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Pacific
Green stays easy at the Maui Four Seasons
It's a good thing Air Canada didn't play any of the movies making their debut at the Maui Film Festival during my flight to this heavenly Hawaiian island.
Seeking dream job on paradise island? Apply here
Depressed about the global economy, unemployed, or just looking for adventure? Then look no further because a tiny Australian island is offering a dream job, advertising globally to find the right person...
Touring Queensland's World Heritage wonders
World Heritage Sites are defined by UNESCO as "irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration" and in February of this year my daughter and I visited three of them in Queensland, Australia, --one made ...
Riding the rails in Australia
In the movie Australia, Nicole Kidman stars as an uptight English aristocrat who falls in love with an uncultured Aussie drover (Hugh Jackman) as they trek across the Northern Territory from its parched...
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Crocodile Hunter's spirit dwells in Australia zoo
Some of the signs at Australia Zoo will make you smile. As we walked past a crocodilian enclosure, I couldn't help noticing a sign that described the mode of capture for a particularly large saltwater...
48 hours for art-lovers in Canberra
Got 48 hours to spend in the Australian capital of Canberra? Canberra is home to some of the country's top museums and art galleries, giving visitors who enjoy cultural activities the chance of a busy...
Easter Island still attracts more tourists than it can handle
Scattered around the shores of this tiny Polynesian island, many of the more than 900 male-shaped stone monoliths, called moai, can be found face-down rather than gazing calmly from an upright position...
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Snow brings deaths, travel chaos to Europe
Snow storms brought travel chaos to western Europe on Monday closing London-Heathrow airport after one...
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Upscale hotels feel the pinch
Luxury hotels, long seen as a reward for corporate ladder climbers, have fallen out of favour as travel...