Within the pavilion at Bradman Oval, a neat display of 132 neck ties in handsome timber and glass cases, boasting a kaleidoscope of colours, patterns and insignia, never fails to capture the attention of visiting players and cricket aficionados.
Ancient Purity — Tasmania’s Mineral Water Elixir
Water bubbling up from a bore beneath the Hamilton Inn in central Tasmania is touted as the purest mineral water in the world — an ancient elixir that is at least 7000 years old, stored in fissures between dolerite rock from the Jurassic period about 200 million years ago.
Five Miles High
George Burden gets a taste of what it’s like to fly in a Top Gun type aerial combat exercise and finds out how much fun you can have in an F-18.
Riding the Legendary Ozback: Australia’s Heartland Express
Here eccentricity is acceptable, a place where a former north Queensland crocodile wrestler can charge visitors a $2 donation to look through his dugout, filled with erotic and weird artwork, its walls festooned with thousands of pairs of bras and knickers “donated” by visiting female tourists.
A Reluctant Hiker in Puerto Rico’s El Yunque Rain Forest
I love to play golf and basketball, watch football and even fish (I mean I will even bait my own hook), but camping and hiking, well, that’s a different story. See, I had my fill of camping and hiking during seven years with the U.S. Army. Now my idea of camping is the Holiday Inn […]
A Musical Mystery Tour of Italy
A musically themed tour of Italy where a family doctor rediscovers his “dead” cousin, attempts to find out if his heirloom violin is a priceless Rocca, and takes in an opera at the world famous La Scala in Milan.
Princess for a Day
A dad makes his daughter’s dreams come true when she is magically transformed into a princess… at least for one day … at a salon in The Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle.
Swimming With Sea Life
Ever dreamed about swimming with dolphins? How about bluefin tuna or sea lions? David Sly writes about getting really close to nature in beautiful South Australia.
“Crop Touring” on North America’s Greatest Plain
It’s an old joke on the Prairies. The mountains are nice, but they block the view. The only thing is, I’m not sure how much of a joke it is. A while ago, I was lucky enough to spend some time crop-touring the back roads around Elbow, Saskatchewan. Crop touring, for those lacking the benefit […]
Jordan – Timeless and Tantalizing
Alas, for many people, the Middle East conjures up images of strife. True, Jordanians find themselves in a tough neighbourhood; reports from Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq often paint a disquieting picture of this part of the world. But Jordan is an oasis of calm from one end to the other.
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