The Australian Travel Blog

New Airline Trays Double as TVs: Cool or Cluttered?

Jeremy — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:46:00 GMT

Throughout my years of airline travel, I've seen in-flight entertainment go from mediocre to pretty darn good. A new system called TrayVu, is looking to make in-flight entertainment even better. Here's the idea; unify the meal tray and monitor into one...(read more)

Life is great for Danes

Sally — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:12:00 GMT

Feeling in need of good cheer? It might be the start of spring, but some of us are still emerging from our wintry gloom. Here’s a site that will help you plot your path through the world’s most positive places, at the head of which is Denmark – a fact...(read more)

Nice in Nelson...and don't forget Christchurch

Sally — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:04:00 GMT

Well, it’s been a terrible old time in the Antipodes lately, with that devastating earthquake in Christchurch and floods on this side of the Tasman. Let’s hope our resilient Anzac spirit can come to the fore in both situations. If you’re a Kiwi (especially...(read more)

Cop a bargain in Copenhagen

Sally — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:30:00 GMT

Not that long ago (okay, it was a while back) I told you what a deliriously happy country Denmark is. As happiness equates to shopping for some of us, I'm going to build on that joyful theme with some retail info about the Danish capital, Copenhagen....(read more)

Never too (c)old to tango

Sally — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:10:00 GMT

Here’s a little game of word-association for you. Tango...? Right. Let’s see. If it your answer was Argentina, well...sorry, but you’re just plain predictable. If, on the other hand, your answer was Finland , well...you’re an unpredictable genius. Tango...(read more)

Gondolas on the Yarra? Yes!

Sally — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:20:00 GMT

You might know Venice like the back of your hand; you could even be bored rigid by the thought of yet another canal cruise through that watery city. But …have you experienced a gondola ride in Melbourne? Hmm. Thought not. And maybe it's high time you...(read more)

Hold your horses - here we go again!

Sally — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:45:00 GMT

Okay, I packed you off to Badminton the other day – the next big deal on the international Aussie sporting calendar is a thing called WEG in Lexington, Kentucky. Yep, I'm slightly biased when I say 'next big deal', but read on. You don't even know what...(read more)

A close encounter with the King

Sally — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:31:00 GMT

Gorillas are gorgeous. We love them; right? We like viewing them on wildlife docos and behind bars at zoos. Or, if we’re very, very lucky, in their natural habitat on special gorilla safaris somewhere like Rwanda. But there’s one gorilla who’s been a...(read more)

Where, where, where? How about Riquewihr?

Sally — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:21:00 GMT

Riquewihr is a weird name, don’t you think? The 'rique' part is so French; the 'wihr' part so Germanic. But there’s a reason for this anomaly, and that’s because this indescribably beautiful old town is in Alsace, where people still speak (though not...(read more)

The Sorcerer in the Salt Tower

Sally — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:41:00 GMT

We’re delving into some magic today, because I’ve been sitting here wondering whether you’ve ever seen the strange and ancient sorcerer’s carving in the Tower of London. Possibly you haven’t. I haven’t either; a friend of mine has just told me all about...(read more)

Don’t go hungry (or thirsty) in Glasgow

Sally — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:34:00 GMT

Remember how we’ve been looking at out-of-the-way places in Scotland lately? Here’s something to stash away in your memory when you go looking for them, because you might well pass through Glasgow at some point in your travels. People used to bypass this...(read more)

Mush! Something very special in Cardrona, NZ!

Sally — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:11:00 GMT

OmiGOSH. How could this have slipped past my eagle eyes? I’ve just told you about winter things to do in Wanaka and Cardrona in New Zealand, and I now find out that I omitted outstanding piece of action: something really, really WONDERFUL. No truly. You...(read more)

Burghley: be there if you can

Sally — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:38:00 GMT

A message to all patriotic Aussies : even if you know nothing about horses, and less than nothing about three-day events, you should make an effort to go and support our fantastic riders at Burghley if you happen to be in the UK early next month. Because...(read more)

Is this the trendiest hotel in Europe?

Sally — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:13:00 GMT

You need to know about this place. It’s a hotel so cool it’s hypothermic. It opened just over a year ago and has (unsurprisingly) just been voted the trendiest in Europe by TripAdvisor members. Its name is citizenM Amsterdam City. There’s a second citizenM...(read more)

Awkward in Auckland: picking the perfect hotel

Sally — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:51:00 GMT

Auckland has some seriously good hotels. You have to admit it. And because our dollar goes further across there, it’s very tempting (or simply sensible?) to capitalise on this and stay somewhere special. So, I’m taking a look at three independent Auckland...(read more)