Ever thought about 'singing for your supper'? It's called 'busking which a quick 'Wiki' check online tells us "Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. In many countries the rewards are generally in the form of money but other gratuities such as food, drink or gifts"

But what if you just want to practice playing in front of people for 'the fun of it'!

And you can - especially if you get involved in one of the regional busking events across the country thanks to Allan Spencer. Young or old if you have the passion - and the instrument/s - just get out there and do it... as did some very famous movie/TV stars!

If you have pets and love travelling as much as we do, there's NO WAY we're going to leave them behind is there?...

But not all animals love the bit where they have to be in the car for a few hours to get from A to B.
So what are some of the tricks to make all this 'stress free' for our pets?

To find out more Brian caught up with Kylie Kavanagh who is the Surgery Veterinary Nurse Manager at Sydney's Animal Referral Hospital and also happens to be a multi-event winner showing her dogs under the banner 'Strongstorm Staffords'.

Love Food & Wine?... You'll love the Riverina BMW Wagga Wagga Food & Wine Festival 2019.
We managed to catch up with Festival Chairman David Pyke to learn a bit more about this annual event that's been going since 2002!

From their website.... https://www.waggafoodandwinefestival.org.au
The festival gives local wineries and food and dining outlets an opportunity to showcase their goods. As a stall holder, where else could you go and show off your products and abilities to over 3000 people in one day. As a patron, where else could you go and sample a huge range of food and wines as well as Yenda Beers. You will be entertained continuously as well as have distractions for your children whilst you enjoy the atmosphere.

THIS WEEK...
* Would you ever travel Australia as a solo female in a campervan? - with Sandra
* Does travelling bring out the creativity in us? - 'Two Of Us In A Bus' poem! - Ralph Benz
* Ever wondered how FreeRangeCamping.com.au got started? - with Rob Catania

Those stories and more in our first Food-Wine-Pets-Travel+ podcast

*** BLAZE-AID HELPING QLD FLOODS & VIC FIRE VICTIMS ***
Kevin Butler is a former teacher who runs a sheep farm in Kilmore East. He and wife Robyn are the forces behind BlazeAid, which they started after the Black Saturday bush fires destroyed three kilometres of their fences back in February 2009.

BlazeAid is a volunteer-based organisation that works with families and individuals in rural Australia after natural disasters such as fires and floods. Working alongside the rural families. Their volunteers help to rebuild fences and other structures that have been damaged or destroyed.

Equally important, volunteers also help to lift the spirits of people who are often facing their second or third flood event after years of drought, or devastating losses through bushfires.

We managed to catch Kevin early this morning to find out more about their on-going work after the recent major QLD floods as well as the current VIC fires...

Learn more about BlazeAid here: http://blazeaid.com.au/

Not far from Wangarratta VIC is a tiny town called ‘Eldorado’ – Not only does the town have an amazing history of gold and mineral mining but it's also host to the smallest pub in Victoria - and possibly Australia! - We chatted to a lovely lady - Christine Hanley - who was the owner of 'The McEvoy Tavern' which has since changed hands - We'll have an update soon!

There's plenty of online resources for people travelling this great country of ours and one of the best we've found is the FreeRange Camping APP. But what was the original reason for its creation? Rob Catania - co-creator of FreeRange Camping explains in this short podcast.

You love music right?… so how would you like to listen to some talented Aussie musos while eating delicious authentic Italian style Food while sipping on a glass or two of local wine?

If this sounds like you then you’d better start planning to get to Stanthorpe in Qld in time for Saturday 23rd of March for the Stanthorpe Regional Busking competition.

To find out more we caught up with Allan Spencer, creator of the Australian National Busking Championships™ to learn more about Stanthorpe itself as well as what else is in store for visitors this year.

Intro/Outro music:
Haystack Mountain Hermits – winners of the 2018 busking finals in Cooma NSW

Goulburn in NSW was proclaimed as Australia's first inland city by Queen Victoria in 1863 and became THE place to live or to visit, but these days it is often passed-by with many travellers racing down the motorway.

We loved our recent visit and spent several days there.

Brian caught up with a born and bred local Jacki Waugh - to find out why she thinks the town's so special.

Two amazing people Barbara & Ralph Benz we met in Yass (NSW) recently. Travelling full-time in a bus they've called 'Witchery'! Two dogs... a cat and a whole lot of tales to tell as you will learn in this original poem by Ralph