Category: Australia
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A Posh Pet-Friendly Stay?
Yes indeed, at Four Seasons Hotel Sydney Up until recently there were only three hotels, one a boutique, in Sydney that invited pets into the hallowed halls of a hotel room to share with their owners. Unlike Britain and Europe, who love to accommodate their guests’ pets, Australia has had a no-paws rule in accommodation…
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How to hotel! Stars & Stripes steal the show
With the ubiquitous hues of taupe, blonde, sand and stone populating fine hotels with a softness that almost prods a guest to shout “show me some colour”, QT Gold Coast has hit the spot and bucks the beige trend with a defined pop art palette that sets the style and personality of a hotel that…
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How to go for gold – on Queensland’s Gold Coast
Queensland’s Gold Coast is fixed into the holiday psyche of Australians who love to holiday in a place of variety, charm and colour which displays the aesthetics of a true playground for all ages. Winter is coming! So, make plans now to head north and follow the sun. Always appealing, always evolving, ever the charmer…
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Birdsong – or uncaged birds
One of the most charming surprises on a walk through Sydney is an art installation in the laneway of Angel Place, just off George Street through to Pitt Street. Look up, look up to an array of empty birdcages of all designs suspended and hanging high. Artist Michael Thomas Hill had this splendid work Forgotten…
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Travel: Victorian Highlights
I‘m going out on a limb with this post, taking a risk, throwing caution to the wind, heading into troubled waters . . .that’s a bit dramatic. Posting this piece on Victoria today, 1 June 2021, while the state of Victoria is in a state of lockdown feels a little ambitious? Yes? No? Victorians have…
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How to appreciate regional art galleries . . .
I sent this blog post out into the world last week but have since had a lovely update on discovering art once you’re out of the big smoke. I received in the mail (how nice to actually have something delivered by the postman) a little booklet/brochure of Renaissance Tours Summer and Autumn 2021 cultural tours.…
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How to capitalise on the capital
Australia’s capital city is a little different to those of other countries; it is confined to a territory and is surrounded by the bush, with a mountain range in the backdrop. It really began as a rather vast paddock with a view of the Brindabella mountain range to the west, the high country snow fields…
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6 Outback pubs to visit
There’s nothing like the experience of walking into an Outback pub in Australia. You might be greeted with an effusive “welcome” or a taciturn “g-day”, be surprised by a slick hipster serving coffees at the bar or a bartender who looks like he wrangles steers. A gap-toothed smile is always on the agenda but the…
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How to hang out in the Huon Valley, Tasmania
As I said last post ‘How to indulge in Tasmania’, Tassie is hot to trot as borders open up and folk are on the move. Following is more info to fit into the travel plan. This is provided content that I am happy to share as we are all in this together – domestic travel…
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How to indulge in Tasmania
The tiny island of ‘Tassie’ has an abundance of attractions and experiences to be indulged in. After a long period of being unable to travel, here is where you will breathe easy, enjoy glorious nature and get a taste of the best of what the island has to offer. Separated from the mainland by 240km…
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