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• Talk to the Animals These School Holidays

  

  Kids love getting up close and personal to animals and they can do just that at Mowbray Park Farmstay in Picton, just a 90-minute drive from Sydney. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Grafitti Grannies Let Loose

  

  Trains seem to attract graffiti and now it’s happening right before my eyes – over carriages, engines, and platforms. And no one is doing a thing to stop it. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Buttocks on the Futtocks

  

  Yes! I’ve got my buttocks on the futtocks*. Literally. I’m standing in the crow’s nest, or in this case, on a small metal plate, 15 metres up the mizzen (aft)... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Nudity in Outback Pub

  

  There’s nudity-a-plenty at this family outback pub. But don’t let that put you off – it’s only of the artistic variety, from the likes of Clifton Pugh, Russell... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Koalas – Up Close & Personal

  

  The cleansing fragrance of eucalypts in the koala enclosure is a pleasant relief after the whiffy odour of bird poo, though that’s a small price to pay for thei... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2011 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Ballooning in the Mist

  

  It might be the middle of winter, but getting up early and rugging up for a hot air balloon flight has its rewards as my son and I found out this morning on a... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2011 TRAVEL

• Sensational Segway Adventure

  

  For sensational family fun don’t get on your bike, get on a Segway and float above the ground. OK, it’s not quite levitating, but the Segway personal transporte... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• There’s a Falcon in My Seat

  

  Imagine getting on a plane and finding the man sitting next to you is nursing a falcon – not a stuffed one, nor in a cage, but a real live bird resting on his... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Abu Dhabi Doo – Fun in Abu Dhabi

  

  Abu Dhabi, the capital and largest of the United Arab Emirates, is a wonderful introduction to Arab culture. With their national carrier Etihad flying from... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Queensland & Canterbury Need Tourists

  

  In a recent online story Angela Saurine reports Australians are cancelling holidays in the wake of natural disasters, particularly to Queensland, but I suspect... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Pick Me! Bite Me! (Hawkesbury Farm Gate Trail)

  

  ‘Bite Me!’ screams the shiny red gala as I pluck it from the tree. I oblige, crunching into the crisp white flesh, juice dribbling down my chin. The flavour is... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Sleeping with Pioneers

  

  I love it when people are passionate about what they do, and there are plenty of passionate people in the tourism industry. But there are some people whose... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION