Maureen Wheeler Quotes

“Traveling is not just about seeing new places, it's about opening yourself up to new experiences, new cultures, and new ways of thinking.”

“The best travel experiences are the ones that challenge us, that push us out of our comfort zones, and that teach us something about ourselves.”

“All of travel's great moments are here in this book.”

“By the time I realised I was a businesswoman, I had been one for a very long time.”

“The skills I learnt while a social work student at La Trobe have stayed with me all my life. The mindset gave me insight into human behaviour that enabled me to manage staff in a constructive, positive and effective manner.”

“We wanted to create something that didn't exist before. We came up with the idea of lectures, talks, big events, most of it free.”

“The skills I learnt while a social work student at La Trobe University have stayed with me all my life. Despite not making social work my career — I was too busy with Lonely Planet — I found that the mindset developed during the course gave me insight into human behaviour that enabled me to manage staff in a constructive, positive and effective manner, which benefitted our business as a whole.”

“We wanted to create something that didn't exist before. We came up with the idea of lectures, talks, big events, most of it free. The Wheeler Centre really delivers for Melbourne. It's like you filled a hole that you didn't know existed.”

“It was an incredibly bold thing to do because various Australian publishers had tried to make it in America but had failed. No one believed that a company with twelve people would succeed. And it was hard for a couple of years.”

“It was a big project and we were really betting the whole shop on it.”