New season of travel podcasts

Travelradio Australia host Ren Zwiers has returned to the microphone following a month-long break visiting family and friends in the UK. A new series of Travelradio Australia has commenced and the fo9llowing show is now online at travelradioaustralia.com

• John Crook reviews Angalong Wines from Orange (NSW).
• Ren Zwiers advises on how to make the most out of a seven hour lay-over at Changi Airport (Singapore).
• Geoff Harrison visits Mansfield Shire, north of Melbourne (Victoria) and chats with local tourism officer Judy Dixon.
• Frances Beasley provides an overview of Croatia.
• From our US-based sister program Around the World, hosts Arthur von Wiesenberger and Martha Bull chat with author Kim Horton Cavesque about her latest book on travelling to Paris with children.

Travelradio Australia #165

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Mudhouse wines, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Belle Isle

John Crook reviews Mudhouse wines from New Zealand.
Ren Zwiers chats with Liz Tuckett from Sunshine Coast Destination Ltd
Geoff Harrison visits sub-tropical Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.
David Gordon from Travelbites Radio discovers Belle Isle, Fermanagh (Northern Ireland).
Travelradio Australia #159

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Korean Air, Dallas (Texas), Eling Wines, Spicers retreats and Prague

John Crook provides details on flights from Australia to South Korea. www.koreanair.com.au

Host Ren Zwiers and president/Ceo of Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau, Phillip Jones list the highlights of Dallas, Texas which is growing in popularity as a destination for Australian tourists, thanks to new direct QANTAS flights from Sydney. www.visitdallas.com

Geoff Harrison stops in at the Eling Winery (NSW). www.elingforest.com.au

Ren Zwiers interviews Ebony Johnson of Spicers Group, operators of seven luxury resorts/hotels in Queensland and NSW. www.spicersgroup.com.au

Frances Beasley reviews the city of Prague from a tourist viewpoint.

Travelradio Australia #158

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Mudgee Gold, Rio, Lady Elliot Island, DB bus to Prague and Winnera

John Crook's Australian wine review highlights some Mudgee Gold. Geoff Harrison visits Brazil's largest city, Rio de Janeiro. Host Ren Zwiers chats with Lady Elliot Island's marketing manager, Vicki Mullens.Frances Beasley reports on her recent DEB bus trip from Munich to Prague. Geoff Harrison interviews Jo Burke from the Wimmera (Victoria) Development Association. LISTEN TO PODCAST ON PLAYER BELOW
Travelradio Australia #157

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Castlemaine, Fiji website, Rome, Steinway and W5, Belfast

John Crook discovers a great pastry shop in Castlemaine, Victoria. Ren Zwiers has details of the new website for Fiji Tourism www.fiji.travel. Geoff Harrison presents a word picture of Rome, Italy. Frances Beasley uncovers the history of Steinway pianos in Munich, Germany. David Gordon from Travelbites Radio visits W5, 'The Odyssey in Belfast. Geoff Harrison heads for the Grampians (Victoria). LISTEN TO PODCAST ON PLAYER BELOW
Travelradio Australia #156

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Ibiza, Loch Ness monster, camembert cheese and Kempsey

John Crook reviews Sassy Wines from Orange NSW. Geoff Harrison reveals the delights of the Spanish 'party island' - Ibiza. Myth or reality: David Gordon from Travelbites Radio investigates the legend of the Loch Ness monster. Frances Beasley loves cheese, and one of her favourites is Camembert, from her sometimes home country, France. Geoff Harrison finds out what to do in Kempsey (NSW) from local tourism officer Angela Davis-Smith.

Travelradio Australia #155

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Barossa Valley, Coffs Harbour, Macademia Castle and Armagh

On this week's podcast:

John Crook sends an audio postcard from the Barossa Valley (South Australia). Frances Beasley travels the European highways and byways. Geoff Harrison visits the Big Banana in Coffs Harbour and the Macademia Castle at Knockrow (near Ballina) in the Northern Rivers coastal region of New South Wales. David Gordon from Travelbites Radio calls into Northern Ireland's renowned cathedral city, Armagh.

Travelradio Australia #154

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Rendezvous in Christchurch, Roaring Beach, Romantic Road, dog's tale and coping with long flights

THIS WEEK'S PODCAST:

Ren Zwiers has news of the long-awaited re-opening in May 2013 of the earthquake ravaged Rendezvous Hotel, in the centre of Christchurch. John Crook discovers an unknown gem on the Tasmanian south east coast called Roaring Beach, where he interviews a local expert on the location, Jack Pugh. Frances Beasley travels the northern Romantic Road in Germany. Geoff Harrison visits the site where the 'dog sits on the tuckerbox' in NSW, Australia. David Gordon chats with travel agent Mukash Sharma about coping with long distance flights in a segment from North Ireland-based Travelbites Radio.

TRAVELRADIO AUSTRALIA #152

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Tasmania, Flinders Ranges, Le Stolberg, Belfast City Hall and Surfaris Surf Camp

Ren Zwiers has details of Savour Tasmania events being staged on 'the Apple Isle' in May and early June. John Crook takes listeners on a tour of the Flinders Ranges, South Australia. Frances Beasley visits a 'little bit of France' in Munich, Germany called Le Stolberg. David Gordon takes a tour of Belfast City Hall, Northern Ireland. Geoff Harrison learns how to surf at Surfaris Surf Camp near Kempsey, New South Wales.

Travelradio Australia #151

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Easter markets, living in Hollywood and exploring Vancouver

John Crook reviews Swinging Bridge wines.

• Ren Zwiers has news on renting motorhomes to explore Western Australia's outback.
• Frances Beasley visits Easter Markets in Germany.
• David Gordon chats with guest Cash Peters who has written a book about his experiences whilst living in Hollywood.
• Ren Zwiers promotes worldwide car rentals and leasing by Driveaway Holidays.
• New regular contributor Geoff Harrison from Australia tells listeners what to experience in Vancouver, Canada.
• Travelradio Australia #150

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Mudgee wines, Cafe Luitpold and Crumlin Rd Jail

• In the latest edition of Travelradio Australia John Crook reviews Robert Stein wines from Mudgee, NSW and Frances Beasley takes listeners to one of Munich's 'in places', Cafe Luitpold. To complete this show, our regular voice-over man, David Gordon visits historic Crumlin Rd Jail, Dublin in a segment from his own weekly Northern Ireland based radio show 'Travelbites Radio'.
• Travelradio Australia #149

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Travel podcast is back!

Welcome back to a new season of Travelradio Australia following our absence throughout most of February.

In the latest episode you can hear the following segments:

• John Crook reviews the Ferment Asian restaurant in the Barossa Valley town of Tanunda.
• Frances Beasley explains why bakeries, and in particular the humble pretzel are so popular in Germany.
• From Around the World Radio, our sister show in the US, Martha Bull chats with author Linda Ballou about 'uncruising in Hawaii'.
• Host Ren Zwiers interviews Aussie contributor John Crook about his life and times in the Sunshine Coast hinterland of Queensland.

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Mudgee wines, ferry to Cairnryan, German sausage and better travel videos

In the February edition of Travelradio Australia John Crook reviews wines from Mudgee (NSW); David Gordon from Travelbites Radio takes us on a ferry ride from Belfast to Cairnryan; Frances Beasley introduces listeners to the delights of German sausages and Hollywood film director Rob Schiller advises on how to produce better travel videos (segment courtesy of Around the World travel radio).

The show will take a break for the rest of this month whilst host/producer Ren Zwiers takes leave to travel in Asia. It returns to normal production schedule early in March.

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Mudgee, Bavaria, Whitsundays and northern Ireland

We have another 'action packed' edition of Travelradio Australia online at travelradioaustralia.com. In this edition: John Crook reviews Lowe wines from Mudgee (NSW); Frances Beasley escorts us to the Buchheim Museum in Bavaria; David Gordon chats with renowned English travel writer Simon Calder. In addition, yours truly (host/producer Ren Zwiers) updates listeners on what's happening in the Whitsundays (Queensland) and has details of an Umbria/Tuscany Spring tour departing Australia in April 2013.

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Burns Cottage, BMW World and Wicks Wines

In the latest edition of Travelradio Australia, David Gordon visits Burns Cottage (pictured above) - the birthplace of renowned poet Robert Burns in Ayrshire, Scotland. Other segments feature John Crook reviewing South Australian-based Wicks wines and Frances Beasley takes listeners to BMW World in Germany.

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Amazonian cruise, lunch in Munich and Paris tour in na Citroen 2CV

In the first edition of our Travelradio Australia podcast for 2013, longtime stalwart John Crook presents an Australian wine review. Host Ren Zwiers follows with details of a five-star seven night cruise in the upper-Amazon reaches aboard Seadream II departing early March 2013. European-based contributor Frances Beasley reviews a business lunch at a popular five star hotel in Munich (Germany). Our man in Ireland, David Gordon visits Paris (France) and enjoys a city tour in a classic Citroen 2CV car.

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Jura whiskey, Little Vietnam (Melbourne) and Bavarian State Opera

In the second of Travelradio Australia's 'best of'' editions our travelling team, David Gordon, Frances Beasley and John Crook 'revisit' the island of Jura to taste the local whiskey; Sporingvale (little Vietnam) in Melbourne and the Bavarian State Opera (Germany). This podcast along with all our previous editions is online now at travelradioaustralia.com

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Historic Ross (Tasmania) and tasslemaking (Bavaria)

In the latest edition of Travelradio Australia John Crook takes listeners on an audio visit to the historic village of Ross (central Tasmania) and Frances Beasley learns about the art of tasslemaking in Bavaria (Germany).
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Lady Elliot Island; Scoot airline and 'Tally ho!'

Host Ren Zwiers and regular contributors John Crook and Frances Beasley present reports on:

• Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland) becoming plastic bottle-free
• a community garden and restaurant taste test in Melbourne
• Budget airline Scoot introducing easy connections at Singapore's Changi Airport
• The tradition of the fox hunt still going strong in the United Kingdom.

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Orange/Mudgee wineries, Bechtesgarten and Queensland update

Ren Zwiers has news of the latest tourism attractions in Queensland (Australia). John Crook visits the fastgrowing winery regions of Orange and Mudgee in New South Wales (Australia). Frances Beasley visits the Bavarian town of Bechtesgarten (Germany).
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