 | Kevin Moloney, Australasia Chair
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Company: Freelance Writer - Food and Travel
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Website: kevinmoloney.com.au
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He's a published travel writer, an author, blog writer, restaurant judge and an accidental food and wine lover.
Kevins most recent project was writing and presenting Spirit Chasers a production for US cable TV where hes sent on missions to discover wines and the local tipple or national drinks of the world. Last year he was invited to screen test as a judge on My Kitchen Rules but was pipped at the post by better-looking, French-accented Manu Feildel. Damn the French!
Hed tell you that his elementary schooling was in a culinary school and that he obtained his degree in a winery, but thats a stretch. His real education didnt come until later in life in bars, taverns, restaurants and cafes: in airport lounges, hotel lobbies and on cruise ships. Hes also predominant in the MICE media space with a deep understanding of the international business events industry.
His writings zone in on the quirky side of a story the bits others either choose to ignore or cant see the tickling humour in. His articles and stories have been read by all sorts of nationalities from Americans to Chinese and from New Zealanders to Indonesians as theyve been published in newspapers and magazines in some far-flung places.
Kevin is the author of A Hasty Retreat - a novel set in the Central Victorian Goldfields. Based on the period when he owned a small farm (of sorts) in Hepburn Springs, the book takes you through an hysterical account of what goes right and what goes wrong in trying to assimilate into bush life. Theres humour, intrigue and a whole lot of fun in the book. Hes currently working on his second book Remarkable, which through a series of 50 vignettes, takes a quirky look at life as a small boy growing up in suburban Melbourne.
Hes the Australasian Chairman of the International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association (California) and a member of the Australian Society of Travel Writers
Published Articles
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D'Artagnan's Demons
I travel for a variety of reasons. But when I have a true quest, my trip becomes a mission, and the whole damn thing takes on a totally different dimension. That long flight becomes the crusade, the hotel takes on the feel of base camp and every bus or taxi becomes an intrepid conveyance pushing me further to the Holy Grail. Sound a bit Indiana Jones? Well, maybe. But I've just discovered a new element to travel – |  |
If You Ever Go Across the Sea to Ireland
Four hours west of Dublin is Galway Bay, a place just as romantic as Bing's lilting ballad suggests, conjuring up tall tales of leprechauns and other Irish lore. |  |
South America—What a Pain in the Arm
A cautious traveller knows what a pain it can be to venture to South America, particularly the pain in your arm (and hip pocket) after a visit to your local travel vaccination clinic. |  |
Bali…Heaven Can Wait
A recent stay in a villa in the hills of Bali verged on the comical with too many little things going pear shaped. |  |
Vienna�s Hotel Sacher - Torte and Terrific
Since 1876, the Hotel Sacher Wien in the very heart of Vienna has been the hôtel du choice… among celebrities, world leaders, gazillionaires and try-hard parvenus seeking the world-class indulgence offered by one of Europe's finest hotels. |  |
Bali by Foot
On the beaches of Sanur, in the hills of Ubud, and in the hotel spas of Jimbaran, a good foot massage is easy to come by. |
Drinking in the best of French
In this short movie, Kevin explores the south of France and French Armagnac at Chteau de BRIAT
Discover Australia
Kevin discovers the differences between Australia's Gold Coast in the North and fabulous Melbourne in the South
Cottage Life - Practically Perfect
Georgian Bay in Canada is a place Kevin just doesn't want to leave. There are reasons
A Remarkable Display
Kevin finds out just how remarkable New Zealand is. Remarkable by name and nature.
New York - Picture Perfect
Kevin Moloney gets into the picture in New York - Is he famous?
Pigs In Mud
Slopping around in a stinking pool of mud in Turkey is supposed to be good for the spirits - Kevin Moloney thinks so too
Crowning Victoria
Kevin Moloney finds a different kind of royalty in Canada's Victoria
Alaska - It's About Time
Time is the furtherest thing from his mind as Kevin Moloney sails along the southern coast of Alaska
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