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Jewels of Halong Bay Recounts High-Adventure in Colonial Vietnam

Jewels of Halong Bay Recounts High-Adventure in Colonial Vietnam

Nearly 10 years after its launch as one of Southeast Asia’s most transporting cruises, Emeraude Classic Cruises has produced a 112-page narrative history that details the remarkable adventure of a colonial French family, an historic paddle steamship and its contemporary namesake. The book – The Jewels of Halong Bay: A Tale of Adventure in French […]

The Grand Mercure Forest Apartments: Wake up and find yourself … In a forest.

The Grand Mercure Forest Apartments: Wake up and find yourself … In a forest.

Kick leaves, kick old habits, and kick the winter bluues   The Grand Mercure Forest Apartments, owned by Accor Vacation Club, is a country retreat close to Daylesford and Ballarat in Victoria, that has been recently refurbished and offers cozy apartments with warming gas fires, adjacent to the integrated Novotel Forest Golf Resort at Creswick, […]

Nelson’s HMS Victory maritime museum

Nelson’s HMS Victory maritime museum

  DON’T DECRY NELSON IN PORTSMOUTH David Ellis   MUCH has been said, written, researched and further researched about the dying words of Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson as he led the British against France and Spain in the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805, the battle that gave England its greatest-ever sea victory to […]

Fly Free with Celebrity Cruises

Fly Free with Celebrity Cruises

Click here to view this promotion in a browser window Hi Cruisers, Cruise New Zealand in a premium Veranda, Concierge Class or Aqua Class stateroom and receive free return flights~ from Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney. For a limited time only, when you book a selected Celebrity Solstice cruise to New Zealand in the summer 2013-2014 […]

Fly Free with Celebrity Cruises

Fly Free with Celebrity Cruises

Click here to view this promotion in a browser window Hi Cruisers, Cruise New Zealand in a premium Veranda, Concierge Class or Aqua Class stateroom and receive free return flights~ from Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney. For a limited time only, when you book a selected Celebrity Solstice cruise to New Zealand in the summer 2013-2014 […]

World Turtle Day with &Beyond Mnemba Island

World Turtle Day with &Beyond Mnemba Island

As conservationists around the world prepare for World Turtle Day on 23 May, &Beyond Mnemba Island celebrates the birth of more than 50 000 green turtle hatchlings over the past fifteen years.  On the globally endangered list, green turtles have been brought to the brink of extinction by the uncontrolled harvesting of eggs and killing […]

World Turtle Day with &Beyond Mnemba Island

World Turtle Day with &Beyond Mnemba Island

As conservationists around the world prepare for World Turtle Day on 23 May, &Beyond Mnemba Island celebrates the birth of more than 50 000 green turtle hatchlings over the past fifteen years.  On the globally endangered list, green turtles have been brought to the brink of extinction by the uncontrolled harvesting of eggs and killing […]

South America Fly and Cruise Package with Celebrity

South America Fly and Cruise Package with Celebrity

CRUISE specialist ecruising.travel has released a new exclusive South American fly/cruise/tour package – a 35-night itinerary which includes a 14- night cruise aboard Celebrity Infinity from Buenos Aires in Argentina to Valparaiso in Chile. “The Amazing South America” tour departs Sydney on February 9, 2014, for three nights in Santiago, Chile, before travelling to Lima, […]

Explore the Wilderness of Far East Russia

Explore the Wilderness of Far East Russia

FREE FLIGHTS: Explore the Wilderness of Far East Russia Combine the flexibility of expedition travel with this brand new itinerary to create a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.  A journey of culture and natural history, this 12-day expedition ship voyage takes in a range of experiences unique to the Chukotka region. Potential wildlife sightings include Bears, Arctic Foxes, […]

Wonderland of winter events in NSW

Wonderland of winter events in NSW

Vivid Sydney Winter in NSW is set to be a season of wall-to-wall events, attracting visitors and locals alike to Sydney and the regions, according to Minister for Tourism and Major Events, George Souris. From blockbuster sporting events to music, food and cultural festivals, NSW during Winter will be a hive of activity and loads […]