TRAVEL
The Get Good team has worked with
some of the most exciting television (and online) networks
in the world to create authentic, dynamic and
warmly engaging travel television.
Founding partner Mieke Buchan has produced and hosted travel programs on some of the worlds biggest networks.
Destination was a sports and lifestyle focussed series that ran on the Tennis Channel for 8 seasons. Locations included - Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Andalucia, New York, South Carolina, Thailand, Montreal, Miami, Cabo San Lucas, Australia, San Diego & Carmel California, .. and many more. Destination was produced for the Tennis Channel and distributed to sports and lifestyle networks all over the world *with a total viewership of over 90 million people.
After her work hosting Postcards from Paradise for Foxtel in Australia, Buchan became the face of tourism campaigns for Tourism Sydney and has gone on to work closely with tourism authorities throughout Asia, Central/South/North America, Europe, New Zealand and Australia to bring their travel destinations to life for audiences across the globe.
Mieks has also worked with top tier production teams around the world.. from legendary William Miller executive producer and cinematographer Baily Pryror (on Destination) to the Jam/McGuire media team in Oz (Making Tracks). Each time her goal is to create warm, story-based, relatable and visually exciting travel television and unique multi-platform content.
She has now downloaded her rich career of travel TV experience to her talented team of contractors, and the best is yet to come!
If you have a travel destination, holiday activity, spa indulgence experience, exclusive after-hours whiskey bar or the best family-owned restaurant in town and its time you had your story told.. get in touch, thats our specialty!
Click on the pictures to find out more about
where we've been and the stories
we've woven for our clients so far.
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Making Tracks was a Saturday afternoon road-trip travel series Mieke worked on with JAM Media/McGuire Media and aired on Channel Ten and One. The series was sponsored by Jayco and Jeep and featured epic road-trips to and through some of Australia's most fascinating destinations, meeting a cast of colourful Aussie characters. This pic taken on a trip through regional Victoria's Little Desert. Check out a selection of highlights from the 2 series run of Making Tracks by clicking the link
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The stunning vista of the very Middle Earth-like Simmental Valley in Switzerland while on location for season 5 of Destination.
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Andalucia is one of the most spectacular regions of Southern Spain.. the Andalucia Tennis invitational gave us the perfect opportunity to catch up with living legend Serena Williams in a totally different environment.. on holiday after the tournament! Check out part two of Destination, Andalucia via the link below..
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During the Swiss episode of Destination this huskie ride over the peak of a summer glacier was just one of the highlights. Click on the link to watch our favourite segments..
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In this season 4 episode of Destination we head to Colorado. We take a sneak peek inside the Olympic training facilities in Colorado Springs, explore the local art scene, and then head up-mountain to Aspen. A chef's table dinner at the famous Little Nell, tennis at high altitude, ski lesson with Elle McPherson's personal instructor and so much more in store!
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In this Austrian episode of Destination, we explored the stunning grounds of the BioHotel Stanglewirt, learned to make cheese at 3000 feet above sea level, went on a horseride through the specacular local village and surrounding landscape and hike the stunning Dachstein mountain range on its doorstep.
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Standard day on Making Tracks, Mieke wearing a family of meerkats. Needless to say she was in heaven, have you seen those critters, so cool! This pic taken at the Grampians Zoo. For this clip and more highlights from 2 seasons of Making Tracks, click the link
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Shooting the Montreal episode of Destination with legendary extreme sports filmmaker Bailey Pryor, we were invited to spend three days at the spectacular Quintessance resort in Mont Tremblant. One of the best Destinations ever, out of 5 seasons! while we dig out the episode, check out this love project from the creator Cirque de Soleils
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On location shooting a tennis and lifestyle travel series Destination in Charleston, South Carolina.
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In season 3, Mieke fishes on location for Destination Tennis, Atlanta. This lifestyle and adventure series aired on the Tennis Channel in America and 30+ international sports and lifestyle television affiliates, including ESPN international. Do you have a travel business and want to help get the word out there with some clever content, reviews or television programming, get in touch info@randomonium.biz
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In this Cabo San Lucas edition of Destination, Mieke went panga fishing with the locals, visited the art village of Todos Santos, hiked into hidden hot springs, devoured all of the delicious mexicale deliciousness she could get her hands on and hung out with Sammy Hagar. Check out her blog about the shoot for the StyleofMrsV (aimed at over 40s women)..
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This shoot took us white water rafting in New Hampshire. Do you want to align your business or brand with outdoor adventure? Get in touch info@randomonium.biz
On location for Red Bull at Hangar 8 in Salzburg in Australia has its perks.. plenty of options to get around
This short-form travel series for Foxtel is where we first got the bug.. 'really, we can do this, as a job?!' Just about to jump out of a perfectly good plane for the first time.. clearly, not that stressed about it. It certainly wasnt the last. Check out more Postcards from Paradise highlights via the link..
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Shooting on the streets of any city can provide surprising bursts of colour and introduces us to unexpected characters on every corner. This is a young Saffron robed monk in the northerm Thailand village of Chiang Mai.
In this episode of Destination in Spain, one of the highlights was a bullfighting lesson from Spain's most famous matador. Jose' the Great. Check out the video for part 2 of Destination, Andalucia
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Yogalates is no a new-fangled healthy breakfast subsistute - find out what it is in this highlights reel from Foxtel shortform travel sereis - Postcards from Paradise
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The Chateau Elan is a beautiful vineyard, stretching over 100s of lush emerald acres. Hidden in the tall trees of its private forrest is a HUUGE sky swing.. Of course we had to give it a go!
Taking in the streets and alternative lifestyle awesomeness for this Foxtel short-form series. Check out the link to see more highlights..
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Haunted vineyard, yes please! Mieke took a tour of the infamously haunted Great Western Drives in Victoria.. wine was drunk and cold shivers were felt. For more making Tracks highlights, click the link below. Do you have a tourism, food or wine story that needs to be told.. get in touch! info@randomonium.biz Check out this and more Making Tracks highlights via the link below.
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Randomonium's Mieke taking on the Courchon rock face in the Verdon region of Southern France for an upcoming adventure travel series. Coming soon!
In this 1 hour travel special for the city of Las Vegas, Mieke interviewed Lleyton Hewitt over a flying feast, went wind sailing on the salt flats, climbed red rock canyon, dressed up as a showgirl, and jumped out of a plane.. just on the first day! This special appeared on Las Vegas television and nationally on the Tennis Channel in association with the Tennis Channel Open in Vegas
No travel TV episode, special or rich web-media series would be complete without sampling the local deliciousness each town, village and city specialises in.. In the TV special we shot in Andalucia Spain, Seafood Paella was impossible to avoid.. YAY!
In season 2 of Destination, the team hit Palm Spings to enjoy and review the specacular La Quinta Spa and Tennis resort, hike the mountain trails, and get an exclusive peak into the luxe side of desert life
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