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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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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: 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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On Stage: Six The Musical
It’s easy to understand why SIX the Musical is such a global phenomenon.
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Movie: The Blue Trail
It’s fair to say the Brazilian movie The Blue Trail provides a new take on the traditional ‘road trip’ movie.
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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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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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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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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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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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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: 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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