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VANUATU POSTS ITS STAMP OF APPROVAL
david ellis THE POSTAL authorities in Vanuatu are an inventive lot, and maybe amongst the world’s most imaginary. In an era in which many a little country makes a cosy income from selling colourful and odd-shaped postage stamps to collectors, Vanuatu goes one step further. Five years ago its postal chiefs opened […]
Fancy dinner at the Gol Gol ?
TRAVEL BRIEFS By John Crook Fancy dinner at the Gol Gol ? A family package, for two adults and two children under 12 years of age, offers four nights on board a deluxe 6-10 berth houseboat, from $1500. Included in this Mildura based deal is a dinner at the Gol Gol hotel, gourmet BBQ and […]
Fancy dinner at the Gol Gol ?
TRAVEL BRIEFS By John Crook Fancy dinner at the Gol Gol ? A family package, for two adults and two children under 12 years of age, offers four nights on board a deluxe 6-10 berth houseboat, from $1500. Included in this Mildura based deal is a dinner at the Gol Gol hotel, gourmet BBQ and […]
As the Kimberley gets ready to shine – you should get ready to win!
As the Kimberley gets ready to shine – You should get ready to win! Final preparations are being made in Kununurra, Western Australia, for the premiere of the highly-anticipated Baz Luhrmann epic Australia, on Tuesday 18 November. Recognizing the integral role that the Kimberley plays in Australia – both its land and its people – […]
Canterbury Tales – The revival of Otahuna
For Queensland Homes – Gold Edition There’s no second chance to make a first impression and at Otahuna Lodge, tucked discreetly away in the backblocks of outer Christchurch, one certainly knows when one has arrived. Jack, our taxi driver and Christchurch native, turned off the meter as we poked about the Tai Tapu hedgerows in […]
Travelzoo Share Top 10 Secrets To Getting The Best Holiday Deal
Times are lean and Australians want to ensure that they get the best deal for their holiday dollar. The news is good, there has been no better time to find truly amazing offers at home and abroad. Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO), a global Internet media company, today released their “Top 10 Secrets to getting the Best […]
Travelzoo Share Top 10 Secrets To Getting The Best Holiday Deal
Times are lean and Australians want to ensure that they get the best deal for their holiday dollar. The news is good, there has been no better time to find truly amazing offers at home and abroad. Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO), a global Internet media company, today released their “Top 10 Secrets to getting the Best […]
Kimberley: Awesome Wonder
Michael Gebicki – Sydney Morning Herald – November 13, 2008 Whether you tour it, four-wheel-drive it, cruise it, or fly over it, the Kimberley will leave you lost for words. In the Kimberley, words run out of puff. Faced with the dimensions of the country, full-flavoured adjectives turn pale and limp. How to describe this […]
Silversea’s Silver Cloud to sail Atlantic Canada and New England in Fall 2009
Experienced cruise travellers are always looking for colourful new destinations and itineraries. With this in mind, the ultra-luxury Silversea Cruises has introduced some new itineraries for the 2009 northern autumn season aboard the newly refurbished Silver Cloud. Sailing from London (UK) to ports in Iceland, Greenland and Nova Scotia, Silver Cloud will also visit the […]
On Wandjina Time
Roderick Eime traces the path of Australia’s forthcoming epic motion picture through some of the oldest landscapes on Earth. He stares down on me as if from the heavens, mute and limbless, his power over the elements is total. The Wandjina are the spirit gods of the Kimberley who control the weather and their images […]
