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The elegance of Queen Victoria

The elegance of Queen Victoria

TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook  Italy for 20% less  A holiday package worth checking out is offered for those who make bookings prior to December 31.  The discount applies to the popular eight-day Italian discovery tours between March 20 and November 5 next year. The price is from $1742 and includes accommodation at four-star hotels, seven […]

Start Summer on the Gold Coast From Just $99*

BreakFree Hotels, Resorts and Apartments is celebrating summer with sizzling flat rates from just $99* per room per night across its Gold Coast properties.Choose from 17 resorts on the Gold Coast in great locations such as Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise, Main Beach and Southport – all close to the surf, fabulous dining, entertainment and awesome holiday […]

Start Summer on the Gold Coast From Just $99*

BreakFree Hotels, Resorts and Apartments is celebrating summer with sizzling flat rates from just $99* per room per night across its Gold Coast properties. Choose from 17 resorts on the Gold Coast in great locations such as Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise, Main Beach and Southport – all close to the surf, fabulous dining, entertainment and awesome […]

Start Summer on the Gold Coast From Just $99*

BreakFree Hotels, Resorts and Apartments is celebrating summer with sizzling flat rates from just $99* per room per night across its Gold Coast properties. Choose from 17 resorts on the Gold Coast in great locations such as Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise, Main Beach and Southport – all close to the surf, fabulous dining, entertainment and awesome […]

Special free city-stay offer

Special free city-stay offer

TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Citroen deal Just released is a deal which offers up to nine free days on brand new Citroen cars costing from just $30 a day.  Choose from  air-conditioned models with rates including full insurance and 24-hour assistance.  The French government allows manufacturers to lease vehicles to non-French residents,- free of all […]

Special free city-stay offer

Special free city-stay offer

TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Citroen deal Just released is a deal which offers up to nine free days on brand new Citroen cars costing from just $30 a day.  Choose from  air-conditioned models with rates including full insurance and 24-hour assistance.  The French government allows manufacturers to lease vehicles to non-French residents,- free of all […]

NEW SERIES OF HAWAII FIVE-O? BOOK ’EM DANNO!

NEW SERIES OF HAWAII FIVE-O? BOOK ’EM DANNO!

david ellis WE’VE never been averse to making dopes of ourselves in the cause of a good yarn, so the spectacle of us being loaded into the back of a police car in Honolulu was somewhat par for the course. And a source of obvious bemusement amongst fellow hotel guests awaiting more normal means of […]

SPECIAL OCCASION WINE’S SEA-BORN HERITAGE

SPECIAL OCCASION WINE’S SEA-BORN HERITAGE

Wc30Nov09  david ellis WHEN British sea captain Henry Stentiford swallowed the anchor and opted for a life ashore back in the 1890s, he chose Coonawarra in far-off Australia with the idea of growing grapes for winemaking. But he couldn’t tear himself totally apart from his days on the sea, and named the 4ha parcel of […]

SPECIAL OCCASION WINE’S SEA-BORN HERITAGE

SPECIAL OCCASION WINE’S SEA-BORN HERITAGE

Wc30Nov09  david ellis WHEN British sea captain Henry Stentiford swallowed the anchor and opted for a life ashore back in the 1890s, he chose Coonawarra in far-off Australia with the idea of growing grapes for winemaking. But he couldn’t tear himself totally apart from his days on the sea, and named the 4ha parcel of […]

STRUTH! Worlds Largest Cruise Ship

STRUTH! Worlds Largest Cruise Ship

STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says the world’s newest and largest cruise ship will give trivia buffs plenty to play with – and port authorities equally plenty to ponder over as they work out how to get more than 5000 […]