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 Saturday, 31 July 2010
Australasia

Stories from this wide brown land of ours.



Waiter, There's a Fire Engine in my Suite! PDF Print E-mail
Written by David Ellis   
Saturday, 26 July 2008


John Crook & David Ellis


SOME people collect toy trains, others antique cars or weird postcards, one bloke we know of seeks out the most tacky fridge magnets he can find while on his travels, and of course most families have someone with a penchant for postage stamps.

But as well as running their Adelaide antique business, Rodney and Regina Twiss have also been collecting something more out-of-the-ordinary – vintage buildings. And at last count they'd bought and meticulously restored no less than twenty of the things in leafy upmarket North Adelaide.

Last Updated ( Saturday, 26 July 2008 )
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How to prepare for your snow holiday PDF Print E-mail
Written by Perisher Blue   
Wednesday, 09 July 2008

Are we there yet? How to best prepare for your snow holiday

The winter season is finally underway and that long-awaited vacation is on the horizon. This is the time to get away from the pressures of work and everyday life and be refreshed by spending time in the outdoors. Preparation is the key to a fun and relaxing snow holiday, so here are a few helpful hints to make sure that time away from work is well spent.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 26 July 2008 )
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Hotham's Aussie Snow Job PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jacqui Lang   
Thursday, 26 June 2008

Why drive to the snow each day when you can wake up in the thick of it?

If, like me, you get car-sick along mountain roads, then Victoria’s Mount Hotham is the ideal Aussie ski destination.

I stayed at Schnapps, a spacious apartment just a snowball’s throw from the chairlift, with killer mountain views. (Though at around $4000 a week in peak season it’s not cheap, with a kitchen, lounge, two bathrooms, and four bunks in the second bedroom it can comfortably house six.)

Last Updated ( Thursday, 26 June 2008 )
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Ocean Road Spirit PDF Print E-mail
Written by Melissa McConachy   
Wednesday, 28 May 2008

A new whisky distillery on the inland route to the iconic Twelve Apostles is transforming Victoria’s Great Ocean Road hinterland into a cosy winter escape. By Melissa McConachy


Producing a wee dram for the wee hours was not foremost in Tim Marwood’s mind when he and wife Caroline Simmons settled in Timboon, at the centre of Australia’s prime milk producing region, 14 years ago.
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Step out on jumbo jet wing walk PDF Print E-mail
Written by Adrienne Costin for Tourism QLD   
Thursday, 08 May 2008

The City of Bunbury jumbo jet carried 5.4 million passengers and flew 82.5 million kilometres during her working life. Adrienne Costin discovered that even in retirement in the Queensland Outback, this grand old dame of the air remains most accommodating.

In this day and age of unlimited air travel the size of a Boeing 747 is no longer surprising, but when that jumbo resides in a regional airport and is exposing her inner secrets to visitors, she becomes quite special.

Last Updated ( Monday, 19 May 2008 )
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