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All rights reserved.aus_travel_and_indulgence_635http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~3/HvAZEaB1fFQ/story-e6frg8rf-1226351339855http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/sound-and-light-show/story-e6frg8rf-1226351339855IN Thailand, Ubon's annual candle festival is a colourful spectacle. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v-4gReKDm50w5teEGgsUov1lDV0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v-4gReKDm50w5teEGgsUov1lDV0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v-4gReKDm50w5teEGgsUov1lDV0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/v-4gReKDm50w5teEGgsUov1lDV0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~4/HvAZEaB1fFQ" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTPaul Spinkshttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/sound-and-light-show/story-e6frg8rf-1226351339855http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~3/jA7gIxS_g_U/story-e6frg8rf-1226351307614http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/monkey-business-in-central-japan/story-e6frg8rf-1226351307614A DATE with furry locals on a snowy mountain. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M9gbwCMOOjtxjPruelEmCBlG1Y4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M9gbwCMOOjtxjPruelEmCBlG1Y4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M9gbwCMOOjtxjPruelEmCBlG1Y4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/M9gbwCMOOjtxjPruelEmCBlG1Y4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~4/jA7gIxS_g_U" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTAshleigh Wilsonhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/monkey-business-in-central-japan/story-e6frg8rf-1226351307614http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~3/xjn_7S7BOGQ/story-e6frg8rf-1226351136399http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/borne-free-in-the-masai-mara/story-e6frg8rf-1226351136399THE vast Kenyan savanna on horseback is an uplifting experience. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uhb5gal-rwvNJCddNXk8m6ouebw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uhb5gal-rwvNJCddNXk8m6ouebw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uhb5gal-rwvNJCddNXk8m6ouebw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uhb5gal-rwvNJCddNXk8m6ouebw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~4/xjn_7S7BOGQ" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTCharles Moorehttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/borne-free-in-the-masai-mara/story-e6frg8rf-1226351136399http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~3/gvOsEeEAbXI/story-e6frg8rf-1226351153989http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/plato-by-the-pool/story-e6frg8rf-1226351153989A POSH Greek resort has launched philosophy courses. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LCu8RFW9i31XrNFk51pvWluzUY0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LCu8RFW9i31XrNFk51pvWluzUY0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LCu8RFW9i31XrNFk51pvWluzUY0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LCu8RFW9i31XrNFk51pvWluzUY0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~4/gvOsEeEAbXI" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTJOURNEYS - THE SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY: Ed Grenbyhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/plato-by-the-pool/story-e6frg8rf-1226351153989http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~3/5gGcKpSj13g/story-e6frg8rf-1226351248886http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/to-bring-in-the-hops/story-e6frg8rf-1226351248886THERE are rich stories in the soil of Tasmania's Derwent Valley. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9HJf2kCfv8_lTcQjLrJt-1nBe4U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9HJf2kCfv8_lTcQjLrJt-1nBe4U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9HJf2kCfv8_lTcQjLrJt-1nBe4U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9HJf2kCfv8_lTcQjLrJt-1nBe4U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~4/5gGcKpSj13g" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTDESTINATION AUSTRALIA: Judith Elenhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/to-bring-in-the-hops/story-e6frg8rf-1226351248886http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~3/JhI2roOeeWE/story-e6frg8rf-1226351268148http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/the-pick-of-the-bunch/story-e6frg8rf-1226351268148DALLAS chef Andre Natera is a leading crusader for local produce. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iDjvXtMP7ReJSCReNo8egUE1SxY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iDjvXtMP7ReJSCReNo8egUE1SxY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iDjvXtMP7ReJSCReNo8egUE1SxY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iDjvXtMP7ReJSCReNo8egUE1SxY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~4/JhI2roOeeWE" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTTHE GLOBAL GOURMET: Susan Kurosawahttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/the-pick-of-the-bunch/story-e6frg8rf-1226351268148http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~3/PD4q5yyJQPo/story-e6frg8rf-1226351335892http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/modern-as-tomorrow/story-e6frg8rf-1226351335892SEOUL is a pleasing mix of traditional culture and contemporary attractions. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ts0rh0dSsSUFSGKZ2ZDhKzzTAcM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ts0rh0dSsSUFSGKZ2ZDhKzzTAcM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ts0rh0dSsSUFSGKZ2ZDhKzzTAcM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ts0rh0dSsSUFSGKZ2ZDhKzzTAcM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~4/PD4q5yyJQPo" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTONE PERFECT DAY: Fiona Hararihttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/modern-as-tomorrow/story-e6frg8rf-1226351335892http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~3/w26HyVymfnM/story-e6frg8rf-1226351348008http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/nature-in-the-raw/story-e6frg8rf-1226351348008PLEASE tread carefully among Indonesia's komodo dragons. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OZp-Foscp91FOrVMngj5veugH7s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OZp-Foscp91FOrVMngj5veugH7s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OZp-Foscp91FOrVMngj5veugH7s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OZp-Foscp91FOrVMngj5veugH7s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~4/w26HyVymfnM" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTProdita Sabarinihttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/nature-in-the-raw/story-e6frg8rf-1226351348008http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~3/QutBxYDlPFM/story-e6frg8rf-1226351148437http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/short-sojourn-in-kabul-bears-long-term-results/story-e6frg8rf-1226351148437BEFORE the Afghan war, l went to Kabul. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fwd3CPUBUedpMDRkVotFs3wlofM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fwd3CPUBUedpMDRkVotFs3wlofM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fwd3CPUBUedpMDRkVotFs3wlofM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Fwd3CPUBUedpMDRkVotFs3wlofM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~4/QutBxYDlPFM" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTFOLLOW THE READER: Tina Blackmur, Mordialloc, Vichttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/short-sojourn-in-kabul-bears-long-term-results/story-e6frg8rf-1226351148437http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~3/ZDiHwMOAUuI/story-e6frg8rf-1226351251506http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/a-writers-hut-among-the-old-gum-trees/story-e6frg8rf-1226351251506A WRONG turn leads to a brush with literary history. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HI4PxZPRKddE-5PVlOsCvNiIFjU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HI4PxZPRKddE-5PVlOsCvNiIFjU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HI4PxZPRKddE-5PVlOsCvNiIFjU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HI4PxZPRKddE-5PVlOsCvNiIFjU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheAustralianTravelAndIndulgence/~4/ZDiHwMOAUuI" height="1" width="1"/>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:00:00 GMTSTATE OF PLAY: John Borthwickhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/a-writers-hut-among-the-old-gum-trees/story-e6frg8rf-1226351251506