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EPISODE · Jun 11, 2026 · 12 MIN

Mike Smith's Adventure or Mis-adventure Travel Experiences

from Travel Writers Radio

Hearing last week’s story from reporter Fiona Harper about her encounter with a charging 250 kg silverback gorilla, reminded our Sydney veteran reporter of his own adventurous moments in travel journalism, from swimming with whale sharks at Ningaoo Reef, to getting charged by a rhino in Nepal…eventually he had to climb a tree to escape. Photo courtesy of Tourism Western Australia - Swimming with whale shark at Ningaloo Reef

Hearing last week’s story from reporter Fiona Harper about her encounter with a charging 250 kg silverback gorilla, reminded our Sydney veteran reporter of his own adventurous moments in travel journalism, from swimming with whale sharks at Ningaoo Reef, to getting charged by a rhino in Nepal…eventually he had to climb a tree to escape. Photo courtesy of Tourism Western Australia - Swimming with whale shark at Ningaloo Reef

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