The softly-spoken Ed and Helen hail from Pennsylvania, and the only
time Ed tends to raise his voice is when he talks about how they "got
into cruising." Full Story.
Australia - Daintree Rainforest Jungle Surfing
Jungle Surfing the Canopy of the Daintree rainforest is a truly insane
experience where your feet don't touch the ground. Full
Story.
China - Thames Town
The only thing that’s askew is that this ever-so-British-looking Thames
Town, that’s complete down to a traditional fish and chip shop and
street signs showing High Street, Oxford Street, Queen Street and
similar, is anything but British. Full Story.
England - Oxford Castle
Holidaymakers looking for the out-of-the-ordinary can today do time
in the one-time cells of what was once one of England’s toughest
prisons, a hell-hole housed within the 5-metre thick walls of the
country’s historic Oxford Castle. Full
Story.
Tasmania - Kempton
KEMPTON’s not one of those places that springs quickly to mind when
planning a motoring holiday in Tasmania, yet the little community has
had the welcome mat out since the mid-19th century. Full Story.
Spain - Barcelona
While there's no danger of running out of things to do in
Barcelona, there is a serious risk that you'll be so overwhelmed
by the number and variety of the city's attractions. Full
Story.
Malaysia - Langkawi
The Curse of Mahsuri goes back to a time none can put an exact date to, but which historians believe was probably around 1820. Full Story.
Prague - New Year's Eve
Sparks
shower nearby revellers; laughter and squeals of delight fill the air
and we expect to hear screams of pain too, but they must be drowned out
by all the fun. Full
Story.
How To Be A Good Travel Flyer
Here are some tips on how not to be one of those who drive fellow travellers to the point of rage and temporary insanity. Full Story.
England - Charles Dickens
From when he was a young boy Dickens had a fascination for ghosts which
culminated in arguably his most famous novel, A Christmas Carol in
which the skinflint Ebenezer Scrooge changes his ways after a visit by
three spirits. Full
Story.
Skiing in Korea
Unlike Australian and New Zealand alpine resorts this picture-postcard
winter playground has a vast indoor water park, Peak Island, that’s
about a two-minute walk from the Dragon Hotel. Full Story.
NSW - Newcastle
Amongst historical nearby attractions is Fort Scratchley that formed an
integral link in our defences against potential invasion, whose canons were Australia's
only ever to fire in anger. Full
Story.
Italy - Umbria and Tuscany
Perugia is the capital of Umbria about halfway between Rome and
Florence and it's Perugina chocolate factory makes the world-famous
chocolates called Baci – Italian for "kisses". Full Story.
Vietnam - Mekong Cruise
This captivating cruise is aboard the stylish 62-stateroom AmaLotus
that’s owned by Australia's APT Touring, and which began her Mekong
career only in September this year. Full
Story.
Ubud Writers and Readers Festival : Writers Festivals as a Travel Experience
The 2011 Ubud Writers and Readers Festival offered a cultural
smorgasbord, or Rijsttafel, as a banquet is called in Indonesia. It was
a whimsical fusion of colours, flavours and styles from Indonesia,
Australia, and all the continents on the globe. Full Story.
The Antarctic Peninsula
Can't get enough of David Attenborough's Frozen Planet
- then why not get off your butt and head straight to the Antarctic
Peninsula. Antarctica's treacherous, spiny tendril is an odd but
irresistible location. Full
Story.
Savannah - The Future Ship Lost In Time
Costing nearly US$50m which came from the US Atomic Energy Commission, Savannah
quickly ran into trouble over the size of her crew – and their pay. Full Story.
Indonesia - Travelling Green
Near the Udayana University between Jimbaran Bay and Nusa Dua where
the environment provides the right vegetation for larvae, pupae and
butterflies for at least 80 species and allows 50 species of birds to
flourish and fly. And there are five
species of land snails and the occasional squirrel. Full
Story.
Geelong Wine Region - Toast to the Coast
The Geelong Wine Region is part of the Port Phillip Wine Zone in the
State of Victoria. It's a cool climate wine region with a similar
terroir to the famous French wine regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy. Full Story.
General - Top 5 Impossibly Remote Holiday Destinations
We’re
talking about the world’s most-remote island destinations, places that
have even the eyes of your travel agent glazing over, and yet have holidaymakers lining up to visit like there's no
tomorrow. Full
Story.
Canada
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Clayoquot
Wilderness Resort
Clayoquot is for the serious seeker of
communing with nature, strolls on km's of empty beaches, walks through
cedar and rainforests, and a quiet so almost-cuttable you could target
a pine needle hitting the water at a hundred paces. Full Story.
New
Zealand - Sea Kayaking
the Abel Tasman
The Abel Tasman Coastal Track is one of New
Zealand's nine Great
Walks. My friends and I made Abel Tasman National Park a two day
sea-kayaking destination. Full
Story.
New
Zealand Travel Stories
Our roaming travel writers have written so
many descriptive stories on the Land of the Long White Cloud that we've
dedicated an entire area to the Commonwealth country. Herein you'll
find travel stories from both the North and South islands. Recent
articles: Orakei Korako; Napier; NZ Wind Farms.NZ Index.
Sure, you can read the
weather forecasts and check out the latest reports, but why bother when
you can see exactly what's happening on the mountain? Click here
for our comprehensive snow cam page, covering Victoria, New South Wales
and Tasmania.
If you need to check up
on the what the surf is doing - right here, right now - our extensive
surf cam page will be just the ticket, covering Queensland, New South
Wales, Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Click
here for the full list.
