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WATERLOO’S BATTLE LINES DRAWN AT BUNDANOON
David Ellis “WE’LL have a wee skirmish to begin,” says Robert Whittaker with just the hint of a twinkle in his eye. “Some shots will be fired and then there’ll be our famous 92nd Gordon Highlander bayonet charge – we have to teach a lesson to our favourite enemy, those perfidious French!” Is this some […]
WATERLOO’S BATTLE LINES DRAWN AT BUNDANOON
David Ellis “WE’LL have a wee skirmish to begin,” says Robert Whittaker with just the hint of a twinkle in his eye. “Some shots will be fired and then there’ll be our famous 92nd Gordon Highlander bayonet charge – we have to teach a lesson to our favourite enemy, those perfidious French!” Is this some […]
A big year for Oliver’s Taranga
Media Release Oliver’s Taranga achieves a rare milestone this year – racking up 170 years of grape growing in South Australia’s McLaren Vale. The third oldest known family business in Australia including present day vigneron Don Oliver (fifth generation), winemaker Corrina Wright (sixth generation) and Cellar Door Manager Brioni Oliver (sixth generation) is planning to […]
A big year for Oliver’s Taranga
Media Release Oliver’s Taranga achieves a rare milestone this year – racking up 170 years of grape growing in South Australia’s McLaren Vale. The third oldest known family business in Australia including present day vigneron Don Oliver (fifth generation), winemaker Corrina Wright (sixth generation) and Cellar Door Manager Brioni Oliver (sixth generation) is planning to […]
Fiji just 11,000 Australians shy of best ever annual figure
Tourism Fiji is getting ready to celebrate a record year for the destination with November 2010 statistics taking the destination’s Australian visitor arrival tally to just 11,100 shy of a best-ever 300,000 annual result. Figures released this week by Fiji’s Bureau of Statics show a total of 23,615 Australians visited Fiji across November, the figure […]
Fiji just 11,000 Australians shy of best ever annual figure
Tourism Fiji is getting ready to celebrate a record year for the destination with November 2010 statistics taking the destination’s Australian visitor arrival tally to just 11,100 shy of a best-ever 300,000 annual result. Figures released this week by Fiji’s Bureau of Statics show a total of 23,615 Australians visited Fiji across November, the figure […]
Fiji just 11,000 Australians shy of best ever annual figure
Tourism Fiji is getting ready to celebrate a record year for the destination with November 2010 statistics taking the destination’s Australian visitor arrival tally to just 11,100 shy of a best-ever 300,000 annual result. Figures released this week by Fiji’s Bureau of Statics show a total of 23,615 Australians visited Fiji across November, the figure […]
Fiji: The Yaqona Ceremony
Chief offers kava to the guest during yaqona ceremony. Pic: Roderick Eime by David Stanley – Moon Fiji Yaqona (yang-GO-na) is a tranquilizing, nonalcoholic drink that numbs the tongue and lips. Better known as kava, it’s made from the waka (dried root) of the pepper plant (Macropiper methysticum). This ceremonial preparation is the most honored […]
Fiji: The Yaqona Ceremony
Chief offers kava to the guest during yaqona ceremony. Pic: Roderick Eime by David Stanley – Moon Fiji Yaqona (yang-GO-na) is a tranquilizing, nonalcoholic drink that numbs the tongue and lips. Better known as kava, it’s made from the waka (dried root) of the pepper plant (Macropiper methysticum). This ceremonial preparation is the most honored […]
Up the Murray with a paddle
The majestic Murray River is steeped in tradition and history, so what better way to see a slice of the dramatic Outback than a seven-day Murray cruise on an authentic paddle-wheeler? The PS Murray Princess is the kind of boat in which you wouldn’t be surprised to bump into Mark Twain in the lounge. It […]
