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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 […]
STRUTH! Mexico’s tunnel of love
STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says you’ll never be troubled by gawking invaders when you stay at the Capella Pedregal resort outside Mexico’s Cabo San Lucas: the only way you can get into this beachside haven is by a private […]
STRUTH! Mexico’s tunnel of love
STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says you’ll never be troubled by gawking invaders when you stay at the Capella Pedregal resort outside Mexico’s Cabo San Lucas: the only way you can get into this beachside haven is by a private […]
JILTED SYDNEY BRIDE MADE A DICKENS OF A YARN
David Ellis FANS of 19th century British writer Charles Dickens are flocking to England for celebrations to mark the bicentennial of his birth on February 12 1812, and one story that’s sure to be told over and again is that of the tragic life of a young Sydney woman, Eliza Donnithorne – whom Dickens […]
JILTED SYDNEY BRIDE MADE A DICKENS OF A YARN
David Ellis FANS of 19th century British writer Charles Dickens are flocking to England for celebrations to mark the bicentennial of his birth on February 12 1812, and one story that’s sure to be told over and again is that of the tragic life of a young Sydney woman, Eliza Donnithorne – whom Dickens […]
Struth – Check in for an immaculate reception
In his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says the Travelodge chain’s 480 hotels in the UK are offering a free night’s accommodation between Christmas Eve and the Twelfth Night (January 5th) for married couples who can prove that their first names are Mary and […]
Struth – Check in for an immaculate reception
In his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says the Travelodge chain’s 480 hotels in the UK are offering a free night’s accommodation between Christmas Eve and the Twelfth Night (January 5th) for married couples who can prove that their first names are Mary and […]
GETTING FIRED UP AND ROMANTIC ON MEKONG CRUISE
David Ellis BRICK kilns don’t usually feature high on the list of things to do on a luxury river cruise. But on one such 8-day journey along the mighty Mekong between Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City and Cambodia’s Siem Reap, a village kiln has proven a fascinating diversion amid daily shore excursions that extend from […]
GETTING FIRED UP AND ROMANTIC ON MEKONG CRUISE
David Ellis BRICK kilns don’t usually feature high on the list of things to do on a luxury river cruise. But on one such 8-day journey along the mighty Mekong between Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City and Cambodia’s Siem Reap, a village kiln has proven a fascinating diversion amid daily shore excursions that extend from […]
PRISON-BREAK EARNS CONVICT A PARDON
David Ellis OUR early colonial governors usually gave convicts a ticket of leave as a reward for good behaviour, not one for breaking out of prison. But such was the case with notorious Western Australia bushranger and serial jail-breaker, Joseph “Moondyne Joe” Johns. Joe earned himself ten-years in England for stealing some bread, bacon and […]
