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Phil Polaroid
Phil Polaroid

Travel Writing

Phil started writing about travel when he got bored investigating or analysing the music industry. He's penned travel articles for inflight magazines such as Qantas and Continental, done pieces for newspapers and mainstream media, even a few for street press.

His major travel series started with Business Review Weekly magazine--the Australian equivalent of Forbes or Fortune--where his pieces were targeted at time-poor but cash-rich people who needed to plan no-fail holidays without regard to cost. The BRW Brio Magazine was where it started as an insert and many of his articles ended up online, but now behind the BRW firewall.

In September 2007, he was asked by travel editor Peter Holmes of the Sunday Telegraph--Australia's most-read Sunday paper--to do a series of pieces on lifestyle travel with a focus on his former homeland, the US, his knowledge of music festivals and genres as well as exotic locales. Many of these have been syndicated to other newspapers through News Limited and appear on the News.com.au website and Escape Magazine website.

He's also penned pet travel pieces as a Come Sit Stay column with Urban Animal Magazine since 2004 giving tips on the best pet friendly accommodation within easy reach of Sydney by car.

In reverse order, here are the continuously updated series of Tripp's Travels. Some are direct links to existing websites of the media he writes for, others are PDFs of articles in easy to download sections. We've included both where the print edition has extra photos.

New Zealand's Red Centre--In Pursuit of NZ's Perfect Pinot
Sunday Telegraph, Escape. October 19th, 2008

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Nature's Palette Is A Materpiece In The Fall--The Hills Are Alive With Colour When Autumn Arrives In North America
Sunday Telegraph, Escape. August 17th, 2008

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How To Make The Most Of Moorea's Mighty Marvels
Sunday Telegraph, Escape. June 21st, 2008

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Hawaii's Heart Lies Beyond The Bright Lights Of Honolulu
Sunday Telegraph, Escape. June 21st, 2008

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The Good Times Roll in New Orleans
Courier Mail, Brisbane. July 13th, 2008

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Apache Spirit Country That Soothes The Modern Soul--
Sedona Is A Mystic Site

Sunday Telegraph, Escape. June 9th, 2008

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Soak Up The Rich And Spicy Stew Of New Orleans
Sunday Telegraph, Escape. May 4th, 2008

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Taste of the Islands: Hawaiian Regional Cuisine Cover Feature
Sunday Telegraph, Escape. March 9, 2008

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Jewel of the California Coast
The Sunday Telegraph, Escape. January 23rd, 2008

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Austin: Alive & Smokin', Steaks A Claim to Rock Legend
The Sunday Telegraph, Escape. January 27th, 2008

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Austin: Alive & Smokin', Steaks A Claim to Rock Legend
Courier Mail, Brisbane. January 20th, 2008

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Kona: A Coffee Addict's Dream Escape
Sunday Telegraph. October 21st, 2007

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Prior to that, he did a series of travel and lifestyle pieces for Business Review Weekly and its Brio magazine offshoot.

Amsterdam: Dutch Treat

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N'Awlins: Food Booze & All That Jazz

PDF (428 KB)

Miami: Fast, Curious & Gorgeous

PDF (516 KB)

Hawaii: An Island In The Sun

PDF (384 KB)

History of Hawaiian Shirts

PDF (292 KB)

Scuba Diving For The Uninitiated

PDF (264 KB)

Urban Animal--Come! Sit! Stay!--Pet Friendly Travel

Y'All Come Back Now, Hear?--Four Faves
Urban Animal, May 2008

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We Can't Stop Wining--Hunter Valley
Urban Animal, November 2007

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Call of the Wild--Ruffing It
Urban Animal, August 2007

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Canines Travel To Our Nation's Capitol
Urban Animal, May 2007

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Luxury In The Middle of Sydney
Urban Animal, November 2006

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Into The Twilight Zone At The Fibro Majestic
Urban Animal, May 2006

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Getting Sand Up Your Cossie--Central Coast
Urban Animal, February 2006

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Paw Wheel Driving--4WD Adventures
Urban Animal, November 2005

PDF (484 KB)

Curling Up At The Love Shack--Ulladulla
Urban Animal, August 2005

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Riverwood Downs
Urban Animal, May 2005

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Hunter Valley Hideaway
Urban Animal, October 2004

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Phil also has an incredible array of travel advice and destination information for his favourite spots continually updated.