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Southern Ocean Lodge named Andrew Harper’s Hideaway of the Year 2012
In anticipation of a new year of exceptional luxury travel experiences, Andrew Harper has just released its January 2012 Hideaway Report, and in it reveals its Grand Award winners. Baillie Lodges’ much-lauded Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island has been awarded the most prestigious of titles; Andrew Harper’s Hideaway of the Year 2012. Based in New […]
ECUADOR AND GALAPAGOS ON SALE FOR EASTER
ECUADOR AND GALAPAGOS ON SALE FOR EASTER ADVENTURE specialists Explore Worldwide are offering a discount of around $385 on their 17 -day Ecuatoriana and The Galapagos tour departing on April 4, 2012 over the Easter holidays. The package covers the highlights of Ecuador, such as the 5,897 metre active Cotopaxi volcano, canoeing through the Amazon, the trails of Machachi, thermal […]
ECUADOR AND GALAPAGOS ON SALE FOR EASTER
ECUADOR AND GALAPAGOS ON SALE FOR EASTER ADVENTURE specialists Explore Worldwide are offering a discount of around $385 on their 17 -day Ecuatoriana and The Galapagos tour departing on April 4, 2012 over the Easter holidays. The package covers the highlights of Ecuador, such as the 5,897 metre active Cotopaxi volcano, canoeing through the Amazon, the trails of Machachi, thermal […]
Kids Ski Free at Niseko in March
Niseko has had exceptional snow (almost 10 metres so far) and come March there will be ample snow for Australian families seeking a once-in-a-lifetime Japanese snow holiday. The bilingual snow resort offers a fusion of western and Japanese accommodation, restaurants and Kids Clubs, some with first-time friendly moving carpets. Another example of the Australian influence […]
Kids Ski Free at Niseko in March
Niseko has had exceptional snow (almost 10 metres so far) and come March there will be ample snow for Australian families seeking a once-in-a-lifetime Japanese snow holiday. The bilingual snow resort offers a fusion of western and Japanese accommodation, restaurants and Kids Clubs, some with first-time friendly moving carpets. Another example of the Australian influence […]
Kids Ski Free at Niseko in March
Niseko has had exceptional snow (almost 10 metres so far) and come March there will be ample snow for Australian families seeking a once-in-a-lifetime Japanese snow holiday. The bilingual snow resort offers a fusion of western and Japanese accommodation, restaurants and Kids Clubs, some with first-time friendly moving carpets. Another example of the Australian influence […]
Emirates A380 on Malaysian Route
Emirates celebrated the New Year in a ‘big’ way by becoming the first airline to operate a scheduled Airbus A380 service to Malaysia. The airline’s flagship, operating as EK346, piloted by Malaysian national Captain Kwong Yung Ling arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) earlier to a traditional welcome of a water canon salute. Joining […]
Massive liner once carried 12,000 Passengers
By Roderick Eime Even as the band aboard RMS Titanic struck up their final rendition of “Nearer, My God, to Thee”, the finishing touches of an even larger ocean liner were being added. At 261m and more than 46,000 GRT, the Titanic and her sisters Olympic and Britannic, were about to be surpassed by the […]
Hurtigruten Celebrates the MS Finnmarken’s Return
HURTIGRUTEN CELEBRATES MS FINNMARKEN’S RETURN TO NORWAY WITH EXCLUSIVE SAVINGS FOR RETURNING GUESTS – 1893 AMBASSADOR CLUB MEMBERS SAVE UP TO 20% Six-Day Southbound Sailings Start at $930 for Ambassador Club Members Award-winning cruise-company Hurtigruten is celebrating the return of the newly-refurbished MS Finnmarken to its Norwegian Coastal Voyage itineraries for 2012 – and inviting […]
Traveling makes Larry Shortell a better teacher
Some teachers teach from virtually the same notes they have used for years, never having sought any experiences outside the classroom. Larry “Jungle” Shortell of Connecticut is not one of them. “Without a doubt, to travel and learn things firsthand is the best way to understand the world and our place in it,” Shortell says. […]
