Today’s guest is one of the world’s greatest living photographers. So, in this very special season finale, we’re going to look at travel through the lens of the legendary visual storyteller Steve McCurry. We’ll delve into the story behind the photograph that defined his career: the portrait of a young Afghan girl (Sharbat Gula) with her torn shawl and piercing green eyes that appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine in June 1985. It’s one of the most iconic images of the twentieth c...
Dec 18, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Today’s guest is British travel journalist and author Sophy Roberts. It takes a special kind of person to hear the sentence ‘the lost pianos of Siberia’ uttered in casual conversation and have those words ignite an obsession that eventuates in a three-year odyssey across the vast, white wilderness of Siberia in search of a piano. Sophy’s self-described ‘oddball quest’ is documented in her debut book The Lost Pianos of Siberia , which has been received with critical acclaim. Sophy Roberts is one ...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Today’s guest Rhiannon Taylor is one of Australia’s most sought-after travel photographers. With a keen sense of style and an eye for design, she’s been a go-to editorial photographer for glossy magazines for almost a decade contributing to titles such as Condé Nast Traveler, Gourmet Traveller, Time, Vogue Living and Architectural Digest. Meanwhile, her wildly successful blog, In Bed With, beautifully curates the most unique hotels from around the world. If you’ve ever scrolled through Pinterest...
Nov 20, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Today’s guest is the tea-loving Londoner Henrietta Lovell, also known as 'The Rare Tea Lady’. Who, for the last 20 years, has traversed the globe in search of the world’s most exquisite teas. Henrietta’s love of loose-leaf tea was awakened when a highflying corporate job took her to the dazzling harbour of Hong Kong, where a single sip of oolong transformed her life. She was seduced by the extraordinary flavour and set out to revolutionise the way we drink tea in the West by starting the Rare Te...
Nov 12, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Lonely Planet is a guidebook publishing empire that has shaped the travels of millions of people around the globe. Today’s guest is the founder of Lonely Planet, Tony Wheeler. He has been described by The New York Times as ‘the trailblazing patron saint of the world’s backpackers and adventure travellers’. It all began when Tony Wheeler and his wife Maureen embarked on an overland odyssey driving a banged-up old car along the ‘Hippie Trail’; a popular route for free-spirits in the 1960s and 70s ...
Nov 05, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Today’s guest in Paris-based travel writer and bestselling author, Lindsey Tramuta. After studying French literature and becoming enamoured with the language, Lindsey packed up her bags and moved from Philadelphia to Paris in 2006. Lindsey contributes to The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, Afar, Travel & Leisure, Bon Appétit, and Fortune Magazine. She’s also the acclaimed author behind the widely popular book The New Paris, which celebrates the creative movement changing the shape of th...
Oct 28, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Today’s guest is Wally Koval, the founder of Accidentally Wes Anderson (aka ‘the coolest account on Instagram’). The AWA Instagram account ( @accidentallywesanderson ) features photos of real-life locations that look like they could be part of Wes Anderson’s cinematic world. The director’s distinctive visual style makes him one of the most recognisable auteurs of our time – think of pastel-colour palettes, front on facades and perfectly symmetrical composition. Brooklyn-based Wally Koval, and hi...
Oct 21, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Today’s guest is Australian travel writer and author, Nina Karnikowski. Nina traverses the globe in search of wild, off the beaten path places and stories that promote slower, more sustainable ways to travel. Nina’s well-worn passport has no shortage of stamps as she has visited over 60 countries, travelling to many of them on assignment for Australia and New Zealand’s top publications. When she’s not on the road, Nina calls the bohemian heartland of Byron Bay her home. Her first book Make a Liv...
Oct 14, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Today’s guest is award-winning food writer and restaurateur, Ravinder Bhogal. Ravinder is one of the hottest names on the British culinary scene . Yotam Ottolenghi, Nigella Lawson and Gordon Ramsay all sing her praises and literary great, Salman Rushdie, is one of the many fans you’ll find frequenting her fashionable London restaurant, Jikoni. Jikoni means ‘kitchen’ in Kiswahili – a name inspired by an idyllic childhood spent in Kenya. Her brand-new cookbook ‘Jikoni: proudly inauthentic recipes ...
Oct 07, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Today's guest is Yorkshire-born ballet dancer Xander Parish, who made history as the first British dancer to join the illustrious Mariinsky Ballet in St. Petersburg back in 2010. He is now a principal dancer at one of the most famous ballet companies in the world and was awarded an OBE for his services, both to dance and British-Russian cultural relations. Xander’s life in Russia has a storybook quality and not just because St. Petersburg is a city of jewel box coloured palaces – his repertoire ...
Sep 30, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Today’s guest is one of the world’s most successful travel bloggers, Brooke Saward. Brooke’s journey began when she started documenting her holidays on her blog World of Wanderlust back in 2012. The adventures of the Australian-born blogger have been followed by millions of readers across the globe. Brooke’s travel tales will take you on a whirlwind journey from her quiet life in Tasmania to the electrifying city of Hong Kong, where she first caught the travel bug. Since then she’s visited over ...
Sep 23, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Today’s guest launched an incredible culinary career from a tiny Parisian apartment. Rachel Khoo is a British cookbook author and TV chef who packed up her life in London to pursue her dream of studying pâtisserie at the world-famous Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris. In 2012, Rachel became a household name with her bestselling cookbook, The Little Paris Kitchen , but it was her hit BBC TV show that had us falling head over heels for Rachel’s vintage style, Parisian lifestyle and simple Fre...
Sep 16, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Today’s guest is internationally-acclaimed architect Bill Bensley. It’s very likely that at some point on your travels you’ve come across a hotel that was dreamt up by the innovative Bangkok-based hotel designer. Bill Bensley’s work spans over 200 resorts and hotels in more than 30 countries, and he is famous for his eclectic, extravagant and eco-conscious designs. His signature style features flamboyant flourishes, up-cycled antiques and lush gardens. Recently, Capella Ubud in Bali was named as...
Sep 09, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 2
I'm excited to announce that our very first escape artist for the inaugural episode of the podcast is the 'Queen of Scents', perfumer Jo Malone CBE. Most of us immortalise our favourite travel moments with a photograph, but my guest today captures the essence of a place... by bottling it as a fragrance. Jo Malone’s extraordinary sense of smell and passion for perfume made her one of Britain’s most iconic figures in the beauty industry. Her travel stories take us from the jasmine-scented streets ...
Sep 01, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to The Escape Artist, a brand new podcast for the culturally curious traveller. Each week, join Australian travel journalist and photographer, Edwina Hart, in conversation with a special guest who has mastered the art of escape. Season 1 promises an exciting line up of artists, tastemakers and travel insiders whose love affair with travel will transport you to exotic, far-flung corners of the globe. We’ll unpack how travel has influenced their lives and creative endeavours. Each episode ...
Jun 19, 2020•38 sec
