It's the series finale and today I head down to the Flight Centre Travel Expo in Melbourne and grab some interviews from the people at hand. Andrew chats with Natalie from Contiki, Julie from Rocky Mountaineer, Mana from the Tonga booth and Renee from Wendy Wu Tours. They talk about the amazing countries and tours on offer and talk a little about their companies as well. A special thanks to all of the people I interviewed at the Travel Expo, it was extremely kind of you to give me your time and ...
Feb 18, 2016
Tim Blight from Urban Duniya is back in the penultimate episode of Series Two of the World Journeys Podcast. We talk about Pakistan in this podcast, a country close to Tim's heart, and ask the question - 'what's it like to travel there now?' and talk about safety of course. Also, see how Tim blitzes it on the Capital City Challenge! If you'd like more information about Pakistan, Tim has a book out 'Pakistan Traveller'. You can find it as an ebook and as a paperback HERE at Amazon ....
Feb 14, 2016
This week we continue our chat with Elli Dean about her amazing time in South America. This time we chat about her experiences in Colombia and Ecuador, and of course Elli takes the World Journeys Capital City Challenge. However, she turns the table on the host when she asks Andrew to do it as well. How will Andrew go?...
Feb 05, 2016
This week I interview Elli Dean and speak to her about her recent trip to South America. In the first part of a two part interview Elli talks about her experiences in Bolivia and Peru, as well as airlines and more! Plenty of great travel tales are in store!...
Jan 29, 2016
In the second part of my interview with Chris Goldby we theorise on what would be the perfect 'round the world itinerary, and look at some of the best places he's been to in his travels. We talk quite a bit about Vietnam in this podcast too!...
Jan 22, 2016
In this podcast I chat with Chris Goldby about taking an around the world trip, and some of the great places he's been such as Vietnam and Thailand, plus various countries in Europe. So take a listen to the first part of the interview!...
Jan 15, 2016
Yes, another episode of the World Journeys Podcast! In this one, Andrew chats with Susy Carasas-Castillo who moved from Peru to Melbourne, Australia a few years ago. This podcast was recorded back in 2014 shortly after Susy's Australian citizenship ceremony. Susy talks about the differences between Peru and Australia and becoming an Australian citizen. So have a listen to the interview and see how Susy does on the World Journeys Capital City Challenge!...
Jan 08, 2016
Welcome to 2016. This year the podcast kicks off with the third episode in the latest series where Andrew talks with Michael Davoren about working on cruise ships in the Caribbean!
Jan 02, 2016
In the latest episode of the World Journeys Podcast Andrew chats with Simba Masango about Zimbabwe, tourism in the region and much much more!
Dec 18, 2015
Howdy! The podcast is back with series two. Today I interview Tim Blight or Urban Duniya and we have a good ol' chin way about the art of Travel Blogging!
Dec 08, 2015
Join the conversation as we continue and conclude the chat with Jock Read-Hill about backpacking Europe, especially in the UK, France and Istanbul/Turkey. Jock takes up the capital city challenge as well - how will he do? Listen to find out in this highly entertaining episode of the World Journeys Podcast!...
Aug 07, 2014
In today's podcast I speak with Jock Read-Hill about backpacking through Europe, in particular the UK and Turkey. This is a great podcast with lots of humour and some great anecdotes! Jock is a highly talented fellow from down Melbourne way - writer, actor, chef and more. We also chat a little about hostels and travelling Australia. Oh, and we talk a little about Fosters!...
Jul 31, 2014
The World Journeys Podcast is back! Episode 8 kicks off the next bracket of seven episodes with a BANG as I chat with Robert Lloyd - actor, improviser and the guy that David Tennant looks a bit like as he talks about his experiences taking his one-man show 'Who, Me?' to the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. What was it like being at such an amazing event, the biggest Fringe Festival in the world? What was it like putting a show on there? What was the city and the atmosphere like? What else did he ...
Jul 24, 2014
This week the World Journeys Podcast is heading to the World Cup in Brazil! Well, sort of! We have a good old chinwag with Michael Woolhouse who is heading to the World Cup to support the mighty Socceroos (Australia's football team). I met Michael in Japan, to discover he lived around the corner from me in Melbourne! So firstly we talk a little about being home in Australia after two years in Japan, and then we chat in depth about Michael's plans for Brazil, what games he'll go to, where he'll s...
May 29, 2014
Recorded in Ueno Park, Ueno, Tokyo, the sixth episode of the World Journeys Podcast includes not one but TWO Andrews! Fighting off crows and temple gongs, this podcast is a great listen. Andrew Higgins talks to me (Andrew Boland) about his two years thus far in Japan. Andrew loves Akihabara, he's even visited a Maid Cafe - so find out what that was like! Andrew also talks about an 'ugly' foreigner, you know the kind of person - giving foreigners a bad name wherever he goes! Andrew chats a little...
May 22, 2014
It is with great pleasure that I present this week’s podcast. It’s been slow to start but I feel this and next week’s episodes are the best so far. Today’s podcast features Kamillah Harris. I recorded it two weeks back on a beautiful sunny day in Yoyogi Park, Harajuku, Tokyo. Kamillah is from Jamaica and we chat about life in Japan and teaching in Japan, but we also talk a bit about Jamaica too, the beaches, the highlights of this wonderful island where Kamillah hails from. This was probably the...
May 16, 2014
In episode four I interview two people. Firstly I chat with James Patrus, who has been in Japan a year, about first impressions of Japan, teaching, students and driving. Then I catch up with Miho Terui and we talk about Australia and her experiences there, and also we chat about Japanese food. May the journey never end!...
May 08, 2014
Join the podcast today with special guest Maxime Savard. Maxime has been living in Japan for over eight years now, and was living on the Tohoku coast on the 11th of March, 2011 when the Great Tohoku Earthquake hit. In the podcast we talk about his experiences after the earthquake and what it was like on Japan’s scariest day more than three years ago now. Rikuzentaka on the map (A) Maxime sings it up at Karaoke! No singing on the podcast sadly! :( After the tsunami....
May 01, 2014
Today’s podcast continues with our look at living in Japan as a foreigner and today’s guest is the charismatic Dean H. Rueztler, a veteran here in teaching English. Dean talks about his time living in Japan, the things that annoy him about Japan, and the things he loves – especially snow sports. We also talk a little about Maid Cafes and hostess bars (don’t worry, nothing above a PG rating!) and Dean’s time living in Finland. Dean’s a great character, making this podcast a great listen! You can ...
Apr 25, 2014
Howdy all! Yes, it has finally arrived! The World Journeys Podcast! Michael Eastwood - our very first guest! I, your humble host, Andrew Boland, will be interviewing and chatting with a number of people this year about travel-related topics, the best of countries, the worst of countries, backpacking, taking a show overseas, the experience of living in another country and so much more. The topic or theme of 'travel' is a wide one and there are so many possibilities, so please join me as I begin t...
Apr 19, 2014
