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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: How to Train Your Dragon

Discussions around the live action remake of the originally animated movie trilogy How to Train Your Dragon have a common theme.

On Stage: Love and Information

Love and Information, playing at Melbourne’s Theatre Works, is one of those plays where a little research is probably useful before attending a performance.

On Stage: Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar has wowed audiences around the world since debuting on stage in the 1970s.

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.

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.

Travelling on The Overland train

My trip on The Overland train between Melbourne and Adelaide didn’t start well but improved once onboard.

Movie: Drop

Drop is one of those movies that’s challenging to discuss without giving away the punchline.

Movie: The Penguin Lessons

Combining a story about a cute Magellanic penguin with the bloodshed of Argentina’s Dirty War to create a feel-good movie was always going to be...

Movie: Dog Man

There seemed to be three distinct audience members at a screening of Dog Man, the animated film adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s New York Times bestselling...