Around the World travel radio

Original broadcast date: Wednesday, 4 June, 2008

Hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

1. John Crook reviews a new book ideal for travellers with time to read on their hand - ‘Nothing to Lose’.
2. Euro correspondent Frances Beasley explores the Rocamadour Cheese market in southern France.
3. US-based hosts Arthur von Wiesenberger and Richard Mineards chat with African tour expert Christine Eigen about visiting Victoria Falls.
4. Back in Australia, John Cook interviews the owner of Montalto Vineyards, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria.

Original broadcast date: 28 May, 2008

Hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

1. John Crook presents a wine and dine report on Oyster Rest, Melbourne and Tyrrells Semillion.
2. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards chat with travel writer Diane Covington about her experiences of European rail travel.
3. Our European reporter Frances Beasley interviews Jim Fisher who runs a popular cooking school in provincial France.
4. John Crook interviews Christine Dixon at the National Gallery of Australia (Canberra) about a current major exhibition as well as the gallery’s other attributes.

Original broadcast date: 21 May, 2008

Hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

1. John Crook presents a wine report on Capel Vale Viognier (Western Australia).

2. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards chat with Earle Brown who publishes a major travel guide for Alaska.

3. Frances Beasley reports on the market town of St Genies, France.

4. Ren Zwiers interviews Neil Archer, co-owner of Red Rock on Booie luxury cabins near Kingaroy, Queensland (Australia).

5. John Crook chats with Rod Ether about the property he markets - the Beachcomber, Mauritius.

Original broadcast date: Wed, 14 May, 2008

Hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

1. John Crook offers a dining-out report on the township of Hahndorf in South Australia.
2. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards chat with Gregg Lavin who runs an audio guided tours website at www.tourcaster.com
3. Frances Beasley reports on the ‘Route de la Noix’ (Route of the Nuts) in France.
4. John Crook interviews Peter Barry of renowned Jim Barry Wines, based in South Australia.

Original broadcast date: Wednesday, 7 May, 2008
Hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

1. John Crook reports on forthcoming productions on the Melbourne live theatre scene in particular by The Production Company.

2. Frances Beasley provides all the tourist information on the ancient village of St Robert in France’s Dordogne region.

3. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards (in US studio) chat with Sally Davis who has been tracking down traditional English food on her trip to Great Britain.

4. John Crook meets Ian Martin who runs Marwood Cottages at Halls Gap, Victoria (Australia).

Originial broadcast date: Wednesday, 30 April, 2008
Hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

1. John Crook presents a book review on ‘Slow Journey South’.
2. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards (in the US studio) chat with Jennifer Merin about budget-priced German castle stays.
3. Ren Zwiers gives his impressions of Macau (South China).
4. European correspondent Frances Beasley reports on her new home - the Dordogne district of France.
5. John Crook chats with Ray Marks of Halls Gap Aboriginal Centre in the Grampians (Victoria, Australia).

Original broadcast date: 23 April, 2008
Hosted and Produced by Ren Zwiers

1. Australian contributor John Crook presents a wine and dine report on Adelaide Botanic Gardens and McRae Woods by Jim Barry Wines (South Australia).
2. European contributor Frances Beasley visits LaCombe Perigord cooking school in the Dordogne region of France.
3. US-based hosts Arthur von Wiesenberger and Richard Mineards chat with Bonnie Tandy Leblang about her recent visit to Tanzania (Africa).
4. John Crook visits both an apple orchard and the town of Duncan on Vancouver Island (Canada) and meets some of the locals.

Original broadcast date: 16 April, 2008
Program hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

1. John Crook presents a wine and dine report on Philip Shaw, Pinot Noir from NSW (Australia).
2. From the studio in Santa Barbara, guest host Buddy Winston and co-host Richard Mineards chat by phone with regular co-host Arthur von Wiesenberger who is on a skiing holiday in Switzerland.
3. John Crook interviews Julia of Cruise North, Canada which is a company run by indigenous Canadians.
4. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards chat with Carol and Phil White about planning that US road trip. The couple have just published a book about the planning and experiences of their 12-month RV journey undertaken several years ago.

Original broadcast date: 9 April, 2008
Program hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

1. John Crook presents a wine and dine report on Mt Barker wines of Whispering Hill, Western Australia.
2. Frances Beasley provides an insight into the restaurant scene at Munich (Germany).
3. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards (in the studio at Santa Barbara) chat with New Yorker Kent St John about his recent trip to Byron Bay on Australia’s east coast.
4. John Crook interviews Mr Kumar of the Sydney-based India Tourism Office about where to go and what to do in India.

Original broadcast date: Wednesday, 2 April, 2008
Program hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

1. John Crook presents an audio ‘postcard’ from Outback Queensland (Australia).
2. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards chat with Diane Covington about her experience of truffle hunting near Toulouse, France.
3. Frances Beasley then presents a report on what else to do (and what to avoid) in Toulouse, France.
4. John Crook re-discovers the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne which has been undergoing a multi-million dollar refurbishment.

Original broadcast date: Wed, 26 March, 2008
Program hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers

1. John Crook presents a wine and dine report on Coonawarra, Brands wines.
2. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards chat with Arthur von Wiesenberger who is phoning in from a major water tasting competition in West Virginia.
3. Frances Beasley presents an overview of Milano, Italy and its many attractions.
4. John Crook interviews Josephine Wasch about Via Rai, Canada.

Original broadcast date: Wed, 19 March, 2008.
Program hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers
1. John Crook’s wine and dine report: Scotchman’s Hill winery and Harvester Moon restaurant, Geelong, Victoria (Australia).
2. Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards chat with Christine Bauman about skiing at Zurmett, Switzerland.
3. John Crook visits Whitehorse, Yukon (Canada).
4. Frances Beasley offers a report on the famed German city of Nuremberg.

Original broadcast date: 12 March, 2008.
Program hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers.

John Crook presents a wine and dine report on Tyrrells, Hunter Valley (NSW, Australia). Frances Beasley meets Christine Cashmore at St Moritz, Switzerland and they discuss an upcoming food fair in South Africa. Arthur von Wiesenberger and Richard Mineards rap about the refurbished downtown Los Angeles precinct. John Crook interviews Kevin Hutchinson at the historic Murray River port town of Echuca (Victoria, Australia), where paddlesteamers still reign supreme. John then moves south to the Victorian coastal town of Queenscliffe where he visits the Marine Discovery Centre and chats with Alex Giannuzzi.

Original broadcast date: 5 March, 2008.
Program hosted by Ren Zwiers.

John Crook sends an ‘audio postcard’ from Red Carnation Hotels, London.

Frances Beasley discovers the delights of Swiss chocolate on assignment in Mont Blanc.

Buddy Winston and Richard Mineards discuss volunteer travel schemes with guest Joyce Major.

John Crook interviews Charles Davidson who runs Peninsula Hot Springs (Victoria, Australia).

Original broadcast date: Wed, 27 February, 2008. Program hosted and produced by Ren Zwiers. John Crook presents a report on Brasserie Lip restaurant, Paris. Frances Beasley chats with John Zarni about playing cricket on ice at St Moritz, Switzerland. Arthur von Wiesenberger and Richard Mineards discuss Africa with guest Christine Eigen. John Crook interviews Christine Grimes, owner of Carlile House B&B, Rutherglen, Victoria.

Program hosted by Ren Zwiers. John Crook’s wine and dine guide reviews Penfolds Bin 28. Arthur von Wiesenberger chats with co-host Richard Mineards about the latter’s visit to Cornwall, England. Frances Beasley interviews the chairman of Swiss Airlines whilst on assignment in St Moritz, Switzerland. John Crook visits Canada and interviews Michael Keil at Whistler Chateau (Alberta) and, secondly, James Burrough at Buchart Gardens (British Columbia).