EP 42: G Adventures goes luxe, best winter food festivals & booking transit hotels

Social entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author and G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip talks to Kirstie about his decision to take his travel company into the luxury space after three decades – and what it means to you, the traveller. Stay to the end because you do not want to miss his most bizarre travel moment!  gadventures.com

Also, why not trade the southern winter for a food festival in northern Australia? The weather’s warm, they’ve got celeb chefs, and watermelon skiing. Believe us.

And our tip this week is about what to look for when booking an airport hotel while you’re in transit.

Taste of Port Douglas, 8-11 August tasteportdouglas.com.au
Curated Plate, Sunshine Coast, July 26-4 August thecuratedplate.com.au
Karrimanjbekkan An-me Kakadu (Taste of Kakadu), 24-26 May kakadutourism.com
Scenic Rim Eat Local Month, 1-3 June eatlocalmonth.com.au
Redfest Strawberry festival, 6 – 8 September redfest.com.au
Toowoomba festival of Food & Wine, 8-10 September tcof.com.au
Blackbutt Avocado festival, 14 September avofest.com.au 

And if you’d like to check out the Chicago packages with the Sofitel Melbourne, see sofitel-melbourne.com.au

As a bonus, Belle shares her favourite clip of the week, about the fact Melbourne still doesn’t have a rail link to the airport. Sound on. abc.net.au/melbourne/sammy-j-s-ode-to-melbourne-s-ariport-rail/103830622?utm 

Chapters

• 1:20 Winter food festivals
• 11:42 Bruce Poon Tip of GAdventures
• 35:18 Booking an airport transit hotel