Kirstie Bedford
Editor, Luxury @ Karryon; Editor of Wanderer magazine and podcast host, The World Awaits
Karryon

Kirstie Bedford is an award-winning travel writer, trained journalist, editor and podcaster with three decades of experience in the media industry.

She is Editor, Luxury at Karryon; Editor of Wanderer magazine and podcast host of The World Awaits.

She started her career as a hard news journalist reporting live from courtrooms and has since worked in print and digital publications across Australasia. She has held the editorship of seven magazines, including as founding editor of Luxury Escapes magazine.

When she's not writing for work, Kirstie is working on her crime fiction manuscript, which saw her win a scholarship to the Faber Writing Academy with Allen & Unwin.

Awards:
* ASTW Awards for Excellence Winner
* IFWTWA John Crook Award for Excellence in Broadcasting
* Faber Writing Academy Allen & Unwin scholarship winner
* Shortlisted and 'highly regarded' in the Varuna, The National Writers' House & Affirm Press Mentorship Award
* 9/10 for manuscript extract in the 2025 Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize

Website: https://theworldawaits.au/
Instagram: @kirstiewrites
Facebook: Kirstiewrites


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    26 Jun 2025

    "A concrete sculpture where native Australian plants weave through rocks speared through steel poles is your first foray into this new, urban, garden-like riverside hotel in Docklands. Don't be...
    26 Jun 2025

    We've hit 100 Episodes!

    Apple Podcasts


    We've hit 100 episodes! Our picks of the best episodes; our most bizarre travel moments & win a holiday in Thailand!
    26 Jun 2025

    Karryon Luxury was one of the first to experience the highly anticipated 1 Hotel Melbourne – the sustainable hotel brand's first Australian property. Come with us for a peek inside. […] The post 1...
    10 Jun 2025

    The Slate, a luxury resort in northwest Phuket, is capitalising on the region's colourful past, and Australian luxury travellers can't get enough of it. Speaking to Karryon after a recent […] The...
    02 Jun 2025

    Karryon sat down with Luxury Lodges of Australia Executive Chair Penny Rafferty to discuss the collection's 15th year milestone, the momentum it has gathered, and how it's going to evolve […] The...
    12 May 2025

    Queensland's Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat is pioneering a world-first DNA-based program that will revolutionise wellness retreats as we know them. Led by renowned holistic medical doctor Dr Karen...
    23 Apr 2025

    Secrets of a Blue Zone

    The Wanderer


    What are the secrets to a long life? Kirstie Bedford cycled around the South of Sardinia in Italy visiting one of the world's newest Blue Zones to find out
    07 Apr 2025

    Call of the Cocos

    Vacations & Travel magazine


    The isolated Australian atoll of Cocos (Keeling) Islands might draw travellers because of its postcard-worthy ocean, but this powder-blue sea is so much more than just a pretty face to locals
    04 Apr 2025

    Kirstie Bedford appointed Editor, Luxury for Karryon