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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.
Editor's Pick
On Stage: Between The Lines – The James Joyce/Groucho Marx Letters
An imaginative and believable story line together with some great acting ensures Bloomsday in Melbourne’s latest production Between The Lines – The James Joyce/Groucho Marx...
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Western Australia’s Long But Never Boring Drive
Australia is blessed with numerous great drives for both the adventure seeker and the more conservative explorer. One of the most rewarding, yet occasionally challenging,...
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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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On Stage: The Wolves
The Wolves, playing at Melbourne’s Theatre Works, offers an interesting study into how the attitudes and behaviours of teenage girls have changed over 10 years.
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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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Travelling on The Overland train
My trip on The Overland train between Melbourne and Adelaide didn’t start well but improved once onboard.
Read More »Timeless Journeys
Banksia Bluff Campground, Cape Conran Coastal Park
With those warm summer days just around the corner you may be in the throes of packing up your winter wardrobe and planning a relaxing...
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Decades of Change at Exmouth
The Western Australian coastal town of Exmouth is the perfect example of the difference 30 years can make to a destination!
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Gold Coast’s Mantra Circle on Cavill
Location is both a joy and possible concern of a stay at the Gold Coast’s Mantra Circle on Cavill.
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AAT Kings’ Katherine Gorge Cruise and Edith Falls Tour
AAT Kings’ Katherine Gorge Cruise and Edith Falls day tour from Darwin proved to be a very long but successful day.
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Tour: A Night at Field of Light Uluru
Voyagers Touring’s A Night at Field of Light offers a stylish way to explore Bruce Munro’s art installation currently `lighting up’ Uluru.
Read More »Past Favourites
On Stage: Eurydice
Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s adaption of Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice illustrates the company’s philosophy of contemporising classical stories and often presenting these stories from a female perspective.
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On Stage: Red Acts’ Present Laughter
RedActs staging of Noel Coward’s humorous play Present Laughter provided the perfect platform for younger actors to showcase their stagecraft.
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On Stage: Ally Morgan’s If You’re Hearing This
The problems of the world and young people are humorously explored in Ally Morgan’s one woman show If You’re Hearing This.
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On Stage: Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit
Reviewing a performance of Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit is fraught with danger.
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On Stage: Anything But The Dyson and Other Excellent Monologues
Women of a certain age are definitely going to connect with Katrina Mathers’ Anything But The Dyson and Other Excellent Monologues, staged as part of...
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