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Traveling makes Larry Shortell a better teacher

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. […]

Nile Cruise: Yabba dahabya do!

Nile Cruise: Yabba dahabya do!

by Philip Game – Travelgame The dahabya cruise is an innovation whose time has come. Well, actually it’s been around since the time of Cleopatra, who once joined Julius Caesar for a nine-month cruise around Egypt. Affairs of state were certainly conducted at some leisure, back then. By the early nineteenth-century, Ottoman pashas and beys […]

Nile Cruise: Yabba dahabya do!

Nile Cruise: Yabba dahabya do!

by Philip Game – Travelgame The dahabya cruise is an innovation whose time has come. Well, actually it’s been around since the time of Cleopatra, who once joined Julius Caesar for a nine-month cruise around Egypt. Affairs of state were certainly conducted at some leisure, back then. By the early nineteenth-century, Ottoman pashas and beys […]

Captain Cook offers 3 Sydney Harbour Islands for $7

Captain Cook offers 3 Sydney Harbour Islands for $7

HOP ON HOP OFF SPECIAL3 ISLANDS ONLY $7Valid 07–25 January 2012 For a very short time Goat Island is open to the public for self guided tours. To celebrate we’re offering entry to all three National Park Islands – Fort Denison, Shark Island & Goat Island for just an extra $7 with the 24-hour Hop On […]

Captain Cook offers 3 Sydney Harbour Islands for $7

HOP ON HOP OFF SPECIAL3 ISLANDS ONLY $7Valid 07–25 January 2012For a very short time Goat Island is open to the public for self guided tours.To celebrate we’re offering entry to all three National Park Islands – Fort Denison, Shark Island & Goat Island for just an extra $7 with the 24-hour Hop On Hop Off […]

Captain Cook offers 3 Sydney Harbour Islands for $7

Captain Cook offers 3 Sydney Harbour Islands for $7

HOP ON HOP OFF SPECIAL3 ISLANDS ONLY $7Valid 07–25 January 2012 For a very short time Goat Island is open to the public for self guided tours. To celebrate we’re offering entry to all three National Park Islands – Fort Denison, Shark Island & Goat Island for just an extra $7 with the 24-hour Hop On […]

Queensland’s Top 5 Australia Day bashes

Queensland’s Top 5 Australia Day bashes

1. Cockroach Races at the Story Bridge Hotel, BrisbaneNow in its 31st year, the iconic Cockroach Races are serious business with tiered seating, Miss Cocky competition, prizes for best dressed, live bands and 14 cocky races. BYO cockroach or buy one from the stable on the day. 2. Dunny Races at Aussie World, Sunshine CoastFun […]

Queensland’s Top 5 Australia Day bashes

1. Cockroach Races at the Story Bridge Hotel, Brisbane Now in its 31st year, the iconic Cockroach Races are serious business with tiered seating, Miss Cocky competition, prizes for best dressed, live bands and 14 cocky races. BYO cockroach or buy one from the stable on the day. 2. Dunny Races at Aussie World, Sunshine […]

Queensland’s Top 5 Australia Day bashes

Queensland’s Top 5 Australia Day bashes

1. Cockroach Races at the Story Bridge Hotel, BrisbaneNow in its 31st year, the iconic Cockroach Races are serious business with tiered seating, Miss Cocky competition, prizes for best dressed, live bands and 14 cocky races. BYO cockroach or buy one from the stable on the day. 2. Dunny Races at Aussie World, Sunshine CoastFun […]

Hatch yourself some turtle time in Queensland

Hatch yourself some turtle time in Queensland

Get set for three months of turtle time this January as hundreds of tiny hatchlings muscle their way out of their sandy nests and make a nightly dash for the warm waters off Mon Repos beach, east of Bundaberg in Queensland. The encounter, which has mesmerised thousands of visitors over the forty year period since […]