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VISA CHANGES WILL MEAN BOOST TO TOURISM INDUSTRY
The Federal Government’s review of a range of visa classifications provides the opportunity to create a better environment for the tourism industry and ensure we keep the “Welcome’ mat out for international visitors, Australian Tourism Export Council Managing Director, Felicia Mariani said today. The reviews look at the Working Holiday Visa, Student Visa and general […]
Pearl II to Replace Spirit of Adventure, Become Quest for Adventure
Saga Pearl II will become Quest for Adventure (photo: Sergio Ferreira) As reported by Cruise Industry News last week, the Saga Pearl II will be transfered to the Spirit for Adventure brand in May 2012. Saga Holidays has confirmed that Quest for Adventure will take over from the Spirit of Adventure from May 2012. MV […]
WHY MARY’S FANS ARE POPPIN INTO BOWRAL
David Ellis THE delightful little town of Bowral, population around 10,000 in the NSW Southern Highlands, has taken a jump on New York City, population 8.2-million, to erect a life-size statue to a design by one of England’s finest sculptors of the world’s most popular super-nanny, Mary Poppins. And coincidentally it’s a Bowral teenager who […]
Croatia and Dalmatia – Paris – QM2 – Festival of Voices – Kings Canyon
TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Birthplace of Marco Polo There are discounts of up to $1500 per couple in the Best of Croatia and Dalmatia cruise package, with two departures in June and likewise October. What caught my eye was the mention of Marco Polo. His birthplace is included in the tour itinerary. Fabulous historical and […]
Croatia and Dalmatia – Paris – QM2 – Festival of Voices – Kings Canyon
TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Birthplace of Marco Polo There are discounts of up to $1500 per couple in the Best of Croatia and Dalmatia cruise package, with two departures in June and likewise October. What caught my eye was the mention of Marco Polo. His birthplace is included in the tour itinerary. Fabulous historical and […]
Struth! Kung Fu Cabin Crew
STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says you’ll need to think twice in the future about behaving badly if you’re flying with Hong Kong Airlines. Because their entire cabin crew are being taught kung fu (or as say call it wing […]
Star Clipper Cruise discounts – Save 25 per cent
Star Clippers is offering 25% discounts on 23 of its most popular Mediterranean cruises between July and October this year. The cruises, from $2340 for seven nights including taxes, are available on all three tall ships in the fleet including the 227-passenger flagship Royal Clipper. Prime itineraries include the playgrounds of the rich and famous […]
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Beautiful south: an Antarctic cruise [video]
by Pascal Wyse, The Guardian Go with the floe … inching into the Antarctic wilderness. Photograph: Paul Goldstein A wildlife expedition to the Antarctic peninsula provides some unforgettable moments, from cruising through the ice floes to ice-climbing among comical penguins Judging by the wild goose chase detailed on the Antarctic Circle website, the $100 reward […]
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Beautiful south: an Antarctic cruise [video]
by Pascal Wyse, The Guardian Go with the floe … inching into the Antarctic wilderness. Photograph: Paul Goldstein A wildlife expedition to the Antarctic peninsula provides some unforgettable moments, from cruising through the ice floes to ice-climbing among comical penguins Judging by the wild goose chase detailed on the Antarctic Circle website, the $100 reward […]
KEEPING AN EVEN KEEL IN A BUBBLY SEA
David Ellis FOR Mustapha the ship’s parrot, the lure of a life before the mast proved to be a fatal attraction. As the elegant barquentine Star Flyer ploughed majestically through the Andaman Sea, Mustapha, hampered by clipped wings, laboriously climbed high into the rigging, sadly surveyed the indulgent scene 60 metres below on deck…..then dived, beak-first […]
