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Meet the cast of Travel Guides 2024

Travel Guides is back for a new season – and so are your favourite cast members!

From the picturesque mountains of Nepal to the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas, the seventh season of the beloved travel show has already delivered its fair share of enviable experiences and hilarious moments.

Alongside Travel Guides’ once-in-a-lifetime itineraries, our favourite friendly faces will also be returning to our screens alongside a few new globe-trotting friends.

As they prepare for their next adventure, scroll down to meet the cast of Travel Guides for 2024.

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Karli and bri.

Joining Travel Guides on the road for the first time are Karly and Bri, two besties who met while filming  Beauty and the Geek  for Nine a couple of years ago and have been inseparable ever since.

“We were roommates on the show, so we had no choice but to be friends,” Bri told our sister site TV WEEK. “We were like the love story from  Beauty And The Geek … we walked out best of friends.”

“We bring a different dynamic to the show, and I think people will be pleasantly surprised by us. We might look a certain way on the outside – we like to dress up and look nice – but we also give everything a crack. We are tomboys at heart.”

Matt and Brett

Bona fide travel addicts Matt and Brett joined the show in season four, hailing from Newcastle in New South Wales.

The married couple, who have been together for 20 years now, describe themselves as ‘high-end travellers’ who also love a bargain.

While Matt is organised, and packs his outfits into plastic bags via the suitcase, Brett is much happier going along for the ride, leading to a delightful Bert-and-Ernie energy that makes for great TV.

They’re also hilarious, giving biting commentary, and always making the audience laugh.

The Fren Family

The delightful Fren family have been regulars since season one, bringing immediate joy to the show with their upbeat nature.

Dad Mark is upbeat and forthright, with a knack for negotiating room upgrades. He’s been married to his wife Cathy for over 30 years, and their two kids, Victoria and Jonathan, are always along for the journey.

Their family grew in 2023, with Jonathan marrying his long-term partner, Danielle Clarke.

Other members of the Travel Guides cast Matt, Brett, Kevin, Janetta, Mel, and Stack were all in attendance – too cute!

Kevin and Janetta

‘Holiday snobs’ Kevin and Janetta always bring the laughs.

The pair, who are in their 60s, are passionate wine enthusiasts and seasoned travellers. They’re also avid researchers when it comes to their holidays, making sure they have the best possible experience, so being thrown into strange situations on the show always makes for a good laugh.

They also won’t hesitate to ask for the manager, which has earned them the catchphrase, “We don’t suffer in silence”.

Kev, Dorian, and Teng

Besties Kev, Dorian, and Teng love food, computer games, movies, and music.

Kev is a pop-culture expert, Dorian studies teaching, and Teng is the risk-taker, who keeps deferring university in the hopes of finding a good time.

Their combined heritage spans China, Greece and Vietnam, giving them a unique take on the world when it comes to the show.

Travel Guides Season 7 airs Sundays at 7:00 pm on Nine and 9Now.

Erin Christie is a writer at WHO (digital), keeping across pop culture, reality TV (especially Survivor), and the occasional fashion trend.

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9Network in 2023

Every year the 9Network gets stronger with an unrivalled passion to create the greatest shows on any screen and 2023 is going to be huge as we reveal a phenomenal new world-class line-up with the biggest stars and returning shows bigger and better than ever before.

With just over ten weeks remaining in the 2022 ratings survey period, the 9Network is again the number one network with all key demographics.

The eight highest rating programs of the year and 17 of the Top 20 programs of the year have all been broadcast on Channel 9 and 9Now. 

The presentation of the Women’s Final of the Australian Open soared to a national Total TV average audience of  4.128 million . It is Australia’s highest rating program of the year to date, while the match itself is the  highest rating Australian Open Women’s Final of all time . 

The Men’s Doubles Final and the Men’s Final were also ratings blockbusters with respective Total TV average audiences of  2.482 million  and  2.333 million .

The three State of Origin matches are among the Top 5 programs of the year with Total TV average audiences of  2.954 million  (Game 1),  3.026 million  (Game 2) and  3.074 million  (Game 3).

Married at First Sight  once again completely dominated all opposition in the first quarter of 2022. The series has a national Total TV average audience of  1.806 million  viewers per episode. The finale is the highest rating commercial non-sports program of the year with a national Total TV average audience of  2.405 million , of which 587,000 are from 9Now.

Underbelly: Vanishing Act  is the highest rating new Australian drama launch in three years. Episode one has a national Total TV average audience of  1.600 million , while episode two has a national Total TV average audience of  1.644 million .

The Block , now enjoying an incredible 18th season, is an unstoppable force in reality television. Each episode in the current series is averaging a Total TV audience of  1.533 million  viewers per episode – up by 10.5% on last year.

Also performing strongly for Nine in 2022 have been:

• Travel Guides : Total TV average audience of  1.176 million  viewers per episode.
• The Hundred with Andy Lee:  Total TV average audience of  600,000  viewers per episode.
• Under Investigation with Liz Hayes:  Total TV average audience of  628,000  viewers per episode.

Our dominance also extends to BVOD. 9Now is the No.1 commercial free-to-air (CFTA) BVOD platform across the calendar year, with over 12 Billion minutes consumed (+24% year-on-year). 9Now has won 31 of the 37 weeks of the year so far, securing more than 50% CFTA share in key demos 25-54 and 18-39 and 49% in Total People. 

Sources: Linear TV FTA Share: OzTAM Metro (5 City Metro) data, Weeks 7-37 excl 16 + 17, 18:00-MN, Nine Network vs Seven Network vs Network 10 vs ABC Network vs SBS Network, Ppl 25-54/Ppl 16-39/GS+CH, Share % [FTA], consolidated 28 data (at 11 Sep 2022) Top Programs: OzTAM Metro (5 City Metro) + Regional TAM (Regional Aggregate) data, 1 Jan – 11 Sep 2022, All FTA Primary and Multi Channels, minimum program duration 5 minutes, Total People, AUD (ranked on combined Metro + Regional), consolidated 28 data (at 11 Sep 2022) Total TV audience: OzTAM Metro (5 City Metro) + Regional TAM Regional (Regional Aggregate) data, 1 Jan – 12 Sep 2022, Nine + Affiliates, Total People, first runs only -excludes encores, Total People, AUD, consolidated 28 data (at 13 Sep 2022); OzTAM Live + VOD VPM, Con28, 1 Jan – 12 September 2022, includes coviewing on connected tv devices BVOD: OzTAM Live + VOD VPM, CFTA Only, 1 Jan – 10 September 2022 v 1 Jan – 11 September 2021, metric minutes, includes coviewing on connected tv devices   Let’s take a look at what’s still to come in 2022 and the 9Network’s star-studded lineup for 2023:     STILL TO COME ON CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW IN 2022 MY MUM YOUR DAD Australia’s hearts will be opened to a whole new world of grown-up love in  My Mum Your Dad .

Kate Langbroek  presents this heartfelt series about single parents looking for love for the second time around. What they don’t know is their adult children are secretly guiding them through the perils of modern dating.

While this group of brave mums and dads are gathered at a luxury retreat, their kids have taken up residence in a remote bunker to watch their parents’ every move. Not only do they have their parents under surveillance, they also have a big hand in who they date as their parents navigate new territory in the hope of finding their forever person.

These parents will find themselves in a raw and vulnerable position that their kids have never seen before. From touching, major breakthroughs and shocking confessions to funny, unguarded moments, the parents lay it all on the line in the quest for love.

How well do these kids really know their parents? Would you trust your child to choose the right partner for you?

My Mum Your Dad  is produced by ITV Studios Australia for the 9Network.   LOVE ISLAND AUSTRALIA Prepare to dive in and fall in love with a sizzling-hot new group of singles on the fourth season of  Love Island Australia , to be filmed in a new villa on the program’s return to the beautiful island of Mallorca in Spain. 

Aussie sweetheart and Love Island’s own Cupid,  Sophie Monk , is back as host, alongside the narrator, Irish presenter  Eoghan McDermott . 

Once again the Islanders must couple up and stay together to secure their place in the villa or risk being dumped and sent packing, all while surviving the temptations of sexy new bombshells arriving. They must also win over the hearts of the viewers who will ultimately decide their fate and the winning couple. 

It will be a blistering summer of love with more hilarious challenges, dates, drama and romance than ever.  The past three seasons of  Love Island Australia  have been a big hit. In 2021, total average BVOD viewing on 9Now drove a 104% uplift on overnight audience. More success is in store for Season 4.

Love Island Australia  is produced by ITV Studios Australia for the 9Network.    LEGO MASTERS CHRISTMAS LEGO Masters , one of the biggest hits on television, will return later this year for a two-part LEGO Bricksmas Special.

This year’s festivities will begin early as some of Australia’s favourite celebrities team up with contestants from the past four seasons in a very special Christmas celebration. Who will take the honours with the best and most magical Christmas build?

The two-part Christmas special will feature  Poh Ling Yeow ,  Emma Watkins ,  Darren Palmer  and  Lincoln Lewis . Expect new builds, new twists, and a giant sackful of LEGO as we wish you a very Merry Bricksmas!

LEGO Bricksmas is produced by Endemol Shine Australia (A Banijay company) for the 9Network.   UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH LIZ HAYES   Under Investigation with Liz Hayes  reveals investigative twists and turns that make for a gripping, edge-of-seat viewing experience. In each episode, Liz Hayes is joined by a new team of crime and forensic experts who are specially equipped with the know-how to delve deeper into cold cases and ask the right questions to solve them. 

Under Investigation with Liz Hayes  returns for its fourth series to reopen more mind-blowing mysteries with the help of Australia’s criminal experts. As explosive new evidence is put under the spotlight, viewers are invited to dust off their magnifying glasses to probe and uncover decade-old answers.

The cases in the new series include a gangland war in broad daylight. A top cop whose knowledge cost him his life. A highway stretching 800km with a dark and deadly history. Here lie some of Australia’s most notorious crimes that have left behind unsettling unanswered questions – until now.

Mystifying cases wait to be cracked and closed in  Under Investigation with Liz Hayes , which is produced by the 9Network. NRL GRAND FINAL   The biggest day in the rugby league season is exclusive, live and free on Nine when the premiers are crowned in the 2022  NRL Telstra Premiership Grand Final  on Sunday, October 2.

It’s a monster 16 hours of NRL Grand Final day coverage from Accor Stadium in Sydney on Channel 9 and 9Now. Weekend Today will kick things off from 7.00am, leading into a special edition of the Sunday Footy Show ahead of three big games.

First up, the best state-level club in the country is decided in the State Championship Grand Final, followed by the NRLW Grand Final and then the main event – the NRL Grand Final.

Join  Andrew Johns ,  Cameron Smith  and  Mat Thompson  when they call the big game from 7.30pm, with the whole Wide World of Sports rugby league commentary team featuring across the day. Which team will climb the summit to premiership glory in 2022? The only place you can find out live on television is the 9Network.   PARAMEDICS Returning Thursday, September 29, the factual series  Paramedics  is a gripping insight into the dedication of our frontline first responders at work.

With a call for help made every 11 seconds to emergency services in Victoria, paramedics work around the clock, bringing hope even in the most dangerous and life-changing medical emergencies.

In season four, a cast of fresh faces and returning favourites must cope with another raft of challenging medical situations. As they race to respond,  Paramedics  is right there to capture every unguarded emotion in the life-saving work of these everyday heroes. 

Paramedics  is a WTFN production for the 9Network with the help of Ambulance Victoria.     SNACKMASTERS Snackmasters  sweetened up our TV screens in 2021, uncovering the secrets in the recipes of some of our most famous snacks, including the mysterious ingredients of the Cheese Twistie.

This year the uniquely surprising cooking challenge is back, bigger and better with more tasty surprises, as Season 2 tests the limits of eight of the country’s best and most fiercely competitive chefs. They will go head-to-head in a new knockout cooking competition to see who can crack the snack and win the title of Ultimate Snackmaster.

Join hosts  Scott Pickett  and  Poh Ling Yeow  as each episode of  Snackmasters  sees two top chefs in a battle to make perfect replicas of one of the nation’s best-loved snacks, while inveterate snack lover  Yvie Jones  gains access to the production lines for these delicious treats, giving viewers a sneak peek inside the factories where the snacks are made.

From the classic Arnott’s Tim Tam that’s adorned kitchen cupboards since 1964 and the hugely popular Aussie Four’n Twenty classic meat pie to a Domino’s Pepperoni, the nation’s most popular pizza, our culinary maestros will have nothing but limitless supplies of these products and their own tastebuds as they try to crack the secrets of the snack.

Snackmasters  is based on the BAFTA-nominated UK program format and made by Warner Bros. International Television Production for the 9Network.   TARONGA: WHO’S WHO IN THE ZOO Dual Academy Award nominee  Naomi Watts  again lends her voice to this award-winning observational documentary series as staff from Taronga Zoo in Sydney, and Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them in sight of a brighter future.

Returning for its third season,  Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo  picks up where the previous series ended. With unrivalled access to the keepers, vets and support staff, we follow them through more of the high and lows that come with running one of the most successful zoos in the world.

Nothing is more important than upholding the vision and living the philosophy of Taronga’s key message: working together to ensure there is a shared future for wildlife and people.

Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo  is produced by McAvoy Media for the 9Network.   ARIA AWARDS Australian music’s night of nights, the prestigious  ARIA Awards , will light up our screens again on November 24. The 36th edition of the annual awards night will be available for audiences live and free on Channel 9 and to stream on 9Now, celebrating and showcasing the cream of the Australian music industry.    DREAM LISTINGS

Everyone is trying to get a piece of the Byron Bay pie. It’s where Hollywood A-listers are living the dream and Instagram influencers are flocking to in droves. 

Enter the ultra-competitive, highly focused real estate agents working to sell the sexiest real estate on earth in Dream Listings, a hot new series coming to the 9Network later this year.

Viewers will get a glimpse into Australia’s most prestigious playground, where the spectacular beaches and seaside glamour set the scene for all the action. There will be beachside deals, tussles for premier property listings, and feuds over negotiations as these agents work to secure a piece of paradise for their prestige clients.  

Dream Listings  is produced by EQ Media Group for the 9Network.   COUNTRY HOME RESCUE WITH SHAYNNA BLAZE    For 14 seasons we’ve seen  Shaynna Blaze  as a judge on The Block, as well as helping homeowners spruce up their spaces on Selling Houses Australia. Now, for the first time, Shaynna is doing it for herself and her family in the heartwarming new series,  Country Home Rescue .

In  Country Home Rescue , Shaynna, together with her children, embark on the restoration of a dilapidated historical home in regional Victoria. Watch as they navigate through a never-ending maze of problems when their grand plans are sideswiped by building restrictions, frustrating delays and a huge budget blowout. 

It will take every ounce of passion and persistence to turn this renovation nightmare into the forever home of their dreams. But you’ll be amazed as room by room is revealed.   VISION AUSTRALIA’S CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT Australia’s annual Christmas Eve tradition continues this year with some of this country’s best performers coming together for Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight, broadcast live from Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Saturday, December 24, at 8.00pm on Channel 9 and 9Now. 2022 UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS The world’s best cyclists will take to the streets of Wollongong for the 2022 UCI Road World Championships from September 18 to 25, with every day streamed live, ad-free and on demand only on Stan Sport, plus the final two days live and free on the 9Network. 

In only the second time in the event’s 101-year history, more than 1,000 of the top international cyclists from 70-plus nations will compete for a gold medal in this Olympic-scale event, which features 11 different cycling road races, time trials and team time trials.

A crowd of over 300,000 is anticipated to spectate along on the beautiful south coast of New South Wales, with Stan and the 9Network there for every moment.   NEW TO CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW IN 2023 GORDON RAMSAY’S FOOD STARS In a brand-new series for the 9Network, culinary superstar and CEO  Gordon Ramsay  and business mogul  Janine Allis  will mentor and guide competing teams in  Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars . 

Breaking into the multi-billion-dollar food industry can be an impossible feat unless you’re lucky enough to have some big investors. Gordon and Janine are on the hunt for Australia’s most exciting and innovating new food ideas – searching high and low for the next food star to mentor and invest in.

Contestants will need to pitch their concept to win a spot in the competition, before surviving high pressure challenges and intense grilling from two reigning food stars, determined to see if they’ve got the raw ingredients to become Food Stars. They’ll need to prove they have what it takes when it comes to service, marketing, branding and event management. 

Battling it out for their place at the top will be Gordon and Janine’s competing teams – 14 potential food stars who are ambitious, competitive and creative. With one winning idea from each team to take home a cash prize to kickstart their new business, everything is on the line.

Produced by Endemol Shine Australia (A Banijay company) and Studio Ramsay Global (a FOX Entertainment company),  Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars  is a bold and competitive format, already broadcasting in the UK and US and coming to the 9Network in 2023. THE SUMMIT In the rugged Alps of New Zealand’s southern island,  a group of strangers will embark on an epic quest unlike anything ever seen.

With their backpacks containing an equal share of 1 million dollars, the group must reach the peak of a distant mountain in just 14 days to win the cash they’re carrying.

Along the journey they’ll need to work as a team as they tackle dangerous terrain, wild conditions and overcome adrenaline-charged challenges that block their path to the mountain. 

But what happens when members of the group fall behind, will the rest of the trekkers slow down and risk not reaching it up the mountain in time? Or will they cut them loose and press ahead to cash in? 

In a thrilling tale of endurance, survival and greed; morals will be tested, physical limits pushed, and bonds broken. Will they reach the summit in time and who will walk away with the money?

A blockbuster action adventure filled with cliff-hangers; this is The Summit…getting up is just the beginning! 

The Summit  is a 9Network and Endemol Shine Australia (A Banijay company) original series, produced by Endemol Shine Australia.   WARNIE  There has never been and never will be another like him. 

Over two big nights,  Warnie  will be the fitting tribute to one of the greatest Australians of all time, the Aussie larrikin who lived and loved large in the 9Network’s must see drama event of 2023. 

Shane Warne was an Aussie legend, a cultural icon, a cricketing genius, a charmer and a rogue. ‘Warnie’ transcended cricket. Like all great characters, he inspired extreme reactions from people from all walks of life, in Australia and around the world.

Warnie  is produced for the 9Network by Screentime, a Banijay company, in association with VicScreen. Cast to be announced soon.  HUMAN ERROR Inspired by actual events, 9Network’s new drama series, Human Error, follows Detective Holly O’Rourke and her homicide team as a seemingly open-and-shut murder investigation threatens to destroy her career, her family, and her faith in justice. 

As she scrambles to redeem her personal and professional reputation, Holly and her team uncover a criminal conspiracy that will change their lives forever.

From the creative talents behind Underbelly, Bump, Offspring and Love My Way, Human Error is produced by John Edwards, Dan Edwards, Greg Haddrick and Samantha Winston, with The Age’s legendary crime reporter and podcaster John Sylvester (Underbelly) as story consultant. Cast to be announced soon. 

Human Error  is a Roadshow Rough Diamond production for the 9Network with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Nine. Financed with support from VicScreen. International distribution will be handled by ITV Studios. RPA RPA  is the program that ignited Australia’s love of observational documentaries. For 17 years it gave viewers around the country an access-all-areas pass to the inner workings of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney. 

And now it’s back, narrated by  Rodger Corser .  RPA  follows patients who bravely and generously share their stories, as well as the outstanding surgeons and physicians who not only put broken bodies back together, but in many cases have to break the news to these patients that their prognosis isn’t good. These real-life moments are captured in all their unfiltered emotional rawness.

Embracing the vast changes in medicine in the past decade,  RPA  will feature advancements and new technologies: from life-saving, minimally invasive brain, heart, and robotic surgery to the 24/7 statewide Clot Retrieval Procedure for stroke sufferers, along with all the immediacy of the hospital’s Emergency Department. 

RPA  staff proudly claim, “We’re the only hospital in Australia that does a bit of everything”. Now they are doing even more. 

RPA  is produced by McAvoy Media for the 9Network.  BIG MIRACLES Big Miracles  is a groundbreaking new series filled with pure hope, in the name of love, about the most emotional human experience of all: trying to have children.

Starting a family is one of life’s most important milestones. But what happens when pregnancy seems impossible? 

In  Big Miracles  we track an emotionally powerful journey as 10 brave and determined individuals and couples try to fall pregnant when the odds are stacked against them. We also witness the miracle work of doctors, nurses and scientists trying to make their dreams come true. It’s a remarkable story of hope, heartache, and triumph. 

Big Miracles  is produced by Ronde Media for the 9Network.   AUSTRALIA’S MOST IDENTICAL A brand new special event series,  Australia’s Most Identical  is the ultimate search for the nation’s most identical twins.

Hosted by  Scott Cam  and  Dr Jana Pittman , both parents of twins, this social investigation series will find and ultimately determine the nation’s most identical siblings. Through a series of scientific and entertaining challenges, 100 sets of twins will be put under the microscope until one pair is crowned  Australia’s Most Identical .  

Australia’s leading “Twin Experts” Professor Sarah Wilson and Professor Jeff Craig will supervise and assess the results, in consultation with Twin Research Australia, which is based at the University of Melbourne. 

Delving into the unique and fascinating world of twins, Australia’s Most Identical will offer the most compelling and entertaining exploration of what it means to share your identity with someone else.

Australia’s Most Identical  is produced by HELIUM for the 9Network.   RETURNING TO CHANNEL 9 & 9NOW IN 2023 MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT  In 2023, Australia’s biggest guilty pleasure returns for its most anticipated season yet.

Celebrating a milestone anniversary, the 10th season of  Married at First Sight  will raise the stakes with a new cast of participants ready for a chance at love. As the experiment marks a decade, expect more breathtaking weddings, thought-provoking commitment ceremonies and dramatic dinner parties.

Certified clinical sexologist  Alessandra Rampolla  and relationship experts  John Aiken  and  Mel Schilling  will return to pair brave singles from across the country. Testing the bonds of couples, our experts will once again explore the influence of science in developing genuine, long-lasting relationships.

With a signature blend of unfiltered emotion, highly charged passion and genuine love, MAFS will captivate audiences as television’s undisputable reality juggernaut ushers in a new era. 

Married at First Sight  is produced by Endemol Shine Australia (a Banijay company) for the 9Network. THE BLOCK  The Block  is back in 2023 for an incredible 19th season. Television’s toughest building challenge will transform a brand-new Melbourne property with host  Scott Cam  welcoming a new batch of eager Blockheads to build five new family homes.  The Block  is a Nine production in conjunction with Cavalier Television.   LEGO MASTERS  LEGO Masters  exploded onto our screens in 2019 and has cemented itself as one of the most popular shows on TV.

In 2023, the feelgood, family-friendly format – a ratings phenomenon – is back with an allstar cast as the best of the very best return with a new wave of brilliant building and imagination for  LEGO Masters : Grand Masters. In this epic construction contest, the elite LEGO builders of the past four seasons will be competing for the ultimate title of Grand Masters. 

Host  Hamish Blake  and resident judge  Ryan “Brickman” McNaught  will be joined by the fan favourites and previous champions, all ingenious builders. Prepare to be dazzled by the most amazing challenges the show has ever seen, both in-studio and outside, when our teams duel it out for the chance to win $100,000 and to be crowned the very best LEGO building team in LEGO Masters history. Grand Masters.

LEGO Masters  is produced by Endemol Shine Australia (A Banijay company) for the 9Network. TRAVEL GUIDES   Logie Award-winning  Travel Guides  will be returning in 2023 with the ultimate traveller’s guide for your next escape. 

All our favourite travel critics are back as they take off for a seventh season filled with more amazing and adventurous destinations.

Each episode will see our fun jet setting  Travel Guides  share their unfiltered and brutally honest reviews of rip-roaring destinations as they experience the same week-long holiday from local cuisine, accomodation, activities and tourist sights.

Opinions always differ, often leading to outrageous reviews as our Guides tell it how they see it and rate each holiday out of five stars.

Narrated by popular Aussie comedian Denise Scott,  Travel Guides  is produced by Nine. PARENTAL GUIDANCE   When it comes to parenting, everyone has an opinion.  Parental Guidance  returns in 2023, putting 12 new parenting styles under the microscope to find out what works best.

When  Parental Guidance  first premiered, it broke new ground and got the nation confronting the biggest question: how should we be raising our future adults? 

Now, in this fresh and thought-provoking series, TODAY host  Ally Langdon  and parenting expert  Dr Justin Coulson  are back, laying down even bigger and tougher parenting challenges. Designed to reveal the strengths and weaknesses of each parenting style, these challenges are all grounded in real-life scenarios. The results are authentic, joyful and shocking. 

From Outback to Spiritual, Gentle to Unstructured, Road School to Influencer, every style will be unpacked, judged, and scrutinised under the guidance of Ally and Justin, to ultimately vote for  Australia’s best parenting style.

This new series has a special focus on raising kids in the digital age, from the rise of Influencer Parenting to the dark side of online gaming and the internet. The essentials of parenting are also explored in depth, from dealing with tantrums to sibling rivalry and driving kids to succeed. 

As the 12 sets of parents examine, compare and look at their parenting through fresh eyes, viewers have the chance to reflect, learn and even level up their own parenting. 

Parental Guidance , the show that puts parenting in the spotlight it deserves, is produced by Eureka Productions for the 9Network.    THE HUNDRED WITH ANDY LEE – SEASON 4 The Hundred with Andy Lee  is back in 2023, with 100 everyday Aussies and some of our funniest comedians coming together to find out what the country is really thinking.

Season 4 of The Hundred will tackle more of society’s biggest (and smallest) questions like: How many of the Hundred have seen a UFO? How many would NEVER lend money to their family?  How many of the hundred are celibate?  How many think regifting is ok?

Handpicked to represent the demographic makeup of Australia, “The Hundred” will once again be polled live via Zoom to give us the stories behind the stats, while three comedy panellists battle it out on each episode to see who knows Australia best.

Fan-favourite segments Couples Court and Celeb-A-Really will return, along with a raft of new games.

The Hundred with Andy Lee  is an original concept by Screentime (A Banijay company) and Andy Lee, in association with the 9Network.   PARAMEDICS   With more than two million emergency calls made in Victoria every year,  Paramedics  is the compelling factual series that captures the unfiltered emotion of these life-changing moments and the reaction of the first responders. With unprecedented insight into life on the road with ambulance crews, the program balances the daily reality of medical emergencies with the paramedics themselves, the people and personalities who bring hope to the most seemingly hopeless situations.

In 2023, a new season of  Paramedics  takes us back on the road with our emergency service heroes. From unexpected connections and compassion in times of crisis to the heavy toll this work takes on our frontline responders,  Paramedics  portrays the complete emotional spectrum of their dedicated life-saving duty.

Paramedics  is a WTFN production for the 9Network with the help of Ambulance Victoria.    EMERGENCY Emergency  is back for a fourth series in 2023 with returning favourites and new faces saving lives and winning hearts on the frontline of one of Australia’s busiest hospitals.

Join the dedicated doctors and nurses for a captivating insight into the raw inner workings of Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Emergency Department as they pull back the curtain for unprecedented access to teams of medical heroes dealing with life-and-death cases every day. 

This heartwarming series tells the stories of the patients through the eyes of the highly skilled and dedicated staff at Royal Melbourne, who are always ready with the utmost compassion and care for the constant stream of patients coming through the doors – in any emergency.

Emergency  is produced by WTFN for the 9Network. MILLION DOLLAR MURDERS In the return of this landmark series, retired Detective Superintendent Deborah Wallace takes viewers inside six unsolved crimes. These cases are the most chilling murder mysteries in Australia, with the biggest rewards on offer, one million dollars for information that leads to a conviction.

Working closely with Homicide squads around Australia, Wallace discusses the cases with colleagues and interviews detectives, witnesses and family members, hoping to spark a long-forgotten memory or a change of heart that will bring justice for the victims and their families.

In Series 2 of Million Dollar Murders, for the first time the Western Australia Police Force opens the case file on the murder of a child that shocked the entire state.

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Told by the investigators themselves, each episode will focus on one case, highlighting the hard work, dedication and commitment investigators make in solving the toughest crimes of their careers.

Viewers will have unprecedented insights to all the twists and turns of these major investigations, from the moment the crime occurred to the final confession or conviction.

As well as firsthand accounts from the investigators, we’ll also hear from the families involved, plus journalists and authors who have closely followed these cases.

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Join  Catriona Rowntree, David Reyne, Jason Dundas, Charli Robinson  and other favourite faces as they explore breathtaking locations across Australia and around the world, and offer holiday tips and ideas to cater for all tastes and budgets. After two years of lockdowns, disruptions and cancelled holidays, Aussies are itching to dust off their passports and get travelling once again, and the Getaway team will lead the way as they explore the globe.

As well as discovering the best holiday spots in our own backyard, the Getaway team’s international travels will take you to Hawaii, Iceland, Germany, and The Netherlands, to name just a few great destinations. And as always, they’ll inform, entertain and surprise you with stunning locations.

Each new episode of  Getaway  will inspire travellers to get out and about around all points of the compass. Whether it’s a once-in-a-lifetime dream vacation or a family trip that won’t break the bank, viewers will get all the key info they need to start planning their next holiday.  SPORT Aussies love their sport, and the biggest events available to the widest audiences in the country are all on Nine in 2023.  AUSTRALIAN OPEN AND GRAND SLAM TENNIS Nine is the undisputed home of tennis, with every Grand Slam tournament available on the 9Network and Stan Sport in 2023. And Wide World of Sports is serving up all the aces.

From the Australian Open to Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open, you can catch every moment here, all in one place.

A sizzling Summer of Tennis in Australia gets going with the traditional lead-up tournaments in the new year before it’s time for the big one: the Australian Open from January 16.

The 2023 Australian Open  promises to be another champagne tournament as the world’s best players descend on Melbourne to create the spellbinding moments and great stories that audiences crave throughout the biggest national sporting event of the year.

A stellar commentary lineup featuring  John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Lleyton Hewitt, Jelena Dokic, Dylan Alcott, Todd Woodbridge, Alicia Molik, Sam Smith and Casey Dellacqua and hosts James Bracey, Roz Kelly  and  Tony Jones  will put you on centre court for another unmissable Australian Open.  NRL  All the action, excitement, athleticism and non-stop entertainment of the National Rugby League returns to the 9Network for its 32nd consecutive year in 2023.

Hosted by  James Bracey  and  Danika Mason , the best lineup of rugby league commentators in the game will assemble on Nine’s Wide World of Sports for the  2023 NRL Telstra Premiership . 

Rugby league Immortal  Andrew Johns , premiership-winning captains  Cameron Smith, Johnathan Thurston, Brad Fittler, Paul Vautin, Paul Gallen, Darren Lockyer , and multiple premiership winners  Billy Slater, Sonny Bill Williams  and  Phil Gould AM  will provide the best insight and analysis there is. 

As the Women’s game continues to grow with new teams in 2023, the Wide World of Sports will be right there for another season of some of the most exciting and entertaining footy on offer, thanks to the likes of stars such as  Isabelle Kelly  and  Millie Boyle . You can catch the NRLW season live and free, plus the  Women’s State of Origin  all on the 9Network, with  Emma Lawrence, Ruan Sims  and  Allana Ferguson  on the sidelines to cover it all.

In commentary,  Mat Thompson  and  Peter Psaltis  will call the action for NRL and NRLW.   STATE OF ORIGIN  The most gripping sporting contest in the nation is presented exclusively, live and free on Channel 9HD and 9Now in 2023. Offering unmatched drama and passion that captivates record-breaking audiences every year, fans can watch all three games in the  State of Origin  series, with additional camera angles on 9Now. 

Who could forget the dramatic ending of Ben Hunt’s runaway try in Brisbane to seal the 2022 series for the Maroons? Will Brad Fittler’s NSW Blues atone for their heartbreaking defeat, or will Queensland hearts beat true on the way to lifting the Origin shield once again in 2023? 

With a lineup of the greatest players in Origin history to call the action, and unprecedented access to both coaches, Slater and Fittler, there’s simply no place like Nine’s Wide World of Sports come Origin time. RUGBY UNION  The crowning glory of global rugby will be showcased in 2023 when the  Rugby World Cup France  is broadcast live and free on Channel 9, with every game also shown live on Stan Sport.

Before we get to the World Cup, fans can cast an eye over the candidates for All Blacks and Wallabies RWC jerseys when the best players in the Southern Hemisphere strut their stuff during the Super Rugby Pacific season.

Then there’s the Rugby Championship featuring the Wallabies, All Blacks, Springboks and Pumas of Argentina – and within that tournament, the Wallabies playing the All Blacks in the revered Bledisloe Cup, where any notion of love thy neighbour goes out the window.

Plus, the best of the women’s game will be showcased when the 9Network and Stan Sport broadcast Wallaroos and SuperW games live.

A commentary team of rugby union superstars and experts led by  Roz Kelly  and  Nick McArdle  will include  Drew Mitchell, Sonny Bill Williams, Tim Horan, Justin Harrison, Allana Ferguson  and  Morgan Turinui , plus caller  Sean Maloney , will make Stan Sport and the 9Network the only place to be to watch the game they play in heaven in 2023.   CRICKET  Cricket returns to its traditional home, Wide World of Sports, for the best men’s cricket on offer in 2023. 

Be prepared to be hit for six by the  ICC Men’s T20 World Cup  from October 16, 2022 with every Australia game and the finals available live and free on Channel 9.

Host  Roz Kelly  is joined by former Australian captain  Mark Taylor , Australian representative across all three forms of international cricket,  Callum Ferguson , and specialist T20 bowler and former Australian international  Steve O’Keefe  to cover the competition. Can the Aussies conquer the T20 world once again?

Exclusive to Nine, a thrilling Ashes series shapes up when our Test cricketers don the whites for the oldest running rivalry in sport: Australia v England. Every Test match of the 2023 Ashes series in England will be shown live and free exclusively on the 9Network and 9Now. 

Then to finish off the year, the most coveted prize in world cricket is up for grabs when the  2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup  in India comes live and free to the 9Network. Played across October and November 2023, Australia will be out to add another one to our unrivalled tally of five World Cup trophies, when  Steve Smith, David Warner  and  Pat Cummins  line up against India’s Virat Kohli, New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, England’s Jonny Bairstow and South Africa’s Quentin de Kock.   FINA WORLD SHORT COURSE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS MELBOURNE As Nine continues to expand its sports offering, we will dive in with the best short course swimmers in the world when they arrive in Melbourne for the  FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships  from December 13-18.

Get ready for a duel in the 25 metre  pool when Australia’s Emma McKeon, Kaylee McKeown, Mack Horton, Kyle Chalmers, Madi Wilson, Meg Harris, Chelsea Hodges and Mollie O’Callaghan power their way towards the medals podium across the 9Network and 9Now.

Plus, 9Now will stream events across swimming, diving, artistic swimming, open water swimming and water polo. 20TH FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS FUKUOKA From July 14-30 Australia’s best Swimming, Water Polo, Open Water, Diving and Artistic Swimming representatives will take on the world in Fukuoka, Japan for  the 20th FINA World Swimming Championships .

The Wide World of Sports will present wall to wall coverage, all live and free, for all events on the 9Network and 9Now.

WNBL 9Now jumps onto the court for Women’s basketball this year when the  WNBL  2022/23 season tips off on November 2, with 68 matches available to stream live and free in a win for hoops fans.

Basketball legend Lauren Jackson will return from retirement this season to mix it with exciting rising stars such as Shyla Heal.

9Now will provide the perfect destination for new and emerging fans of the  WNBL  to engage with the sport they love, at any time and on any device they choose.   SPORTS SUNDAY  With an outspoken lineup of sporting legends, journalists and commentators, Sports Sunday is the home of hard-hitting opinions about sport in Australia and around the world. Host  Roz Kelly  leads the panel of sporting legends and personalities as they debate and debunk all the big issues of the week in the world of sport.   100% FOOTY  This is where the strongest opinions in rugby league are aired from the people who count. With  Phil Gould  and  Paul Gallen  squaring off every Monday night, and all the latest breaking news from journalists Danny Weidler and Michael Chammas, strap in with  100% Footy  host  James Bracey  for NRL news and opinion done the way that footy fans deserve.   THE SUNDAY NRL FOOTY SHOW  Hosted by  Danika Mason , with rugby league legends  Andrew Johns, Billy Slater  and  Brad Fittler , The  NRL Sunday Footy Show  in 2023 will cover all the action throughout the competition rounds and the finals. Special guests will dissect and discuss all the news and the big issues from the week, with special guests including  Nathan Cleary, Adam Reynolds  and  Cameron Murray  to preview each Sunday game on Channel 9 and 9Now. THE AFL SUNDAY FOOTY SHOW AND FOOTY CLASSIFIED  Widely regarded as the most knowledgeable of all footy panel shows, Footy Classified reunites  Craig Hutchison, Caroline Wilson, Matthew Lloyd, Kane Corne, Eddie McGuire  and  Ross Lyon  across Monday and Wednesday nights. 

And  The Sunday Footy Show  will be huge in 2023 once again, with  Tony Jones  and the team back for an incredible 31st season, Sundays at 10.00am.   NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS 60 MINUTES  A pillar of Sunday night television since 1979,  60 Minutes  is a pioneer of Australian investigative journalism. After more than four decades, 9Network’s news and current affairs flagship continues to unravel the key issues and extraordinary stories at the heart of our nation and across the globe.

The award-winning  60 Minutes  team comprises Australia’s most trusted and experienced journalists, including  Liz Hayes, Tara Brown, Liam Bartlett, Tom Steinfort, Sarah Abo  and  Nick McKenzie , with new full-time reporter  Amelia Adams  joining the team in late 2022.   9NEWS  9News  provides the most accurate and up-to-date news service in each capital city at 6.00pm every night of the year. Our team of reporters, at home and abroad, take pride in bringing viewers the information that helps them in their day-to-day lives. When the big stories break, Australians turn to  9News  as their trusted source of truth. 

And in 2023, we are determined to work even harder to ensure we continue to offer an unparalleled source of news and current affairs that speaks directly to Australians about the issues that affect them most. A CURRENT AFFAIR At 7.00pm six nights a week,  A Current Affair , hosted by  Tracy Grimshaw  (until November), is Australia’s most watched daily current affairs program. 

This long-running show battles for the underdog, breaks big stories, features agenda-setting interviews, and undertakes major investigations. It gets results for viewers when they have nowhere else to turn and provides information that makes a real difference in their lives. UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH LIZ HAYES  Under Investigation with Liz Hayes  transforms Australian living room walls into detective maps as probes into some of the nation’s most notorious crimes are reopened. TODAY TODAY  will deliver more of what its passionate viewers love in 2023. An essential morning ritual for the latest in news and current affairs, sports, politics, showbiz, lifestyle and more,  TODAY  is the breakfast show that sparks Australia’s daily conversation. 

Led by  Karl Stefanovic  and  Ally Langdon , TODAY’S ensemble team includes entertainment reporter  Brooke Boney  and news presenter  Alex Cullen , with weather presenter  Tim Davies  on the ground connecting with viewers from coast to coast.

Offering a fresh, light-hearted look at news, entertainment, and celebrity gossip,  Today Extra  returns each weekday from 9.00am, with hosts  Sylvia Jeffreys  and  David Campbell . 

And ease into your weekend with  Belinda Russell, Charles Croucher, Richard Wilkins  and  Jayne Azzopardi  for a little bit of fun and everything you should know from around the world with the  Weekend Today  family.

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Everything you need to know about the Travel Guides cast

Travel Guides is one of Australia’s most beloved television shows, and with its  crazy adventures and hilarious reviews, it’s not hard to see why.

WATCH BELOW: Travel Guides: The Fren family visit a farm

Channel Nine’s   Travel Guides   has taken off this year, with the reality show seeing everyday holidayers act as travel critics.

The very different groups of ordinary Aussies go on the same week-long holiday – reviewing the cuisine, accommodation, activities and local sights, where they tell it how they see it.

So, here’s everything that you need to know about this season’s cast.

Matt and Brett

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New to the block are Matt and Brett, who have been together for 18 years and married for seven.

Matt, 45, works for the local council while Brett, 51, is a primary school teacher, and the two love to travel – meaning they have a lot of opinions on how holidays should be.

The difference between the two is that while Matt loves to organise everything, do everything and eat out for every meal, Brett is happy to go along for the ride.

They are quick with biting commentary on everything around them but are generous, kind and love a laugh. 

Fren family

The Frens are well equipped to cope with stressful family situations and can always find the funny side of any holiday disaster.

Mark, 59, is the upbeat and forthright dad, so when on holiday he loves to negotiate hotel room upgrades.

For more than 30 years he has been happily married to Cathy, 57, whose quirky sense of humour and distinctive laugh is contagious.

Together they have two kids, Victoria, 27, who is always ready to voice an opinion, and Jonathon, 29, who is the more reserved one of the bunch.

The Frens are unafraid to give anything a go, which often leads them into unpredictable situations.

Kev, Dorian, and Teng

This trio, made up of Kev, Dorian and Teng, are all good mates who share a love of junk food, computer games, music and movies. 

Kev, 28, is the sensible pop-culture expert with an arts degree, while Dorian, 24, is laidback, polite and studying to become a teacher.

As for Teng, 25, he’s the risk-taker who has deferred uni for the last three years and is always looking for a good time.

All are Australian-born and their combined Chinese, Greek and Vietnamese heritage gives them a unique take on the world.

Despite Dorian’s Greek heritage, they often refer to themselves as “the three Asian boys” who are fearless and willing to give anything a go.

Kevin and Janetta

Kevin, 63, and Janetta, 69, describe themselves as ‘holiday snobs’, as they want the best of the best for everything.

The pair, who have been married for over three decades, don’t have children, and are passionate wine enthusiasts.

They also love exploring big cities, but before hitting the road, they make sure they do their research to ensure they experience the best holiday.

And if the quality or service isn’t up to scratch they will not hesitate to make a complaint – earning them the “we don’t suffer in silence” catchphrase.

Stack and Mel

Identical twin cowgirls, Stack and Mel, are still relatively new to the travel game, and are a little wary when venturing anywhere beyond the Outback. Even so, they are willing to give anything a crack.

The girls, 31, are big on the rodeo scene, competing together and against each other in roping events. They have travelled extensively around country Australia for competitions.

Having spent most of their lives in the bush, they are blissfully unaware of other cultures, languages and customs – but this doesn’t stop them voicing an opinion.

They are used to roughing it and are not easily impressed by fancy holidays, and would much rather camp outdoors with their horses and dogs rather than stay in the city.

Chanelle is the Shopping & Streaming Editor across a broad portfolio of digital brands, including ELLE, Marie Claire, WHO, Now To Love and more. With a background in entertainment and lifestyle, she loves any excuse to talk about her latest celebrity crush, what’s trending on #BookTok and the latest watercooler show she’s obsessing over.

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Travel Guides: “I’d rather be a snob, than a bogan”

Drinks in hand, enjoying jetsetting, but kevin & janetta have no issue with how they are portrayed on nine's travel guides..

• Published by David Knox
• on April 18, 2023
• Filed under News , Top Stories

Intrepid travellers Kevin Moloney & Janetta Stones recently finished filming their 7th season of Travel Guides for Nine.

In a joint interview the retired couple spoke with TV Tonight about their time on the hit Nine series, proudly toasting the finer things in life and acknowledging how their reviews provide a perfect contrast to other cast reviews.

How were you cast?

Janetta: I saw an ad on Channel Nine that said, ‘If you can give up three months next year, and you like traveling, apply here.’ We’d just retired at that stage so I said to Kevin we should apply, and he said…

Kevin: ‘What would they want with old things like us?’

Janetta: So that was my cue to go down the track and apply.

Kevin: We didn’t know anything about the show but we saw an episode of the British Travel Guides and we thought, ‘Oh, God, what have we got ourselves into? It looked pretty terrible!’

The Australian version is very different, thankfully. So we were thrilled to get involved in the first series. And then it just grew its own legs, and here we are at Season 7.

How do you feel about the way the show portrays you?

Janetta: We come across exactly as we are in real life. We like the nice things of life.

Kevin: We’re are a bit older, a bit more discerning them than some of the others. In the first season they introduced us as ‘Travel Snobs.’ But we’re fine with that.

Janetta: If it means we don’t like camping, we prefer to go business class, five stars, like fine food and wine, that’s what it is.

I’d rather be a snob than a bogan, but we’re not snobs by any stretch of the imagination. We just know what we like, and what we don’t.

Kevin: Nothing is scripted. No words are put into our mouths. If we don’t like something, we’re free to say we don’t like it. But I think that’s what people can relate to.

Janetta: We have fans in the street quite literally from 8 to 80. People will say that ‘You’re just like my parents,’ or ‘I want to be like you when I get older.’

What have been some of the more memorable things you’ve done on the show?

Kevin: Last year, or the year before, I jumped out of a plane. Now, I would never think of doing that on a holiday. So there are situations you find yourself in and we end up liking some things that we would never have even tried.

Janetta: They juxtapose us against pretty much nearly all of the other groups, which makes makes the show what it is. What we like, they don’t.

Kevin: That’s the magic of the show. ….One of the places we went to was the Arctic Circle. Janetta doesn’t like the cold so somwehere like that wouldn’t really feature on our travels. But we absolutely loved it.

Janetta: It was so memorable, really, really incredible.

Tell us about behind the scenes, and how you shoot the show?

Janetta: We don’t know where we’re going until we actually get to the airport. We only get an email the night before telling us where we have to be, and what sort of clothes to wear. That’s very much against how we are, which is being very organised.

We could be doing anything from FinAir business class, that we did on our last trip, or we could be doing the Perth – London flight, middle seat, third back row in economy.

Kevin: For 17 hours solid. That was pretty close to torture.

Janetta: We quite often will use our points or money to upgrade.

Kevin: The older you get, the more comfort you need.

How much interaction do you have with the other cast?

Kevin: We all travel together. But on camera, we don’t have any interaction whatsoever. They’re doing their thing and we’re doing our thing, and we try not to influence each other.

We don’t talk about the experiences we do together. So if, say the Fren family or the Target boys or Stack & Mel, have a certain opinion on an activity, our opinion might be different. So we don’t want to influence them with our opinion, and they won’t influence us with theirs

What is your essential item to take on aeroplane?

Kevin: Noise cancelling headphones.

Janetta: I have an e-reader with me.

Kevin: It really depends on what class you’re in, and the how long the flight is. Some people take neck pillows, all that sort of rubbish. I try to have the least amount of stuff around me when I’m on an aeroplane. I hate stuff on the floor and all over the place. The less I have the better.

Where do you travel to this season?

Kevin: We did 10 episodes. We went to Europe twice, Africa twice.

Janetta: We only did two episodes in Australia in Melbourne and the Riverina, but also South Africa, Zambia, England, Scotland, Croatia, Helsinki, Borneo, Vanuatu, New Zealand. Pretty much for 4 months we aren’t on any particular timezone.

Kevin: You come back from Europe or the Americas or wherever, and you’re only home for two or three days. There’s no way you get back into your home timezone. So you’re just floating for 4-5 months.

Janetta: Croatia was absolutely beautiful.

Kevin: We saw a different side of Croatia than we had in our last trip, which was our own holiday a few years ago. Travel Guides took us to different places in Croatia, which was sensational. But for me it was probably Lapland (Finland)…..to be knee deep in freshly powdered snow was an experience that I’ll never forget.

Have you ever met narrator Denise Scott?

Kevin: No. I’d like to, I like Denise, she does a great job.

It’s now 7 seasons, how long do you see yourselves doing the show?

Janetta: Each series we get home and we say ‘Never again.’ But I think it must be like childbirth. I’m terrible at the time on that flight home. But once it’s over you forget about it, and you’re ready to go again.

Travel Guides returns 7:30pm Wednesday on Nine.

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Love this show and all the participants…..their differences make it what it is….👌

Very good amateur actors, get paid to overact and over dramatise, but people like watching it🤦‍♂️

Interesting behind the scenes look at Travel Guides. Thanks, Mr. Knox.

The casting on this show is the best, it’s a great mixture of different people who like different things and but they’re all so likeable and great personalities, there’s not one person I don’t like!!

The differing personalities makes the show.

Love the show and Janetta and Kevin are my favorites. To me they are the least irritable and make the most sense in their evaluation of the places they visit (not like the ‘over the top’ Fren family – where I turn down the sound when they are on – LOL)

I think you hit the nail on the head regarding the appeal of Kevin and Janetta, they say it as it is and provide really useful feedback on their stay, which is why they are my favourite too. I also quite like the Target boys as everything seems to be so new to them, it’s like watching them grow as people.

I really enjoy Kevin and Janetta too, they are entertaining and perhaps share a similar perspective, I like some of the nice things too, but am younger and can’t necessarily afford them!

Not snobs at all, nor old things (age is only how you feel) just sensible people who enjoy travelling and a bit of luxury. They don’t try to outdo each other with the comedy, they certainly don’t put each other down because they are afraid to partake in an activity unlike some on the show and they certainly don’t make Australians look like bad tourists with OTT antics.

I love these two! They give great balance to Travel Guides! Love this show (it’s one of my favorites) and I’m realling looking forward to the return on Wednesday!

The british version has a snobby couple as well.

the british show has not been on since 2015 ….

Love this show,so glad it’s back for another season.

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TL;DR: The two best travel guides are Rick Steves for first time travelers—especially anyone going to Europe—and Bradt Guides for off-the-beaten-path destinations and “Slow Travel.” Both are reliable, will give you ideas for what to do, and help you plan the best trip.

The way we travel has changed drastically in my lifetime. Information is more readily available in the digital age, a massive plus for traveling. 

Everyone, including myself, wants to make the most of every trip abroad. That’s why I love reading travel guide books or online guides. 

Some of these guide books help you get off the beaten path. Others give information on tours you can take on your own to learn the history of a certain destination you’re visiting. 

But which are the best?

After years of reading and doing research, I have found the best travel guides for you to use when planning your next trip abroad!

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Here’s a quick look at our recommendations

• DK Eyewitness
• Bradt Guides
• Rick Steves
• Lonely Planet
• Blue Guides
• Footprint Guides
• Frommer Guides
• Tripadvisor
• Rough Guides
• Moon Travel Guides
• Insight Guides

Table of Contents

#1 DK Eyewitness

DK Eyewitness is one of the best travel guide books on the market today. But they offer more than just travel information. 

After publishing books for over 45 years, DK Eyewitness Books cover everything from travel, science, history, pop culture, and children’s topics.

Their travel guides give the information you desperately need for travel– such as maps, itineraries, accommodations, where to eat, and more! 

I also love how easy their visuals are to look at. I sometimes get lost in their maps and start imagining myself there (I’m a big daydreamer if you can’t tell!).

DK Eyewitness Travel guide books might not be the most in-depth on a particular location, but they help with travel inspiration. 

If you want more information, DK Eyewitness has a podcast called ‘Where to Go,’ which is another excellent way to get your travel information on the go!

• 100+ destinations
• Heavy on history
• It has both outdoor and city guides
• Amazing visuals
• Not as in-depth as other guides

#2 Bradt Guides

A Bradt travel guide is perfect if you’re interested in visiting countries that are less traveled to— written by experienced travelers with fantastic insider tips. 

Bradt travel guide books has a reputation as the “World’s leading independent travel publisher.” They are also the best India travel guide company.

Some unique destinations include Iraq, Sri Lanka, Galapagos Islands, and Grenada. But don’t worry. Bradt Guides also has a British series for those interested! 

Lately, I’ve been striving to travel like a local. Bradt has a ‘Slow Travel’ guidebook series, which I love using these days because it helps me travel like a local. 

The trip ideas are great in detail but might not be for your preferred country to visit. 

Bradt Guides prides itself on being the most comprehensive on the market. Their authors give cultural insights and expressions of interest and knowledge.

You can support Bradt’s Guides even further by subscribing to their Patreon! Here you can pay monthly for a specific tier and earn different things like one free e-book a month.

• More off-the-beaten-path destinations
• Slow travel series
• Has a Patreon page
• Unique style of travel not for everyone

#3 Rick Steves

Rick Steves books are the guide books your mom hands you when traveling to your dream destination in Europe. And that’s a good thing! They’re trusted by many for a reason.

These travel guide books are always up-to-date, thanks to Rick Steves’ research partners. 

Rick’s books will have you feeling like you’re on guided tours! He ensures you’ll have some fantastic cultural experiences. 

I love Europe, but there are many other cultures throughout the world that I’m even more interested in. So, since Rick Steves’ guidebooks are primarily Europe-focused, I’m not as drawn to them.

Also, traveling in Europe long-term can get expensive. His books cater to a more wealthy crowd. 

Pick any European country, and you will have high-quality content on that destination. Rick has visited Europe countless times, and other travel websites can’t compete. 

Rick’s bestseller is his Italy guide, which isn’t surprising. In that guide, he goes over the best places to eat and sleep and how to beat the crowds. 

It’s a good idea to grab a Rick Steves’ book simply for the detailed maps.

• Best guides for Europe
• It gives in-depth information for solo tours
• Perfect for a beginner traveler.
• Catered to upper and middle-class travelers

#4 Lonely Planet

I’m sure you’ve heard of Lonely Planet , as they’ve been a dominant force in the travel scene for quite some time now. Their goal is to make travel planning easy, and they’ve succeeded!  

I loved using Lonely Planet books when I first started traveling. These books helped me up my game as a budget traveler. 

Lonely Planet dominates the internet with a wealth of online resources. While the information they offer online is easy to access, it can be vague. 

You can subscribe to Lonely Planet on their website for free. I’ve done this, but I’ve found that there tends to be some destinations/articles that are low in detail. 

Considering Lonely Planet’s sheer amount of content, it’s not too surprising that they sometimes gloss over details. 

Their claim to fame is their numerous experts located worldwide. These experts cover adventure travel, family holidays, food and drink, and much more. 

Plus, a Lonely Planet magazine is an amazing coffee table piece, am I right?

• Backpacker friendly
• An extensive collection of guides for the entire world
• Free information is available
• Some of their content is outdated or not detailed

#5 Blue Guides

If you love the art and history of Italy, then Blue Guides is for you! People often plagiarize Blue Guide books due to the amount of accurate information each book has. 

With over 14 books on Italy alone, you won’t find more detailed information on a particular destination than with Blue Guides– they deliver it all! 

Italy was the first country that I visited outside of the United States, and I’m so glad that I had a Blue Guide book with me. 

Their award-winning maps and exceptional attention to detail made it feel like I was on a private tour! 

Be aware: there aren’t a lot of online articles from Blue Guides or many countries to choose from, which could be an issue if you like to visit more unusual locations.

Blue Guides’ first publication date was in the early 1900s, so it’s undoubtedly a top guidebook for a travel junkie!

• Helps travelers understand art and history
• Multiple guides on Italy
• Extremely thorough in their research
• Not a lot of destinations

#6 Footprint Guides

Footprint Guides is the go-to source for Latin American travel tips for all budgets! My love for this region of the world has only grown since I started using their books.

Even if Latin America isn’t one of your top destinations, they do offer other print books. All Footprint Guides are written by experts who have lived in that destination. 

Unfortunately, for North American travelers looking to plan a dream road trip, you won’t find much helpful information here, as their focus is decidedly on the south. 

Alongside their practical information, Footprint adds a layer of imagination to their guidebooks, giving them an edge that makes them one of the best travel guide series available today!

• Wide range of budgets
• Specializes in Latin America
• Practical information
• Not much content on the United States

#7 Frommer Guides

Does traveling on $5 per day sound appealing to you? Arthur Frommer thought so when he set out to create his Frommer travel guides . 

Alongside some of the best guidebooks, Frommer also offers other forms of information, including podcasts, online articles, and hotel deals!

I love using Frommer guides on road trips because they help me in many different situations. 

I usually like to have a podcast for when I’m driving , a guidebook on specific destinations while I’m in a hotel room, and online sources when on the go. 

Having Frommer guides in all their varied forms is essential since each one typically doesn’t go into heavy detail. 

If purchasing travel guide books doesn’t interest you, then keeping up to date with Frommer’s online travel guides is the way to go.

• Many styles of information are available
• Updates information frequently
• Offer hotel deals
• It covers only the main details

#8 Tripadvisor

Tripadvisor is an online source that most travelers have heard about. It’s unique on this list of travel guides because you interact with other travelers!

If you’re looking for help with trip planning, look no further than the Tripadvisor forum . Here you can talk with fellow travelers about your upcoming trip! 

When I have a specific question that needs answering, I always check Tripadvisor first. They have information on most countries, but some info on the forums can be outdated. 

Tripadvisor is great because it’s free! But they’re more than just a review and forum-based platform; you can also book different travel deals and tours through their website.

Sometimes the sheer amount of information can be overwhelming to click through.  If that sounds relatable, you might want to purchase some guidebooks instead. 

Tripadvisor started the wave of online travel planning. They’re worth browsing, even if you just want to write down a few travel tips!

• Multiple reviews from other travelers
• Travel deals available
• Forum can be out of date
• The massive amount of information can be overwhelming

#9 Rough Guides

Rough Guides has grown into a leader in the travel industry with its amazing travel guidebooks and online travel guides. 

What I love about these books is their authenticity. Their recommendations from locals helped to grow them into who they are today.

It all started with their Greece travel guide, and it quickly blew up. Demand increased for more and more Rough Guide content; they released a guidebook series for people who were eager for more. In 2017, Rough Guides expanded even further.

Today Rough Guides are more than just a travel guide company that sells books. They offer tours, custom-made itineraries, and more! I love using their website when planning my next trip. 

These custom-made itineraries and tours are expensive but for a reason. Rough Guides’ experts are located worldwide to give you the best travel experience ever. 

Rough Guides best selling guides offer a ton of background information and local tips, making them worth the high price!

• Detailed itineraries
• Personal recommendations from locals
• An extensive list of countries
• High prices for tours and custom itineraries

#10 Moon Travel Guides

Moon Guides are my favorite guidebooks for traveling around the United States. Planning that perfect road trip is challenging but Moon Guides makes it easier.

Moon’s travel guidebooks are all about traveling sustainably. I’ve used them countless times in the Americas and have found them super helpful.

But Moon Guides don’t focus on the Americas only– they also offer some of the best travel guides for Japan in particular.

I’ve learned to use these books more for research instead of bringing them on my travels– they don’t always hold up with how rugged traveling can get for me.

Moon’s detailed maps are so good in their guidebooks that I fill my phone library with them. They are easy to read and use, which is what I think makes a good map. 

The best travel tips are from locals, and that’s what Moon’s travel guidebooks bring. They don’t have a fancy touring app or anything, but they don’t need it. 

If you want one of the best travel guides for families, then there’s no better choice than making Moon Guides your tour guide when traveling. 

Find your dream destination, get travel inspiration from their maps, and book that plane ticket.

• Emphasis on the Americas and the Pacific
• Easy-to-understand maps
• Many pages of information solely for hotels/accommodations
• Guidebooks aren’t durable

#11 Insight Guides

Insight is one of the best travel guidebooks on the market for a reason. The beautiful photographs in these travel guidebooks will have you daydreaming for days.

Insight guides are perfect for those history buffs out there like me. They combine great information with also some off-the-beaten-track activities. 

Insight has produced over 200 guidebooks and language books. Their books provide information on nearly any country you can think of (besides Mexico).

I love their books because they also have a mini-series.

During the Covid years, I was in the mood to read a lot. I picked a different destination each week and bought a new e-book. 

I could do this because they only cost five to ten dollars! Most of the best travel guidebooks are double this.   

Besides its guidebook series, Insight offers a handmade trip planned by experts to the destination of your choice. What more could you ask for?!

• Multiple countries in each continent
• Has language guides
• Sells hand-picked vacation packages put together by locals
• Offers mini versions of guides to sell for cheap
• No Mexico guide

Buying Guide: How to Choose the Best Travel Guide

What to Look for in Travel Guides

Is the information up to date.

Picking the best travel guidebooks can be an overwhelming process. But the most important thing to watch out for is making sure the information is up-to-date.

Compared to online sources, guidebook information tends not to get updated as quickly for obvious reasons. 

You don’t want a travel guide taking you to a restaurant that doesn’t exist anymore, do you? No. You want to get off the beaten track but not THAT off that it gets you lost.

Pick Locally-Based Travel Guides

My ideal travel style is meeting locals, living, and eating like a local. I have the best travel experiences when I dive deep into the culture.

The best information about a destination comes from locals. When you’re planning a trip to Costa Rica, wouldn’t you want to consult someone who has lived there for many years?

When you rely on locals’ recommendations, you’ll truly have an experience of a lifetime. 

Know What Type of Traveler You Are

This next tip can be difficult for some, and it can change from year to year. I have gone from being a true budget traveler to somewhere in the middle. 

I used to love history (I still do) and would base my travels around that. Now I seek adventure activities. 

Different types of guides will focus on different things, such as budget travel, adventure, expensive tours, food, or history. 

Finding the travel guide that fits your style will be more beneficial in the long run.

Know Which Destination You Want to Visit the Most

The best world travel guidebooks are often better for certain locations than others. For example, Rick Steves has a reputation for being the best travel guide for Europe and, specifically, the best travel guide for Italy. 

So, choose your travel guide based on which one specializes in the area you’re curious about.

Other Helpful Travel Guides

Travel is a huge industry which means there are more guides than you could ever possibly use. 

If you prefer your travel content in video form, one of the best travel guide Youtube channels is Ryan Shirley . 

His videos showcase the top places to visit in different countries with some of the best drone shots you’ll ever see. 

FAQs About Travel Guides

Should You Even Buy a Travel Guide?

A travel guide has its place. It may seem outdated to use one, but you can find some of the best information in them. 

Some guides take years to make and are very specific in the details they write for certain locations. The maps tend to be better and easier to read in these types of guides as well.  

Which is better: Lonely Planet or Rough Guide?

It depends on the style of travel you prefer. I prefer budget travel and tend to take fewer tours, so I like Lonely Planet. Rough Guide also has amazing tours if you’re interested in those.

What is the difference between Fodor’s and Frommer’s travel guides?

Frommer travel guides are excellent for those who want an easy read. Fodor is typically the better choice if you want more details about your activities. 

Fodor also has one of the best travel guides for Ireland, so check out Fodor if that’s your destination.

Is it better to travel with a tour guide or alone with a travel guide?

The answer differs from person to person! If you want your trip planned, then a tour guide is perfect. Going alone with a travel guide is nice because you can go at your own pace. 

Do people still buy travel guides?

Absolutely! There’s something different about having a travel guidebook to look at rather than scrolling through a website. 

Rick Steves and Bradt are my favorite travel guides.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Phillip Anderson

Phillip Anderson is a freelance travel writer, personal trainer, and adventure enthusiast. With years of travel experience under his belt, Phillip is an expert in finding the best deals through travel apps and websites. He knows how to find cheap domestic and international flights, like a flight to Peru for as low as $350.

When looking for cheap accommodations, Phillip combines his knowledge of websites like Airbnb, Booking.com & Hostelworld with more unique sites like TrustedHousesitters, for even more savings. Whether it’s flights, accommodations, or local experiences, he teaches travelers to make informed decisions, ensuring their adventures are both memorable and economical. For more from Phillip, check out his website, JaywalkTheWorld.com.

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The Best Travel Guides (Online and Books)

Even in the digital age, travel guide books are an important part of my travel planning journey. I have read and tried many different travel books and online travel guides. And I pulled together a list of what I think are the best travel guides (books and online resources). 

I return to my favorite travel guides again and again with each trip that we plan. Once you find a travel guide series that you know and trust, it can really speed up the travel planning process.  

But which travel guides are the best? Keep reading for the full list!  

Need help with planning your trip? Check out our guide to the best travel planning resources .  

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Are travel guidebooks still used now? 

Absolutely! Although you can find a wealth of travel planning help online, the good old-fashioned travel guidebooks are still very much available and in use. 

Some people prefer to use paper travel guidebooks. You can flag important sections and highlight things you want to remember. We’ve even ripped our books up (they’re meant to be used!) and traveled only with the sections covering the cities and sites we visited. 

E-books are also a great option for travel guides. If you use e-books, you can easily travel with several guides without adding a single ounce to your luggage. It’s a perfect option for those who travel carry-on only .

Rick Steves: best travel guides for Europe 

Rick steves guidebooks .

Some seasoned travelers look down their noses a bit at Rick Steves guide books . There’s no reason for that. Rick Steves knows Europe inside and out from decades of traveling, leading tours, writing books, and producing episodes of his wonderful series  Rick Steves’ Europe.  

Rick Steves books are excellent guides and well worth the money. I highly recommend them, especially for travel planning beginners or for anxious travelers who are looking for an expert to tell them where to visit and how. 

His books are kept up to date and quite detailed, even to the point of including full guided walking tours (often several) and detailed guided tours through major sites. 

• Steves, Rick (Author)
• English (Publication Language)
• 604 Pages – 09/06/2022 (Publication Date) – Rick Steves (Publisher)

Rick Steves online 

You can also get a lot of good free travel tips and help on the Rick Steves website, including the forums . There are forums specifically for countries, reviews, and several forums about general travel tips topics. 

They’re a great way to get insight and tips from other experienced travelers…even those who disagree with Rick Steves itinerary suggestions. (Shocked face.)

Rick Steves Audio Europe Travel App 

I also highly recommend the Rick Steves Audio Europe Travel App . It’s loaded with audio guides for walking tours and top travel destination sites like the Colosseum in Rome and The Louvre Museum in Paris.  

Download the audio tours for your destination so you can listen to them on your mobile device as you explore your destination. 

Rough Guides: my favorite travel guidebooks overall 

Super practical and easy to read, Rough Guides are my top choice for any destination that isn’t in Europe (for which I prefer Rick Steves guide books ). 

The UK-based company was founded in 1982 with the  Rough Guide to Greece . Since then, they have published travel guidebooks for well over 100 destinations all over the world. 

In addition to their main guidebook series, they also offer Pocket Rough Guides, On a Budget, Snapshots, phrasebooks, and inspirational guides like “Make the Most of Your Time on Earth.” 

• Guides, Rough (Author)
• 840 Pages – 10/18/2022 (Publication Date) – Rough Guides (Publisher)

Rough Guides website 

Rough Guides isn’t just a guidebook publisher though. Since 2017 they have offered tailor-made trips to over 70 destinations. created by local travel experts. 

Their website provides some basic itineraries, travel recommendations, and basic destination information for free that can help get you started on planning your travel itinerary . 

Fodor’s 

The great travel writer Eugene Fodor once said “You don’t need to be rich to travel well.” And that’s been kind of my mantra for the last several years. 

In 1936 Fodor wrote the first modern travel guide book . It was for British audiences and he wrote all 1200 pages himself. The book was O n the Continent: An Entertaining Travel Annual .

According to Fodors.com , “The guide went beyond reporting on the sights and for the first time included information about Europe’s culture and people, practical information like how to tip, and was the first to be annually updated.” 

Since  On the Continent  was first published, Fodor’s has been a trusted name in travel guides. They now claim that their travel writers have covered more than 8,000 destinations around the world . 

In addition to the Signature Guides, their other series include Fodor’s Inside, In Focus, and 25 Best. Fodor’s says that  Fodor’s   Italy  is the company’s top-selling guide book. 

• Fodor’s Travel Guides (Author)
• 896 Pages – 12/20/2022 (Publication Date) – Fodor’s Travel (Publisher)

Fodor’s website 

Fodors.com was one of the first travel websites when it launched in 1996 . Today the site offers destination guides, general travel content, and forums about specific destinations or general travel topics such as air travel. 

Frommer’s 

The venerated Frommer’s travel guides were launched by Arthur Frommer in 1957 with a guide to visiting Europe on $5 a day (yup. $5.). That guide followed his book about how to travel Europe as a GI (Frommer was in the Army at the time). 

Frommer’s quickly grew to become one of the most trusted names in travel guidebooks. 

Several years ago, Frommer’s was acquired by Google, which pulled the plug on their print books in the spring of 2013.

Arthur Frommer reacquired the company shortly thereafter and then quickly made a deal to get the books back in distribution. Frommer’s then started emphasizing their Easy Guides and Day by Day series, which were smaller and easier to read and carry than the typical large guidebooks they saw on the market. 

• Gordon, Yvonne (Author)
• 602 Pages – 08/23/2022 (Publication Date) – FrommerMedia (Publisher)

Frommer’s website 

Frommers.com is a fine place to start planning for a trip for free. Destination information includes city layouts, how to get around, and their top picks for hotels and dining. 

They also provide other general travel content and feature articles plus trip ideas for honeymoons, arts and cultural travel, national parks, family travel, road trips, and more. 

The Frommer’s Travel Show (podcast) 

Pauline Frommer, daughter of Frommer’s founder Arthur Frommer, hosts The Frommer’s Travel Show podcast . New episodes come out approximately once per week or several times a month. 

Bradt Guides 

Known for publishing guides for lesser-traveled destinations (though certainly not less deserving), Bradt bills itself as “the world’s leading independent travel publisher.”  

Bradt guides are the go-to for destinations not covered by other publishers. They say that “over two-thirds of Bradt guides still have no direct competition from other publishers.” 

The Bradts’ first book,  Backpacking Along Ancient Ways Peru & Bolivia , was the first to detail the Inca Trail.

Later they became known for writing guides to destinations “post-conflict.” These included Rwanda, Kosovo, and the Baltic States after the fall of the Iron Curtain. 

In addition to their destination guidebooks, Bradt also publishes a Slow Travel series of UK destinations, a Wildlife series, and general travel literature. 

• McIntyre, Chris (Author)
• 456 Pages – 06/01/2022 (Publication Date) – Bradt Travel Guides (Publisher)

Bradt Guides Travel Club 

Avid travelers can support Bradt by joining their Travel Club through Patreon. There are three tiers: Bradtpacker, Globetrotter, and First-Class Traveller. Each tier offers differing levels of subscriber benefits including things like e-books and access to their bespoke travel planning service. 

Lonely Planet  

Lonely Planet books for a long time were quite popular especially with younger backpackers looking to travel on a budget. The books can be light on the details that certain travelers (beginners, anxious travelers) might wish for when making good decisions about where to spend their travel dollars. 

Lonely Planet books are good for independent and adventurous travelers . Or for those who just want some recommendations but not a prescribed itinerary with a ton of detail.  

In addition to their popular guidebooks, Lonely Planet also publishes phrasebooks, general travel books, food books, and children’s books. 

• Mayhew, Bradley (Author)
• 288 Pages – 03/16/2021 (Publication Date) – Lonely Planet (Publisher)

Lonely Planet website  

You can get some basic, inspirational travel information to start your travel planning from the Lonely Planet website . Sadly, they set their forums to “read-only” some time ago. In my opinion, the forums were the best (and most valuable) part of the website. 

Marco Polo 

Marco Polo is best known for its compact and colorful pocket travel guides. They also offer spiral-bound itinerary-based guides, phrasebooks, folding maps, travel handbooks, travel journals, city maps, and road atlases. 

• Marco Polo Travel Publishing Marco Polo Travel Publishing (Author)
• 136 Pages – 10/15/2022 (Publication Date) – Marco Polo Travel Publishing, Ltd. (Publisher)

Marco Polo Discovery Tours App 

The free Marco Polo Discovery Tours app offers travelers a variety of guided itineraries through many destinations. For example, you can download a 23-day driving tour of New Zealand with a step-by-step driving tour over both islands. 

DK Eyewitness: among best travel books for visuals 

I enjoy reading DK Eyewitness guides, especially when I’m looking for information about the history and culture of my destination.  The glossy full-color books feature beautiful photographs and illustrations perfect for inspiring your travel itinerary. They cover more than 100 destinations. 

DK was founded in 1974 by Christopher Dorling and Peter Kindersley. They published their first travel book in the early 1990’s promising to show you “what others only tell you.”

They also cover all the usual grounds for travel guidebooks: itineraries, maps, dining and accommodations recommendations, top sites, etc. 

• DK Eyewitness (Author)
• 592 Pages – 04/26/2022 (Publication Date) – DK Eyewitness Travel (Publisher)

Where to Go podcast 

Produced by the team behind the DK Eyewitness books, each episode of the Where to Go podcast dives deep into a particular destination. New episodes come out every two weeks or so. 

Insight Guides 

For more than 40 years, Insight Guides have published guidebooks covering more than 200 destinations. 

In my experience, they’re quite a bit heavier on destination history and culture than any other travel guide I’ve encountered. So, if that’s not something you enjoy, then these guidebooks might not be your top choice. 

Insight Guides series include: Explore Guides, City Breaks, Pocket Guides, City Guides, and Experience Guides. 

• Guides, Insight (Author)
• 144 Pages – 04/01/2018 (Publication Date) – Insight Guides (Publisher)

Insight Guides website

You will find some travel information on the Insight Guides website , making it a decent place to start if you’re unsure of your destination.

The emphasis of their website seems to be on advertising their Insight Guides trip offerings…not that there’s anything wrong with that. 

Atlas Obscura 

Atlas obscura book .

Unlike all of the other travel guidebooks listed above, Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders is not a series of guidebooks but rather one book that details an incredible array of oddities and wonders around the world. 

Here’s how the authors describe their book and website (more on that below): 

“The site, and this book, are a kind of wunderkammer of places, a cabinet of curiosities that is meant to inspire wonderlust as much as wanderlust. In fact, many of the places in this book are in no way ‘tourist sites’ and should not be treated as such. Others are so out of the way, so treacherously situated, or (in at least one case) so deep beneath the surface, that few readers will ever be able to visit them. But here they are, sharing this marvelously strange planet with us.  Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras & Ella Morton,  Atlas Obscura , revised second edition, (New York: Workman Publishing, 2019) vii

The revised second edition (published in 2019) added more than 100 new sites to the 2016 first edition. The book is delightful reading if you’re into oddities around the world. I definitely recommend picking up a copy. 

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Atlas Obscura website 

Make sure you stop by the Atlas Obscura website  during your travel planning if you like finding out-of-the-way sites, or unusual places to visit, or want to make it a priority to get off the beaten path. 

You can even take Atlas Obscura trips to some pretty unusual places and even with some unusual activities…such as assisting biologists with bee research at Redwood National Park. 

Atlas Obscura podcast 

Atlas Obscura launched a podcast in March 2021, which I’ve really enjoyed listening to. Early episodes covered sites such as the Gates of Hell in Turkmenistan, the Museum of Bad Art in Massachusetts, and the old Widow Jane cement mine in Rosendale, New York. 

Final thoughts on the best travel guidebooks 

The best travel guides will be the ones that you use and that help you plan a trip that you truly love. I personally like to use a combination of travel guidebooks and online travel planning resources. 

But don’t just follow my advice. Try these guidebook series and online travel guides for yourself and find the ones that you will like and use for your trip planning. 

What are your favorite travel guidebooks?

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Darcy Vierow is a busy professional and travel planning expert with years of experience maximizing travel with limited time and on a less-than-average salary. Her tips have been published by Forbes, MSN.com, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, Aol, Newsbreak and GOBankingRates. Read more about Darcy Vierow .

Michelin guides (the green books) are great!

I used to use the “Let’s Go: Europe” guides, which were great. They were targeting college age students mostly, but they had lots of good information re: trip planning for everyone.

Which guidebooks (and/or websites) are best for planning train/plane travel while in Europe? Any standouts?

Thanks for your very helpful information!

You’re welcome, Wayne. The Man in Seat 61 is THE expert in European train travel. His website is: https://www.seat61.com/ . He’s also pretty active on Twitter. I’d also recommend checking out https://www.rome2rio.com/ for helping with planning transportation for any trip. Thanks for reading!

My family had a great time in Paris. We had a wonderful time there and enjoyed the culture of the region. The nightlife was fantastic, and the city’s elegance is indescribable. We are in love with the place and explore so many places like the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral, Louvre Museum, Cruise on the Seine, etc. After reading your blog I would like to revisit there.

Oh, I’m so glad you enjoyed your trip. Thanks for reading!

Amazing! I know nothing about traveling all over the country, what a wonderful looking place to explore.

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Best Rom-Coms and Romance Movies of 2024

Look, with the recent successes of Anyone But You or even Ticket to Paradise , we’re not saying rom-coms and romance movies are back to full life in theaters, but that their demise has been greatly exaggerated. (Just like our last few dates off the apps.) And besides, in the privacy of our homes? Things are really heating up, with plenty of choices on streaming services, both from abroad and of every outlook.

So when we put together our guide of the 2024’s best rom-coms and romance movies, we’re looking at PDAs for everyone to see in fawning awe (we won’t acknowledge of any other reaction) and what’s happening behind shuttered living room curtains. This includes It Ends With Us (starring Blake Lively, adapting Colleen Hoover ‘s multi-million best-seller), Hit Man (starring and co-written Glen Powell …so he’s got brains to go with the rest of the package?), Challengers (featuring Zendaya in a love triangle and sports shorts), The Fall Guy (with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in the Barbenheimer reunification we didn’t know we needed), Love Lies Bleeding (the unapologetic thriller with Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian), Fly Me to the Moon ( Scarlett Johannsson and Channing Tatum take a gambit on romance),  The Idea of You (if Anne Hathaway’s happy, we’re happy), and Upgraded (a good old-fashioned rom-com with Camila Mendes).

We’ve ranked the list by Tomatometer, with Certified Fresh movies first. Whether it’s date night or friends outing, or something to cozy up with a partner (even if it is a pint of ice cream), with all the choices, tonight’s the night you’ll find a match.

Música (2024) 96%

Hit Man (2023) 95%

Love Lies Bleeding (2024) 94%

Challengers (2024) 88%

The Beast (2023) 87%

The Fall Guy (2024) 82%

The Idea of You (2024) 81%

Cora Bora (2023) 80%

Upgraded (2024) 76%

Turtles All the Way Down (2024) 86%

Merry Christmas (2024) 85%

Mai (2024) 80%

Skywalkers: A Love Story (2024) 73%

Marmalade (2024) 71%

Goyo (2024) 75%

Fly Me to the Moon (2024) 65%

Mr. & Mrs. Mahi (2024) 64%

The Image of You (2024) 63%

It Ends With Us (2024) 58%

Love, Divided (2024) 57%

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Players (2024) 50%

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Japan Warns of Elevated Risk of Giant Earthquake After Strong One Hits

The official warning came after a 7.1-magnitude temblor struck off the coast of southern Japan on Thursday.

Strong Earthquake Hits Southern Japan

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By River Akira Davis Kiuko Notoya Hisako Ueno and Victoria Kim

River Akira Davis, Kiuko Notoya and Hisako Ueno reported from Tokyo, and Victoria Kim from Seoul.

Japan’s meteorological agency said on Thursday that there was a higher-than-usual chance that an immense earthquake could hit the country in the next few days, following a 7.1-magnitude temblor off the southern island of Kyushu.

Japan has long expected a major earthquake to occur along the Nankai Trough off its eastern coast. As of last year, researchers said there was a 60 percent chance that an earthquake of magnitude 8 to 9 — even more devastating than the one in 2011 that laid waste to the country’s northeast coast and knocked out cooling systems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant — would occur in the trough area over the next 20 years.

After the 7.1-magnitude quake on Thursday, Japan’s meteorological agency convened a group of experts to evaluate whether it could be related to the long-anticipated bigger disaster, called a “Nankai Trough megathrust earthquake.”

Experts warn that an earthquake between two tectonic plates that converge along the Nankai megathrust fault, which runs from Kyushu north through Tokyo, could cause devastation. It could extensively damage cities throughout Japan, potentially cause a tsunami and lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths.

“The possibility of a large-scale earthquake occurring in the area of ​​the Nankai Trough is relatively higher than usual,” the meteorological agency said in a statement late Thursday.

The risk that an earthquake of magnitude of 8 or higher would occur after one with a magnitude of 7 is particularly elevated for about a week after the initial temblor, the agency said.

Japan’s meteorological agency issued a “caution” level of warning on Thursday. The next step up would be an “alert,” which would advise residents to evacuate from areas deemed a tsunami risk. The agency said it was the first time Japan had issued a “caution.”

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged people to ensure that they were ready at all times in case an earthquake occurred and they had to evacuate. He told reporters that the government was on high alert.

Earlier on Thursday, a tsunami advisory was issued for coastal regions on the southern Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku after the 7.1-magnitude quake. As of late Thursday evening, the maximum height of waves recorded reached about a foot and a half off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture on Kyushu.

A handful of injuries but no deaths were reported related to the earthquake. Footage showed images of strong shaking in buildings in Miyazaki Prefecture, but damage in the area appeared to be minimal. The earthquake occurred less than 20 miles off the coast of Miyazaki, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Bullet train service was temporarily halted on Kyushu, and the Miyazaki Airport suspended takeoffs and landings to inspect runways for any damage. Both bullet train and airport operations resumed later Thursday evening.

The Kyushu Electric Power Company said its nuclear power plants were operating normally.

Separate from the heightened possibility of a Nankai Trough earthquake, Japan’s meteorological agency advised being alert for aftershocks of a similar magnitude off the eastern coast of Miyazaki Prefecture over the next week. It said that landslides could also be a risk if there is rain in the coming days.

An earlier version of this article used an incorrect map showing an earthquake on Japan’s west coast. The earthquakes occurred on Japan’s east coast.

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Nine has announced that Travel Guides is officially returning in 2024, giving viewers the perfect way to see the world from the comfort of their living rooms.

The seventh season is coming hot on the heels of its second consecutive Logie win, and two new Guides will joining the fan-favourites – and you might recognise them.

Stream complete seasons of Travel Guides for free on 9Now.

Karly and Bri are two besties who met while filming Beauty and the Geek a couple of years ago, and have been inseparable ever since.

Like many Aussies, Karly and Bri have never travelled further afield than Bali.

Speaking to 9Entertainment about their arrival Karly said: "Getting the phone call to be Travel Guides was a surreal moment for us as we're such big fans of the show.

We haven't done much travelling around the world - we've pretty much only been to Bali - so to be able to see the world in all its glory is a once in a lifetime opportunity. And to do it with my best friend is amazing - we're so grateful."

Bri said there's no doubt the duo will bring "some sugar and spice and a barrel of laughs".

"I'd describe us as chaotic travellers. And when we open our mouths we're never really sure what's going to come out. But we can promise young, feminine wild-woman energy," she added.

Karly appeared on Beauty and the Geek in 2022, and won the show alongside Aaron. 

Bri appeared in the same season alongside her geek, Chris .

They will be bringing high energy, total glam and wide-eyed wonder as they explore every corner of the world with the rest of the gang.

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Featuring both extraordinary overseas adventures and domestic delights, the seventh season of Travel Guides will also see most our favourite travel critics return, including Newcastle's budget-hunting Fren family, happy-go-lucky couple Matt and Brett, retired jetsetters Kevin and Janetta, and best mates Kev, Dorian and Teng.

The announcement comes after fan-favourites Stack and Mel announced their departure from the show earlier this year.

"The time unfortunately has come for us to put away our passports, hang our hats up, stay home make some money, pay our mortgage, build some sheds, do some fencing... But most importantly be around for our kiddos," they said.

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Stack and Mel said while Travel Guides has changed their lives for the better, they are in different stages of their lives now especially as "busy mums to [their] wonderful kids Royce, Wyatt and Savannah".

"Since we've started on the program back in 2016, we were young whipper snappers – 26-years-old, no care in the world and living each day as it comes!" they said.

"Since then we've both learned heaps. Been around the world five times made over 50 eps of Travel Guides and now have a Logie under our belt – who woulda thought?"

The sisters promised that while their televised travels might be over, "this is not the end for [them]".

"We are very competitive rodeo athletes so we might just turn up in a rodeo in your town," they teased.

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