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Struth! Megaliner moves in

Struth! Megaliner moves in

  STRUTH !     IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says Australia is to get its first-ever “megaliner” to be based here for a whole cruise season: the 138,000-tonne Voyager of the Seas that’s the length of three football fields will call Sydney “home” […]

Struth! Megaliner moves in

Struth! Megaliner moves in

  STRUTH !     IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says Australia is to get its first-ever “megaliner” to be based here for a whole cruise season: the 138,000-tonne Voyager of the Seas that’s the length of three football fields will call Sydney “home” […]

HOT, DRY, DROUGHT – PERFECT !

HOT, DRY, DROUGHT – PERFECT !

FLAVOUR-packed to enjoy withsweet and spicy beef short ribs. Wc13Jun11 David Ellis WHEN you get hot, dry drought conditions in the Hunter Valley, you can bet you are going to get low-yielding, wonderfully-flavoursome fruit from the Shiraz vines there at simply thrive under these harsh circumstances. And such was the 2007 vintage, giving Tintilla Estate’s […]

HOT, DRY, DROUGHT – PERFECT !

HOT, DRY, DROUGHT – PERFECT !

FLAVOUR-packed to enjoy withsweet and spicy beef short ribs. Wc13Jun11 David Ellis WHEN you get hot, dry drought conditions in the Hunter Valley, you can bet you are going to get low-yielding, wonderfully-flavoursome fruit from the Shiraz vines there at simply thrive under these harsh circumstances. And such was the 2007 vintage, giving Tintilla Estate’s […]

Helen Wong China – Russian Palaces – Torres del Paine – Beijing Cruise – Lion Attack

Helen Wong China – Russian Palaces – Torres del Paine – Beijing Cruise – Lion Attack

HELEN WONG’S TOURS’ GLEAMING HOT CHINA DEALS HELEN Wong’s Tours has slashed $300 a couple off the price of its 17-day Jewels of China itinerary, with packages now starting at $5120 per person, twin share, including return airfare from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth. The discounted price applies to a September 8, 2011 departure and […]

Helen Wong China – Russian Palaces – Torres del Paine – Beijing Cruise – Lion Attack

Helen Wong China – Russian Palaces – Torres del Paine – Beijing Cruise – Lion Attack

HELEN WONG’S TOURS’ GLEAMING HOT CHINA DEALS HELEN Wong’s Tours has slashed $300 a couple off the price of its 17-day Jewels of China itinerary, with packages now starting at $5120 per person, twin share, including return airfare from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth. The discounted price applies to a September 8, 2011 departure and […]

Star Flyer to Sail Andalucia and Morocco

Star Flyer to Sail Andalucia and Morocco

Star Flyer Star Clippers will operate a new series of sailings next year from Malaga in southern Spain, exploring the romantic Moorish heritage of Andalucia and Morocco. The graceful 170-passenger square rigger Star Flyer has scheduled five seven-night cruises round-trip from Malaga with departure dates between September 15 and October 13, 2012. Ports of call […]

Star Flyer to Sail Andalucia and Morocco

Star Flyer to Sail Andalucia and Morocco

Star Flyer Star Clippers will operate a new series of sailings next year from Malaga in southern Spain, exploring the romantic Moorish heritage of Andalucia and Morocco. The graceful 170-passenger square rigger Star Flyer has scheduled five seven-night cruises round-trip from Malaga with departure dates between September 15 and October 13, 2012. Ports of call […]

Jasper Hotel Melbourne – Unlimited Golf – Werribee Zoo – Spicers Peak Lodge

Jasper Hotel Melbourne – Unlimited Golf – Werribee Zoo – Spicers Peak Lodge

TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook  Bed and Breakfast at Jasper This package is for the Jasper Hotel located at 489 Elizabeth Street in Melbourne.  Not your usual inner-city hotel, but rather a full boutique hotel with its very own Jasper Art Gallery.  Exhibitions rotate each three months, so every visit should be a new experience.  The […]

Jasper Hotel Melbourne – Unlimited Golf – Werribee Zoo – Spicers Peak Lodge

Jasper Hotel Melbourne – Unlimited Golf – Werribee Zoo – Spicers Peak Lodge

TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook  Bed and Breakfast at Jasper This package is for the Jasper Hotel located at 489 Elizabeth Street in Melbourne.  Not your usual inner-city hotel, but rather a full boutique hotel with its very own Jasper Art Gallery.  Exhibitions rotate each three months, so every visit should be a new experience.  The […]