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John Hanscombe

John Hanscombe

National reporter, Australian Community Media
Four decades in the media, working in print and television. Formerly editor of the South Coast Register and Milton Ulladulla Times. Based on the South Coast of NSW.

It's not flying at altitude that scares me. It's other passengers

Coughs, knuckle-cracking and chaos: why flying turns me into a raging phobic.

John Hanscombe
It's not flying at altitude that scares me. It's other passengers

The real reason you should travel will always be the strangers you meet

Chance encounters make for lasting travel memories.

John Hanscombe
The real reason you should travel will always be the strangers you meet

Nonstop to New York or London is my idea of hell

Spending 20 hours in a metal tube is about as appealing as tinea.

John Hanscombe
Nonstop to New York or London is my idea of hell