Discover Adelaide's historic North Terrace

Former Brisbane TV personality John Crook discovers the rich history of Adelaide's North Terrace, in the heart of the city and holding many historic and attractive buildings. Later in the show he visits the Huon Valley in Tasmania. Also on this week's travel podcast the US-based studio team, Arthur von Wiesenberger and Martha Bull chat with gonomad.com editor Max Hartshorne about his recent trip to Bordeaux, France. Speaking about France, we have our own European contributor, Frances Beasley based in that country. Frances' topic for this week is 'scarecrow festivals'....sounds intriguing? Just click the player arrow button below to listen to the show.

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New regional airport at Brive (France)

France, Switzerland and Australia are our three primary destinations in this week's radio show. Euro correspondent Frances Beasley has all the details on a new regional airport at Brive (France). John Crook travels to Orange wine country (western NSW) and chats with local winemaker Drew Tuckwell and his offisder Dave Swift. US-show guest host Michael Cervin chats with regular co-host Martha Bull about her trip to Zurich (Switzerland). John Crook interviews Joe Oberon who runs ‘O Hotel’ in North Adelaide. Click this link to listen

Big wet stops Birdsville Races (but the fun goes on)

On this week's radio show Emily Eklund joins an aerial tour from Brisbane to Lake Eyre and Birdsville (on annual race day, which was cancelled due to flooding of the Birdsville race track). Onboard the Dash 8 aircraft she interviews tour operator Graham Reid and then one of the Birdsville Races revellers, Leanne. John Crook meets Rodney Twist at Glenelg (Adelaide) and discusses transport options for visitors in the South Australian capital. Frances Beasley delights us with some camembert cheese. The US team, Arthur von Wiesenberger and Martha Bull chat with British journalist Patrick Weaven about the Loire Valley (France). Listen to podcast

PODCAST: Around the World #18-09

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CRN (Australia) broadcast date: 6 May, 2009

Aussie reporter John Crook meets and chats with Rodney Twiss who has restored some 20 heritage listed buildings in Adelaide (South Australia). We then learn all about the Kwale Eye Centre in Kenya, Africa from roving reporter Frances Beasley. Our US team, Buddy Winston an Richard Mineards chat (from the studio in Santa Barbara) with Kent St John who has recently travelled through the Champagne district in France. The final segment features John Crook interviewing a former Australian Football star and Adelaide based architect, Ian Shorty Hannaford, who has an interesting story or two to tell.