EP 171 Epic journeys with a conscience with adventurer & activitist Huw Kingston & best-dressed tourists

Huw Kingston is an Australian adventurer and activist who's undertaken such epic journeys as circumnavigating the Mediterranean Sea, walking and skiing the length of NZ or crossing the Australian Alps by skis in winter, all the while raising money for charities close to his heart, such as literacy programs for indigenous Australian kids or Save the Children, for which he is an ambassador.
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We're talking his motivation to undertake such epic journeys, the inspiring people he met on his year-long adventure around the Med. Huw's book, Mediterranean: A year Around a Charmed and Troubled Sea, is available here; https://huwkingston.com
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Also, who are the world's best travellers?  British clothing brand Kyah makes this very big call.  And we share where to find Tasmania unique wildlife.
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EP 170 The Melbourne start-up reuniting travellers with lost treasures & dog-friendly travel

Do you have a habit of leaving things behind in hotels, only to never be reunited with your treasured items?
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Melbourne-based Andy Brain is the founder of an ingenious business called Dashback, which allows hotel guests to book and pay to have lost belongings couriered to them, so you will never have a situation where you aren’t reunited with that sentimental item ever again. He tells us some hilarious stories of the types of things people are leaving in hotels, and explains how and why this service is so desperately needed in travel today.

Also, Australian dog food company Eureka Pet Co finds the best beaches to travel with your dog, and National Geographic’s Best of the World list reveals the world’s most remarkable destinations.

EP 169 Why Egypt should be top of your travel list; best Halloween festivals & spookiest European cities by train

Egypt is back in the limelight, with new riverboats up and down the Nile, and new hotel openings and remakes of the grand dames.
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Co-host Belle Jackson has recently returned from her second home, Cairo, and updates us on the incredible changes to the Pyramids of Giza, the Grand Egyptian Museum and the restoration of some of Egypt's historic hotels. 
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Also, we go Halloween-tastic, with the spookiest cities in Europe that you can visit by train with raileurope.com and some of the great Halloween festivals in Australia and abroad. If you're seeking spookiness this weekend, head to the Ghost Festival in the Sydney district of the Rocks, the Redcliffe Festival of Frights in Brisbane or the haunted Old Melbourne Gaol, which is doing ghost encounters and after-hours cell roaming. 

EP 168 Hot Take: Great heights from best rooftop bars to scenic flights & maximise your holiday leave

This week, we are taking you to great heights with the best travel experiences from rooftop bars to scenic flights. Don't like heights? Included are some great Christmas gift ideas for those in your life who do!

Also, Australia’s first Michelin stars have been awarded, we tell you where they are, and our tip is how to maximise your leave for 2027.
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Some of the places we mention as great Christmas gift ideas include:
https://www.islandhelicopters.au/; https://www.queenstownnz.co.nz/things-to-do/sightseeing/scenic-flights/helicopter-flights/; https://sailing-whitsundays.com/tours/whitsunday-helicopter-tours ;https://horizontalfallsadventures.com.au/; https://www.outbackballooning.com.au/