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CAVE-IN TO THIS BLACK BOTTLE BUBBLY
Wc25Mar13 “BLACK Bottle Bubbly” that’s now theworld’s biggest-selling sparkling wine. David Ellis WHILE for many Australians Easter’s a 4-day holiday, chocolate eggs and bangers on the barbie, in Spain it’s a much more serious religious occasion celebrated with countrywide processions in which massive wooden crosses are borne tortuously through the streets, and huge floats depicting […]
Bundanoon becomes Brigadoon for a day – April 6
BUNDANOON’S STONES AN UPLIFTING EXPERIENCE David Ellis THE Scots have been doing it for centuries, the Icelanders for as long as they can remember, and on the other side of the world, it’s been revered in Hawaiian history as a sign of royal strength. We’re talking about lifting stones. Not any old stones, but special […]
Sydney’s largest 5-star hotel brand partners with Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia
Images: Pullman Sydney Hyde Park Pullman, Australia’s largest 5-star hotel brand is proud to announce it is the Official Hotel Partner of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia and as a result, will be playing host to key Australian media, revered international fashion writers, bloggers, fashion buyers, and the nation’s top fashion designers. After a move from […]
Sydney’s largest 5-star hotel brand partners with Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia
Images: Pullman Sydney Hyde Park Pullman, Australia’s largest 5-star hotel brand is proud to announce it is the Official Hotel Partner of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia and as a result, will be playing host to key Australian media, revered international fashion writers, bloggers, fashion buyers, and the nation’s top fashion designers. After a move from […]
Uniworld’s Queen Isabel Christened with a Royal Welcome by Hollywood’s Andie MacDowell
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises newest ship on Portugal’s Douro River, Queen Isabel, was named by Hollywood actress, L’Oreal spokes model, and philanthropist, Andie MacDowell, in Porto, Portugal on March 22, 2013. On hand for the inauguration ceremony were a number of celebrities, including singer Michael Bolton, performing at the event, and European and local dignitaries. […]
Adventure Travel body reinforces values
Passengers from Delfin II explore the Amazon (expeditions.com) Adventure Travel Trade Association Recognizes Values Statement Commitment as “Cost of Entry” to Adventure Tourism Industry Sector Setting precedent for the global adventure tourism sector, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) today has released a Values Statement — a new prerequisite of membership in the near 900-member […]
Adventure Travel body reinforces values
Passengers from Delfin II explore the Amazon (expeditions.com) Adventure Travel Trade Association Recognizes Values Statement Commitment as “Cost of Entry” to Adventure Tourism Industry Sector Setting precedent for the global adventure tourism sector, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) today has released a Values Statement — a new prerequisite of membership in the near 900-member […]
Struth! Cruise is garbage
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that most people ready to spend US$10,000 on a 20-day North Pacific cruise would expect rainbow coloured drinks by the pool, escargot and lobster at dinner, and chocolates on the pillow when they turn-in – not […]
Windsor Castle Blaze – repairers go to work
WEEKENDER’S $90M FIRE DAMAGE BILL David Ellis WHEN the renovators were called in to repair some fire damage to a weekender on England’s River Thames in 1992, the owner wanted the work to match the original as faithfully as possible. This may have been a simple request had the place in question been a 1960s […]
Whale watching at Hervey Bay
Whales don’t keep mum about their babies for Hervey Bay visitors By Adrienne Costin “Folks, I think we’re in luck,” boomed across the deck of Freedom III. “It looks like we have a mum bringing her new baby over to the boat.” The mum in question weighed around 20 tonnes (she was only young) and […]
