Around the World Travel Radio Australia

Original broadcast date: 1 October, 2008

Program details:

1. John Crook presents a wine report on Pfeiffer Riesling (Australia).
2. Euro correspondent Frances Beasley has a tale of collecting firewood in the snow in the heartland of France where she lives.
3. US-based co-hosts Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards chat with author Tim Hallinan about Thailand (his second homeland).
4. John Crook has details of an upcoming music event at Hidden Vale Resort, south east Queensland (Australia).
5. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards find out how to do Paris on a budget from US-based reporter Diane Covington.

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Original broadcast date: 24 September 2008

Program details:

This program repeats some segments which proved populuar in the past year’s prorgrams.

1. Frances Beasley visits Lewtrenchard in the United Kingdom.
2. John Crook chats with Josephine Wasch from Via Rail Canada.
3. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards chat with travel writer Sue Frause about Canada.
4. John Crook visits the town of Strahan, Tasmania and chats with local live theatre owner, Richard Davey.
5. Frances Beasley discovers Chez le Gaulois cooking school in France.

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Original broadcast date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008

Program details:

1. John Crook presents a wine and dine report on italian cuisine in Warnambool, Victoria.
2. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards learn about the Ukraine from co-host Arthur von Wiesenberger who is calling in from this eastern European nation.
3. Frances Beasley has details of garden and chateaux visits in her home region of France, the Dordognes.
4. Arthur von Wiesenberger is back in the studio at California to chat with co-host Richard Mineards and (on the phone) Howard Moses who runs a website which has details of theme cruises throughout the world.

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Original broadcast date: 10 September, 2008

Program details:

1. John Crook presents a wine and dine report on ‘Pig in the House’ wines (Australia).
2. Frances Beasley gives an insight into the cultural aspects of her home region in France, The Dordognes.
3. Arthur von Wiesenberger and Richard Mineards interview Elizabeth Young who runs a website ‘travelforkids.com’ which has found Barcelona, Spain to be the most kid-friendly tourist city.
4. John Crook interviews Solomon Islands tourism officer Karen Folomora about her home country.

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Original broadcast date: 3 September, 2008

Program details:

1. John Crook presents a wine and dine report on Forest Hill Wines in the Orange District of NSW, Australia.
2. Arthur von Wiesenberger and Richard Mineards chat with Tanya Houseman about San Francisco.
3. Ren Zwiers has details of a new new Australian-based golf tour operator called ‘Golf Explorer’.
4. Arthur von Wiesenberger and Richard Mineards interview regular contributor Kent St John about Lapland.
5. John Crook meets and interviews Sheila Johnee in Duncan, Vancouver Island, Canada.

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