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Travel Tip #442: Keep your passport in good nick.
About to board my international flight and check-in supervisor takes one look at my worse-for-wear passport. “I’m sorry, we can’t let you fly with a passport in this condition.” came the matter-of-fact statement. I was being denied boarding on the basis of my deteriorating, 8-y-o passport. Shoving in and out of SmartGate machines could […]
Struth! Wine pays the perfect insult
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says that a recent trip to Africa found him facing a bottle of wine he discovered was labelled along the lines of comments less-kind colleagues have often made about his enjoyment of a pleasant drop or […]
HONOURING MICHELLE’S 27 YEARS AT THE HELM
DEDICATED to an amazing ladyforced to the helm 27 years ago. Wc10Jun13 David Ellis AFTER retiring from 27 years at the helm, Michelle Nugan can now invite friends to share a very special drop with her on the many big occasions that lay ahead – Nugan Estate’s Chief Winemaker, Daren Owers has created an exceptional […]
Sydney Railway Square History
GETTING SQUARE WITH DAYS OF YORE David Ellis A RECENT overnight at a hotel on Sydney’s Railway Square turned out to be something more than just the chance to put the feet up for a night of the good life, it became an extraordinary walk down memory lane… Not that the Mercure Sydney was some […]
Lindblad to bring new competition to Kimberley cruises
Expedition cruising in the Kimberley region of Australia is about to get some new, healthy competition, says Sven Lindblad. Sven Lindblad (file image) THE founder of Lindblad Expeditions, Sven Lindblad says his purchase of the soon-to-be former Orion Expedition Cruises (CW 07 Mar), will add some new spice to the local market. Speaking to Cruise […]
NZ Coronet Peak Opens – first in Australasia
Queenstown’s Coronet Peak opened this morning, heralding the beginning of the Australasian ski season. Excitement was definitely in the mountain air this morning as up to 800 early birds began lining up, from 5am, to be the first on the lift. First out of the gates were the Bryant family; mum Tania, and children Talleulah […]
Hotel Fort Canning Celebrates 1st Anniversary with TripAdvisor Win
Hotel Fort Canning proudly announced today that it has received the TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence Award. This is the second year running that the hotel has earned this prestigious award, and the win coincides with the hotel’s 1st Anniversary, where a month long celebration will take place in July. “We are most honoured […]
Hotel Fort Canning Celebrates 1st Anniversary with TripAdvisor Win
Hotel Fort Canning proudly announced today that it has received the TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence Award. This is the second year running that the hotel has earned this prestigious award, and the win coincides with the hotel’s 1st Anniversary, where a month long celebration will take place in July. “We are most honoured […]
Two-for-one Egypt offer returns
Save hours on your travel research. Get brochures delivered to your door for free. Digital option too. Tempo Holidays has relaunched its popular two-for-one Wonders of Egypt deal following an ease in travel warnings to the country. Step back in time and walk through the remnants of one of the world’s greatest civilisations on this thrilling independent […]
Before The Game Package at Park Hyatt Melbourne
Save hours on your travel research. Get brochures delivered to your door for free. Digital option too. This football season, make the most of your visit to the city and be at the centre of the sporting action at Park Hyatt Melbourne. Guests can support and celebrate their team amongst Melbourne’s rich culture as the […]
