Strap on your our runners, pull your skis out of the shed, and strap on your bicycle helmet, as we unearth some healthy holiday options. Australia’s snow boarding queen Torah Bright will take us to Switzerland’s highest peaks. We’ll visit Japan for some sushi, and Mark Beretta don the lycra for the Tour de Cure cycling fundraiser.

Setting sail on the wide open “big blue” is one of the best ways to truly experience a relaxing holiday, by hoisting the sails and hitting the high seas. We find out what are the best cruise liner holidays, have a chat to Jessica Watson about sailing the globe, and find out what it’s like to voyage down the River Nile.

Global warming has unfortunately become an increasing threat to some of the world’s most beautiful locations. We have decided to venture to some of the “must see” destinations around the globe, including the picturesque Maldives, as well as the underwater wonderland of the Great Barrier Reef and the grandest global ice sculpture, Antarctica.
 

This week on the show, we’ve decided to get our adrenaline pumping on the most adventure packed and extreme holidays. Take a walk on the wild side with us, and explore some of the most adventurous locations and tours on the globe. 

This week on the show, we decided to get festive and explore some of the best cultural festivals around the world.

Jane Gazzo from Channel V will be taking us to Munich, the land of the beer steins and Oktoberfest.

Paul Harding will paint us a colourful picture when he journey’s to India for the Holi-Festival of Colours in India.

Getaway’s Kelly Landry will be fighting off the tomatoes as she guides us through an experience of the world’s largest food fight festival, Spain’s La Tomatina.

Rose Kelly will explain to us some of the cultural wonders that are found at the Edinburgh Festival – Fringe.

And our weekly blogger, Josh the Armchair Traveller, will share with us some of the more peculiar European festivals that are perhaps lesser known, but rather entertaining. 

This week on the show, we take a gastronomy tour around the world to uncover the world’s best Food and Wine destinations.

We’ll taste test bear when we eat our way through Vancouver with Fast Ed from Better Homes and Gardens.

Grecian food will be on the menu when we visit Europe.

We’ll explore the delicious vineyards of Tuscany with wine guru Matt Skinner.

Janelle Purcell will guide us through the rice fields and street markets of Bali.

Plus, Masterchef’s Matt Preston’s will drop by to share some of his favourite eateries, including the highly exclusive El Bulli restaurant in Spain - Yum! 

This week we pack up the car and head off on some of Australia’s favourite road trips. We’ll take a trip around Western Australia with Cameron McCool in a taxi, where the fare will peak at over $6000!

Our weekly blogger, Josh the Armchair Traveller, will remind us that Road Trips are often about the journey and not the final Destination, when he discusses the worlds most spectacular drives.

We’ll drive the notorious 90 mile straight across the Nullarbor with author Louisa Deasey, who embarked on a year long road trip around Australia.

Alex Brooks from Kid Spot.com will shares a few tips that will make family car travel a breeze.

And finally we’ll journey along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road with Paul Harding from Lonely Planet.

This week, Destinations heads to some of the world’s biggest sporting events to discover why being there in person is so much better than watching it on television.

First off, we visit the Gold Coast for some sunshine, surf and off track parties at the Gold Coast 600. Then we stop off in Europe for the Tour de France to camp out with the locals in the rolling lush green hills.

We then pop into Wimbledon, to find out how we can score a seat in the stands and watch the world’s best battle it out on the tennis court.

This week, Destinations discovers some of the best family locations for the winter school holidays.

Active kids will overdose on adventure when we tour Tasmania’s majestic Cradle Mountain. You’ll escape the school holiday crowds by visiting a World Heritage-listed paradise where only 400 tourists are allowed at any one time. Plus, you’ll be able to throw a few snowballs when exploring the Australian alpine regions.

This week, World Cup Fever will be taking over the show – we explore South Africa the home of the FIFA World Cup. We’ll go shark diving in Cape Town, explore the infamous Otter Trail, see what the vibe is currently like at the FIFA World Cup, and get a first hand experience on a Safari tour.

With the Queens Birthday coming up this weekend, we thought we’d delve into Her Majesty’s homeland, and discover the best bits of Britain. We’ve come up with the best Museums to visit, see the best tourist attractions in London for less, where to shop until you drop and the best nightspots to see a celeb or two.

Its official Winter has set in, so today on Destinations we’ll share the best winter holiday ideas for you and your family. Plus we’ll reveal a few secret locations to escape the cold and embrace the sun.

We circumnavigate the globe and explore the possibilities of an around the world ticket.

We’ll give you hot tips for when you’re booking the big trip and let you in on the latest technology that will make touring a new city for the first time a walk in the park.  

Destinations’ takes a look at some of the most haunted holidays in the world – from zombies to ancient ruins to voodoo – we’ll discover why people seek out these spooky destinations. Destinations’ visits the Rome Catacombs, a voodoo doctor in New Orleans and investigates the best Twilight sights from the books and movies to visit.   

This week we are taking time for ourselves and exploring the world for Pamper Holidays. We’ll travel to India, France, Japan and Turkey to find out the world’s most amazing beauty and pamper treatments.

And after we’ve travelled around the world we’ll head to our own backyard and Olivia Newton-John will reveal the BEST pamper holiday location in Australia.

And we’ll give you the chance to win a Pamper package for you and your Mum for Mother’s Day thanks to Napoleon Perdis make-up and Vibe Hotels.

This week, Destinations is travelling to the South of France, located by the beautiful Mediterranean Sea. First on the list of sights to see is the Cannes Film Festival. This annual May event is where careers are launched, films are sold to distributors and stars are born.

Weekly blogger, Josh the Armchair Traveller pops in to suggest what items to pack for the French Riverina and tips to look the part to sneak into film premieres.  Next stop a tour of the quaint French towns that make up the French Riviera. And lastly, Destinations’ visits the second smallest country in the world Monaco and follows it’s royal past with a walking tour.

This week on Destinations with Ed Phillips we take a trip to the city that never sleeps, New York City. Around 47 million tourists visit New York City every year and Destinations find out where you can find the best in Music, Fashion, Comedy and Broadway Musicals.

This week on the Destinations podcast, with Ed Phillips, We’re heading to the Mediterranean in Europe today, to the land of the Gods – “Greece” – the mainland and the beautiful Greek Islands.  Sky News Anchor John Mangos guides us through Athens, and the best tourist spots there.  He’ll also tell us why a large Greek Aussie contingent, still has close family ties to a special little Greek Island called Kastellorizo, including himself.  Remember Effie – from Acropolis Now? This slightly outrageous second- gen Greek Aussie unleashes her insight to some of the most popular Greek Islands – with her own special twist, as only she can do! Plus we visit classical Greece – The Peloponnese – rich in ancient history, and home of the modern Olympics. That’s this week on Destinations.

This week on the Destinations podcast, with Ed Phillips, We’re heading to the Mediterranean in Europe today, to the land of the Gods – “Greece” – the mainland and the beautiful Greek Islands.  Sky News Anchor John Mangos guides us through Athens, and the best tourist spots there.  He’ll also tell us why a large Greek Aussie contingent, still has close family ties to a special little Greek Island called Kastellorizo, including himself.  Remember Effie – from Acropolis Now? This slightly outrageous second- gen Greek Aussie unleashes her insight to some of the most popular Greek Islands – with her own special twist, as only she can do! Plus we visit classical Greece – The Peloponnese – rich in ancient history, and home of the modern Olympics. That’s this week on Destinations.

This week on the Destinations podcast, with Ed Phillips, we visit the most populated country in the world – India - in South East Asia.  There’s around 1.15 billion people currently living in the 28 states and 7 union territories of the country.   We take a snap shot of the capital city, Delhi … and nearby Agra, which is home to one of the world’s most famous buildings, the Taj Mahal.  We explore the quite individual and amazing architecture of the region. We also vsit Mumbai – the home of Bollywood – with Aussie actress Tania Zaetta. She’s lived, travelled and worked in Bollywood movies there, and tells us what it’s like. Then to coastal Goa. Each year, the former hippy beach retreat draws millions of tourists. We’ll find out why it’s so popular for all walks of life, from backpackers to movie stars. 

This week on the Destinations podcast, with Ed Phillips, we explore some top South Pacific Islands. We set out into the Pacific Ocean in search of some of the best tourist Island destinations of Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia.  First stop is Vanuatu - capital Port Vila – in an archiplego of 83 islands, and we get quite an exclusive peak at one island experience on offer there.  We then head off to Fiji … it’s had It’s fair share of challenges of late (including some chaotic wild weather), but it’s still so accessible and enticing for aussie travellers, and we’ll tell you why.  Then to French Polynesia – the land of the legendary Rogers and Hammerstein musical – “South Pacific” … to the stunning volcanic lagoons of this holiday destination of the rich and famous.  But we found it can be really affordable too .. and a very convenient mid-point stop over to the USA. That’s this week on Destinations.

This week on the Destinations podcast, with Ed Phillips - we head to big red centre and the top end of Australia - the land of the croc, the barra, the big red rock - of course we’re talking about Australia’s Northern Territory. We head to the top end of Darwin with global traveller George Negus – to find out all the latest and greatest tourist offerings up there.  We also visit Alice Springs, and nearby Uluru, with AFL star Russell Robertson giving us the lowdown on his favourite spots there.  Channel V’s Danny Clayton gives us the inside scoop on great watering holes and landscapes that comprise the vast areas of national parks in the Territory .. with gorges, waterfalls, and wetlands a-plenty. Plus .. We check out the most crazy annual events the Northern Territory hosts throughout the year – including racing boats in a dry river bed … and the spectacle of camel cup racing. That’s this week on Destinations.

This week on the Destinations podcast, with Ed Phillips, we head to the exotic Kingdom of Thailand in South East Asia. Roughly nine hours flight time from Australia’s east coast, it’s a great destination to explore busy cities, amazing trek country, and some of Asia’s stunning islands and beaches.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s film the Beach was flimed at Phi Phi Island, and Actress Tania Zaetta pops by to fill us in on its allure.  We also visit Ko Samui – the purpose built beach resort for international tourists. It was one of the original islands that began the backpacker migration to the region, and is still as popular as ever.  Of course, we can’t miss a stop by Thailand’s capital - Bangkok … a city of screaming traffic, and shops galore… it’s a non stop truly international city.

This week on the Destinations podcast, with Ed Phillips - we’re taking a look at the latest and greatest alternative types of accommodation – including the best of glamping, woofing, yurting, tipee-ing and Couch surfing.  Yes, believe it or not these are the newest trends to hit the Aussie travel market – and we’ll explain what they are and where the best places are to experience it.  We’ll also check out the caravanning revival – and why all generations are finding it such a fantastic and scenic way to travel across Australia’s great expanse of amazing destinations.  Then we look at the new style of hostel accommodation – and it’s no longer just for youth. We explore the best facilities and see how much the YHA hostel digs have vastly changed from decades past. 

All this, and more, this week on Destinations.