Getaway is Australia’s longest-running and most popular holiday and travel television program.
Santorini, The Greek Islands

Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu

Mentawai Islands, Indonesia

Getaway compilation reel

Getaway Q&A
What’s it like to work on such a respected program?
Getaway in every sense is an absolute dream come true.  It’s one of those things in life you don’t understand how valuable it is until months or years later. You’ll be sent on a trip to South American for example, through the Galapagos Islands, through the Amazon through to Carnivale in Rio, and during your experience it’s a blur, you don’t sleep, you’re jumping time zones, you’re tired and it’s all flying by so quickly.  However, months later, you come home and you’ll be sitting there thinking what you’ve done and what experience you’ve had and how valuable this show really is. On Getaway, you get to live the nation’s dreams for them and portray them on TV. It’s incredible.

What’s your favourite place to visit?
After four years on Getaway, I’ve travelled to 36 countries across 6 continents. My favourite continent is South America, one of my favourite countries is Brazil. Rio has sexual electricity and rhythm that pulses like a heart heartbeat through it, it’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced before, the locals there are the definition of cool.  However the town that resonates with me is a simple little town in Austria called Inverness, it’s almost like an oil painting. On one side of the river, there’s an ancient town and on the other side, is the modern town, slick and clean, and designed to literally reflect the aesthetic of the old town. Inverness is very structured and organised like a European Pleasantville, things just seem to be in perfect harmony there.

What’s the most valuable thing you’ve learned travelling the world on Getaway?
The most valuable thing I’ve learned working on Getaway is life experience. Edgar Lee Masters said in his book Spoon River, “Genius is wisdom and youth” and wisdom is something on this show I’ve definitely gained. You get thrust into so many different communities and cultures; it develops your character and puts life into perspective. Your not watching the world go by, your breathing it in, it’s hitting you smack bang in the face.

Do you still keep up your interest in design, art and photography?
Yeah, whenever I travel on Getaway I take my laptop, cameras and recording devices and now my Ipad too! I love to capture images on anything from fish eye cameras, to high def video cams, and even my phone. I’m always shooting from behind the camera. I display all my experiences and images from all over the world on my blog.