The Pod Well Travelled The West Australian

On this week’s episode, travel journalist Penny Thomas and STM deputy editor Jade Jurewicz join fashion writer Megan French to discuss an essential travel companion: shoes!

They explore topics like how many pairs to pack for a trip, the best all-terrain styles and why you no longer have to sacrifice style for comfort.

Jade also shares her experience of wearing just one pair of shoes during a 10-day holiday in Indonesia.

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In this week’s episode, we sit down with Sarah Quinn, the global leader of public relations and communications at Flight Centre Travel Group.

During the show, Sarah shares her journey of transforming her passion for travel into a successful career. We also explore the current trends shaping the travel industry. And, we hear about the very first bricks-and-mortar store for Cruiseabout, a new brand for Flight Centre Travel Group that recently opened its doors in Western Australia.


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For our second bonus podcast episode from our reader weekend in New Norcia, Stephen Scourfield and Will Yeoman perform a spoken word piece called Belief in front of a live audience at the Abbey Church. 
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On the back of the New Norcia reader weekend, we're excited to share a couple of bonus podcast episodes that were recorded during the event.

In this episode, The Pod Well Travelled and PodStreet (the official Writing WA podcast) collaborated to bring you a conversation between Stephen Scourfield and Will Yeoman. This engaging discussion occurred in front of a live audience at our recent reader weekend, which also featured various writing workshops, photography courses, panel discussions and musical performances.

Stay tuned for another bonus episode of a special performance we recorded at the weekend. 
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This week on our dedicated travel podcast, we explore Australia’s only monastic town, New Norcia.

Founded in 1847 by Spanish Benedictine Monks, the unique settlement — that looks like it’s been plucked from a bygone village in Spain — is located about 130km north-east of Perth in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt.

The West’s travel team recently spent a weekend exploring the small picturesque town, as part of its annual weekend away with a group of nearly 40 like-minded readers.

Join Penny Thomas and Megan French as they recap the eventful weekend that included things like writing workshops, photography courses, panel discussions and an extra special music performance in the Abbey Church.

Megan also chats with our good friend Will Yeoman from Writing WA, who gives us an insight into the type of things he teaches budding writers during his popular writing workshop, plus he tells us what he enjoys most about being involved in an event like this that is centred around fun and learning.

Stephen Scourfield also joins the conversation and reflects on the historic and spiritual aspects of the New Norcia settlement, whilst acknowledging its difficult past.


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This week on our dedicated travel podcast, we reveal the best and worst types of travel companions. 

During the show, Penny Thomas and Megan French discuss their own red and green flags when it comes to travel partners, plus they share tips on how to be a better companion when travelling with friends or in a group.


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