Media release. Tuesday October 18th 2008. Tourabout delivers EnterpriseAgent for Flight Centre. Consultant’s gain access to Tourabout’s powerful land product platform.
Continue reading...29. October 2008
In Cantonese Yum Cha literally means Drinking Tea. Yum Cha or Dim Sum call it what you will to most means a long lazy brunch eating small servings of different types of food, dumplings and Chinese desserts while sipping tea or depending on your need to settle the nerves from the night before perhaps a cold beer [...]
Continue reading...14. October 2008
Pacific Blue started flights from Sydney to Auckland today expanding on the current services running from Melbourne to Auckland. Nine flights a week will be operated from Sydney by the carrier on Boeing 737-800’s. Expect to see even a little more competition next year on this route when Jetstar launches flights between the city pairs. Awesome pic [...]
Continue reading...8. October 2008
A little company post today with some information that went out on the wires. I’d like to personally welcome our new partners and thank the efforts of the Tourabout account and content teams involved with the account. From a Tourabout press release. Tourabout triples in size. Now over 10,000 products as Keith Prowse and Wendy Wu go live. Tourabout today [...]
Continue reading...1. October 2008
Before you even think of being ‘in’ the Ngorongoro Crater the panoramic views from the rim, whether standing beside your jeep or relaxing on the balcony of your lodge, have peaked yours senses, distant sounds echoed up make you crook your head to one side and your mind fills with thoughts of what is to come when you [...]
Continue reading...26. September 2008
Don’t be fooled team dont be fooled…… A few years ago after enjoying a long lazy lunch in the amazing city of Florence, during a tour of Italy, we decided to moderate a newly acquired Gelato addiction with an afternoon stroll through parts of the centre of town. We wandered into the Palazzo Della Signoria where we ended up standing in front of a statue of [...]
Continue reading...25. September 2008
I’ve been what I’d consider a pretty loyal QF Frequent Flyer for many years. At one stage going Platinum mainly on the SYD-OOL route ( and thats a lot of legs). A letter was sent to Amex customers recently stating “Qantas decided not to renew it’s participation ….in the Membership rewards Ascent program in order to [...]
Continue reading...18. September 2008
Another in a running list of favourite coffee experiences whilst travelling. I love travelling in Italy although I’ve not done nearly enough of it. Covering just a tiny part of the country from Venice to Cinque Terre to Siena will expose travellers to quite diverse parts of the Italian travel experience. The Italian coffee experience is a very social [...]
Continue reading...15. September 2008
We all had to listen to the airlines bemoan about the fact that rising oil prices were cutting into their profits so much they needed to increase the specific fuel surcharge they levy us travellers. The price of oil has now dropped from a high near US$150 per barrel to now be near US$100 a barrel. I [...]
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.
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. November 2008
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