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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.
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On Stage: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
It seems Melbourne audiences can’t get enough of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
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Movie: Practical Magic 2
You don’t need to have watched the original Practical Magic movie to understand the sequel Practical Magic 2.
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On Stage: A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
If you’ve ever wondered about the back story to award winning singer Neil Diamond’s phenomenal success then A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical is...
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Movie: Maigret and the Dead Lover
Fans of Georges Simenon’s detective Inspector Maigret are likely to approve of Maigret and the Dead Lover, the French detective’s latest movie outing.
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On Stage: Six The Musical
It’s easy to understand why SIX the Musical is such a global phenomenon.
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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.
Read More »Timeless Journeys
Slowing down on the XPT between Melbourne and Sydney
Pam Temby discovers the many advantages of travelling on the XPT train service between Melbourne and Sydney especially if travelling in a first class sleeper...
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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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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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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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On Stage: 12 Angry Actors
When someone has served a prison sentence have they truly paid their debt to society?
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On Stage: The Deplorables
In 1874 at the Sandhurst Easter Fair in Bendigo, Victoria, the first competitive women’s cricket match was held.
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On Stage: The Ballad of Dan O’Malley
With the Australian Football League season coming to an end the staging of Paul Mitchell’s play The Ballad of Dan O’Malley is perfectly timed.
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Movie: One Night Only
Finding a new setting for a traditional romcom movie is no doubt one of the challenges for any movie maker given the number of offerings...
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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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