Photo masterclass from the man with the sharpest eye in travel
In the first of a two part series, top cinematographer and photographer Douglas Bolton tells me how to take better stills – even if you are using your phone rather top of the range camera equipment. J...
12 Mar 6min
What will the current crisis mean for travellers in future?
“People will think, maybe I’ll fly Singapore Airlines next time.” So says Lonely Planet co-founder Tony Wheeler, in the last episode of a travel trilogy about the impact of war in the US. But he predi...
11 Mar 6min
US and Israel didn’t think Iran would respond by hitting Dubai
The attack on Iran that began on 28 February closed the nation’s airspace, as well as that of neighbouring Iraq. But within hours, the whole Gulf region was out of bounds for civilian aircraft. In the...
10 Mar 5min
How does the current disruption in the Gulf compare with previous crises?
Perspective is important in travel. There is one person who can put the current chaos arising from the US Israeli attack against Iran into context: legendary Lonely Planet co-founder Tony Wheeler. In ...
9 Mar 6min
Esther, Queen of the Desert
I am in Broken Hill, New South Wales: the Silver City. Besides being a classic Australian mining town, it has been the location for some cult movies – including Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The cen...
6 Mar 5min
We've got to get out of this place!
I have been talking to stranded travellers in Sydney – probably the location with the highest number of people keen to get to the UK, but scuppered by the airspace closures in the Gulf. Today meet Kei...
5 Mar 5min
Could you be tempted by a political tour?
My guest today is Nicholas Wood, founder and director of Political Tours: friend of the podcast, to whom I talked to last May. Since then a vast amount has happened politically and in the travel realm...
4 Mar 5min
Finland: In the far-from-bleak late winter
Travel desk Tuesday – and today's excellent colleague just back from a big trip is Global Travel Editor Annabel Grossman. She has returned from wintry Finland, where she adored the handsome capital He...
3 Mar 6min
