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Homecoming 09 – whisky!

Homecoming 09 – whisky!

SKYE’S DRAMS AND HOMECOMING With Homecoming Scotland 2009 fast approaching, a ‘come to the home of whisky in 2009’ is one of themes that will be featured focusing on the Isle of Skye. A programme of hundreds of Homecoming festivals and events will take place in 2009 from Burns Night in January until St Andrews […]

Helen Wong’s Cambodia and Vietnam Odyssey

Helen Wong’s Cambodia and Vietnam Odyssey

Australia’s leading holiday specialists, Helen Wong’s Tours, presents the complete travel odyssey – Cambodia and Vietnam. From the history of Cambodia’s past, embark on a journey that transports you to ancient lands, bustling river communities, big cities, charming old towns and the dramatic scenic beauty of Halong Bay. Discover the wonders of ancient temples, bustling […]

SYMPHONIA ALBERINO – PLAY IT AGAIN SAM

SYMPHONIA ALBERINO – PLAY IT AGAIN SAM

Wc20Oct08 YOUR FREE WEEKLY WINE COLUMN FOR W/B 20 OCTOBER 2008wine with david ellis THERE’s every chance you’ve never heard of Alberino, but if King Valley, Victoria winemaker Sam Miranda has his way it won’t be long before it’s on popular wine lists across Australia. Likened by many who know it to New Zealand-style Sauvignon […]

Ann is award winner

Ann is award winner

Your FREE Travel Briefs for w/c October 20 2008.  Travel Briefs By John Crook New Europe and Britain brochure Globus has more than 80 tour options for its 2009 season, from Portugal to Turkey and Sicily to Lapland. If tours are booked by December 15, 2008, there’s a saving of  $450 per couple on tours of […]

ROCKY ENCOUNTERS OF THE BEAR FIND

ROCKY ENCOUNTERS OF THE BEAR FIND

david ellis with john crook IT’S a bit like the mystery of the one sock in the washing machine. There are signs everywhere warning of the presence of bears. And how dangerous bears can be. The friendly staff at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge constantly repeat the warnings, and fellow guests tell us of their […]

Negotiating The Exchange Rates Snare

– with immediate comparison and purchase power in 14 different currencies Freefalling economies and turbulent world currency exchange rates present a real challenge to travellers who book online. Travellers can take comfort from the certainty offered by online booking operator – HotelClub.com To the consumer this means ‘what you see is what you get’ and […]

Emirates tracks Australian cricket team travels online

Emirates tracks Australian cricket team travels online

Emirates, the official airline of Cricket Australia, today launched an online team tracker that allows cricket fans to map the international and domestic travel of the Australian players.   Available on the official Cricket Australia website, the interactive map details the journeys of the team for the past 18 months and will be updated as […]

ROCKY HORROR SHOW PACKAGES WITH SOFITEL

ROCKY HORROR SHOW PACKAGES WITH SOFITEL

Fun and fabulous musical packages at Sofitel Melbourne on Collins 17 OCTOBER 2008: Feel like doing the time warp again? This time, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins Street is serving up our favourite rock’n’roll musical – Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show – with a likeable luxury twist. To celebrate the Rocky Horror Show now playing at […]

PORT EXCURSIONS INCLUDED WITH ADVENTURE CRUISES

PORT EXCURSIONS INCLUDED WITH ADVENTURE CRUISES

Spirit of Adventure is giving cruise-goers extra value with its discovery cruise packages to some of the world’s more unusual destinations in 2009, by including guided excursions to main attractions and landmarks in the majority of ports to be visited by its ships, Spirit of Adventure and Quest for Adventure that has just come out […]

WILD WAYS OF KEEPING ON TRACK

WILD WAYS OF KEEPING ON TRACK

david ellis THE Mt Lyell Mining Company had good reason for the motto it affixed to the front of the first locomotive it ran from Tasmania’s western port of Strahan to it’s copper mine thirty-five tortuous kilometres away in the wild coastal hinterland. It read “Labour Omnia Vincit,” Latin for “We Find A Way Or […]