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GRIM START TO A SOUTH PACIFIC PARADISE
david Ellis IF it was any consolation to those French deportees foolhardy enough to misbehave so badly in the one-time penal colony of New Caledonia as to warrant execution, it was that they went to their deaths on one of the most famous guillotines in French history. Because when it became obvious to the commandant […]
Windstar slashes rates for Europe sailings
Windstar Cruises is giving travellers the chance to explore the Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea at a fraction of the brochure price with a selection of last minute deals offering savings of up to 59 percent off. With departures available in August and September 2009, the cruises take place onboard the 312 passenger msy Wind Surf […]
Spend New Years Eve in Antarctica
TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Unique dining experience Dine at a secluded bush setting under a canopy of stars and sample the hospitality of real country folk. The location is Rawnsley Park Station in South Australia’s beautiful Flinders Ranges. This dining experience is scheduled July 25, August 8 and 22, September 5 and 19 and also […]
Spend New Years Eve in Antarctica
TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Unique dining experience Dine at a secluded bush setting under a canopy of stars and sample the hospitality of real country folk. The location is Rawnsley Park Station in South Australia’s beautiful Flinders Ranges. This dining experience is scheduled July 25, August 8 and 22, September 5 and 19 and also […]
STRUTH: Relax at gunpoint
STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wondrous in the world of travel, DAVID ELLIS says a travel-writing mate, Roderick Eime came upon this bizarre piece of garden furniture on a recent visit to Phnom Penh in Cambodia. It was part of a free exhibition called To Be Deter-mined / […]
STRUTH: Relax at gunpoint
STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wondrous in the world of travel, DAVID ELLIS says a travel-writing mate, Roderick Eime came upon this bizarre piece of garden furniture on a recent visit to Phnom Penh in Cambodia. It was part of a free exhibition called To Be Deter-mined / […]
Get Up & Go Winter Magazine
It’s out now! Australia’s premier glossy travel magazine for the savvy over 55’s. This issue of Get Up & Go features Vietnam, Canada, India, Scotland, London, Austria, Brunei, China and much more including amazing prizes for competitions for China and Port Douglas. Check out the Aussie destinations – there’s no place like home. Get Up […]
Get Up & Go Winter Magazine
It’s out now! Australia’s premier glossy travel magazine for the savvy over 55’s. This issue of Get Up & Go features Vietnam, Canada, India, Scotland, London, Austria, Brunei, China and much more including amazing prizes for competitions for China and Port Douglas. Check out the Aussie destinations – there’s no place like home. Get Up […]
Arctic Cruising
Been South? Then, the Arctic is a perfect complement to any southerly expedition and can be as simple as a cruise to Iceland or Greenland or as heroic as a nuclear icebreaker to the North Pole itself. Generally speaking, there is more of the Arctic accessible to cruising than the Antarctic and, for better or […]
Arctic Cruising
Been South? Then, the Arctic is a perfect complement to any southerly expedition and can be as simple as a cruise to Iceland or Greenland or as heroic as a nuclear icebreaker to the North Pole itself. Generally speaking, there is more of the Arctic accessible to cruising than the Antarctic and, for better or […]
