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Toast the Coast with Mercure Geelong
Wine, Dine and Stay and save 25% Escape the hordes of punters descending on the city for Melbourne Cup Weekend and indulge in Geelong’s premium cool climate wines and regional produce at the ‘Toast to the Coast’ Food & Wine Festival, Saturday 30 – Sunday 31 October 2010. To celebrate this gastronomic event, Mercure Geelong […]
Indian Tigers – Bali Holiday – Fiji Holiday Deal – Sydney Fish Markets – SeaDream Worlds Best
TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Tigers below Here’s a chance to search for a tiger from the back of an elephant. A 16-day escorted small-group journey offers highlights of India and Nepal, delves into century’s of history, ornate temples, fantastic architecture, marble palaces and on it goes. The group goes into tropical jungles, a visit to […]
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 brick bungalow, or even a […]
VIRGIN GALACTIC’S SPACESHIPTWO ACHIEVES MAJOR MILESTONE
ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING THE WORLD’S FIRST MANNED COMMERCIAL SPACE VEHICLE VSS ENTERPRISE ACHIEVES MANNED FREE FLIGHT FROM OVER 45,000 FT (13,700 METRES) AND SUCCESSFULLY GLIDES TO LAND IN 11 MINUTES AT MOJAVE AIR AND SPACE PORT 10th October 2010, Mojave, CA. Virgin Galactic, the US company developing the world’s first commercial manned space […]
Old Government House Hotel and Spa scoops “Guernsey’s Leading Hotel” in World Travel Awards
Red Carnation, the luxury collection of thirteen five and four star family-run boutique hotels, is delighted to announce their four star hotel in the Channel Islands, The Old Government House Hotel and Spa, was awarded “Guernsey’s Leading Hotel” at the recent World Travel Awards 2010 held in Turkey on the 1st October 2010. Described as […]
Old Government House Hotel and Spa scoops "Guernsey’s Leading Hotel" in World Travel Awards
Red Carnation, the luxury collection of thirteen five and four star family-run boutique hotels, is delighted to announce their four star hotel in the Channel Islands, The Old Government House Hotel and Spa, was awarded “Guernsey’s Leading Hotel” at the recent World Travel Awards 2010 held in Turkey on the 1st October 2010. Described as […]
Queen Elizabeth arrives in Southampton
Queen Elizabeth – the latest addition to the Cunard Line – has arrived in Southampton ahead of her official launch on Monday. The vessel will become the third in the fleet – joining the Queen Mary II and Queen Victoria. Queen Elizabeth was built in Italy and replaces the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) which made […]
Queen Elizabeth arrives in Southampton
Queen Elizabeth – the latest addition to the Cunard Line – has arrived in Southampton ahead of her official launch on Monday. The vessel will become the third in the fleet – joining the Queen Mary II and Queen Victoria. Queen Elizabeth was built in Italy and replaces the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) which made […]
Queen Elizabeth arrives in Southampton
Queen Elizabeth – the latest addition to the Cunard Line – has arrived in Southampton ahead of her official launch on Monday. The vessel will become the third in the fleet – joining the Queen Mary II and Queen Victoria. Queen Elizabeth was built in Italy and replaces the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) which made […]
Hurtigruten heads ’71 Degrees North’
Hurtigruten hopes the publicity surrounding new TV series 71 Degrees North will create more interest in its new 2011 Norway brochure. The programme is set in Norway and sees 10 British celebrities travel from the south to the north whilst competing in extreme challenges. “Norway is currently enjoying a high media profile with the ITV […]
