Category: Australia
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Australia – Music To Your Ears
Modern day music lovers who are set to be in Australia from December should make sure they do not miss The Good Vibrations Music Festival which is returning after a break. Normally the music festival starts in February but this year it is due to start on December. The music festival was set up in 2004, looking to…
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Marvel at Melbourne
Australia often comes out on top of polls about what destinations holidaymakers are thinking about visiting next. Travelling to Italy and Hawaii also come high up the list, showing that travellers seem to be going back to basics when it comes to holiday decisions, as trendy hotspots from last year such as Prague and Krakow fall out of favour. And if…
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A 70 year old’s view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb
I climbed the Sydney Harbour Brdge a few years ago and I thought it was a fantastic experience. It was no where near as scary as some people were making out and the height didn’t bother me at all. Some bridge climbers I saw though did turn around before they reached the top as they…
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The best city to live in is ….?
News just out about the best city in the world to live in doesn’t give us too many surprises. Vancouver in Canada has for several years been the number one city to live in but now it has been knocked off the number one position by Melbourne, Australia. Apparently, these wasn’t much to choose between…
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16 Month Jail Sentence for Egg Smuggler !
Sometimes I watch that TV programme about the Australian border police and it reminds me of the time that I went to Australia and we had all our food and drinks confiscated as we entered the country. I even had to throw away my mints as I went through Sydney Airport Customs. Australian Customs are…
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Bondi Beach – Surf, Sun & Lifeguards!
I visited Bondi Beach in Sydney Australia a few years ago, but I chose the wrong day to go! I was on a 10 day trip to Australia with a bunch of other travel agents and we were taken to visit this famous beach.When we arrived at Bondi Beach it was grey and wet and…
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Snakes Miss The Plane In Australia
Australia is a wonderful country and we can highly recommend a visit. The border controls relating to customs and immigration though are very strict. For example, you are not allowed to take any food into the country and that is one of many restrictions. The Australia customs service can be seen on TV as they…
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Amazing Australia Offer
Here at Global Holidays we get dozens of special holiday and flight offers everyday. It would take us hours to list them all so we have to choose the best ones. This offer for flights and a hotel in Australia stands out as being an absolute bargain, so here are the details below. All flights are…