Rob McFarland
Writer. Speaker. Trainer
Hi! I’m an award-winning travel writer, speaker and trainer who divides his time between Australia, the US and Europe.
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Latest stories
The underrated US city with a “mini-Grand Canyon”
There are two ways to reach Colorado’s Rattlesnake Canyon, home to the world’s second-largest concentration of natural stone arches. The first is by tackling a steep, strenuous 25-kilometre round-trip trail that squirms through rock-walled canyons, skirting steep ledges and sun-baked sandstone slabs. The second involves an exhilarating 4WD trip through Colorado National Monument followed by…
The best travel guide for Korea? K-dramas
You’ve no doubt heard of “set-jetting”, the practice of visiting a destination because it featured in a TV show or movie. Well, I’d like to propose a new trend: “re-stream”, where you research a destination using shows and movies on a streaming service. Admittedly, I may need to work on the name. Gone are the…
Testing the jet lag cure developed for US Navy Seals
You know the feeling – the knee-buckling wave of tiredness that hits you mid-afternoon. The nodding dog syndrome during dinner. Waking up bright as a meerkat at 3am. Jet lag is a fickle mistress. Some people are annoyingly unaffected (“Oh, I never get jet lag”); others (like me) can be burdened for weeks. The most…
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Contact
To contact me about writing, speaking or training opportunities, email rob@robmcfarland.org – I’d love to hear from you!
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