Merry Xmas to all the Techies, progammers and developers out there ! For the first bug of Christmas, my manager said to me See if they can do it again. For the second bug of Christmas, my manager said to me Ask them how they did it and See if they can do it again. For the third bug of Christmas, [...]
Continue reading...5. October 2009
After a very long development (too long but hey what do you do when you are making something new up as you go?) Tourabout’s new travel platform is now in private beta. Community and Commerce are merged in a marketplace where you as travellers can connect to the expertise of travel companies to ask questions, find [...]
Continue reading...22. September 2009
We recently went through a rigorous vetting process and have just learnt we’ve been invite to demo our new Social Travel Marketplace at the World’s most prestigious travel conference. The PhoCusWright conference is the annual flagship event for the travel industry research leader and so it’s quite a feat to get one of the coveted 30 [...]
Continue reading...3. September 2009
I’ve been waiting for this for months since it happended in the US and last night I saw a breaking news notice with announcements by Zuji and Expedia Australia that they are scrapping all airline booking fees, effective immediately. Travellers this means you will no longer have to pay the sometimes crazy extra fees to book [...]
Continue reading...1. September 2009
Last weeks post on Digital SLR’s that take video got some great comments and was retweet by many interested people on Twitter. I was looking around for an example of one made on a Canon Digital SLR and came across this awesome one by Ian Hanna on in a Vimeo group. Enjoy. New Zealand Part I from ian [...]
Continue reading...17. August 2009
Travelling and being able to take a great travel pic are sometimes things that work against each other. Or at least traveling light and being able to take a great pic aren’t things easy to do. As good as the current crop of compact camera’s are not having a good zoom lens or a that pesky [...]
Continue reading...11. August 2009
Credibility in the delivery of information. It would seem to me that most people or businesses would like to have this seen as a part of their character or personality. Unfortunately according to a report published in Travel Weekly today the poor old travel agent doesn’t get that label. See below for excerpt Australians looking for credible travel [...]
Continue reading...24. June 2009
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...A weekly or more rant, chat, post about our travels, our experiences and our business.
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.
18. December 2009
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