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Rare Arctic Wonders Await Travelers on Hurtigruten’s 9-Day "Kingdom of the Polar Bear"
Majestic polar bears and Svalbard reindeer roaming icy tundra, Moffen Island’s walrus colony, and Hornsund Fjord, with its dramatic vertical cliffs and imposing glaciers, are among the rare Arctic wonders travelers can experience on Hurtigruten’s 9-day “Kingdom of the Polar Bear.” The MV Polar Star, specifically designed to explore areas inaccessible to most other ships, […]
Viking Launches ‘Magnificent Mekong’ For 2012
Ahead of the launch of its main 2012 brochure, Viking River Cruises has released its ‘Magnificent Mekong‘ programme with massive savings for early bookers. Double discounts, giving savings of up to £1000 per person, are offered on any Mekong departure booked by 30 June, 2011 for travel in 2012. The early release of the programme […]
Adina Apartment Hotel Berlin Hackescher Markt now open!
Adina’s latest offering outshines its class, seducing guests with space, style and location Today, Adina Apartment Hotel Berlin Hackescher Markt has officially opened, welcoming the very first guests. Adina Hackescher Markt is the largest of three chic, Australian owned and operated, Adina Apartment Hotels in Berlin. The new hotel represents the eighth in an expanding […]
Kimberley Coast – Cooking Italy – Celebrity Century – Wollongong – Fiji Yasawa Islands –
REMOTE KIMBERLEY COAST WITH AURORA EXPEDITIONS’ CORAL PRINCESS DISCOVER the magically remote coastline of the Kimberleys with legendary expeditioner, Mike Cusack aboard Aurora Expeditions’ Coral Princess. In 1987 Mike and his wife Susan were chosen to be the first Australian Geographic’s Wilderness Couple, and Mike will share their experiences with guests of this once forbidding […]
The Fate of HMS Beagle After Darwin´s Voyage to the Galapagos Islands
HMS Beagle (centre) from an 1841 watercolour by Owen Stanley,painted during the third voyage while surveying Australia. HMS Beagle was the ship that sailed around the world with the young naturalist by the name of Charles Darwin on board. The ship was sold for scrap in 1870 but until now it´s final fate has remained […]
The Fate of HMS Beagle After Darwin´s Voyage to the Galapagos Islands
HMS Beagle (centre) from an 1841 watercolour by Owen Stanley,painted during the third voyage while surveying Australia. HMS Beagle was the ship that sailed around the world with the young naturalist by the name of Charles Darwin on board. The ship was sold for scrap in 1870 but until now it´s final fate has remained […]
Radisson Resort Fiji Denarau Islands wins Restaurant and Dining Award at the AON Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards.
Radisson Resort Fiji Denarau Island wins the Restaurant and Dining Award at the 2010 Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards, awarded on the 25th February 2011. This was the 14th annual AON Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards. The chief guest at this prestigious event was The Fijian Prime Minister along with 350 guests from all walks […]
MORE THAN MYSTERY IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE
David Ellis IT would be a far braver soul than this writer to challenge anything written about Thailand by fellow scribbler Glyn May: after forty-five years of going there he gave up counting how many times after his 160th visit… So when he started telling us a new yarn of intrigue involving the mysterious Golden […]
Tasmania – Wild Borneo – globalCARS – Bundaberg Turtles – International Rail
Travel briefs for w/c March 7 TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Tassie is after your tourist dollar Currently, on the waterfront alongside the Elizabeth St Pier, there’s a sailing opportunity awaiting those with sea-legs. For beginners, join the crew and fellow sailors aboard the Windeward Bound for lunch and a three-hour sail. For $65 per adult […]
Tasmania – Wild Borneo – globalCARS – Bundaberg Turtles – International Rail
Travel briefs for w/c March 7 TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Tassie is after your tourist dollar Currently, on the waterfront alongside the Elizabeth St Pier, there’s a sailing opportunity awaiting those with sea-legs. For beginners, join the crew and fellow sailors aboard the Windeward Bound for lunch and a three-hour sail. For $65 per adult […]
