Two world-famous hiking trails which attract thousands of visitors every year have been slapped with a shocking price increase, as the government battles rising maintenance costs. The Tasmania Park and Wildlife Service announced that fees for hikers hoping to trek the popular Overland Track and Three Capes Walk would increase between $85-100 from July 1. … [Read more…]
Argyll and the Isles — close to Glasgow — are marketed as Scotland’s ‘adventure coast’, and I recently saw them up close and personal with a folding bike, a bus, and a bunch of ferry tickets. I was following cycling routes devised by a German guy who so fell in love with Scotland he moved … [Read more…]
Perth’s Death By Denim are a four-piece synth and dance rock outfit renowned for their high-energy chaotic live show. In March they released their latest EP, My House is a Club, a follow-up to their 2022 LP, Moonbow. The boys have been on a national tour to celebrate the release of My House is a Club. … [Read more…]
Things started well, with an envelope in my pigeonhole, my name and address printed neatly on the front, and the sender’s address in Gwindinup, south of Manjimup, on the back. I carefully slitted along the top seam with my favourite antique letter opener with a Siam crest, and took out the card inside. Camera IconOpening … [Read more…]
Things started well, with an envelope in my pigeonhole, my name and address printed neatly on the front, and the sender’s address in Gwindinup, south of Manjimup, on the back. I carefully slitted along the top seam with my favourite antique letter opener with a Siam crest, and took out the card inside. Camera IconOpening … [Read more…]
An NHS doctor who helped to lead medics’ demands for a 35 per cent pay rise has been selling a drug used for skin whitening, a Mail on Sunday investigation has found. Dr Adam Daneshmend, a council member of the British Medical Association (BMA), is “founder and CEO” of Vital Healthcare Solutions which runs a … [Read more…]
Cultivating an atmosphere of neighbourly fun, Slide Night! at the Sydney Opera House brings together some of Sydney’s most prolific comedic talent for a night of laughs and nostalgia. Hosted by Rove McManus, the audience is invited to an old-school backyard BBQ complete with music (from the skilful Benny Davis), games and a slide show. … [Read more…]
Cultivating an atmosphere of neighbourly fun, Slide Night! at the Sydney Opera House brings together some of Sydney’s most prolific comedic talent for a night of laughs and nostalgia. Hosted by Rove McManus, the audience is invited to an old-school backyard BBQ complete with music (from the skilful Benny Davis), games and a slide show. … [Read more…]
It may just be the world’s first handmade hotel room. Deco Hotel Canberra and Handmade Canberra have come up with the idea to connect guests to individual artisan makers. The room has decorative throws by Ashculme Textiles and by Leroy Mac Designs. Decorative cushions are from Bursaria Workshop. Artworks are from Eggpicnic, soaps are from … [Read more…]
The Great Wen, as London has disparagingly been called in times past, is a city of contradictions: big and beautiful, but overpopulated and odoriferous. It is also arguably the world’s most literary, if not literate, of cities — and a dream for bookish tourists wanting to visit the former homes and haunts of writers, and … [Read more…]