Following in the footsteps of Richard the Lionheart

European contributor to ATW Travelradio Australia, Frances Beasley follows the route taken by Richard the Lionheart from France to England in the 12th Century. Also on this edition John Crook reviews Windowrie wines from Australia. US contributor Martha Bull travels to Mexico. Another US reporter, Sue Frause tells listeners about her recent experiences in Hawaii.

ATW Travelradio Australia is hosted/produced by yours truly, Ren Zwiers in Brisbane, Australia and heard each week on around 30 Community Radio Network affiliated stations throughout this island nation.
It is the longest established weekly travel radio show in Australia and has been podcast on its own website www.travelradioaustralia.com for a number of years as well. It is a sister program to the award-winning and also long-established Around the World travel radio show hosted by Arthur von Wiesenberger and friends in Santa Barbara, California.

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Cruising the Caribbean on a super ship

• Oasis of the Seas, Berthed at Labadee, Haiti.

There haven't been any posts on this site for several weeks, for good reason. I've been cruising the wester Caribbean on the magnificent Oasis of the Seas, owned and operated by royal caribbean International.

We visited ports like Labadee, Haiti; Falmouth, Jamaica (we were the first major cruise ship to visit this port and there were big celebrations all over the small town) and Cozumel, Mexico.

The seven night cruise was an unforgettable experience and full marks to Royal Caribbean International for providing great value for money, top service and an allround first class cruise.

Although the travel radio show has been broadcast and auto-posted on its podcast website throughout my absence, it's now back to the real world of producing new episodes each week.

The latest is now posted on www.travelradioaustralia.com.

In the current edition, Aussie contributor John Crook chats with his mate Phil who is an avid cruise junkie. The US team led by Arthur von Wiesenberger converse with author Nan Lyons about her book  'Around the World in 80 Meals'. Euro correspondent Frances Beasley (currently based in Munich, Germany) shows her 'passion for Passau'. US correspondent Max Hartshorne from Gonomad.com visits Australia and hits the Great Ocean Walk on the far south coast of the continent.

'Out and about' in Switzerland

On ATW Travelradio Australia, Euro correspondent Frances Beasley goes ‘out and about’ in Switzerland. Ren Zwiers has results of an expedia.com.au survey on which countries are the most holiday deprived. US host Arthur von Wiesenberger takes his sons on a cruise from LA to Mexico onboard Sapphire Princess. Still on cruising, John Crook interviews an Australian-based ’cruise junkie’, Phil Kirby. To hear this podcast click this link.

PODCAST: Around the World #09-09

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CRN (Australia) broadcast date: March 3, 2009

Program details:

• John Crook sends an audio postcard from Hobart’s historic Theatre Royal.
• Frances Beasley has some useful tips for ’stormy travel’ in Europe.
• Arthur von Wiesenberger and Richard Mineards chat with gonomad.com editor Max Hartshorne about eco-tourism in the Cancun region of Mexico.
• John Crook highlights Canada as he firstly interviews Kim Hood about the forthcoming Winter Olympics at Whistler and then chats with Mark André Gemme of Montreal Tourism.