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WATERLOO’S BATTLE LINES DRAWN AT BUNDANOON
David Ellis “WE’LL have a wee skirmish to begin,” says Robert Whittaker with just the hint of a twinkle in his eye. “Some shots will be fired and then there’ll be our famous 92nd Gordon Highlander bayonet charge – we have to teach a lesson to our favourite enemy, those perfidious French!” Is this some […]
Fiji just 11,000 Australians shy of best ever annual figure
Tourism Fiji is getting ready to celebrate a record year for the destination with November 2010 statistics taking the destination’s Australian visitor arrival tally to just 11,100 shy of a best-ever 300,000 annual result. Figures released this week by Fiji’s Bureau of Statics show a total of 23,615 Australians visited Fiji across November, the figure […]
Fiji: The Yaqona Ceremony
Chief offers kava to the guest during yaqona ceremony. Pic: Roderick Eime by David Stanley – Moon Fiji Yaqona (yang-GO-na) is a tranquilizing, nonalcoholic drink that numbs the tongue and lips. Better known as kava, it’s made from the waka (dried root) of the pepper plant (Macropiper methysticum). This ceremonial preparation is the most honored […]
Up the Murray with a paddle
The majestic Murray River is steeped in tradition and history, so what better way to see a slice of the dramatic Outback than a seven-day Murray cruise on an authentic paddle-wheeler? The PS Murray Princess is the kind of boat in which you wouldn’t be surprised to bump into Mark Twain in the lounge. It […]
Secrets of the Kimberley
The relative cool of autumn is a fine time of year to take in one of the world’s last great wilderness areas, the Kimberley. Its coastline is a craggy land of deep gorges, coral reefs and mangroves, and World Expeditions (www.worldexpeditions.com or 1300 720 000) gives travellers a window on this wild land from their […]
Moon Tahiti from Avalon Travel
Avalon Travel Publishing has launched the 7th edition of Moon Tahiti by David Stanley. Since 1989, Moon Tahiti has been the leading travel guidebook to French Polynesia and this new edition incorporates the latest restaurant, resort, and transportation news. Stanley has been covering the South Pacific for over three decades and he knows the region […]
Moon Tahiti from Avalon Travel
Avalon Travel Publishing has launched the 7th edition of Moon Tahiti by David Stanley. Since 1989, Moon Tahiti has been the leading travel guidebook to French Polynesia and this new edition incorporates the latest restaurant, resort, and transportation news. Stanley has been covering the South Pacific for over three decades and he knows the region […]
Moon Tahiti from Avalon Travel
Avalon Travel Publishing has launched the 7th edition of Moon Tahiti by David Stanley. Since 1989, Moon Tahiti has been the leading travel guidebook to French Polynesia and this new edition incorporates the latest restaurant, resort, and transportation news. Stanley has been covering the South Pacific for over three decades and he knows the region […]
STAR CLIPPERS OFFERS BALTIC CRUISING
Star Flyer The tall ship Star Flyer will operate in the Baltic for the first time next year, sailing into some of the world’s great seafaring ports including Copenhagen, St Petersburg and Stockholm. The 170-passenger square-rigger will also call at smaller ports rarely visited by bigger ships offering a rare opportunity to cruise the scenic […]
Introducing Hanse Explorer, exclusive, luxury expeditions
Unique, private and into the unknown – sail off on an expedition with the Hanse Explorer to extraordinary places while enjoying all of the luxuries of a private yacht. The “Hanse Explorer” is specially designed as an ice-breaker yacht, enabling her to sail around the world, including the polar regions up to the Northwest Passage. […]
