The Travel Show #018 (MP3 - 3.2MB - 10min)
Including travel experiences as part of your education can be fun, scary, mind-expanding, expensive, expanding and liberating. I totally recommend it to all those who can.
Hear what three of my students reckon about their adventures in Melbourne, and at the same time, hear about some pretty cool things to do in this very livable city.
Doc Martin.
The Travel Show #017 (MP3 - 5MB - 14 min)
It can be difficult finding out the particular conditions, such as wind direction, swell direction and tides, that make specific surf spots really work. What you really need is local information.
That’s what this podcast gives you. Local info on many of the best breaks along the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia.
Hear Kayne McBean and Lauren Camilleri (two students of mine) provide some excellent advice on the surf, plus, where to stay.
Doc Martin.
The Travel Show #015 (MP3 - 3MB - 8.5 min)
Would you like to maximise your toilet experience while in Melbourne? No wait - this is serious! Two students of mine, Eliza Forrest and Verity Newton, have put together this very entertaining podcast on the more interesting restaurant and bar toilets you can visit while in Melbourne, Australia.
Enjoy.
Doc Martin.
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Right now I am sitting in the Qantas Club lounge at Melbourne airport waiting to board QF93, bound for Los Angeles. From there, I do a bit of a milk run to get to Puebla, Mexico.
I will be spending the next week in Mexico visiting three universities and working a couple of days at a trade fair. The purpose of the trip is to set up some arrangements with institutions in Mexico that are interested in having their students come to Australia to study as part of their undergraduate or postgraduate studies. I am a HUGE advocate of this type of experience and am keen to get more students involved in travelling as a way of learning about their chosen field, other cultures, and ultimately themselves.
I’ll try and post a few WebLogs along the way.
Adios amigo’s,
Doc Martin.
The Travel Show Podcast #14 (MP3 - 13 MB, 37mins)
If you are retired, or are just looking for a way to get back in touch with your inner maleness, then go no further. Phil and Tom tell of their secret mens business 4 wheel drive tours of the Australian outback - no sheila’s mate!
Instead of hairy chested romps through the bush tales, Phil and Tom share with us a more sensitive story about how they make their travel hobby something that adds a great deal of value to their lives, and perhaps to the lives of their respective partners…
It’s a great listen. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did meeting with Phil and Tom.
Doc Martin.
PS. The music used in this edition is “Midnight Run”, by Cristopher of the Wolves, and can be found at magnatune.com.
The 55th annual conference of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), is just about to wind up in Pattaya, Thailand. According to eTurbo News, the keynote speaker of the conference, Mr. Ho Kwon Ping of the Banyan Tree Group, suggested that three driving forces changing tourism today are:
Mr. Ping, who, according to Apurv Bagri of Rediff.com is more commonly known as “KP Ho”, heads up the Banyan Tree Group which “owns eighteen hotels and resorts, 46 spas and two golf courses; and employs 4,380 staff from 32 different nationalities”.
eTurbo News goes on to quote Mr Ping when he says that:
“Accelerating this process is technology – both travel-specific technology, such as the introduction of newer and cheaper aircraft, and even seemingly unrelated technologies.”
The convergence of Internet, telephone and television in a digital “triple play” and the increasing power of technology would continue to drive change in ways we cannot yet imagine.
“For example, the velocity of information transfer, the ‘death of distance’ and the ability to reach out to consumers all over the globe – all consequences of digital convergence — is empowering everyone in the travel industry,” he said.
“On the other hand, our customers are also empowered with a plethora of choice and information. The consumer experience, the tourist experience, now begins long before they get on the plane.”
I agree that technology is changing the way that we consume products, services and the resulting experiences in our lives. However, my hope is that this change within the area of travel can be used to improve the quality of life for the many impoverished communties around the world. Pro-Poor Tourism is a philosophy based around the idea of increasing the net benefits to poor people. Existing technologies such using the internet to research destinations, widening the use of computerised reservations systems, and using podcasts to share travel experiences can assist in working towards this goal.
eTurbo News also reports that Dr. Mechai Virvaidya from the Population and Community Development Association says that “the tourism industry can reduce the number of people living in poverty more than the United Nations and more than any government can”.
Here are a few thoughts:
Do you have an opinion? If so, either:
Cheers,
Doc Martin.
Happy shiny travel experiences are great. Thats mostly why we go travelling. However, travel is said to come from the French word “travail”, which means “hard work”. Travel can be hard work, especially when things go wrong…
Has it ever happened to you? Have your travel plans ever gone belly-up? Has your greatly anticipated travel experience ever turned into a screaming nightmare?
How about telling us about it so that hopefully others can avoid getting into the same situation?
Just click the ODEO button below, record your story by speaking into your computers microphone, and click on the “send” button. I’ll select some of the best stories and present them in future podcasts.
Here are some guidelines for your short story:
Doc Martin.
Would you like to share your most treasured travel memories with other like-minded people here on the TPN Travel Show?
If yes, then just click on the ODEO button below, and as long as you have Macromedia Flash Player installed, you will be able to record your short story and send it to me, Doc Martin. I’ll choose the best that come in and include them in future podcasts.
Here are some guidelines for your recording:
I’m really keen to hear your stories! Start recording today!
Doc Martin.
The Travel Show Podcast #014 (MP3 – 7MB - 19min)
Alex is 22, Ozzie, and has just come back from a trip to the USA and Canada.This is a great story for any other young people who are thinking about embarking upon a solo overseas journey and would like to hear what others have done. Alex has an interesting story to tell. I hope you enjoy it.
Doc Martin.
PS. The music used in this edition is “Shelby” by Drop Trio, and can be found at Magnatune.com
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