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A DARLING VALENTINE’S PACKAGE FROM NOVOTEL SYDNEY DARLING HARBOUR

A DARLING VALENTINE’S PACKAGE FROM NOVOTEL SYDNEY DARLING HARBOUR

SPOIL YOUR DARLING THIS VALENTINE’S DAY AT NOVOTEL DARLING HARBOUR     Spoil your darling this Valentine’s Day with a “Romantic Escape” at Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour including overnight accommodation in a superior harbour view room, sparkling wine on arrival, a Mediterranean tasting plate for two and a jug of white wine sangria to […]

RIPPER BLEND THAT HARKS BACK TO THE ’70s

RIPPER BLEND THAT HARKS BACK TO THE ’70s

LIKE father like son: a crackajack Jim BarryPb Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon made by son Peter. Wc23Jan12 David Ellis THE late Jim Barry often delighted in telling of his “scientific approach” to creating his first Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon blends in the 1970s – he’d make up a few with varying proportions of each wine, leave them […]

ONE-TIME PRISON’S A CELL-OUT AS A HOTEL

ONE-TIME PRISON’S A CELL-OUT AS A HOTEL

David Ellis HOLIDAYMAKERS looking for the out-of-the-ordinary can today do time in the one-time cells of what was once one of England’s toughest prisons, a hell-hole housed within the 5-metre thick walls of the country’s historic Oxford Castle. And strange as it may seem, when the prison was first built 350-odd years ago, those incarcerated […]

$4000 OFF GALAPAGOS ADVENTURE

$4000 OFF GALAPAGOS ADVENTURE

$4000 OFF GALAPAGOS ADVENTURE HUGE savings of more than $4000 per person are now available for last minute bookings on the voyage of a lifetime to the exotic Galapagos Islands with ecruising.travel, now costing from only $5999 per person. You can make your dream a reality with a visit to these unique and pristine islands […]

Struth! Hotels lament light-fingered guests

Struth! Hotels lament light-fingered guests

STRUTH! IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says light-fingered hotel guests in the UK helped themselves last year to enough goodies to start a second-hand shop – and it was anything than just soaps and toiletries. Amongst items that the country’s Best Western […]

INTERLUDE LAUNCHES UNIQUE UK – EUROPE TOUR 2012

INTERLUDE LAUNCHES UNIQUE UK – EUROPE TOUR 2012

Interlude specialise in small group tours. The original small group touring company Interlude Tours has released details of its exciting autumn tour to the UK and Europe for 2012. Flying from Sydney to London with Thai International Airways, the fully escorted tour itinerary includes Paris, Monet’s Garden, a D Day tour in Normandy, Loire Valley, […]

INTERLUDE LAUNCHES UNIQUE UK – EUROPE TOUR 2012

INTERLUDE LAUNCHES UNIQUE UK – EUROPE TOUR 2012

Interlude specialise in small group tours. The original small group touring company Interlude Tours has released details of its exciting autumn tour to the UK and Europe for 2012. Flying from Sydney to London with Thai International Airways, the fully escorted tour itinerary includes Paris, Monet’s Garden, a D Day tour in Normandy, Loire Valley, […]

Cruise International: Paradise Bound

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Sculptures to Reach Rainforest Floor in a Dramatic Installation Process

Sculptures to Reach Rainforest Floor in a Dramatic Installation Process

A 210cm gold leaf chandelier weighing 90kg will be delicately transported down the world’s steepest railway incline to an ancient rainforest floor for the inaugural Sculpture at Scenic World exhibition in February. Convert, created with aluminium sheeting and timber bird boxes by NSW artist Dale Miles, is one of 26 artworks of all shapes and […]

Sculptures to Reach Rainforest Floor in a Dramatic Installation Process

Sculptures to Reach Rainforest Floor in a Dramatic Installation Process

A 210cm gold leaf chandelier weighing 90kg will be delicately transported down the world’s steepest railway incline to an ancient rainforest floor for the inaugural Sculpture at Scenic World exhibition in February. Convert, created with aluminium sheeting and timber bird boxes by NSW artist Dale Miles, is one of 26 artworks of all shapes and […]