As hinted in last weeks post about Travel thought leaders at CATO some great information came via DFAT’s Greg Moriaty (Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade) about travel insurance, reasons travellers should always register travel plans, the numbers of Australians travelling overseas and where he thinks traveller numbers are going. Travel Insurance in a no brainer. [...]
Continue reading...23. June 2009
A post I’ve been holding over from Last week. I’ve been waiting for a comment I placed on Richard Bransons - Business Stripped Bare blog to go live (still in moderation), I understand he’s a busy man so to keep the wheels moving here I’ve copied the comment from the blog posts page below. On Twitter this [...]
Continue reading...18. June 2009
The Tourabout team had a great night at the Council of Australian Tour Operators AGM and dinner last night. CATO represents and works for tour operators with the industry and govt and as a member we are fortunate to be able to work with some these talented travellers and travel operators. The AGM heard from Simon Westbury the head [...]
Continue reading...16. June 2009
The travel industry is an amazingly diverse industry. Brilliant, motivated companies and individuals craft services, provide tours and vacations and devote huge amounts of time to giving travellers memories that will last a lifetime and provide great dinner conversations (or even bragging rights) for years to come. We also come up with some interesting Jargon Our post today is a little experiment [...]
Continue reading...15. June 2009
There are many reasons and places people love to travel, some like to backpack, some like to do an adventure tour, some like to laze on a European River Cruise. I have a friend travelling around some of the least travelled parts of Africa and West Africa at the moment. Sometimes it’s really nice to go to a brilliantly [...]
Continue reading...13. June 2009
The freezing temps this week and the start of the snow season in Australia last weekend has me remembering my time working (ok, not really working) in the mountains for a few seasons. Many people do it, either travelling domesticaly to the mountains in Australia or venturing further afield to the Northern Hemisphere hoping to [...]
Continue reading...12. June 2009
I love a good arty type festival. Especially one that’s accessible, one that gets you out interacting and experiencing different views of things I might see all the time or shows me something new in a place I think I know. By accessible I mean one where people can easily take, themselves, their partner or the whole family along see it and not in [...]
Continue reading...3. June 2009
A question about travel motivation and travel inspiration that’s coming from a personal travelogue post today. People travel for many different reasons here is just one of them and one that will give you a little look into some of the things that go on in the head of someone who calls themself a surfer. Apart from [...]
Continue reading...29. May 2009
From a blog post i first saw on A luxury Travel Blog talking about USA today where there is a great example on how some brands are starting to really get what to do with Twitter. In this case it’s Hyatt hotels and their new HyattConcierge service which they are saying is a 24/7 dedicated concierge service on Twitter. [...]
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Our travel tidbits have been collected and distilled over years of meandering through backwaters, sitting in all manner of planes, trains and automobiles or a trusty dhoni. We've smoozed check-in staff, sneaked into frequent flyer lounges and generally hung out and asked the locals for the tips that make travelling more enjoyable, more comfortable or just more fun.
We hope you find something interesting or helpful and welcome your comments or suggestions.
Have you ever had dreams where you were flying? I have and they always looked a little like this, although maybe not as extreme.
Not a post about travel or Extreme tours although Norway is an amazing place to take yourself OnTour. This clip is just an amazing piece of scenery, cinematography and base jumping and flying skill.
Enjoy !! See in full screen
Cheers to Simon from PADI UK who sent this through.
Perfect surf, good people, easy living, I’d be here in a snap if there was no work to do.
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If you haven’t been to this amazing part of Australia, in the north west of Western Australia lies a place like no other on earth.
The Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia form a million square kilometres of extraordinary grandeur, colour and contrast. It has a balmy climate, breathtaking scenery, unique flora & fauna and adventure & cultural experiences. Holidays here will give you memories of a lifetime!
To give you an idea of some of the amazing places in the Kimberley take a look at this video from tour operator APT.
24. June 2009
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