Posted by Laura Chubb
It’s nice to console yourself with the idea that the rich and famous, despite having far better lives than you or I could even begin to dream for ourselves (ie it does get better than an M&S ready meal and a bag of loftily monikered kettle chips on a Friday night), are largely cretins. But wha...
Posted by Michael Gadd
Shane Watson’s quitting the Australian Test vice-captaincy at the weekend was hardly a bombshell, but his timing with the announcement is about as good as it has been with the bat. I remember a time when selectors and coaches made the decisions and players were stoked if t...
Posted by Dan Thorne
US congress yesterday decided to block any changes to their ridiculous gun laws. Expanded background checks for gun purchases and a ban on assault weapons with high-capacity magazines was turned down. The powerful National Rifle Association wasted no time raising megabucks in the wake ...
Posted by SARAH WELDON
Fourbirdsaboating Official Launch Event Fourbirdsaboating are four regular girls from the UK and South Africa, who happend to meet whilst working as TEFL Instructors in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, and decided that in May 2014 they'd liked to embark upon an 8 month journey across the Pa...
Posted by Carol Driver
Not many things can the Kiwis can claim as firsts against Australia. Until now. The New Zealand parliament has today legalised same-sex marriages, making it the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so. Not only was the bill passed, but it was with a wide majority of 77 votes in favour a...
Posted by Alasdair Morton
Director Antoine Fuqua’s Training Day was one of 2001’s most critically successful films. Denzel Washington won the Best Actor Oscar for the searing LA-set crime drama. It was though, for the director at least, a one off, as a look at the rest of his career, including his latest Olympus ...
Posted by Sara Hardman
Travelling from Sydney to Cairns is still my favourite road trip in terms of fun per mile. I had 21 days set aside to make the journey and had three major priorities - lay on as many beaches as possible, make loads of new mates and try almost everything that comes along. I decided to go with...
Posted by Helen Elfer
I’ve always wondered if I was being unfairly judgemental about cruises. Despite the abundance of trendy music fests-on-sea and the like (hello S.S. Coachella), I’ve never been able to shake the impression that they’re for people who are, well, a bit daft. After all, what kind of pe...
Posted by Esmond Calvin
Traveling is so much fun but most people do not enjoy actually planning can be a hassle! It can be daunting to figure out all the aspects of a trip. Read the tips in this article for a trip so that you can fully enjoy it. If you're going abroad, make sure you have the visas you should have. There ar...
Posted by Melody Seng
I never knew a festival... could make me sweat, smile, shout, full and cry in a single day! Nanaimo, BC's annual Dragonboat Festival does this all and more! You're running and cheering as loud as you can for all of the amazing teams, eventually working up quite the appetite - mini donuts an...
Posted by Ana Sofia Vasconcelos
I never knew a festival could be so mind-blowing! Lisbon last summer. Picture a 200 thousand meters green field…Music for all kinds, electronic tents, sunset chill vibes, soul and jazz spots, live karaoke stages, street dance with competitions, and of course the most hug...
Posted by Gordon Hopps
I never knew a festival… like the Oktoberfest in Majorca... would have such an effect on me. Late September, and walking down the excellent seafront of Arenal, I came across the MegaPark complex; a huge, custom-made edifice that gives the mainly German holidaymakers in this area a taste of ho...
Posted by Jess Lee
I never knew a festival could simultaneously be one of the best and worst days of my life. Well worst may be harsh, but La Tomatina was definitely one of the craziest things I have ever done. A short drive from Valencia is the town of Bruno, with a population of just under 10,000. On...
