In this episode, I sit down with Mel Pike, a warm and adventurous storyteller who has learned first-hand how travel can awaken the senses and nourish the soul.

After two decades in Hobart, Mel and her husband Joe — along with their much-loved Labradors, Jasmine and Rosie — now call the Sunshine Coast home. In her fabulous fifties, Mel has spent years working in the public service, but it was a five-month solo stay in Thailand that truly changed how she sees and lives her life.

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