“LUZIA is pure, unbridled joy. My face was aching from smiling and from the jaw-dropping feats.” WHAT Cirque Du Soleil LUZIA, a Waking Dream of Mexico WHERE The Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, Sydney THE STORY Luzia is Cirque Du Soleil’s 10th touring show in Australia, with the first, Saltimbanco, wowing audiences in 1999. Australian crowds […]
The Lenox Hotel is the place to stay in Boston
For a mix of history, culture and music, Memphis hits the right note. Here is a helpful guide to Memphis.
Review: Wicked the Musical sweeps back into Sydney What: WICKED Where: The Sydney Lyric Theatre, Pirrama Road, Pyrmont, Sydney The story: WICKED soared onto Broadway 20 years ago, and knocked Sydney’s socks off on its first run here in 2008. The statistics are phenomenal; it has been seen by 65 million people in 16 countries […]
What: Beauty and the Beast Where: The Capitol Theatre, Haymarket, Sydney The Beauty and The Beast story: Walt Disney himself had the idea of this story as an animated feature, but it didn’t come to fruition until 1990. It was such a success that it is one of only three animated features ever nominated for […]
The Otago Central Rail Trail was the first bike trail established on an old rail line in New Zealand. It opened in 2000. The original railway was established in the mining boom and ran from 1879 –1990. It was referred to as “One of the Great Train Trips in the World” and opened up Central […]
In March this year, 2022, the Kingdom of Bhutan will reopen the ancient Trans Bhutan Trail for the first time in 60 years. After two years of extensive restoration, the trail will be officially inaugurated by His Majesty the King of Bhutan. It was his vision to restore the ancient route for tourism, adventure and […]
While 2021 was rather different to what a normal travel year looks like for a lot of us, we have all managed to discover new places to go and new experiences to try. Here are some of the best things we did during 2021. Glamping and goats are gold Currajong Retreat on the Sapphire Coast […]
What: Come From Away Where: The Capitol Theatre, Haymarket, Sydney The story: Come From Away looks at the period after American airspace was shut down due to the terrifying events of September 11, 2001, when aircraft had to land at their nearest airport – and quickly. In Newfoundland, Canada, that meant that 38 planes carrying […]
It is a long way from Brisbane to Arusha, Tanzania, but Donna Duggan, an inspirational Queenslander, is making a real difference to not only locals in need, but also in the way visitors see and explore the parks and reserves of this country. Donna Duggan sits outside the main tent at the Serengeti camp, a […]
Let’s talk about Taupō. Queenstown is known as the adventure capital of New Zealand, and deservedly so. However, Taupō is the new kid on the block that offers almost as many wow-inducing moments. Taupō is in the middle of the North Island – about 3.5 hours’ drive from Auckland and 4.5 hours’ drive from Wellington. […]
Salzburg gave birth to two of history’s greatest musical phenomena – one from the world of classical music, the other from the much more modern world of film. They were, of course, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and The Sound of Music, which changed the face of film musicals and forever etched itself into the minds […]