By Sandy Myhre Added Sat, Aug 2nd 2008, 13:21
The notion of train travel as romantic still exists. Indeed, modern and swift train travel is gaining ground, if you’ll pardon the pun and, given the lengthy pre-take-off wait at airports, often more time efficient.
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By Sandy Myhre Added Wed, Jul 23rd 2008, 17:52
They were named The Society Islands by James Cook and the archipelago that forms modern-day Tahiti remains social, although sometimes not quite in the way one would expect. There are a few surprises in store.
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By Jenny Penny Added Mon, Dec 3rd 2007, 10:34
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A visit to the three thousand year-old holy city of Varanasi is an emotional and spiritual experience. This city situated on the west bank of the Ganga (Ganges), is India’s holiest Hindu city. Thousands of pilgrims descend upon the city several times a year on Hindu festivals to sanctify themselves in the sacred Ganges.
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By Eventful Woman Added Fri, Sep 28th 2007, 11:33
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Imagine a solid granite wave “surfing” through the Western Australian bush? As a keen surfer, I was keen to check out “Wave Rock” near Hyden
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By Eventful Woman Added Wed, Nov 14th 2007, 08:53
As New Zealanders, we are used to flying long journeys to the far side of the world and back. However, can you imagine flapping your own arms to get there and without stopping?
Yeah, right. If I had the courage to launch myself off the roof of my house, I’d drop like a stone before I cleared the back fence.
Bar-tailed godwits make an epic flight every year to Alaska from Miranda, south east of Auckland in the Firth of Thames. Some even flap a little further over to Eastern Russia.
Find out why these birds make this epic journey and just what it takes.
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By Eventful Woman Added Mon, Sep 17th 2007, 12:39
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Who would have picked Japan for a white Christmas? For me, Christmas holidays had always been at the beach in New Zealand with jandals, BBQ’s and warm summer nights. TH (the husband), who had grown up in Britain, had a jaundiced view of Christmas and snow. “It’s not all that its cracked up to be,’ he warned. But, just once, I wanted to try the whole white Christmas scene.
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