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Travel and entertainment news and views presented by Melbourne journalist Jenny Burns who over a long career, has written for a number of newspapers and magazines and travelled from Anchorage to Zagreb and many capitals in between.
Entertainment
Movie: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
For fans of the Bridget Jones franchise the latest offering Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, will feel like catching up with an old friend.
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On Stage: ABBA Voyage
Watching the crowd in the auditorium before ABBA Voyage began there seemed to be three audience groups.
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On Stage: Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
It’s hard not to start a review of Tina – The Tina Turner Musical with the clichéd statement: “It’s Simply the Best.” But these words...
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Exploring the Arctic on a Silversea Cruise
A quote from boxer Mike Tyson seemed a strange way to start our Silversea Expeditions 16-day Pond Inlet, Nunavut to Reykjavík cruise.
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Relaxing and Renewing at Kamalaya
What bliss was my first thought as my Indian head massage came to an end at Kamalaya Koh Samui Wellness Sanctuary and Holistic Spa.
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Travelling on The Overland train
My trip on The Overland train between Melbourne and Adelaide didn’t start well but improved once onboard.
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Movie: The Last Showgirl
The Last Showgirl is one of those movies the older you are the more likely the storyline and underlying messages will resonate with you.
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On Stage: Bearded
Australia’s 2017 marriage equality debate provides the background to the musical Bearded playing at Melbourne’s Theatre Works.
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Movie: Sonic The Hedgehog 3
Adult viewers of the Sonic The Hedgehog movies haven’t necessarily needed to know anything about the Sega video game on which the franchise is based.
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Movie: Parthenope
According to Academy Award-winner Italian director Paolo Sorrentino his latest movie Parthenope is a film about the sacred.
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On Stage: Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night is the latest play to receive Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s `outdoor summer’ treatment.
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