The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlust
Where does your wanderlust lead you?
To Melbourne’s cafes or the vast deserts of the Empty Quarter, a New Zealand vineyard or the pavements of New York… what’s your neighbourhood?
Join travel journalists and editors Kirstie Bedford and Belinda Jackson for stories from across the world.
Hosts Belinda Jackson & Kirstie Bedford
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Podcasting since 2023 • 78 episodes
The World Awaits: travel tales to inspire your wanderlust
Latest Episodes
EP 73 Summer Series #2: Off the beaten track, Saudi and Antarctica & the Arctic
Let's take you completely off the beaten track and to the ends of the Earth.Jenny Gray is the force behind Intrepid Travel’s women-only expeditions, which it runs in seven countries including Saudi Arabia. Jenny chats about trave...
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Episode 73
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EP 72 Summer Series #1: The islands episode, Sumba & Sardinia
Welcome to our Summer Series for 24/25. We're kicking off with our islands edition, and we're taking you to Indonesia and Italy!Let's go to a remote tropical island in the Indonesian archipelago, where young Aussie couple, Jess a...
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Episode 72
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EP 71 Get on the pointy end of the plane, holiday scams & best Xmas travel gifts
Fly up the pointy end of the plane with air mile loyalty specialist, Adele Eliseo of The Champagne Mile. “Points collection is less about flying and more about where you can maximise your points on the ground," says Ad...
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Episode 71
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EP 70 Musical roadtripping in the USA, get Wicked, world's best bars & unspent holiday cash
Southern USA rings with the sweet sounds of blues, soul and R&B – this week, we’re designing the perfect musical roadtrip through the southern states with iconic rock journalist Glenn A Baker.“Memphis really is the centre of t...
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Episode 70
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EP 69 The best of Bali, life at sea & the world’s top vineyards
“The thing I like most about Bali is [it’s] like one big resort, and when you go on holiday you leave all your baggage behind… so everyone is enjoying themselves, it’s very optimistic,” says esteemed Australian designer, artist and owner of Pin...
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