Joanna Hall tours the eastern Mediterranean’s ancient
civilisations on board a luxury ship.
I’m looking through the lens of a camera at the Great Pyramid of
Giza, trying to fit its vast expanse into a single frame, when the
fast patter of flying feet warns of possible danger. From behind, a
camel is being driven towards me at speed. I [...]
Graham Simmons visits a small country town with some big
attractions.
THE sign at the town entrance tells it all: “Welcome to
Cunnamulla, settled in the Dreamtime.” Aussie towns don’t get much
older than that. Nor do they get much more welcoming and community
spirited.
Cunnamulla, a heritage town in western Queensland about 11 hours
by road west of Brisbane, is a [...]
Joanna Hall tours the eastern Mediterranean’s ancient
civilisations on board a luxury ship.
I’m looking through the lens of a camera at the Great Pyramid of
Giza, trying to fit its vast expanse into a single frame, when the
fast patter of flying feet warns of possible danger. From behind, a
camel is being driven towards me at speed. I [...]
Sacha Molitorisz and his extended family enjoy a
baby-friendly beach and dine by the light of a disco
ball.
The Arnott family is good at baking biscuits. The Kennedy clan
has a talent for dying young. We Molitoriszes have a special skill,
too: for bringing rain to the South Coast. Whenever a Molitorisz
even mentions a trip to Kiama or Batemans [...]
The Shanghai-based New Zealander travelled the world for more than 15 years, eventually returning home as a salesman for an electronics company.
A job offer five years ago to establish the Asian regional headquarters of a big European multinational lured the 45-year-old to the Chinese financial centre.
I have always been good at setting stuff up.
But after [...]
A year ago, Sir Edmund Hillary travelled to the Ice without his wife, June, for the 50th anniversary of Scott Base. The then 87-year-old adventurer made the journey from the ice runway to the base via a tracked oversnow vehicle.
But yesterday, Peters- who famously declared during the last election that he would spurn the baubles [...]
To enjoy it you need to be able to view minor privations - cold, bucket showers, dossing down on rough ground and visits to frightening dunnies, for example - in a positive light. Camping is about being hardy, earthy, maybe even a bit grubby.
Then theres glamping (aka glamorous camping). Its a newer concept and, like [...]
The 15 elected members will be joined by up to nine senior council officers, including chief executive Garry Poole, for their Monday night stay at the Brackenridge Country Retreat. Most councillors will be paired off with a bunk buddy into settler-style cottages, which start at $200 a night.
Others will be put up in one-bedroom apartments, [...]
Christchurch cosmetic surgeon Dr Howard Klein said there was a growing trend of people going overseas for plastic surgery and returning with complications.
In the past year it has noticeably picked up, and I think thats a direct result of these companies marketing directly to the public, he said.
Companies such as Gorgeous Getaways offer accommodation and [...]
So your New Years resolution is to shake things up a bit - but youre not sure how. How about a spot of jousting, or a weekend game of spaceships and aliens? Felicity Monk goes in pursuit of some lesser known pastimes.
Youre going to get skinny, hes going to get fit, shes planning to be [...]
