A winter tale in Victoria, Canada
Victoria was feeling the cold. Winter had unexpectedly hit emptying the streets except for a few brave souls, rugged up against the wind. You could see their breath rising toward the Canadian sky as people scurried to get back indoors. Victoria historically has Canada’s mildest …
Three cheers for Jinelle Esther
Dallas means one of two things _ football or oil. Brian Crisp spoke with an Australian girl Jinelle Esther who is creating a buzz as part of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and visited the home of the greatest oil barren in the history of television, …
Aussie Pie Guy takes Vancouver by storm
Forget Michelin stars. Think Aussie Pie Guy. Vancouver’s best and hippest food these days comes from trucks with Michelin tyres and is served hot and fresh on the city’s busy streets during peak hour. There are more than 100 “carts” feeding tourists and locals. You …
Welcome to Cowboy Town, Texas
Notorious villains Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow slept just down the hall from us when they stayed at the Stockyards Hotel in Cowboy Town Fort Worth in 1933. Apparently they left in a so much of a hurry that Bonnie forgot her .38 …
Salsa & Salsa in Cozumel
The Mexican port of Cozumel looks a bit like a parking lot for giant cruise ships. There’s at least four docked as Carnival Legend, my home for a week on a Western Caribbean cruise, glides into port. In day tripper numbers that’s somewhere between 10 …
JFK’s last moments captured at 6th Floor Museum
More than fifty years on, the crime scene that replays JFK’s last moments look almost the same. I’m standing on the sixth floor of the former Texas School Book Depository building looking down to the grassy knoll that rises from the north side of Elm …
Human Nature: Viva Las Vegas
I get the lowdown from Qantas ambassadors Human Nature about what to do when you visit their adopted home town, Las Vegas. Q: What does the word Vegas mean to Human Nature? Phil Burton: At the moment it means hot. Actually it’s anything you want it …
Where to find the best Pawn shops in LA
AN Aussie accent in America is not always an asset _ especially if you are looking for the best pawn shops in LA. I was staying at the luxurious Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills and asked the concierge for directions to some pawn shops. You see …
Kidd stuff learning to ski with Billy
Billy Kidd is holding court at the top of Sunshine Peak. The sun is shining and the mountain at Steamboat Springs has unveiled itself to us for the first time in two days. Billy points out where Vail is. He looks back over his shoulder …
Downhill disaster at Winter Park Colorado
I’m poised, standing in the gates at Winter Park Colorado rocking forwards, sliding backwards. Below me as I look down the mountain slope are nine sets of slalom poles and a finish line. Beside me is Handsome Rob. The enemy. The starter counts down. Three, …
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