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Australia’s Best Travel Journalists Honoured in Shanghai

Louise Southerden accepts the big one from Helen Wong, Helen Wongs ToursCelebrating their prestigious gala awards night in Shanghai, courtesy of Helen Wong’s Tours, the Australian Society of Travel Writers (ASTW) paid homage to its own best and fairest.Held at the ballroom of the wonderful new Swissotel, the ASTW handed out 17 awards at this […]

Australia’s Best Travel Journalists Honoured in Shanghai

Australia’s Best Travel Journalists Honoured in Shanghai

Louise Southerden accepts the big one from Helen Wong, Helen Wongs Tours Celebrating their prestigious gala awards night in Shanghai, courtesy of Helen Wong’s Tours, the Australian Society of Travel Writers (ASTW) paid homage to its own best and fairest. Held at the ballroom of the wonderful new Swissotel, the ASTW handed out 17 awards […]

Australia’s Best Travel Journalists Honoured in Shanghai

Australia’s Best Travel Journalists Honoured in Shanghai

Louise Southerden accepts the big one from Helen Wong, Helen Wongs Tours Celebrating their prestigious gala awards night in Shanghai, courtesy of Helen Wong’s Tours, the Australian Society of Travel Writers (ASTW) paid homage to its own best and fairest. Held at the ballroom of the wonderful new Swissotel, the ASTW handed out 17 awards […]

Nothing like a train journey

Nothing like a train journey

TRAVEL BRIEFS By John Crook  Nothing like a train journey This one travels through five countries departing April 9 2009.  It’s the 21-day Silk Road experience. Moscow to Beijing.   Cost for a silver class room, including accommodation with private en-suite and all meals from onboard chefs, private bar car, sightseeing guides, local transport and return […]

Nothing like a train journey

Nothing like a train journey

TRAVEL BRIEFS By John Crook  Nothing like a train journey This one travels through five countries departing April 9 2009.  It’s the 21-day Silk Road experience. Moscow to Beijing.   Cost for a silver class room, including accommodation with private en-suite and all meals from onboard chefs, private bar car, sightseeing guides, local transport and return […]

Lonely Planet releases The Big Trip

Can’t Face the Nine to Five? Take a Big TripSchool’s out, the world’s calling, and you want blaze an international trail. How does one start? Lonely Planet’s new title The Big Trip is a practical, easy-to-read, and comprehensive guide to planning that first big overseas adventure.Seen as a right of passage for many young people, […]

Lonely Planet releases The Big Trip

Lonely Planet releases The Big Trip

Can’t Face the Nine to Five? Take a Big TripSchool’s out, the world’s calling, and you want blaze an international trail. How does one start? Lonely Planet’s new title The Big Trip is a practical, easy-to-read, and comprehensive guide to planning that first big overseas adventure. Seen as a right of passage for many young […]

Lonely Planet releases The Big Trip

Lonely Planet releases The Big Trip

Can’t Face the Nine to Five? Take a Big TripSchool’s out, the world’s calling, and you want blaze an international trail. How does one start? Lonely Planet’s new title The Big Trip is a practical, easy-to-read, and comprehensive guide to planning that first big overseas adventure. Seen as a right of passage for many young […]

Tom Butler: Mountain Man

Tom Butler: Mountain Man

The rugged high country of New Zealand’s Southern Alps is no place for lightweights. The weather can be ferocious; windy and icy cold in winter and baking hot in the summer months. But none of that was going to stop mountain man, Tom Butler, from fulfilling his dream of a picture perfect guest lodge amid […]

Mediterranean islands emerge as the top places to party

Mediterranean islands emerge as the top places to party

Source: Travelmole The top 10 islands in the Mediterranean for August were Cyprus, Corfu, Crete, Sanrorini, Mykonos, Ibiza, Sicily, Majorca, Capri and Malta according to traveller popularity and TripAdvisor. “All of these islands offer pristine beaches and their own unique features,” said Michele Perry, vice president of global communications for TripAdvisor. “Our travellers have identified […]