Did you know that up to 50% of the joy of travel comes from planning and anticipation - before you even start packing your bags? That’s why we created How Far Will You Travel, a travel podcast designed to ignite your wanderlust and take you on before-the-adventure adventures. With immersive on-location recordings, local voices, and rich sound design, this series is all about experiencing the feel of a place before you arrive.
Come with us to some of the world’s most incredible travel destinations, starting with a country like no other...
🎧 Season 1: Australia 🇦🇺
Is Australia really all about “shrimps on the barbie” and venomous creatures? (Spoiler: it’s not.) Across 10 immersive episodes, we explore the culture, history, and natural wonders of the world’s largest island—from iconic cities like Sydney and Melbourne to the red heart of the Outback.
We’ll help you live your theme park dreams on the Gold Coast, cross the desert in a hot air balloon in Alice Springs, and sample Adelaide’s smelliest cheeses; we’ll take you on an audio tour that has you sandboarding, snorkeling, biking, tramming, bridge walking and Great Barrier Reefing all the way across the incredible continent known as Down Under.
We’ll even hop across the The Ditch* for a visit to Kiwi Land**.
* Aussie slang for the Tasman Sea
** Aussie slang for New Zealand
🎧 Join us each week as we discover the best things to do in Australia (and a bit beyond), bringing you closer to the people, places, and experiences that make travel unforgettable.
🌏 Want more? Visit howfarwillyoutravel.com (http://howfarwillyoutravel.com) for interactive maps, Qantas flight discounts, and a chance to win exclusive travel prizes.
Host Grant Stevens explores Melbourne's vibrant café culture, street art, and iconic Great Ocean Road, revealing the city's unique blend of art, sports, and natural beauty in this travel episode.
10 Jun 2025
Auckland
The hosts explore Auckland's vibrant culture, from coffee at the Viaduct to Māori maritime legends and movie magic at Weta Workshop Unleashed, offering listeners a taste of New Zealand's biggest city.
3 Jun 2025
Christchurch
The hosts explore Christchurch, New Zealand, riding trams, visiting markets, and ziplining, while also taking a Lord of the Rings-themed trip to Edoras.
26 May 2025
Adelaide
Grant Stevens explores Adelaide's relaxed lifestyle, sampling food, cuddling potoroos, and discovering wine in Barossa Valley, offering listeners a taste of South Australia in this travelogue episode.
19 May 2025
Perth
Welcome to Perth, Australia’s sunniest city (and host Grant Stevens’ hometown). This episode is packed with local love, sweeping skyline views from Kings Park, laneway art, river cruises, and laid-back café culture.
Then it’s off to Rottnest Island to meet the smiling stars of your Instagram feed — quokkas — plus beaches, wildflowers, and, if you time your trip just right, the humpback whale migration. We wrap with a desert day trip to Pinnacles Deseret Park, complete with sandboarding, stargazing, and rock formations that are out of this world.
Head to howfarwillyoutravel.com (http://howfarwillyoutravel.com) for our interactive map with links to all the places we've visited (plus a few more), Qantas flight discounts, and your chance to win an Aussie-inspired travel hamper. For more, join us on Instagram and Facebook.
12 May 2025
Alice Springs and Uluru
We head into Australia’s mighty Red Centre, a place of sacred stories, surprising wildlife, and a desert town that probably shouldn’t exist - but absolutely does.
Join host Grant Stevens for sunrise over the Outback, sightings of the unique creatures that thrive in the dry heat of central Australia, and a champagne-fuelled hot air balloon ride above a farm that’s bigger than Singapore!. Then it’s off on a classic road trip to Uluru, with pit stops at telegraph stations and gorges, and a final stop at the mesmerising Field of Light, an unmissable art installation in the shadow of a sacred site.
It’s slow travel, high impact — full of atmosphere, insight, and very real desert wind.
5 May 2025
Cairns
Welcome to Cairns, where the pace slows down, the water warms up, and your biggest challenge is choosing between coral reef or rainforest.
In this episode of How Far Will You Travel: Australia, host Grant Stevens takes you from the laid-back Cairns Esplanade to the outer reaches of the Great Barrier Reef, - one of the planet’s most spectacular ecosystems.
But the adventure doesn’t stop at sea. Take the Skyrail into the ancient Daintree Rainforest, where you might not see a cassowary, but you’ll definitely hear it! Ride the Kuranda Scenic Railway, cuddle a koala, and end your day in Cape Tribulation where two World Heritage Sites meet.
Recorded on location and rich in immersive sound, this episode is literally a deep dive into one of Australia’s most unforgettable regions.
🎧 Listen now, then head to howfarwillyoutravel.com (http://howfarwillyoutravel.com) for our interactive map, flight discounts, and a chance to win a travel hamper!
28 Apr 2025
Gold Coast
From heart-pounding rollercoasters to serene rainforest waterfalls, this episode of How Far Will You Travel: Australia is a wild ride through the sun-soaked Gold Coast — with a few unexpected detours along the way.
Host Grant Stevens kicks things off at Warner Bros. Movie World, where the screams are real, the superheroes are on call, and the DC Rivals HyperCoaster defies gravity (and reason). After a full day of thrill rides and stunt shows, it’s time to saddle up for the dinner and show at Australian Outback Spectacular.
But the Goldie isn’t just glitter and rides. Grant joins Rise Up Tours for a day of conscious tourism — visiting waterfalls on a forest walk, learning from local guides, and marvelling at the bioluminescent wonder of glow worms.
Recorded on location, with immersive sound and local voices, this episode brings the best of the Gold Coast straight to your ears!
✨ Head to howfarwillyoutravel.com (http://howfarwillyoutravel.com) for our interactive map, Qantas flight discounts, and your chance to win an Aussie-inspired travel hamper.
21 Apr 2025
Brisbane
In this episode of How Far Will You Travel: Australia, local host and travel nerd Grant Stevens slows things down in sunny, subtropical Brisbane — where life flows like the city’s famously bendy river.
You’ll explore must-do Brisbane experiences like sipping coffee while exploring in the botanic gardens, sunbathing on the inner-city beach, and learning about the city’s wildest locals — the sulphur-crested cockatoos. Plus, we venture further afield for a day at the legendary Australia Zoo, where we meet the team carrying on Steve Irwin’s legacy of conservation and croc-wrangling charm.
And because no Brisbane visit is complete without salt on your skin, we hop over to Moreton Island to snorkel the Tangalooma Wrecks, feast on Moreton Bay Bugs, and hurtle down some serious sand dunes. The episode is recorded on location — so you’ll hear every squawk, splash, and crunch of sand as if you were right there.
Head to howfarwillyoutravel.com (http://howfarwillyoutravel.com) for our interactive travel map, flight discounts, and a chance to win a travel hamper. Crikey, it’s a good one!
You'll find all info about the places we visited in this episode here (https://howfarwillyoutravel.com/map/)!
14 Apr 2025
Sydney
In this first episode of How Far Will You Travel: Australia, your local host and travel nerd Grant Stevens helps you shake off the jet lag and dive straight into the heart of one of the world’s most iconic cities.
You’ll explore Sydney’s must-see landmarks, hear from locals guides Bella and Jake, and get tips for navigating Sydney’s sights, museums and bars with ease. Expect train rides, Opera House chats, ferry views, and camel-weight facts and figures on the Harbour Bridge. Plus a few detours to the beach and beyond.
Visit howfarwillyoutravel.com (http://athowfarwillyoutravel.com) for an interactive map of all our adventures, discount codes on your next flight to Aus and a chance to win a travel hamper!
For more, join us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hfwytpodcast) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/howfarwillyoutravel/).
You can find more info on all the places we've visited in this episode (and a few more) here (https://howfarwillyoutravel.com/map/)!
8 Apr 2025
How Far Will You Travel Season 01
Did you know that up to 50% of the joy of travel comes from planning and anticipation—before you even start packing your bags? That’s why we created How Far Will You Travel, a travel podcast designed to ignite your wanderlust and take you on before-the-adventure adventures. With immersive on-location recordings, local voices, and rich sound design, this series is all about experiencing the feel of a place—before you arrive. Come with us to some of the world’s most incredible travel destinations, starting with a country like no other... Launches April 15 2025!
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