Home » Entries posted by admin (Page 1209)
Ski Korea – Central Australia – Monza – SeaDream – Hemmingway Walk –

Ski Korea – Central Australia – Monza – SeaDream – Hemmingway Walk –

TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Discovering ski resorts Korea In case Korea has not been at the top of your ski lists, here’s news from Yongpyong, known world-wide as Korea’s ski mecca.  With more than 25 kms of groomed slopes, 15 chair lifts, a 3.7km gondola – it has just about everything for all levels of […]

Ski Korea – Central Australia – Monza – SeaDream – Hemmingway Walk –

Ski Korea – Central Australia – Monza – SeaDream – Hemmingway Walk –

TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Discovering ski resorts Korea In case Korea has not been at the top of your ski lists, here’s news from Yongpyong, known world-wide as Korea’s ski mecca.  With more than 25 kms of groomed slopes, 15 chair lifts, a 3.7km gondola – it has just about everything for all levels of […]

The Galapagos – “It’s not a cruise – it’s an expedition”

The Galapagos – “It’s not a cruise – it’s an expedition”

About a year ago my wife and I decided we’d really like to visit the Galapagos – after all it had a fundamental influence on Darwin’s “Origin of the Species” and is home to a wide variety of unique wildlife. As we investigated the idea we decided that since Ecuador and Peru are (relatively) close, […]

The Galapagos – "It’s not a cruise – it’s an expedition"

The Galapagos – "It’s not a cruise – it’s an expedition"

About a year ago my wife and I decided we’d really like to visit the Galapagos – after all it had a fundamental influence on Darwin’s “Origin of the Species” and is home to a wide variety of unique wildlife. As we investigated the idea we decided that since Ecuador and Peru are (relatively) close, […]

Lonely Planet Axes Aussie Jobs in UK Move

Travel guide publisher Lonely Planet is cutting staff numbers and moving its online division from Melbourne to London, but will keep its Footscray headquarters, Fairfax media reports today. The report says the move is part of a restructure that will see 60 to 70 jobs go – some 15 per cent of total global staff. […]

Lonely Planet Axes Aussie Jobs in UK Move

Travel guide publisher Lonely Planet is cutting staff numbers and moving its online division from Melbourne to London, but will keep its Footscray headquarters, Fairfax media reports today. The report says the move is part of a restructure that will see 60 to 70 jobs go – some 15 per cent of total global staff. […]

Lonely Planet Axes Aussie Jobs in UK Move

Travel guide publisher Lonely Planet is cutting staff numbers and moving its online division from Melbourne to London, but will keep its Footscray headquarters, Fairfax media reports today. The report says the move is part of a restructure that will see 60 to 70 jobs go – some 15 per cent of total global staff. […]

Editor on assignment until 23 May

Editor on assignment until 23 May

Expeditioncruising.com editor, Roderick Eime, will be on assignment until 23 May aboard Blue Lagoon Cruises‘ Mystique Princess on their Historical and Cultural Cruise. While I will use every opportunity to update these pages, there may be some lulls while away. Bula!

Editor on assignment until 23 May

Editor on assignment until 23 May

Expeditioncruising.com editor, Roderick Eime, will be on assignment until 23 May aboard Blue Lagoon Cruises‘ Mystique Princess on their Historical and Cultural Cruise. While I will use every opportunity to update these pages, there may be some lulls while away. Bula!

Grand Mercure Mount Lofty House continues Meteoric Rise

Grand Mercure Mount Lofty House continues Meteoric Rise

by Roderick Eime in Adelaide When the smoke cleared, over 2000 square kilometres of South Australia lay scorched by some of the worst bushfires in over a century. Firestorms comparable to wartime incendiary bombing destroyed many hundreds of properties, tens of thousands of head of livestock and left 28 South Australians dead. That day, 16 […]