A sneak peek inside the ABBA museum
by Alison Crisp Here I am in the beautiful Swedish city of Stockholm. A city of stunning waterways and quaint buildings. I’m not cruising the canals, or even enjoying a glass of wine while tucking into a fondue. No, I’m waiting in line at the Abba …
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 …
All roads lead to Tamworth Country Music Festival
The Tamworth Country Music Festival stole our bass player. I’m not sure if it happened on Friday at the Court House Hotel or Saturday night at the Family Hotel. Perhaps it was the Sunday session at the front bar of The Longyard. But we knew …
Lord Howe really is Lord Wow
IF Lord Howe Island is not on your bucket list, then you should immediately add it. Apparently only 49 per cent of Australians are aware of this tiny remote island, which is about a two-hour flight east from Brisbane or Sydney. Put simply, it is …
Big Brother for Baby Boomers
I prefer the phrase Big Brother for Baby Boomers. But one person crudely called it schoolies for geriatrics when a group of our friends shared a house for a weekend retreat. If you think the challenges of a houseful of 20-somethings is interesting enough to …
Yew tell ’em. Was Pontius Pilate born in Scotland?
Was Pontius Pilate born in Scotland? THIS is a story of two Roman camps. One is a beautiful country house and restaurant in Callander; the other is about the man who condemned Jesus Christ to his death. I’m standing under a yew tree in a …
What is the best trip you have taken?
IT IS the hardest question I get asked and the question I get asked most: What is the best trip you have taken? I find it very difficult to answer because every trip, and every part of the world, is so memorable for so many …
Amazon River alligators put on a night time show
OUR Amazon River guide, Roland, spots the eyes watching us just above water level from about 100m away. It is dark. Jungle dark. There are no lights from nearby towns or villages to pollute the night, only Orion’s Belt above, which seems to shine much …
How green is Wolgan Valley
Conservation and luxury are at the forefront of this world-class sanctuary, nestled in Wolgan Valley, writes Brian Crisp WHEN news spread around Lithgow that airline giant Emirates was preparing to build a world-class resort in the area there were more than a few chuckles. Lithgow …
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