Around the World Travel Radio Australia

Original broadcast date: Wednesday, 27 August 2008

Program details:

Hosted an produced by Ren Zwiers

Contributors: John Crook, Frances Beasley, Vincent Lucas, Arthur von Wiesenberger, Richard Mineards, Kent St John.

1. John Crook presents a wine guide: Jacobs Creek Steingarten Riesling.
2. Frances Beasley chats with French Michelin-rated chef Vincent Lucas who runs a restaurant in the south of the Dordogne region.
3. Ren Zwiers has all the tourism details you need for a great holiday or wedding on the island of Mauritius, located off the African east coast.
4. Arthur von Wiesenberger and Richard Mineards interview regular contributor Kent St John about his trip to Kenya (Africa).
5. John Crook finds out all the details about the annual ‘Fun4Kids Festival’ at Warnambool, Victoria (Australia).

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Original broadcast date: Wed, 20 August 2008

Program details:

Hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

1. European correspondent Frances Beasley takes us to ‘Lalinda’ in the Dordogne region of France.
2. US co-hosts Arthur von Wiesenberger and Richard Mineards chat with Max Hartshorn of Gonomad.com about his trip to the island of Sardinia.
3. John Crook takes us on a walking tour of Frankston (Near Melbourne, Victoria) chatting to several people in its Little India precinct along the way.

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Original broadcast date: 13 August, 2008

Hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

This week’s line-up:

1. John Crook presents a wine and dine report on C’est Bon Restaurant, Port Melbourne (Victoria, Australia).
2. Frances Beasley visits the village of Beaumont du Perigore (France).
3. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards chat about the eternal city of Rome (Italy).
4. John Crook interviews Barry Elliott who operates Chanters Ridge Winery in central Victoria (Australia).

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Original broadcast date: 6 August 2008

Hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

This week’s line-up:

1. John Crook presents a wine and dine report on Shaw Smith Shiraz.
2. Euro correspondent Frances Beasley reports on the ‘Jam Maker’ in her home region of Dordogne, France.
3. US edition co-hosts Buddy Winston, Richard Mineards and Arthur von Wiesenberger discuss the city of Rome, Italy (from where Arthur is phoning in to the studio at Santa Barbara, California).
4. John Crook learns about French ski resorts whilst attending a travel trade function in Australia. He then takes listeners on a visit to Werribee Open Range Zoo near Melbourne, Victoria.

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