Can London beat the Olympic curse?
Britain pulled off a glorious Games but can London produce another gold-medal performance and beat the Olympic tourism curse? Australians will well remember the slump that followed the Sydney Olympics,...
View ArticleEarlybird bargains are here
Earlybird flight offers have started and it seems we’re ready to snag a deal (I already have, I booked last night). More than two-thirds of Australians believe earlybird sales are still the best way to...
View ArticleAussies make tracks
Rail Europe says it sold more than $40 million worth of rail tickets to Australian travellers in the first half of this year. The incredible six-month result has cemented Australia’s position as the...
View ArticleCruising: Arctic
This article is part of a weekly series on cruising in The Sun Herald, Sydney. If you are interested in being featured, please send an email to jane@janeefraser.com.au WHO Bev Cornell, of Spotswood in...
View ArticleCruising: Switzerland
This article is part of a weekly series on cruising in The Sun Herald, Sydney. If you are interested in being featured, please send an email to jane@janeefraser.com.au WHO Joy Barnes, of Adelaide, on...
View ArticleCruising: Germany
This article is part of a weekly series on cruising in The Sun Herald, Sydney. If you are interested in being featured, please send an email to jane@janeefraser.com.au WHO Barbara Hosford of Penshurst,...
View ArticleTrendwatch: digital detox holidays
You might be sick of your mobile phone interrupting your holidays, but are you ready to part with it? ”Digital detox” holidays are being touted as the next big thing in travel, as we become...
View ArticleHas Gallipoli had its day?
It’s the time of year when Australians start making plans for Anzac Day travel, but many will be giving the famous dawn service at Gallipoli a miss. Gallipoli has had its day for Anzac Day travel, a...
View ArticleCruising: Bavaria
This article is part of a weekly series on cruising in The Sun Herald, Sydney. If you are interested in being featured, please send an email to jane@janeefraser.com.au WHO Jennifer Perry of Berwick,...
View ArticleCruising: Serbia
This article is part of a weekly series on cruising in The Sun Herald, Sydney. If you are interested in being featured, please send an email to jane@janeefraser.com.au WHO Dr Howard McCormick of...
View ArticleCruising: Turkey
This article is part of a weekly series on cruising in The Sun Herald, Sydney. If you are interested in being featured, please send an email to jane@janeefraser.com.au WHO Rhonda Barnett, of Cremorne,...
View ArticleCruising: Italy
“It was a brilliant tour, taking in so many famous places,” says Garry Partridge. “We got off the ship in Naples and walked through part of Naples to get to Continue reading →
View ArticleScream for a holiday
Visit Norway has come up with a novel way of promoting the country: inviting people to “scream your way to Norway”. In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Norwegian painter Edvard...
View ArticleUSA beats Bali
The US has overtaken Bali in the favour of Australian travellers, according to one of the biggest travel insurance providers in Australia, Cover-More. Analysis of more than 1.6 million travel Continue...
View ArticleCruising: Germany
“Regensburg is the northernmost city on the Danube and one of Germany’s oldest towns,” says Robert Owen. “We found it absolutely fascinating, because of the architecture and the fact that it’s Continue...
View ArticleCruising: Austria
“We set off from Melk after lunch and they allowed four hours for us to cycle to Durnstein, although it didn’t take us anywhere near that long,” says Christine Sanderson. Continue reading →
View ArticleArt in the sky
A passenger on a Virgin Atlantic flight has bought a painting while in the air, making history as the first person to make a purchase from the world’s “first-ever commercial art gallery in Continue...
View ArticleCruising: Croatia, Kimberley, Germany, Cambodia
And here are some cruise articles you might have missed while I was away: Get thee to an island monastery – small ship cruising in Croatia Mud, mud, glorious mud Continue reading →
View ArticleCruising: Hungary
“When we arrived at the ranch, we were greeted by a cowboy who was doing tricks with a whip while seated on his horse,” says Kerry McGovern. ”He got down to Continue reading →
View ArticleCruising: Amsterdam
“When the ship came into Amsterdam at the end of our cruise, we were offered a tour of the city’s famous red light district.,” says John Tingiri. ”I think the Continue reading →
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