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Nov 9th, 2020 |
By The Editor
the concern of voters wherever they live seems to be growing and the cruise industry needs to come to terms with a change in the air.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Key West, limits on cruise ship travel, Sydney, Venice
Mar 25th, 2020 |
By The Editor
The closure of so many attractions and events will have a severe economic impact on destinations, local economies and people.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Australia, economic impact of tourism, NSW, Sydney, Vivid Sydney
Nov 1st, 2019 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel gives you the low-down on what’s hot (and what’s not) in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: amsterdam, Australia, Barbados, Christmas, Cruise, holiday, Indian Ocean, Italy, Maldives, Rihanna, Scandinavian Mountains, Sydney, Sydney Harbour Bridge, vacation
Apr 25th, 2018 |
By Kaye Holland
Here’s a few of our favourite brilliant buildings from around the world…
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: architecture, Australia, Ayutthaya, Bilbao's Guggenheim, buildings, Eiffel Tower, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Palácio Nacional da Pena, Portugal, Siam, Sintra, Sydney, Sydney Opera House, Taj Mahal, Thailand, Turkey
Jan 16th, 2018 |
By The Editor
The journey of a swamp wallaby across Sydney Harbour Bridge and onto an expressway must be both a blessing and a problem to those people looking after Australian and NSW tourism.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Australia, Sydney, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Taronga Zoo, wallaby on Sydney Harbour Bridge
Jan 1st, 2018 |
By The Editor
Surveying 2018 from the very beginning of the year, it looks a bumper year for the industry. May it also be a bumper year for all our readers. Happy New Year.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Dubai, London, New Year celebrations, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney
Oct 21st, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
Some Caribbean islands are open for business again after the hurricane damage and, as half term is still on, Adrian finds some events you might want to visit isn Salou and Sydney.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 21st October 2017
Tags: Aerospace Bristol, Anguilla, Australia, Blue Air, British Virgin Islands, Costa Daurada, cruise holidays, Cyprus., Estonia, Eurostar, Gatwick, Le Shuttle, Leeds-Bradford Airport, Liverpool Airport, NSW, Royal Caribbean, Salou, Sculpture by the Sea, spain, Sydney, Tallinn, US Virgin Islands, Virgin Holidays
Jun 30th, 2017 |
By Kaye Holland
Award-winning journalist and author, Nick Kontis, shares his travel highs and lows with Just About Travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: America, Armenia, Athens, Australia, Azerbaijan, Backpacking, California, Chile, Darwin, Easter Island, Georgia, Greece, Istanbul, Lonely Planet, Mexico, Napa Valley, Nick Kontis, Perth, Santorini, Sydney, Travel, Turkey, USA
May 11th, 2017 |
By The Editor
Tourists flock to the area and the tourist board in Sydney describes the area as “a pulsating centre of performance art, immersive theatre, avant-cabaret, music, cult films…”
Posted in Travel destinations |
Comments Off on Let’s all go down the Cross
Tags: King's Cross, Sydney, Vivid Sydney
Mar 9th, 2017 |
By The Editor
Given the finite space on roads should river boat travel be encouraged as a way for commuting and for tourists to see more of our destinations without having to put up with the slow pace of road travel?
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: CalMac, Cardiff, ferries, Manly, Potsdam, Scotland, Sydney, Venice
Dec 5th, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
Will it be before long that some entrepreneur decides that a half-day tour of letterboxes will be the next big thing?
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Hawkesbury River, letter-box tourism, NSW, Sydney, Wiseman's Ferry
Dec 3rd, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
Tattoos, why Santa is on a lifeboat, Michelin star restaurants in Macao and the delights of Sydney at Christmas feature in Adrian’s column this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 3rd December 2016
Tags: American Airlines, British Library, Colombo, Cuba, Dublin, Lascaux Cave, Macao, Mall of America, Millennium Hotels and Resorts, Norwich, On the Beach, Plymouth, Qatar Airlines, Quentin Blake, Richmond VA, Roald Dahl, Royal William Yard Harbour, Sydney, tattoo pricing, Tenerife, Titanic Belfast
Oct 26th, 2016 |
By The Editor
Although at this time of year, many destinations are luring visitors with talk of the autumn foliage and its rust, red and maroon colours in Australia it is the time for a sheet of blueish purple.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Grafton, Grafton Jacaranda Festival, NSW, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Jul 25th, 2016 |
By The Editor
Australia has recently celebrated NAIDOC week. The week – National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee – highlights awareness of the status and treatment of indigenous Australians. It also means that the week becomes a popular activity for both international and domestic visitors with some 300,000 people plus taking the opportunity to learn more about the culture and background of the country. According to the NSW tourism minister, Stuart Ayres, indigenous tourism contributed $A968.4 million to the NSW economy in the year ending March 2016
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Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Australia, Darkinjung, Hawkesbury River, NAIDOC, NSW, Sydney, Wiradjuri, Yengo National Park
Jun 5th, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye Holland is always happy to hop on a long-haul flight
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: airplanes, Buenos Aires, Christmas, Flying, Hawaii, London, long haul, planes, short-haul, Sky, Sydney
May 21st, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
Will Adrian be the 50th millionth visitor at Drayton Park or even one of 6,000 on the biggest cruise ship in the world? Probably not!
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 21st May 2016
Tags: Aruba, Bangkok Post, Drayton Manor, Harmony of the Seas, Koh Tachai, Medieval Crime and Justice Museum, Patagonia, Pura Aventura, Rothenburg, Ryanair, Snowdonia National Park, stealing from hotels, Sydney, Vivid Sydney, www.sunshine.co.uk
Dec 12th, 2015 |
By Adrian Lawes
Where are we going for Christmas? Which destinations are have attracted us and will continue to do so in 2016?
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 12th December 2015
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Barlaston, Cathay Pacific, Croatia, Dubai, Gatwick, Iceland, jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Sydney, Tunisia, Visit Britain
Nov 19th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Vic Quayle – author of Waltzing Matilda Around Australia: Adventure before Dementia – shares his travel highs and lows with Just About About Travel readers
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: A High in the Andes, Atacama, Australian Outback, Bungle Bungles National Park, France, Isle of Man, Morocco, Patagonia, Purnululu National Park, Queensland, South America, Southern Africa, Sydney
Nov 6th, 2015 |
By Adrian Lawes
Not heard of Peter Hibbs? I’m not surprised. Most Australians haven’t heard of him either yet he is one of the unsung pioneers of Australia.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Australia, First Fleet, NSW, Peter Hibbs, Sydney, Wiseman's Ferry
Jul 5th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Aussie, Adam Stern – a competitive freediver (breath hold diver) and freediving instructor who trains and competes in competitions all over the world – talks travel
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Adam Stern, Asia, Australia, Bahamas, Bali, Colombia, Dahab, diving, Egypt, Freediving, Great Barrier Reef, Mongolia, San Andres, Sydney, Tasmania
Jan 29th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Love to travel? Then why not get paid for it. Yes you read right: believe it or not there are jobs out there that will pay you to see the world. We round up eight, great roles for those with permanently itchy feet
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Caribbean, dream job, Flight attendant, guide books, Hawaii, itchy feet, Laos, Mary Poppins, Pilot, Sydney, TEFL, Time Out, Travel, writer
Jan 26th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Today – January 26 – is Australia Day, aka Aussie National Day. With this in mind, Kaye Holland reveals eight reasons why she loves the country that introduced her to backpacking
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Aussies, Australia, Australia Day, Backpacking, Bondi Beach, Byron Bay, Home and Away, Hugh Jackman, Kylie, Les Miserables, Neighbours, Oz, Ramsay Street, Sydney, The Voice, vegemite, Wolverine
Jan 24th, 2015 |
By The Editor
Gwen Keating – a confirmed Novocastrian and a green badge guide explains how she plans her travel and where she likes to go.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Brazil, Craster, Falklands, Grenada, Gwen Keating, La Comera, Newcastle, Personalised Tourism Services, Sydney, Tortuga
Aug 31st, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Kaye Holland hates the hidden, extra costs that airports like Luton and Stansted insist in springing on passengers
Posted in Travel rumblings |
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Tags: airport parking, Airports, Cayman, Dubai, George Clooney, Heathrow, London, Luton, security, Shanghai, Stansted, Sydney, Up in the Air, Watford
Jun 27th, 2014 |
By Adrian Lawes
If you happen to be in Sydney next week, there is a potential travel bonus awaiting you. Travel on any of the famous harbour ferries during peak times and it will be absolutely free!
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Manly, Parramatta, Sydney, Sydney Harbour
Jun 9th, 2014 |
By Kaye Holland
Philip Young, chair of the Endurance Rally Association reveals why New Zealand and The Alkham Valley get his vote
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Chairman Mao, Dover, Endurance Rally Association, Himalayan Rally, London, Nepal, New Zealand, Paris, Peking, Philip Young, Sydney, The Alkham Valley, Tibet
Feb 1st, 2014 |
By The Editor
CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month it’s good news for Hull and the cruising industry. Not so for New Delhi…
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Algarve, Australia, Bali, China, Costa del Sol, Cruising, Dundee, Europe, France, Hull, Indonesia, Leicester, London, Mexico, New Delhi, Portugal, Prague, spain, Swansea, Sydney, The Gambia, UK, Wimbledon
Oct 20th, 2013 |
By Adrian Lawes
s one Australian attraction suffers in the bush fires, another celebrates its fortieth anniversary. The Sydney Opera House was officially opened by the Queen on this day in 1973.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Australia, NSW, Sydney, Sydney Opera House