25 Jun 2024
Leading Australian travel podcast 'The World Awaits' turns one

The World Awaits
The podcast was created to entertain, inform and inspire those who love to travel, Belle, Kirstie and sound producer and reporter Alaisdair Leith have now served up 50 episodes of great travel stories.
 
The World Awaits goes out every Thursday morning on all major platforms including
Apple PodcastsSpotify and on the website, The World Awaits.
In its first year, the podcast has attracted some of the biggest names in the industry, and those setting the trend for the future of travel.
 
The roll call of great guests includes Bruce Poon Tip of G Adventures and Channel Nine's Travel Guide Kevin Moloney, Lonely Planet's Tony Wheeler and hotel designer extraordinaire Bill BensleyAndrew Waddel of Tourism NZ and Lisa Pagotto of Crooked Compass – to name but a few.
 
“We've covered everything from the major trends such as slow and sustainable travel, Indigenous adventures and giving back to community, to beautiful personal stories where travel has literally transformed lives,” says Kirstie.
 
“We've taken you to both poles, up mountains and on cruise ships, to the wilds of Arabia, the well-trodden streets of Paris and for a long, long walk in New Zealand. And we can't wait to keep inspiring people to pack their bags and change their lives through travel,” says Belle.
 
Where will the podcast go next? Kirstie and Belle are always on the hunt for great travel stories, and would love to hear from you!
 
The podcast goes out every Thursday morning on all major platforms including;
Or listen via the websitehttps://theworldawaits.au/
 
MORE INFO
Belinda Jackson 0412 951179; Kirstie Bedford 0437 455 001

Kirstie Bedford has held the editorship of six magazines, including as founding editor of Luxury Escapes magazine, is senior writer at Karryon Luxury, and a regular contributor to Signature Luxury Travel & Style, Vacations & Travel magazine and the New Zealand Herald. https://www.travmedia.com/kirstiebedford
 
Belinda Jackson is the current TravMedia Travel Writer of the Year and ASTW Travel Writer of the Year. She is a regular contributor to the Traveller section of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, chats regularly to commercial and ABC Radio and her stories and photographs appear in Australian and international publications, www.globalsalsa.com

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