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WIN a Trip to Thailand : Calling All Shoppers and Fashionistas

THAI, Dream Hotel Bangkok, Tourism Authority of Thailand and Sretsis invite you to try and win a shopping experience of a lifetime. See Thailand’s fashion capital through the eyes of the fashion experts ‘Sretsis.’ To win this fantastic prize, consumers must answer the questions below and also tell us in 25 words or less why […]

WIN a Trip to Thailand : Calling All Shoppers and Fashionistas

THAI, Dream Hotel Bangkok, Tourism Authority of Thailand and Sretsis invite you to try and win a shopping experience of a lifetime. See Thailand’s fashion capital through the eyes of the fashion experts ‘Sretsis.’ To win this fantastic prize, consumers must answer the questions below and also tell us in 25 words or less why […]

Cruise West Announces 26 Itineraries In 29 Countries For 2009 Season

Cruise West Announces 26 Itineraries In 29 Countries For 2009 Season

Five New Itineraries Enhance Small Ship Line’s Growing Repertoire SEATTLE – Leading small-ship cruise line Cruise West (www.cruisewest.com) has announced 26 itineraries for the 2009 season, including four new and one re-introduced cruise. The four new voyages will visit Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, the Danube River, the East Indies and Melanesia; the Vietnam itinerary is being […]

Cruise West Announces 26 Itineraries In 29 Countries For 2009 Season

Cruise West Announces 26 Itineraries In 29 Countries For 2009 Season

Five New Itineraries Enhance Small Ship Line’s Growing Repertoire SEATTLE – Leading small-ship cruise line Cruise West (www.cruisewest.com) has announced 26 itineraries for the 2009 season, including four new and one re-introduced cruise. The four new voyages will visit Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, the Danube River, the East Indies and Melanesia; the Vietnam itinerary is being […]

GET READY FOR SUMMER – SPRING CLEAN THE MIND AND BODY

GET READY FOR SUMMER – SPRING CLEAN THE MIND AND BODY

Just as you Spring Clean your home, Solar Springs Health Retreat at Bundanoon in the NSW Southern Highlands between Sydney and Canberra, suggests you give yourself a 5-night Mind & Body Spring Clean as well, and is currently offering just such a deal with a saving of $160pp. This unique package to kick off the […]

GET READY FOR SUMMER – SPRING CLEAN THE MIND AND BODY

GET READY FOR SUMMER – SPRING CLEAN THE MIND AND BODY

Just as you Spring Clean your home, Solar Springs Health Retreat at Bundanoon in the NSW Southern Highlands between Sydney and Canberra, suggests you give yourself a 5-night Mind & Body Spring Clean as well, and is currently offering just such a deal with a saving of $160pp. This unique package to kick off the […]

MODERN-DAY SLAVE SHIP’s A GOOD READ

MODERN-DAY SLAVE SHIP’s A GOOD READ

david ellis AUSTRALIA’s playing host over the next few months to one of our most  unusual maritime visitors, the diminutive 6,800 tonne MV Doulos that’s the world’s oldest active ocean-going passenger ship. And while several hundred thousand of us will go aboard for a bit of a sticky-beak as she works her way from Brisbane […]

WHEN EVERY PROBLEM’S AN OPPORTUNITY…

WHEN EVERY PROBLEM’S AN OPPORTUNITY…

Wc11Aug08 YOUR FREE WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for 11 August 08 wine with david ellis IF, as they say, every problem is an opportunity, Peter and Elizabeth Pratten had plenty of opportunities when they set about establishing their Capel Vale Wines’ Whispering Hill vineyard in Western Australia’s Mount Barker in 1984. Although 50km inland it was […]

WHEN EVERY PROBLEM’S AN OPPORTUNITY…

WHEN EVERY PROBLEM’S AN OPPORTUNITY…

Wc11Aug08 YOUR FREE WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for 11 August 08 wine with david ellis IF, as they say, every problem is an opportunity, Peter and Elizabeth Pratten had plenty of opportunities when they set about establishing their Capel Vale Wines’ Whispering Hill vineyard in Western Australia’s Mount Barker in 1984. Although 50km inland it was […]

AFRICA: The Cradle of Humanity

AFRICA: The Cradle of Humanity

When people think of Africa, they think of the big five safari sightings (lion, leopard, elephant, water buffalo, and rhino) or the big five tragedies of the continent (war, genocide, famine, political corruption, and the HIV/AIDS epidemic). But Africa encompasses much more than wildlife and warfare. Africa is huge. It’s four times the size of […]