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The Last Mahouts
They stood before us like condemned men, their proud tradition and heritage had run its course. These well-weathered, handsome men of the jungle were the last real mahouts, trained in the ancient and dangerous art of wild elephant capture. The mighty Asian elephant has featured large in Asian culture for centuries. This enormous beast, a […]
Snow Falls in NZ Ski Resorts
Winter is knocking on the door of the South Island with snow reported at ski resorts and on the Crown Range road, between Wanaka and Queenstown. Snow fell overnight and at times during today through the southern part of New Zealand and the high country of Canterbury. The cold blast is set to sweep into […]
Snow Falls in NZ Ski Resorts
Winter is knocking on the door of the South Island with snow reported at ski resorts and on the Crown Range road, between Wanaka and Queenstown. Snow fell overnight and at times during today through the southern part of New Zealand and the high country of Canterbury. The cold blast is set to sweep into […]
EUMUNDI FOOD FEST
Foodies on the Sunshine Coast are advised to put Sunday 13 July in their dairy as the date for the 2008 Eumundi Food Fest. The annual event (now in its sixth year) brings together local producers, growers, chefs, restaurateurs, entertainers and food lovers with a host of activities and entertainment throughout the day. Eumundi Food […]
EUMUNDI FOOD FEST
Foodies on the Sunshine Coast are advised to put Sunday 13 July in their dairy as the date for the 2008 Eumundi Food Fest. The annual event (now in its sixth year) brings together local producers, growers, chefs, restaurateurs, entertainers and food lovers with a host of activities and entertainment throughout the day. Eumundi Food […]
16-NIGHT ASIA FLY, CRUISE AND STAY
IF you’re flying all the way to Singapore to take a cruise holiday, ecruising.travel suggests you get the most for your airfare buck with a value-priced 16-night package that includes not one, but two weeks cruising, and a hotel night in Singapore both pre- and post-cruise. And its fly, cruise and stay package is priced […]
16-NIGHT ASIA FLY, CRUISE AND STAY
IF you’re flying all the way to Singapore to take a cruise holiday, ecruising.travel suggests you get the most for your airfare buck with a value-priced 16-night package that includes not one, but two weeks cruising, and a hotel night in Singapore both pre- and post-cruise. And its fly, cruise and stay package is priced […]
The Brand of the Long White Cloud
Published Sunday Telegraph Escape – 6 May 2007 – © Roderick Eime [PDF] “New Zealand. Show me one good thing about it,” asked a cynical Peter FitzSimons in Tourism NZ’s highly successful 2004 TV campaign. His artificial rhetoric has come home and our Kiwi cousins are basking in tourism success. Of course, catalysts like Lord […]
Famous Author, Samuel Pickering to talk on Murray Princess
Passenger’s on Captain Cook Cruises seven night Murray River cruise departing June 6, 2008 will meet famous author and the man who inspired the character of Mr. Keating, played by Robin Williams in the film Dead Poets Society, Samuel Pickering. Throughout June the second person also travels for half price. Despite being best known in […]
BENTOURS EXPANDS TO MEET LATIN AMERICA/ANTARCTICA DEMAND
Bentours latest brochure, ‘Latin America & Antarctica 2008/09’, has undergone a major expansion with Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil and Tahiti included for the first time and its Chile, Argentina and Peru product increased significantly. “We have had growing requests for a wide range of Latin American experiences which clients can combine with our Antarctic cruises, so […]
