3-minute InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort trip
NOT all holidays have to involve a lot of travel. My last journey was to the InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort. It took three minutes by car from my Hope Island home.. Trips for me nearly always mean flights, long drives and a complete change of …
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 …
Mirage? No it’s real at Sheraton Mirage Gold Coast
BRIDES always manage to steal the show the Sheraton Mirage on the Gold Coast. It is Friday afternoon, the clock just a few ticks away from three, and a beautiful young twenty-something Katy Perry look-alike dressed in a white marshmallow gown has everyone’s attention. Her …
Lost in Wayne’s World driving a Bentley
IF YOU are going to get lost it might as well be while you are driving a Bentley. That’s my opinion anyway. It wasn’t my fault. Getting lost that is. I blame Wayne, my co-pilot. We were driving a Bentley from Brisbane to Noosa for …
Gods drive me crazy at Cameron Club Golf Course
I am One over after eight holes at the Cameron Club Golf Course. My second to the par four ninth is sitting about three metres from the pin. Today is THE day I whisper. Every player hopes _ no prays _ that one day the …
Cecil Peak your interest by helicopter
Picnic spots don’t come much higher than the one on NZ’s Cecil Peak. Brian Crisp was on cloud nine. I AM surrounded by ghosts. Although standing on solid ground, everything around me is moving.Some things move faster than others. Shapes form. Become recognisable. And then …
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 …
Pick the lady-boy! It’s not as easy as you think
WE made two trips to Patong. The first was for shopping (there’s still bargains to be had). The other was to take in the fun of the Simon Cabaret — a lady-boy show. The Simon Cabaret has been stunning, and delighting, people since opening in …
Disocvering Icons of Peru with Abercrombie & Kent
It was my first trip to Chile and Peru. It was also my first trip with Abercrombie & Kent. After 17 days traipsing around these two South American countries in planes, boats, 4Wds, and mini buses and on foot, I can say that the experience …
Colca Canyon is home to giant condors
THE drive into the Colca Canyon is often compared to an Andean massage. I think the comparison far from fair. My massage at the luxury Orient Express Las Casitas del Colca spa was nothing like the bump-and-grinding my body endured on the road trip from …