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GREAT RED FROM “ONCE IN A DECADE” VINTAGE
IDEAL with roast lamband fresh home-mademint sauce. Wc25Apr11 David Ellis EVANS & Tate’s Redbrook label wines are made only when vintages are at their best, and their 2008 Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon is a wine from one of those best-vintages – as winemaker, Matt Byrne says “one that was a once in a decade.” Good […]
WHY MARY’S FANS ARE POPPIN INTO BOWRAL
David Ellis THE delightful little town of Bowral, population around 10,000 in the NSW Southern Highlands, has taken a jump on New York City, population 8.2-million, to erect a life-size statue to a design by one of England’s finest sculptors of the world’s most popular super-nanny, Mary Poppins. And coincidentally it’s a Bowral teenager who […]
WHY MARY’S FANS ARE POPPIN INTO BOWRAL
David Ellis THE delightful little town of Bowral, population around 10,000 in the NSW Southern Highlands, has taken a jump on New York City, population 8.2-million, to erect a life-size statue to a design by one of England’s finest sculptors of the world’s most popular super-nanny, Mary Poppins. And coincidentally it’s a Bowral teenager who […]
Croatia and Dalmatia – Paris – QM2 – Festival of Voices – Kings Canyon
TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Birthplace of Marco Polo There are discounts of up to $1500 per couple in the Best of Croatia and Dalmatia cruise package, with two departures in June and likewise October. What caught my eye was the mention of Marco Polo. His birthplace is included in the tour itinerary. Fabulous historical and […]
Croatia and Dalmatia – Paris – QM2 – Festival of Voices – Kings Canyon
TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Birthplace of Marco Polo There are discounts of up to $1500 per couple in the Best of Croatia and Dalmatia cruise package, with two departures in June and likewise October. What caught my eye was the mention of Marco Polo. His birthplace is included in the tour itinerary. Fabulous historical and […]
Struth! Kung Fu Cabin Crew
STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says you’ll need to think twice in the future about behaving badly if you’re flying with Hong Kong Airlines. Because their entire cabin crew are being taught kung fu (or as say call it wing […]
Struth! Kung Fu Cabin Crew
STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says you’ll need to think twice in the future about behaving badly if you’re flying with Hong Kong Airlines. Because their entire cabin crew are being taught kung fu (or as say call it wing […]
Star Clipper Cruise discounts – Save 25 per cent
Star Clippers is offering 25% discounts on 23 of its most popular Mediterranean cruises between July and October this year. The cruises, from $2340 for seven nights including taxes, are available on all three tall ships in the fleet including the 227-passenger flagship Royal Clipper. Prime itineraries include the playgrounds of the rich and famous […]
Star Clipper Cruise discounts – Save 25 per cent
Star Clippers is offering 25% discounts on 23 of its most popular Mediterranean cruises between July and October this year. The cruises, from $2340 for seven nights including taxes, are available on all three tall ships in the fleet including the 227-passenger flagship Royal Clipper. Prime itineraries include the playgrounds of the rich and famous […]
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Beautiful south: an Antarctic cruise [video]
by Pascal Wyse, The Guardian Go with the floe … inching into the Antarctic wilderness. Photograph: Paul Goldstein A wildlife expedition to the Antarctic peninsula provides some unforgettable moments, from cruising through the ice floes to ice-climbing among comical penguins Judging by the wild goose chase detailed on the Antarctic Circle website, the $100 reward […]
