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Struth – Swiss no bar to business

Struth – Swiss no bar to business

Struth – would you believe!With David Ellis In his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says the Swiss are not generally renowned as being amongst the world’s greatest toss-pots. So it came as something of a surprise on a recent overseas trip to find that […]

Struth – Swiss no bar to business

Struth – Swiss no bar to business

Struth – would you believe!With David Ellis In his continuing search for the more weird, wacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says the Swiss are not generally renowned as being amongst the world’s greatest toss-pots. So it came as something of a surprise on a recent overseas trip to find that […]

STRUTH – 200 year old wine under the hammer

STRUTH – 200 year old wine under the hammer

STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says someone with an expensive taste in Cognac has paid a Paris restaurant the equivalent of AU$55,000 for a bottle of the stuff made in 1788 – the year the First Fleet landed in Sydney, […]

STRUTH – 200 year old wine under the hammer

STRUTH – 200 year old wine under the hammer

STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says someone with an expensive taste in Cognac has paid a Paris restaurant the equivalent of AU$55,000 for a bottle of the stuff made in 1788 – the year the First Fleet landed in Sydney, […]

STRUTH – Dip into your favourite tipple

STRUTH – Dip into your favourite tipple

STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says the French take their winemaking seriously, and the annual release of the famous Beaujolais Nouveau at midnight on the third Thursday of every November – while a fun event across the nation – is  […]

STRUTH – Dip into your favourite tipple

STRUTH – Dip into your favourite tipple

STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says the French take their winemaking seriously, and the annual release of the famous Beaujolais Nouveau at midnight on the third Thursday of every November – while a fun event across the nation – is  […]

STRUTH! Worlds Largest Cruise Ship

STRUTH! Worlds Largest Cruise Ship

STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says the world’s newest and largest cruise ship will give trivia buffs plenty to play with – and port authorities equally plenty to ponder over as they work out how to get more than 5000 […]

STRUTH! Worlds Largest Cruise Ship

STRUTH! Worlds Largest Cruise Ship

STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says the world’s newest and largest cruise ship will give trivia buffs plenty to play with – and port authorities equally plenty to ponder over as they work out how to get more than 5000 […]

STRUTH – All Bets are Off in Catalina’s Casino

STRUTH – All Bets are Off in Catalina’s Casino

STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wondrous in the world of travel, DAVID ELLIS says that despite what The Four Preps assured us, Catalina Island is not twenty-six miles across the sea, but in fact 22-miles miles (which means its not forty kilometres in a leaky old boat, but […]

STRUTH – Dial a Lama

STRUTH – Dial a Lama

STRUTH ! IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wondrous in the world of travel, David Ellis says it’s easy to see why journalists seeking a quick scoop should take a moment to check the facts. When a recent radio news report in Johannesburg said the Dalai Lama was reportedly seen in […]