Travelman Podcast

Hi my name is Ben and I'm from Melbourne, Australia and I host the show Travelman Podcast. I'll have some very special guests from time to time, they'll share with me and you their travel experiences! I'll also be sharing funny and interesting facts for you to enjoy! Sit back and welcome to the Travelman Podcast!

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PLACES YOU CAN'T MISS IN DARWIN 08/19/2021

COVID SAFE TRAVELLING 2021 02/28/2021

THE BEST TRAVEL AUDIOBOOKS I LISTENED TO IN 2020 01/27/2021

TRAVELLING AUSTRALIA AND OUT OF QUARANTINE 11/25/2020

SAVING SHARKS AND CAVE DIVING WITH THE SHARK WHISPERER CRISTINA ZENATO, PART 2. 10/28/2020

SAVING SHARKS AND CAVE DIVING WITH THE SHARK WHISPERER CRISTINA ZENATO, PART 1. 09/30/2020

THE FUTURE OF TRAVELMAN PODCAST 09/09/2020

Unnatural Podcast - The Bielefeld Conspiracy 08/28/2020

Unnatural Podcast - The Moving Coffins of Barbados 08/28/2020

Unnatural Podcast - Slow Loris 08/28/2020

AUSTIN: TRUE CRIME & THE PARANORMAL, PART 2. 08/26/2020

AUSTIN: TRUE CRIME & THE PARANORMAL, PART 1. 08/12/2020

EXPLORING THE BEST GREEK ISLANDS WITH GREECE TRAVEL EXPERT SANDY PAPAS 07/29/2020

WHEN WILL WE TRAVEL AGAIN? WITH CHRIS TORRES TRAVEL EXPERT 07/15/2020

PATIENT 31, THE RAINCOAT KILLER AND SOME SPOOKY GHOST STORIES PART 2. 07/01/2020

PATIENT 31, THE RAINCOAT KILLER AND SOME SPOOKY GHOST STORIES PART 1. 06/17/2020

DAY TRIPS TO DO IN COLORADO PART 2. 06/03/2020

DAY TRIPS TO DO IN COLORADO PART 1. 05/20/2020

I'm Inspired Now - Episode 6: My Nissan Navara Works! A Mountain Climber, Some Great Chats, And I Read To You My Travel Diary Circa 1989 05/20/2020

HAWAII TRAVEL GUIDE: THE INSIDERS EDITION (WHAT THE TRAVEL BLOGGERS DON'T TELL YOU) 05/03/2020

BEST TRAVEL FILMS TO WATCH NOW! 04/19/2020

MELBOURNE TRAVEL GUIDE: THE INSIDERS EDITION (WHAT THE TRAVEL BLOGGERS DON'T TELL YOU) PART 2. 04/05/2020

MELBOURNE TRAVEL GUIDE: THE INSIDERS EDITION (WHAT THE TRAVEL BLOGGERS DON'T TELL YOU) PART 2. Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I host this cool travel podcast. If you’re joining me for the first time then I say thanks a bunch for listening. On today’s awesome episode, I’ll be bringing you part two of the Melbourne Travel Guide, be sure to listen to part one before you listen to this episode. In part two I’ll be continuing my chat about my city Melbourne with Ben from Drinking History Tours. So, sit back and enjoy the podcast! Follow Ben: Drinking History Tours: Additional Information: Favourite things to See & Do web links Royal Botanical Gardens: National Gallery of Victoria (NGV): The Laneways of Melbourne guide, Timeout online: Chinatown: Federation Square: Queen Victoria Market: Eureka Skydeck: Melbourne Museum: Melbourne Zoo’s: Sea Life Aquarium, Melbourne: St Patricks Cathedral: Day Trips Outside of Melbourne: Yarra Valley: Peninsula Hot Springs, Mornington Peninsula: Daylesford: Ballarat: Sovereign Hill: Werribee Mansion: Werribee Open Range Zoo: Restaurants, Bars, Pubs, Wineries & Breweries web links Restaurants: Doc: Harley House: Din Tai Fung: Grand Trailer Park: The European: Marios: Number 1 Delicious: The Old Raffles Place: Red Gum Barbeque: Bluebonnet Barbeque: Dexter: Empress of China: 120 Little Bourke Street, no website available Ants Bistro: ShanDong Mama: Mid City, 7/200 Bourke Street, no website available HuTong Dumplings: China Red: Lello Pasta Bar: Brunetti Café: Supernormal: Rice Paper Scissors: Rice Queen: Il Bacaro: Ezard: Om: Meat and Wine Co.: Tazio: Abesha Ethopian Restaurant: Bars & Pubs: Beneath Driver Lane bar: Section 8: Bar Clara: Berlin Bar: The Everleigh: Black Pearl: Napier Hotel: Marquis of Lorne: Terminus Hotel, Fitzroy North: State of Grace/Fall from Grace: The Esplanade Hotel: The Prince Hotel: Vineyard Bar: Big Mouth: Pony Fish Island: Wineries & Breweries: Domaine Chandon: St Huberts: Yarra Yering: Giant Steps: Four Pillars: Melbourne Gin Company: Polperro: Montalto Winery: Chiefs Sons Distillery: Follow Travelman Podcast: iTunes: Spotify: Libsyn: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Tune In: Stitcher: YouTube: Travelman Podcast Website: Travelman Podcast email: /episode/index/show/travelmanpodcast/id/13850042

IS TRAVEL FINISHED? 03/21/2020

COVID-19 AND WHERE TO FROM HERE - SPECIAL EPISODE 03/14/2020

MELBOURNE TRAVEL GUIDE: THE INSIDERS EDITION (WHAT THE TRAVEL BLOGGERS DON'T TELL YOU) PART 1. 03/08/2020

MELBOURNE TRAVEL GUIDE: THE INSIDERS EDITION (WHAT THE TRAVEL BLOGGERS DON'T TELL YOU) PART 1. Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I host this cool travel podcast. If you’re joining me for the first time then I say thanks a bunch for listening. On today’s amazing episode, I’ll be bringing you the long-awaited Melbourne Travel Guide. This will be a different episode because it not only features me talking about my favourite parts of Melbourne but also a Melbourne tour guides view on Melbourne. Ben Oliver will be joining me from Drinking History Tours. So, sit back and listen to Ben and I bring you part 1 of the Melbourne Travel Guide. Timestamps Part 1: Intro to the show 1:30 – Best things to do in Melbourne, where to Eat and where to drink 20:30 – Seeing Melbourne from Above and Fitzroy Melbourne’s oldest suburb 27:51 – See some culture, visit our cathedrals, Saint Patricks Cathedral and Saint Pauls Cathedral 31:30 – Ben’s recommendation for something to eat in Melbourne 40:27 – Some great walking routes around the city 46:20 – Melbourne Events 52:26 – Day trip information and other helpful info Outro to the show Follow Ben: Drinking History Tours: Additional Information: Favourite things to See & Do web links (I’ll try and keep this updated on the website) Royal Botanical Gardens: National Gallery of Victoria (NGV): The Laneways of Melbourne guide, Timeout online: Chinatown: Federation Square: Queen Victoria Market: Eureka Skydeck: Melbourne Museum: Melbourne Zoo’s: Sea Life Aquarium, Melbourne: St Patricks Cathedral: Restaurants, Bars & Pubs web links (I’ll try and keep this updated on the website) Restaurants: Doc: Harley House: Din Tai Fung: Grand Trailer Park: The European: Marios: Number 1 Delicious: The Old Raffles Place: Red Gum Barbeque: Bluebonnet Barbeque: Dexter: Empress of China: 120 Little Bourke Street, no website available Ants Bistro: ShanDong Mama: Mid City, 7/200 Bourke Street, no website available HuTong Dumplings: China Red: Lello Pasta Bar: Brunetti Café: Supernormal: Rice Paper Scissors: Rice Queen: Il Bacaro: Ezard: Om: Meat and Wine Co.: Tazio: Soi38: Bars & Pubs: Beneath Driver Lane bar: Section 8: Bar Clara: Berlin Bar: The Everleigh: Black Pearl: Napier Hotel: Marquis of Lorne: Terminus Hotel, Fitzroy North: Day Trips Outside of Melbourne and other web links (I’ll try and keep this updated on the website) Yarra Valley: Peninsula Hot Springs, Mornington Peninsula: Daylesford: Ballarat: Sovereign Hill: Westgate Park: Great Australian Beer Spectapular (AKA Gabs): Visit Victoria: Timeout Melbourne: Broadsheet Melbourne: Urban List Melbourne: Concrete Playground Melbourne: Melbourne City Council Blog: Follow Travelman Podcast: iTunes: Spotify: Libsyn: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Tune In: Stitcher: YouTube: Travelman Podcast Website: Travelman Podcast email: /episode/index/show/travelmanpodcast/id/13448951

EXPLORING UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES WITH MICHAEL TURTLE 02/23/2020

EXPLORING UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES WITH MICHAEL TURTLE Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I host this cool travel podcast. If you’re joining me for the first time then I say thank you for listening. On today’s awesome episode, I’ll be chatting to Michael Turtle who is an Australian travel blogger who’s attempting to see every UNESCO World Heritage site on the planet! So far, he’s seen over 300 of the 1000 + UNESCO World Heritage sites there are! So, sit back and enjoy Michael and I chat about travel and UNESCO World Heritage sites. AUSTRALIAN UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES: 20 UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES IN AUSTRALIA Great Barrier Reef, Far North QLD – Threatened reef, somewhere where everyone should go. Ningaloo Reef in WA, I’ve heard is just as nice. Kakadu National Park, Jabiru, NT – I need to go here. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Uluru, NT – I need to go here. Fraser Island, QLD – Have been fantastic place. Shark Bay, WA – I need to go here. Is this where Ningaloo Reef is? Lord Howe Island, NSW – I need to go here, I always think of Jurassic Park. Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, VIC – I’ve been for the Flower Show. Always a fantastic building to show off flowers. Ornate and beautiful. Macquarie Island, South West Pacific Ocean – I need to go here. Purnululu National Park, East Kimberley, WA – I need to go here. Carlton Gardens, Carlton, VIC – Great gardens, always enjoy meandering my way through these lovely gardens. Always planted up beautifully in Spring. Very colourful. Riversleigh World Heritage Fossil Site, Lawn Hill, QLD – I need to go here. Fossils dating back to the Miocene period. Heard Island and Macdonald Islands, Indian Ocean – Hmm how would I get there? Volcanic Islands? Naracoote Caves National Park, Naracoote, SA – Looks interesting, haven’t been there. Old Government House, Parramatta, NSW – Haven’t been there. Mungo National Park, Mungo, NSW – Haven’t been there. Lamington National Park, QLD – Looks beautiful, Gondwana rainforests. Home to rare Albert’s Lyrebird. Main Range National Park, QLD – Haven’t been there. Blue Mountains National Park, NSW – Have been and love it. Daintree National Park, QLD – Fantastic tropical forests with great raised boardwalk through forest and river cruises to spot crocodiles. Cradle Mountain Lake, St Claire National Park, TAS – I’ve been and love the picturesque views of Cradle Mountain. You can walk around lake. Very nice indeed. Timestamps: Intro to the show 1:52 – Understanding what a UNESCO World Heritage site is and Australian World Heritage sites 7:50 – How often do UNESCO add new sites and what’s the criteria for choosing what becomes a World Heritage site. 13:46 – Michael’s attempt to visit every 1121 UNESCO World Heritage sites 15:55 – What was the first UNESCO World Heritage site that Michael saw first? 22:10 – What does UNESCO stand for and what’s the most memorable UNESCO World Heritage site that Michael has visited 28:10 – The most unsatisfying UNESCO World Heritage site that Michael has visited 32:15 – Are all UNESCO sites pretty? 37:11 – Antoni Gaudi and his fabulous works and how do you tick a country off a list? 40:10 – Discussing the hand dandy little app to see how many UNESCO World Heritage sites you’ve been to 41:52 – The most difficult UNESCO site Michael tried to reach walking into a forest with Howler Monkeys 51:10 – Paying way too much for a Vietnamese taxi ride and what country has the most UNESCO sites? 55:49 – Can sites be wiped off the UNESCO World Heritage list? And, the process of making the UNESCO World Heritage site 1:05:25 – Is there criteria that Michael uses to see certain UNESCO World Heritage sites and which are the next sites Michael will be visiting 1:09:56 – What made Michael want to visit all the UNESCO World Heritage sites? 1:14:02 – Final Questions Outro to the show Follow Michael: Michael’s UNESCO World Heritage site blog titled Travel Time Turtle: Michael’s Instagram: @michaelturtle Michael’s Twitter: @michaelturtle Additional Information: World Heritage app that we spoke about is called, World Heritage – UNESCO List, I downloaded it on Android and I’m guessing you can download it on IOS also. UNESCO World Heritage Site: Follow Travelman Podcast: iTunes: Spotify: Libsyn: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Tune In: Stitcher: YouTube: Travelman Podcast Website: Travelman Podcast email: /episode/index/show/travelmanpodcast/id/12962162

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HOW TO ESCAPE ABROAD WITH BEN BOWLIN FROM STUFF THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW 02/09/2020

HOW TO ESCAPE ABROAD WITH BEN BOWLIN FROM STUFF THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I host this cool travel podcast. If you’re joining me for the first time then thanks a bunch for listening. On today’s episode, I’ll be chatting with Ben Bowlin the co-host of the very popular and well-loved conspiracy theory podcast Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know. I’m super excited to chat to Ben about his travels and his stories about escaping abroad. So, sit back and enjoy the conversation I had with Ben. Timestamps: Intro to the show 1:45 – Radio Rental podcast 4:00 – Ben’s Guatemala adventure and information on how to stay safe in the developing world 20:35 – Travelling to underdeveloped countries or taking risk overseas and eating at a burger shop with armed guards 29:55 – Issues in Canada and Germany, Ben’s German language skills 38:52 – Berlin, Kreuzberg and drinking on the streets and being aware of your surroundings 45:44 – Ben and I were nearly in Seoul, South Korea at the same time and the DPRK edited up to 50:45… 54:38 – 100 Places You Will Never Visit book by Daniel Smith 1:00:27 – Interesting Travel Conspiracies, privacy, smaller airplane seats, passports and a town that doesn’t exist and Australia is it real? 1:18:11 – Final Questions Outro to the show Follow Ben: Ben Bowlin on Instagram: @benbowlin Ben Bowlin on Twitter: @BenBowlinHSW Ben Bowlin email: [email protected] Additional Information: Instagram Links: iHeart Media: How Stuff Works: Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know: Ridiculous History: Carstuff: Book to Read: 100 Places You Will Never Visit by Daniel Smith Book to Read: Atlas of Remote Islands by Judith Schalansky Follow Travelman Podcast: iTunes: Spotify: Libsyn: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Tune In: Stitcher: YouTube: Travelman Podcast Website: Travelman Podcast email: /episode/index/show/travelmanpodcast/id/12915503

TRAVELLING THE WORLD WITH AVIATION GEEK PAUL PAPADIMITRIOU HOST OF LAYOVERS PODCAST, PART 2. 01/26/2020

TRAVELLING THE WORLD WITH AVIATION GEEK PAUL PAPADIMITRIOU HOST OF LAYOVERS PODCAST, PART 2. Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I host this cool travel podcast. If you’re joining me for the first time then I say thank you for listening. On today’s episode, I’ll be continuing my chat with Paul Papadimitriou who co-host’s the very popular aviation podcast Layovers, which also features my mate Alex Hunter who’s the other co-host. If you haven’t heard Part 1. Then I’d suggest to go listen to that first then come back for this episode. If you’ve heard Part 1. Then sit back and enjoy Part 2. of my chat with Paul. Timestamps Part 2.: Intro to the show 1:22 – Favourite airport that Paul likes flying into 10:15 – Best scenery Paul’s flown over 14:01 – Emotions heighten when 40,000 feet in the air 19:17 – Cheap airline tickets anyone? 25:44 – Finding out a bit about Paul and his love of innovation and travelling and a travel quote that inspires him 38:25 – Being uncomfortable when you travel is how you really experience a place and taking pictures and enjoying cultures 45:20 – Sharing the stage with influential people 51:44 – MH370 theory and Paul’s opinion on the doomed plane 59:50 – If you could travel anywhere in the world now, where would you like to be? 1:00:33 – And what would you be eating or drinking? 1:02:48 – What’s your favourite country and city 1:03:53 – What’s the country/city that has surprised you the most? Outro to the show Follow Paul & Layovers Podcast: Paul’s website: Paul’s Twitter: @papadimitriou Paul’s Instagram: @papadimitriou Paul on Facebook: @paulpapadimitriou Layovers Podcast website: Layovers Podcast Twitter: @lay_overs Layovers Podcast Instagram: @lay_overs Layovers Podcast on Facebook: @layovers.podcast Listen to Layovers Podcast: Additional Information: The Long Fall of One-Eleven Heavy article: Follow Travelman Podcast: iTunes: Spotify: Libsyn: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Tune In: Stitcher: YouTube: Travelman Podcast Website: Travelman Podcast email: /episode/index/show/travelmanpodcast/id/12805496

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