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Cruise Weekly Comment: Don’t Cry Me a River
I’m ashamed of myself; I’ve been an adventure cruise snob thinking that an adventure or expedition voyage had to be at least coastal or even oceanic in nature to qualify. I was wrong and now I’m admitting it. I had this idea that river cruising was some cushy lark for timid softies with delicate tummies […]
Cruise Weekly Comment: Don’t Cry Me a River
I’m ashamed of myself; I’ve been an adventure cruise snob thinking that an adventure or expedition voyage had to be at least coastal or even oceanic in nature to qualify. I was wrong and now I’m admitting it. I had this idea that river cruising was some cushy lark for timid softies with delicate tummies […]
London’s Bright Lights are Calling
Whilst the current economic situation may be unsettling for many Australians, British Airways is encouraging Aussies to take advantage of the low airfares and reignite their passion for travel with return fares currently from $1,962 (including taxes) to London. Recent statistics have revealed that Australians are still travelling and London is fast becoming the ‘hot […]
London’s Bright Lights are Calling
Whilst the current economic situation may be unsettling for many Australians, British Airways is encouraging Aussies to take advantage of the low airfares and reignite their passion for travel with return fares currently from $1,962 (including taxes) to London. Recent statistics have revealed that Australians are still travelling and London is fast becoming the ‘hot […]
Statement Following Jakarta Bombings
The Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Jero Wacik, SE, wishes to update the international community regarding the current tourism status in Indonesia following the recent tragic bombings of the Ritz Carlton and JW Marriot Hotel in Jakarta. Mr. Wacik stresses that the overall security situation in Jakarta and throughout […]
THE TOPS FROM CANBERRA AND HILLTOPS
MORE-ish with seafood any time Wc20Jul09 david ellis THERE’S nothing new about making wine in the Canberra Region – they’ve been doing it for 180 years. What is new – in the sense of the last ten or twelve years – is the exquisite quality today of some of those wines: owners of over 140 […]
THE TOPS FROM CANBERRA AND HILLTOPS
MORE-ish with seafood any time Wc20Jul09 david ellis THERE’S nothing new about making wine in the Canberra Region – they’ve been doing it for 180 years. What is new – in the sense of the last ten or twelve years – is the exquisite quality today of some of those wines: owners of over 140 […]
IS THIS HOW CAPTAIN COOK REALLY DIED?
david ellis with malcolm andrews THE way that the death of Captain James Cook in the Hawaiian Islands has been taught to not only our children, but to others in schools around the world, is now being claimed as an extraordinary and deliberate distortion of the truth. And the man fighting hardest to set the […]
IS THIS HOW CAPTAIN COOK REALLY DIED?
david ellis with malcolm andrews THE way that the death of Captain James Cook in the Hawaiian Islands has been taught to not only our children, but to others in schools around the world, is now being claimed as an extraordinary and deliberate distortion of the truth. And the man fighting hardest to set the […]
No downturn at the Victoria Palace
TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook No downturn at the Victoria Palace Movie stars, writers, painters and those folk who are looking for something special, have the Victoria Palace Hotel in mind. It’s elegant, refined and a must even if the holiday budget only allows for one very special night. It should be a night to remember. […]
