Bella Italia!

20
Oct

 

The Dolomite Alps in winter is a snowy wonderland.

Canazei hardly seems real.

Its houses, pretty and decorated, are from fairytales and nursery rhymes. They are Hansel and Gretel houses, gingerbread houses, green, blue, yellow and pink with pretty chimneys and hobbit doors. Under a blanket of snow, Canazei is a Christmas card.

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Category: FeaturesTravelling Written by Tom Neal Tacker 0 Comments

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Escape to Windy Wellington

18
Oct

It’s only 2 hours from eastern Australia if there’s a strong tailwind…

Before the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings films came to dominate New Zealand’s tourism scene, the two main islands were best known for stunning scenery, adventure tourism, ski resorts and sheep, lots and lots of sheep.

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Category: FeaturesWundering Written by Tom Neal Tacker 0 Comments

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Where the Whales Play

15
Oct

When southern humpback whales stop for a rest at Queensland’s Great Sandy Strait off Fraser Island, human travellers happily share the layover.

Do southern humpback whales frolic? It’s a question I often ask myself whenever I get up close and personal with a group of ‘humpies’ relaxing in Queensland’s Great Sandy Strait off Fraser Island. (more…)

Category: FeaturesWild Written by Tom Neal Tacker 0 Comments

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Sailing Against the Aegean

29
Sep

The ship rounds Cape Sounion heading straight into a fierce north wind blowing down the Aegean Sea with cyclonic force. Poseidon’s Temple perched on the Cape’s steep cliff is the last mainland sight we see, a fateful omen or a lucky glimpse. When the ‘Meltemi’ revs up, it’s time to batten down the hatches and trim the sails.

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Category: CultureFeaturesIndulgence Written by Tom Neal Tacker 2 Comments

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Off-Beaten Track in Ireland

02
Sep

The back roads and byways of off-the-beaten-track Ireland reveal there’s much more to the old sod than blarney stone and Dingle drives.

Wandering round the hidden corners of Ireland seems a wonderful notion. Tiny one-pub villages connected by quaint laneways shaded by grand oak trees, picturesque paddocks filled with fluffy sheep, rough stone walls lining isolated farmhouses … you get the picture. Driving the back roads of Ireland should be like a jaunt in the park.

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