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“Pour yourself a really nice cocktail, order some food, get a group of friends together and come on holiday with us.”

That’s the message from lovable Newcastle duo Matt and Brett as their latest season of Travel Guides hits TV screens across the country. 

The first episode airs tomorrow night (Wednesday 30 March) – and it marks the start of an entertaining series featuring the long-time couple, fellow Novocastrians the Fren family, twin cowgirls Stack and Mel, posh retirees Kevin and Janetta and best mates Kev, Dorian and Teng. 

The pair hopes the Travel Guides encourages people to start exploring again after a difficult two years full of restrictions, border closures and lockdowns. 

They even suggest planning one of the trips you see on the show. 

Brett says they are incredibly excited for people to see the rest of the series. 

“We can’t wait to share it with everyone because it is like our own little holiday videos,” he said. 

“They finally get to see what we did, so that’s very exciting and our friends and family like to watch it.

“They can’t believe some of the crazy things we get to do.”

Matt adds it’s like they get to go on the holiday twice when they rewatch their adventures. 

While they couldn’t go into too much detail, Matt says one of his favourite trips during the series was in America. 

The guides drove a very large motorhome across the country. 

“To be able to drive a motorhome across the US, it’s one of those rites of passage for all Americans, like on National Lampoon’s Vacation,” Matt said. 

“And, it’s not just driving a motorhome, it’s driving on the wrong side of a 12-lane freeway, that’s the scariest thing,” Brett added.

“Everything is in miles per hour and we’re trying to work out what’s that in kilometres and then they barely fit inside the lanes and as you go across state borders, lanes get narrower, so it really was great fun.” 

Despite getting to visit some overseas countries, the reality stars say the experience has given them a greater appreciation of what’s in Australia. 

Now that borders have opened and travel is allowed again, 2022 is the year to see more of Australia. 

“When you travel in your own country, you are creating jobs for local people,” Brett said.

“Because you go and you spend your money at restaurants and you go to the supermarket and you buy stuff and you go out and watch a movie at the local cinema, so I think all that flow on economic stimulus by people getting out traveling shouldn’t be underestimated. 

“The government can have as many packages as they want to entice people to do it.

“But, until people get out and get in their cars and do a road trip, I think that’s the only way people are going to see the country and get things moving again.”

When it comes to their dream destination, Matt says it is difficult to choose one, the avid travelers have visited much of the globe and can’t wait to see more of it. 

“But if you have to visit one place before you die you have to go to Greece,” he said. 

“If it is your one last destination, just buy a one-way ticket to Greece and have your Shirley Valentine moment on the beach and never come back,” Brett added with a laugh. 

You can catch the show on Channel 9 or 9Now. 

“We are so ready to share these episodes with people,” Matt said.  

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