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TRAVEL BRIEFS<\/p>\n

John Crook<\/p>\n

Citroen deal<\/p>\n

Just released is a deal which offers up to nine free days on brand new Citroen cars costing from just $30 a day.\u00a0 Choose from\u00a0 air-conditioned models with rates including full insurance and 24-hour assistance.\u00a0 The French government allows manufacturers to lease vehicles to non-French residents,- free of all duties and taxes and zero insurance excess.\u00a0 For more details contact globalCARS on 1300 789 992 or visit www.globalCARS.com.au<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 Oui !<\/p>\n

A touch of Dickens,- in Australia<\/p>\n

Entry to the gardens of Bleak House in central Victoria is just $5 a head, with children gaining admission free. This 20 acre property has 15 of those acres converted to a magnificent array of flowers.\u00a0 Even though Spring has passed us by, Bleak House is still magnificent to visit through the summer months.\u00a0 Visit for a few hours or go stay in the B&B cottage.\u00a0 Tariff is $190 per couple per night Friday, Saturday or Sunday,- cheaper midweek.\u00a0 Bleak House, named after the Charles Dickens book of same name, is located an hour north of Melbourne. For more information and to book the B&B go visit www.bleakhousegardens.com.au<\/a> or telephone (03) 5423 2970.<\/p>\n

Italia touring<\/p>\n

There is a fully escorted tour heading out of\u00a0 Rome airport and touring the delights of Tuscany and Umbria.\u00a0 The three-week escorted tour starts at the end of April, next year. Priced from $6975 twin share, it includes pick-up from Rome airport, full-time Aussie escorts and a local guide, coach, ferry, funicular and rail travel, 21-nights twin-share, all breakfasts and most dinners.\u00a0 Return air fare ex Australia is additional.\u00a0 I like this one because it is not made up of one-night stands.\u00a0 Instead there is a week at a time headquartered in hotels in three different cities.\u00a0 This is a small group tour with Carolinasusi Italia Tours.\u00a0 Full details by calling (07) 3396 8652, or visit www.carolinasusi.com.au<\/a> <\/p>\n

007 once stalked Queensland’s Hidden Vale<\/p>\n

It’s absolutely true that the man who is remembered as 007,\u00a0 as a youngster,\u00a0 lived on what is known these days as Peppers Hidden Vale.\u00a0\u00a0 With your family, walk in his steps during a stay at the 12,000 acre working cattle station in south east Queensland.\u00a0 Just a 60 minute drive south west of Brisbane,- and chalk up a family package for the holiday period from December 1 2009 through January 31 2010.\u00a0 That includes accommodation for two adults and two children, full buffet breakfast, pony lead rides for the kids and use of the property’s activity facilities.\u00a0\u00a0 Rates start from $350 per family, per night.\u00a0 Contact the property on 1300 881 435.<\/p>\n

South Oz a veritable market place<\/p>\n

Get out the cane basket and head for your nearest market place.\u00a0 They are scattered throughout South Australia.\u00a0 Riverland Farmers Market at Berri, every Saturday Tel : 08 8582 4864 . Victor Harbor Saturday’s (Tel:08\u00a0 8551 0520, until December 31.\u00a0 In the Barossa, every Saturday at their Angaston location\u00a0 www.Barossafarmersmarket.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Willunga has two markets, the farmer’s market Saturdays (www.willungafarmersmarket) and on\u00a0 the second Saturday each month it’s the Quarry Markets www.willungaquarrymarket.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Down at the Limestone Coast their farmers’ market runs through until the end of the year\u00a0 www.limestonecoastfood.com.au<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 Likewise, on Sundays in Moana the farners get together (Tel: 08 8327 0480.<\/p>\n

And, on the subject of food<\/p>\n

Chef Damon McGinniss continues to smile.\u00a0 After all, it’s not every week that a chef can claim ‘best lamb dish’, which is just what he did with his creation for the recent\u00a0 NZ awards for his merino lamb leg, whipped potato, green pea mash and smoked tomato jus.\u00a0\u00a0 Damon is head chef of Sargoods Restaurant at the\u00a0 Edgewater Resort which sits on the shores of beautiful Lake Wanaka.\u00a0 Try his lamb dish once, and you’ll do as I did,.. ordering it two nights in a row.\u00a0 If you are doing New Zealand, do include Lake Wanaka, and one could not do better than stay at the Edgewater Resort Hotel.\u00a0 For more information visit www.edgewater.co.nz<\/a>\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Special free city-stay offer<\/p>\n

Travellers get to choose a free city-stay in Paris, London, Rome, Venice or Sorrento\u00a0 and saving up to $2314 per couple when booking any of the 2010 Avalon Waterways European river cruise of 11 days or more.\u00a0\u00a0 The special offer is one of five deals released by Avalon\u00a0 giving a choice of free European flights (just pay the taxes), free Asia stopovers, free cabin upgrades and free add-on cruises.\u00a0 Best thing to do, to check on exactly what these deals mean, is to visit www.avalonwaterways.com.au<\/a> <\/p>\n

* Please note conditions may apply to these packages\u00a0 and prices are subject to change and availability.\u00a0 This information is provided as a guide only.\u00a0 Check with your travel agency.\u00a0\u00a0 Block-out periods may apply.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Need a holiday ?\u00a0 We’re archived on\u00a0 http:\/\/travellersgoodbuys.info<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TRAVEL BRIEFS John Crook Citroen deal Just released is a deal which offers up to nine free days on brand new Citroen cars costing from just $30 a day.\u00a0 Choose from\u00a0 air-conditioned models with rates including full insurance and 24-hour assistance.\u00a0 The French government allows manufacturers to lease vehicles to non-French residents,- free of all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5798\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}