Back in the 1940s, getting to London from Australia involved a four-month cruise or a four-day flight that hopped via Darwin to Singapore, Calcutta, Karachi, Cairo, Tripoli and Rome. It was known as the...
Flooding rains have caused chaos on the roads in Bali but the good news in Australia’s favourite holiday destination is the streamlining of visas on arrival. Reporter Suzanne Hart says completing the process online...
Asia / Destinations / Travel
Our Perth-based reporter Carmen Jenner has been in Vietnam where she checked out two of the country’s most popular destinations, Da Nang and the island of Phu Quoc. Carmen tells Graeme Kemlo the best...
Carmen Jenner believes the best way to get a taste for a destination is to take a guided street food tour. She recently joined Bangkok Food Tours and shares her tips for where to...
Asia / Business Travel / News
Helen Hayes kicks off the show following her visit last week to ILTM Asia Pacific, the luxury travel expo in Singapore. She reports on the trends in luxury travel, who is travelling, the new...
One of the headline acts at the Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak last week was Earth Wind and Fire, which reporter Carmen Jenner says sounded just the same as the original despite having...
That’s the sound of the Vespa – Love them or hate them, Vespa is undoubtedly an iconic Italian scooter that was incredibly popular prior to the war in Vietnam. And Stephen Mueller should know...
One of the headline acts at the Rainforest World Music Festival in Sarawak last week was Earth Wind and Fire, which reporter Carmen Jenner says sounded just the same as the original despite having...
And while we’re on the topic of Bali, Graeme Kemlo met up with a very busy Suzanne Hart who has been our correspondent in Bali for six years. Suzanne talked about the latest developments...
Accommodation / Asia / News
Akira Mori is 18th generation family owner of the historic Japanese inn – Ryokan Sakaya – which is ideally located in the mountainous Nozawa Onsen (hot spring) resort area – a haven for guests...