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EL CONVENTO’S SOME HOTEL – BAR NUN
THE hotel’s shaded courtyard, a far cry from the vows of poverty of its original inhabitants SAN JUAN’S Hotel El Convento: from historic convent to flophouse to majestic boutique hotel david ellis In this first of a two-part feature, David Ellis discovers a boutique hotel in Puerto Rico with a history as rich as any tale […]
EL CONVENTO’S SOME HOTEL – BAR NUN
THE hotel’s shaded courtyard, a far cry from the vows of poverty of its original inhabitants SAN JUAN’S Hotel El Convento: from historic convent to flophouse to majestic boutique hotel david ellis In this first of a two-part feature, David Ellis discovers a boutique hotel in Puerto Rico with a history as rich as any tale […]
HOW TO BE A WELCOME FELLOW FLYER
David Ellis CHRISTMAS is nigh and tens of thousands of Australians are about to head for airports around the country – and many of them, sadly, will prove to be exasperatingly rude. Here are some tips on how not to be one of those who drive fellow travellers to the point of rage and temporary […]
Struth! Sleep on a wing and a prayer
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says a hotel in Costa Rica has the ultimate accommodation for aviation buffs – stay in your very own converted Boeing 727 that sits atop a 16m high stone pedestal on the edge of the picturesque Manuel […]
Struth! Sleep on a wing and a prayer
IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says a hotel in Costa Rica has the ultimate accommodation for aviation buffs – stay in your very own converted Boeing 727 that sits atop a 16m high stone pedestal on the edge of the picturesque Manuel […]
Struth! Summit Drive a Smashing Success
In his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis tells how a group of adventurers got to the top of Europe’s highest mountain, Mt Elbrus in Russia, the hard way – by a LandRover that they drove, winched, pushed and cajoled to the top that’s 5642m […]
Struth! Summit Drive a Smashing Success
In his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis tells how a group of adventurers got to the top of Europe’s highest mountain, Mt Elbrus in Russia, the hard way – by a LandRover that they drove, winched, pushed and cajoled to the top that’s 5642m […]
LUISA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
David Ellis IF ever there’s a town that’s a ‘must-visit’ for romantics or chocoholics it’s Perugia in Italy. And if you’re both, you’ll find yourself in Seventh Heaven: One of the town’s biggest factories makes chocolates called Kisses – and there’s a street that’s so narrow it’s officially named Woman Kisser Lane, and whose tradition […]
LUISA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
David Ellis IF ever there’s a town that’s a ‘must-visit’ for romantics or chocoholics it’s Perugia in Italy. And if you’re both, you’ll find yourself in Seventh Heaven: One of the town’s biggest factories makes chocolates called Kisses – and there’s a street that’s so narrow it’s officially named Woman Kisser Lane, and whose tradition […]
CHASING UP NEWCASTLE’S COLONIAL PAST
David Ellis HAD it not been for one of the more bizarre maritime chases in Australia’s colonial history, it could have been years before the now-Hunter Valley’s rich agricultural lands and coal seams were to be opened up to early settlement – including to go on to become one of Australia’s premier winemaking regions. In […]
