Travel insider: Tim ‘Rosso’ Ross

Tim ‘Rosso’ Ross

Tell us about an average day in the life of Tim Ross?
I love my mornings with my family, I make my son Bugsy breakfast and try and let my wife Michelle get a little sleep in. Then we might go to the park or Bugsy comes to the gym with me and then around 11.30am I cruise into work and prep for the radio show.

Most of the next few hours involves me walking around the office distracting people (yes, I’m that guy).

Around 3.30pm we head into the studio for the show and then we spend the next three and a half hours having the time of our lives (just like the song).

Then it’s home to see Bugsy just before bed and then we’ll have dinner. Pretty normal old day.

How much travel is involved with your work? What destinations has your job taken you to?
I love travelling for work. Over the years it has taken me to Thailand, the US, London, NZ and more recently all over Australia.

What were your holidays like as a kid?
They were very low key, very local but they are treasured memories. Mum and Dad relaxed, we played cards and we enjoyed each other’s company.

Tell us about your favourite holiday?
My wife and I took our son Bugsy to Hawaii last year, it was so special to have two weeks of family time.

What is your number one piece of travel advice?
Take hand luggage whenever you can.

What is the strangest thing you‘ve ever seen or done when travelling?
I spent eight hours drinking at the bar with a bunch of randoms on a Virgin flight home from the UK. I got up to go to the bathroom and when I came out someone handed me a beer and then eight hours later my wife came looking for me.

Where is your favourite spot in Australia for a getaway?
There’s so many. I love Hobart. It is the perfect weekend destination. Great food, amazing history, clean air and MONA is brilliant.
I also recently went to Alice Springs and I absolutely loved it. The outback is so addictive and Kings Canyon is certainly in my top five Australian experiences.

How do you pass the time on flights? Any must-have carry-on items?
Sleep if it’s a short flight but I do love a movie and a glass of red on a longer flight.

Packing: do you roll, fold or shove it all in there? Any tips to share?
I shove. My tip is to let my wife pack. She is amazing at it.

Where is next on your travel wish list?
I want to travel across the US seeing every iconic modernist house built in the 20th Century. That is my dream.

Drive home with Tim ‘Rosso’ Ross on Melbourne’s Mix101.1 and Sydney’s Mix106.5, 4pm – 7pm Monday to Friday www.rossoonmix.com.au. Follow him on Twitter