Sian is a British diplomat who plays the violin, rides a bicycle and likes skiing up hills. She is the UK Ambassador in Belgrade and has also lived and worked in Moscow, Vienna, Prague, Vilnius and The Hague. These are some of her thoughts about diplomacy, diplomatic life and diplomats.
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Travel Writers Radio
Travel Writers Radio produced by the Professional Associatioon of Lifestyle and TravelWriters (PALAT)
Interviews, reviews, features and news from the Travel Writers Radio Show, produced by PALAT - the Professional Association of Lifestyle and Travel Writers - our international network of food, lifestyle and travel journalists and broadcasters. Now heard live every Wednesday 5-7 pm (AEST) and Saturdays 1pm to 3 pm on Melbourne's J-AIR 88 FM; online at www.j-air.com.au and on SoundCloud. Email us: info@travelwritersradio.com
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Evidence and experts to help you understand today’s public health news—and what it means for tomorrow.
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David Celestin is a diplomat turned creator and entrepreneur. David Celestin holds bachelor's degrees in Law, Philosophy & Political Science. He also holds a Master's degree in Management, has been a diplomat for over 7 years, and is now an entrepreneur and a content creator. Go learn more at DAVIDCELESTIN.COM, which is a platform for individuals to learn, grow, and help each other, with the ultimate goal of empowering individuals by providing them with the information, tools, and support th ...
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38 & Dating is a hilarious, yet introspective, journey into the highs and lows of dating when you're old enough to know what you want but you keep getting everything you don't. In each episode, I'll tackle topics from my own dating life, from how to date online so you avoid the psychos to how, to date when your biological clock is ticking faster than a time bomb, to dealing with ghosts of boyfriend's past. Join me in my personal discovery into what I’ve learned in dating, live and love.
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Did you know you can change the way you age? If you're like the patients I see in my medical practice, you want to feel better, live healthier, look better, and improve your cognitive function to feel great inside and out. This podcast contains medical content focused on changing the way you age. So, what will you manifest? Health & vitality or aging with disease? To optimize your body and brain, I share insights from Functional, Cellular, and Regenerative Medicine. Let me help you create th ...
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“China Now” is a live daily show on China Radio International (CRI). Launched in December 2006, the show aims to showcase the real China to the world, by reporting on Chinese society and culture. Previously known as “Beyond Beijing”, which has now become the name of the whole frequency, “China Now” was the first show CRI launched via its overseas FM stations. China Now is broadcast live between 2-5 pm Beijing Time, Monday to Friday. Each edition contains more than ten segments, including A D ...
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About this episode: Last month, the CDC issued an alert about an increase in parvovirus, a respiratory disease that is common for children but can be very serious in people with certain medical conditions. In today’s episode: all about parvovirus and why it’s yet another reason to wash your hands regularly. Guest: Dr. Erica Prochaska is a pediatric…
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Hear how Graeme Kemlo lucked into a top suite at Park Hyatt Canberra while visiting the national capiol to bid for some government business with two journalist colleagues a few years ago. Hear how they celebrated in the flash 240 sq metre suite with its own private dining room. We checked and today it can be yours for %1891 a night, which includes …
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Chef Roy Yamagishi is one of Hawaii’s most successful chefs and restaurateurs. A founding member of the Hawaii Regional Cuisine movement. Graduating from the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in New York and trained in the traditional French kitchen he worked in Los Angeles initially developing his own unique fusion style dishes influenced …
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– Our #Worth1000Words segment this episode is the sort of photo that potential visitors to Australia expect to see – if not kangaroos bounding down the main street, then a shot of them at the beach is next st thing. But Carolyne Jasinski found these roos at sunrise on the beach near Mackay in |Queensland. …We think Carolyne’s image is definitely @W…
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Intro In one of our early episodes of Travel Writers Radio we interviewed the chef team from the Hotel Cipriani in Venice, which was clearly a city they loved despite the fact that it was crowded in season and s waterways could be both a blessing and a curse. But the unique nature of a city built on 126 islands draws interesting visitors and reside…
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Here is what you can listen to on Travel Writers Radio this week of September 11, 2024, hosted by Graeme Kemlo anmd Justine Costigan. The lriginal travel writers podcast about food, wine, lifestyle and travel experiences, now in its 10th year on air an, on the Internet and streaming via CSoundCloud Spotify and your favourite platform.Thanks for lis…
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About this episode: Playing video games has long been seen as an isolating activity, but the world of online gaming is anything but. Platforms like Twitch and Discord are home to thriving communities of players who connect over games and strategies. Researchers are also finding that they offer unique opportunities for peer support and mental health…
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798 - When Should I Get My COVID/Flu Shot? And Other Queries To Kick off Respiratory Virus Season
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About this episode: When should you get your COVID/flu shots? How long can a COVID vaccine really protect you from infection? Why do we have summer waves of COVID but not flu or RSV? Will we ever see a flu/COVID combo shot? A virologist answers questions as we gear up for respiratory virus season. Guest: Andy Pekosz is a virologist at the Johns Hop…
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Carolyne Jasinski interviews author Anita Isalska, who has taken a taboo subject and turned it into an insightful book. The Guide to Death, Grieving and Rebirth reveals how global grieving customs can help us die (and live) well. The book is published by Lonely Planet.توسط Travel Writers Radio produced by the Professional Associatioon of Lifestyle and TravelWriters (PALAT)
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France has hosted the Olympic Games this year and next year they will host what is effectively the Culinary Olympics, known as the Bocuse D'Or. Named after the famous chef Paul Bocuse, the event is staged in Lyon, which is regarded as the French food capital and our culinary editor Riota Erlich speaks with Australian representatives, father and son…
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Seeing the Aurora Australia in southern skies in Victoria is a one in 20-year event. Ewen Bell, our photography expert, as on the spot in central Victoria and was able to take some incredible shots. Ewen specialises in teaching budding photographers how to capture the light – daylight and nightlight in places as disparate as regional Victoria, outb…
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So what’s coming up on the show tonight?• Rita Erlich , our culinary editor speaks to father and son team, Tom Milligan and his son Chris, who will be competing in the grand culinary competition, the Bocuse d'Or in Lyon, France next January.• Graeme Kemlo speaks with our photography expert, Ewen Bell, about the Northern Lights and the recent and ve…
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About this episode: School nurses are charged with helping to maintain the health and well-being of every student in their care which goes way beyond providing basic first aid. Today, the podcast goes back to school at KIPP Baltimore, an open enrollment charter school serving pre-K to 8th grade students. Nurse Erica and Nurse Lily talk about their …
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Culturally rich China remains on many an Aussie travel wish list, whether it’s climbing the Great Wall, cruising the mighty Yangtze or close-up encounters with a giant panda. Good news is that Australians planning to stay there for 15 days or less, no longer require a visa. Sydney travel writer Mike Smith caught up with a pioneer of organised China…
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There's a bear out there! Helen Hayes has just been to Anchorage, and then from Seward to Vancouver on a Viking cruise. A long-time traveller, and travel editor, Helen describes this last frontier as "the most beautiful place I've ever been".More information: vikingcruises.com.auPhoto: Helen Hayes shows a black bear eating freshly caught salmon…
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There are many cities around the world affected by over-tourism. And it is not a problem only during traditional holiday periods. Increasingly local residents are being forced out of their own accommodation because landlords can make more cash on short-term rentals through organisations like Airbnb. Barcelona was one of the first Spanish cities to …
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About this episode: Now in its 21st year, PEPFAR—the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief which launched in 2003 under President George W. Bush—still has ending the HIV epidemic in its sights. It’s now at a critical juncture with an expanding toolbox of exciting treatments and, simultaneously, eroding bipartisan support from Congress. Guest: …
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About this episode: The discovery of a new clade of C. auris—a fungus the WHO has declared a “critical pathogen”—has ignited new fears about the fungi’s ability to evolve beyond infection control measures. C. auris already poses significant—and lethal—risks to hospitals and patients worldwide and, with global warming, medicine should expect more em…
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About this episode: When evaluating programs, policies, and interventions, how do you know if they’re working? In today’s episode: The science (and art!) of biostatistics, and an exploration of the question: How can we design studies to find out if there really is a relationship between A and B? Guest: Elizabeth Stuart is the chair of the departmen…
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About this episode: Health diplomacy is how countries work together to advance global health. What does health diplomacy look like in 2024—a post-pandemic time marked by multiple violent crises and zoonotic disease outbreaks? Loyce Pace is America's top health diplomat within the Department of Health and Human Services. In today’s episode: a conver…
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Who doesn't love sea otters! Helen Hayes visited Sitka, Alaska, on a Viking cruise, and did a tour by RIB (rigid inflatable boat). Helen spoke with Tea Sailor, a wildlife biologist and guide as she took in the marvelous wildlife of the area. Yes, there were sea otters, bald eagles and more.Photo: Helen Hayes…
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In our new feature #SuiteLife this week we present the Penthouse at InterContinental Hotel Sorrento on Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula, Tere are two penthouses available and you don’t just get a very comfortable room with a window overlooking the Bay, you open a frosted glass door and ascend a set of stairs to a magnificent outdoor rooftop terrace…
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– Our resident wine expert, Tyson Stelzer is working with Langtons to conduct what is being billed as the largest auction of fine and rare champagne in Australian history. He tells Graeme Kemlo that a recent champagne auction in Europe run by a different auction house achieved more than 1.5 million euros And he says Australia is now the fourth larg…
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– Our next segment, What’s On In Oz has information and inspiration to get out this weekend, to see, do and enjoy in some of our cities and rural regions around Australia.To submit an event for consideration in your area, email us: info@travelwritersradio.comPhoto: Puffing Billy Railwayتوسط Travel Writers Radio produced by the Professional Associatioon of Lifestyle and TravelWriters (PALAT)
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Three-Michelin star French chef, Michel Guerard, passed away on the weekend at the age of 91, having continued to work in his later years. And you believe he has been a significant figure in the culinary world, so we should sshare his legacy with our listeners. Our Culinary Editor Rita Erlich reports.…
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Saar Zafrir is a man on a mission to transform the way hotels are designed. The Amsterdam based multi-award winning interior designer invited Bridgett Leslie to stay at the Hotel Fleur de Ville in Belgium to experience his design work - here guests are greeted with hand written notes and detailed elegance to match Zafrir's philosophy that hotel roo…
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Sydney Correspondent Mike Smith With Donna Campbell On Vietnam's New Luxury Namia River Retreat
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Sydney correspondent Mike Smith, discovered a new five-star wellness retreat, Namia River Retreat which features 60 luxury villas, all with pools. It is is set to open this December in Hoi An, a part of Vietnam increasingly popular with Australian visitors. Mike speaks with Donna CampbellPhoto supplied…
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Here's what's new on Travel Writers Radio, broadcast first on J0AIR 88FM in Melbourne. The show is produced and presented by the writers and broadcasters of PALAT - the Professional Association of Lifestyle and Travel Writers.We welcome your interest or inquury by email: info@travelwritersradio.comThanks for listening…
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About this episode: World Mosquito Day, observed annually on August 20th, commemorates British doctor Sir Ronald Ross's discovery in 1897 that female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria to humans. More than a century later, major advancements like genetically modifying mosquitoes—AKA gene drives—have the potential to reduce malaria cases and deat…
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791 - Tradeoffs —The Fifth Branch: Transforming The Way Communities Respond to People in Crisis
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About this episode: Since 2015, 1,939 individuals experiencing mental health crises have been killed during encounters with police in America, accounting for 20% of all police killings. The first episode of “The Fifth Branch”— a three-part special series by Tradeoffs and The Marshall Project— examines what it looks like when one community dramatica…
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About this episode: Violence Reduction Councils review huge quantities of data to pinpoint how homicides and shootings can be prevented. They include diverse stakeholders from a city or community including first responders, community-based organizations, and elected officials—all of whom come together to review cases and identify policies or interv…
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Justine Cpstigan tells us what a great idea it was to take a mid-career break for six months during whicvh she would live in EDurope.This "Gap-Half-Year" as we dubbed it enabled her to contnue to write as a journalist and she says because she was in pqrts of Eyrope not often visited she won some story commissions from publishers in Australia.It may…
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Our Culinary Editor Rits Erlich has an interesting interview with hospitality figure Gerard Doherty, who 30 years ago began a group for chefs with the aim to introduce chefs to various cuts of meat and cooking styles - initialy it was sponsored by Australia’s meat and livestock corporation One chef would host the group in a restaurant or pub. It ha…
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– Karin Avila, who usually reports to us from Valencia Spain,. Travelled to attend a school reunion in Salzburg Austria, but decided after that to take s short break, but to avoid the densely populated areas, findint two small towns, Obertraun and Bad Ischl in Salzkammergut northern Austria to hike and climba round the local mountains. Karin recomm…
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This week we cover some experiences available in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney.To list your community event email: info@travelwritersradio.comImage: Constellations on the Yarra Riverتوسط Travel Writers Radio produced by the Professional Associatioon of Lifestyle and TravelWriters (PALAT)
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Reporter Carmen Jenner flew to Bali for the third annual Suara music festival, but she also discovered a new "go to" destination, Nuanu City. On 44 hectares it has a growing list of amenities including schools, hotels, restaurants and condominiums . It is an ecological development that encourages harmonious living and will likely appeal to the expa…
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US Journalist Kristin Henning On Dramatioc Change In Presidential Race As Kamalam Rises In Polls
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Since we last spoke to Kristin Henning in middle America, much has changed – Biden stepped back, Kamala Harris is contesting the Presidency, she picked a running mate and they have raised millions of dollars in just a few weeks. Meabnwhile the polls are showing Harris ahead in swing states and Donald Trump suddenly has serious opposition. What does…
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Emilie La Haye, a Dutch music teacher, is the driving force behind the new 'Amsterdam Jeugd Muziektheater,' previously known as the Boekman Choir. Her passion for fostering creativity and community among children has transformed this ensemble into something special. Bridgett Leslie recently met Emily and the kids in Amsterdam, including two Austral…
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Here's information on the latest episode of Travel Writers Radio. The show is produced and presented by members of PALAT - the Professional Association of Lifestyle and Travel Writers.To get in contact email: info@travelwritersradio.comتوسط Travel Writers Radio produced by the Professional Associatioon of Lifestyle and TravelWriters (PALAT)
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