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Struth! Only the British …
IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wondrous, David Ellis says the following are amongst some of the more unusual quotes in British newspapers in recent times. COMMENTING on a complaint from a Mr. Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a spokesman for North West Gas said: “We agree it was […]
Never forget a toothbrush again with ZUJI’s Packman app
ZUJI Asia Pacific has launched a brand new iPhone app, aimed at taking the stress out of packing your next big trip. Known as Packman, ZUJI’s innovative app helps travellers organise their itinerary, coordinate their holiday packing and connect with fellow travel partners. Available for free from the iTunes store, the app enables travellers to […]
Never forget a toothbrush again with ZUJI’s Packman app
ZUJI Asia Pacific has launched a brand new iPhone app, aimed at taking the stress out of packing your next big trip. Known as Packman, ZUJI’s innovative app helps travellers organise their itinerary, coordinate their holiday packing and connect with fellow travel partners. Available for free from the iTunes store, the app enables travellers to […]
Never forget a toothbrush again with ZUJI’s Packman app
ZUJI Asia Pacific has launched a brand new iPhone app, aimed at taking the stress out of packing your next big trip. Known as Packman, ZUJI’s innovative app helps travellers organise their itinerary, coordinate their holiday packing and connect with fellow travel partners. Available for free from the iTunes store, the app enables travellers to […]
REWARDS OF A 2008 INSTANT DECISION
A CLARE Valley specialty, Cabernet Malbecto enjoy with osso bucco Wc23Apr12 David Ellis TIM Adams isn’t a bloke who normally makes spur-of-the-moment decisions, but he did just that in 2008 and now he – and his many fans – are enjoying the rewards with an exceptional just-released 2008 Reserve Cabernet Malbec. Tim says he was […]
CARIBBEAN B&B’s AN EASY CELL
David Ellis WHEN the people of the little island of Saba in the Caribbean’s Netherlands Antilles asked authorities in the 1940s for a road to link their scattered farms and hamlets with their tiny port township, officials in The Hague agreed it appeared a reasonable enough request. But once their team of engineers got there […]
Testing water on Sydney cruise
IT IS cruising’s equivalent of sticking a big toe in the water – a sampler to see if life on the water is right for you. Preparing to board my cruise ship on Sydney Harbour on a clear autumn afternoon, all the good things about cruising come to mind: unpack once, water views everywhere, sail-away […]
Sing-sing and sago up the river
“We were up in the fiord area of New Guinea, near Tufi, and it was a spectacularly beautiful area. “Deep channel entrances and fringing fiords are framed by jagged mountains coming straight up from the sea. We were taken by local villagers on traditional outrigger canoes to an area upriver from their village. If you […]
SAA announces expansion with new direct flights to Maun in Botswana
South African Airlink Embraer ERJ 135 South African Airways (SAA) is continuing to expand its network in Africa by launching a new daily direct service between Johannesburg and Maun in Botswana on June 15. According to Tim Clyde-Smith, SAA’s Country Manager, Australasia, Maun is the gateway to the Okavango Delta, a 15,000 square-kilometre area of […]
SAA announces expansion with new direct flights to Maun in Botswana
South African Airlink Embraer ERJ 135 South African Airways (SAA) is continuing to expand its network in Africa by launching a new daily direct service between Johannesburg and Maun in Botswana on June 15. According to Tim Clyde-Smith, SAA’s Country Manager, Australasia, Maun is the gateway to the Okavango Delta, a 15,000 square-kilometre area of […]
