farmhouse beers that have been brewed in Europe since the 1500s. Originally a winemaker in the McLaren Vale region of South Australia, Costa is now known internationally and travels regularly to ...…

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Corina Black Melbourne F1 Grand Prix Hospitality -Rita Erlich14:47

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One of Melbourne’s best-known food writers, PALAT member Rita Erlich has taken a particular interest in Melbourne’s upcoming Formula One Grand Prix and you can bet it is not about the different tyre compounds or the fuel management strategy to race the car until it is almost empty, but not quite. No Rita is much more interested in the hospitali ...…

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Johan Klindt Thala Beach Nature Resort TNQ -Graeme Kemlo12:38

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Where the rainforest meets the reef in Tropical North Queensland there’s a secluded resort where timber bungalows nestle into the rainforest beside the Coral Sea. Graeme Kemlo has visited the Thala Beach Nature Reserve which offers a unique experience on a 58 hectare rainforest headland, about 15 minutes south of Port Douglas. Graeme Kemlo, rec ...…

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Karen Bolinger CEO Melbourne Convention Bureau On Record 2018 -Graeme Kemlo15:44

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Melbourne is bouncing from strength to strength – it has just achieved a record year for business events as the city continues to further increase its hotel capacity. Melbourne Convention Bureau CEO, Karen Bolinger says the MCB delivered “a record-breaking $396 million contribution into the Victorian visitor economy. Graeme Kemlo spoke to her.…

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Douglas MacKenzie Visit Phoenix Arizona -Michelle Winner11:43

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Our US Correspondent Michelle Winner recently met up with Douglas MacKenzie, Director of Media Relations for Visit Phoenix, at a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. She asked him about what was coming up on the calendar, and what a traveller could experience in Phoenix; truly a city that has re-invented itself to become a popular destination.…

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Travel Writers Radio News Jan 30 20194:04

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All the Travel News you can use produced and presented by PALAT, The Professional Association of Lifestyle and Travel Writers

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Karen Karri-Davies Cape Grace Wines Margaret River -Rita Erlich19:17

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Our PALAT member Rita Erlich was recently in Western Australia’s famous winegrowing region Margaret River. But it was not always known for grape growing,. It started out as a timber region, then it was subdivided into dairy farms which largely failed, but now it produces premium chardonnay. Rita spoke to Karen Karri-Davies of Cape Grace winery ...…

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Nadine Silverberg, Scoffed Cooking School Adelaide -Dianne Mattsson14:09

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Many of our listeners would be familiar with the name Yotam Ottolenghi and the surge of interest in the cuisine of this Israeli chef. Adelaide team member, Dianne Mattsson speaks with Nadine Silverberg, co-owner of Scoffed Cooking school which has gained quite a reputation in Adelaide since opening three years ago. It will be part of Tasting Au ...…

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Kirstie Bedford Editor Luxury Escapes Magazine On Sri Lanka -Graeme Kemlo9:48

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It is a great pleasure to welcome back to the show, PALAT member and former News Editor here atTravel Writers Radio, Kirstie Bedford, who currently has a great job at Editor of Luxury Escapes, the Melbourne- based magazine that features affordable global Travel destinations and experiences. Kirstie will be on our show on a semi-regular basis sp ...…

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Travel Writers Radio News Jan 23 20195:45

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All the latest travel news you can use from Travel Writers Radio, produced my members of PALAT - the Professional Association of Lifestyle and Travel Writers

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Adam Armstrong Australasia MD Silversea Cruises On Silver Muse -Veronica Matheson11:45

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Silver Muse, the luxury new flagship of Silversea Cruises, is making her maiden voyage to Australasian waters this summer, and home porting in Sydney for cruises to New Zealand. On board Silver Muse, reporter Veronica Matheson chatted to Adam Armstrong, the Australasian Managing Director of Silversea, about the cruise line’s plans to have more ...…

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Graeme Kemlo And Rita Erlich Discuss Rita's Not-New-Year Party4:26

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Graeme and Rita discuss the festive season and Rita's unique \not New Year Party which is held weeks after the hectic Christmas/New Year celebrations. This year she had 34 guests for a luncheon and all the invitees knew at least one other person at the event...maybe this idea will catch on.

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Stepan Libricky Of Leeuwin Estate Margaret River -Rita Erlich12:56

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PALAT member and food writer and author Rita Erlich was recently in Western Australia where she visited the famous Leeuwin Estate at Margaret River wine region. There she spoke with Stepan Libricky who runs the hosopitality side of the family owned winemaker which includes a highly regarded restaurant, function space, Art collection and popular ...…

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Nando Focareta, Ambra Liquers Adelaide - Dianne Mattsson9:55

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Nando Focareta, who, with partner Peppe Fusco, took over the locally famous Ambra Liqueurs when its founder, Libero De Luca retired at the age of 80 five years ago. The company now makes many forms of liqueurs, spritz and cocktail drinks based on the traditional Italian limoncello. The liqueurs are made on site in Thebarton, from all South Aust ...…

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