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Seize the day (five items)
Paradise, July-September 2024
"'If you want to go out on a Wednesday night in
Sydney, this is where you’d come,' says Justin,
our guide on the mid-week Small Bars and Street
Art walking tour of the inner-city neighbourhood
of Newtown. We start beneath a sprawling mural
paying homage to Dr Martin Luther King Junior and
his famous statement, 'I have a dream'. From here
the group wanders the district’s busy streets,
lined with old shopfronts housing bars and
restaurants..."
Describing five fascinating walking
tours in Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, Singapore
and Hong Kong.
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When Peggy met Venice
Sunday Life, 30 June 2024
"La Serenissima is notoriously a victim of
over-tourism, its daily visitors often
outnumbering its residents. But there are other
ways to sample the city’s pleasures than simply
crowding into its most famous locations, so I’m
heading for the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, a
modern art museum. It does overlook the Grand
Canal, but I’m approaching from a less-obvious
direction, alighting at the Zattere ferry landing
and walking along quiet footpaths past narrow
canals. The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, when I
reach it, is a subtle delight..."
Admiring modern art and learning the
story of a great collector in Venice, Italy.
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Good food glide
Traveller, 29 June 2024
"It’s not often you catch a ferry to dinner, but
I’m doing so today. It’s a good day to be out on
Port Phillip Bay – the water off Sorrento is as
flat as a pancake, a shimmering blue beneath a
sunny sky. As I stand on the deck of the
Sorrento-Queenscliff Ferry, the Norfolk pines and
limestone buildings of the Mornington Peninsula
settlement fall away, with the Bellarine Peninsula
looming ahead. And it’s there that my evening meal
awaits. It’s the first of a succession of great
meals I’ll be having as I travel clockwise around
the bay by public transport..."
Enjoying excellent food while
travelling by train and ferry around Port
Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia.
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War stories
Traveller, 15 June 2024
"The woman is smiling at the camera with a rifle
slung over her shoulder, and the world is at her
feet. But there is so much trouble yet to come. In
Plaça de Catalunya, a broad square in central
Barcelona, this photo held by tour guide Nick
Lloyd is a portal to a different time. It shows
the same square back in 1936, and at its centre is
Marina Ginesta, a young socialist reporter. A
military uprising has just been quashed, but the
Spanish Civil War is about to begin..."
Learning about the Spanish Civil War on
a memorable walking tour in Barcelona,
Spain.
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article here]
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Clean break
Traveller, 1 June 2024
"Travelling light has many benefits: while toting
only a cabin-luggage-sized backpack, you can zip
through airports and walk to hotels from train
stations. But this flexibility means you have to
do laundry regularly, and that chore was on my
to-do list as I stepped out of Penzance railway
station. Then I stopped, transfixed by what met my
eyes. On one corner of the nearby intersection was
a laundrette – and opposite that was a pub. It was
a match made in heaven..."
Relating the joy of visiting
laundrettes while travelling, referencing a
visit to Penzance, UK.
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article here]
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Spectacular scenery is just a
part of these five new stylish rail journeys
Traveller, 26 May 2024
"What happened to the fabulously luxurious
carriages of the Orient Express? It was a
mystery worthy of Agatha Christie, who set her
most famous book aboard this train, which linked
Paris to Istanbul between 1883 and 1977. So,
French historian Arthur Mettetal began his hunt.
Though some were in museums and others were part
of the revived Venice-Simplon-Orient-Express
luxury train, he discovered a number of original
carriages on an obscure siding in eastern Poland,
and a new version of the Orient Express
was born..."
Describing the highlights of five new
or improved trains, operating in Italy,
Australia, Norway, Japan, and Laos.
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article here]
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Prince
Rupert
chapter
Lonely Planet:
Offbeat North America (ed. 1), May 2024
A guide to the
attractions of the port city in British
Columbia, Canada, covering attractions, art,
food, entertainment, history and culture.
This book can be
purchased online from Amazon.com.
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Parting is such sweet sorrow
Traveller, 27 April 2024
"In the first week of the New Year I picked up a
brand-new passport. Almost ten years had passed in
the company of my old one, and it was time to
renew. But as I delighted in the crisp,
unblemished potential of my new passport, I felt
an unexpected fondness for its slightly worn
predecessor. We’d been through a lot together over
the previous decade, and the assortment of stamps
spread through its pages recalled the most
memorable border crossings..."
Discussing the fond memories prompted
by an expired passport, of travels in
Ukraine, Japan, Malaysia, South Africa,
Liechtenstein, and Fiji.
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article here]
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Want to taste top-notch tapas?
This is the Spanish city to visit
Explore, 25 April 2024
"By gathering in the upscale district of Chamberi
(once an encampment for Napoleon's armies), we've
managed to avoid Madrid's busy tourist zone in
favour of a local neighbourhood where it'd be
counter-productive to water down the sangria or
serve low-quality ham. Therefore, on this Madrid
Tapas Crawl - more of a leisurely stroll - we'll
be getting the best. We'll also be taking part in
one of the great rituals of the Spanish capital,
according to our guide: sampling a range of
classic tapas over the course of the evening..."
Tasting excellent food on the streets
of Madrid, via a tapas walking our.
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Venturing into the imaginary
town of Twin Peaks
The Post, 7 April 2024
"The words of Special Agent Dale Cooper pass
through my mind as we head out of Seattle on a
tour devoted to the legendary television series Twin
Peaks. At the wheel of the vehicle is tour
guide David Israel, echoing Cooper in the outfit
of an FBI agent. To our surprised delight he’s
accompanied by James Grixoni, a young actor who
appeared in the third season of the show and who
sometimes leads these tours. My wife Narrelle and
I are in the back seat, looking forward to
visiting the locations of the quirky drama..."
Exploring filming locations associated
with Twin Peaks in the hills east of
Seattle, USA.
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