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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: Reminders of Him
Adapting a best-selling book to a motion picture is always full of pitfalls, however fans of Colleen Hoover’s best seller Reminders of Him should be...
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On Stage: The Taming of the Shrew
The Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s tradition of offering fun interpretations of Shakespearean plays in the park continues with The Taming of the Shrew.
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Movie: EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Baz Luhrmann’s latest offering, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, offers something for both fans of the legendary music icon and ‘Presley novices’.
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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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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.
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.
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On Stage: Australian Open
Visitors to Melbourne currently have two versions of an Australian Open to entertain them.
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Movie: Somebody To Love
If you’ve ever wondered what an adult version of the animated family comedy, Inside Out, would look like then Somebody to Love is the movie...
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Movie: Sentimental Value
The complex relationship between a father and his two daughters is at the heart of the Norwegian film Sentimental Value.
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Movie: My Brother’s Band
Creating a feel-good movie which combines some comedy with illness and economic hardship is never easy.
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Movie: Kokuhō
It’s easy to understand why the Japanese movie Kokuhō has proved a hit with both audiences and critics.
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