Posts with tag ”australia”
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Review: Marco Polo Didn’t Go There
“Marco Polo Didn’t Go There” by Rolf Potts is a collection of travel stories with a clever little trick up its sleeve. Each chapter comes with extensive endnotes explaining what actually happened behind the scenes.
Best cities to celebrate new year
New Year’s Eve is one of the most overly hyped occasions of the year, with celebrations all over the world. But the news often show images from the same old places.
Moleskines of the world
Everything is going digital. Laptops are getting smaller, phones are getting smarter, and somewhere in Silicon Valley a man in a black turtleneck is presumably plotting the eventual extinction of handwriting.
Diving at the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef off the northern coast of Australia is the world’s largest coral reef system. An underwater dream stretching along the Queensland coast like nature’s own fairy tale.
New Years Eve in Sydney
Sydney on New Year’s Eve is like someone spiked the Kool-Aid and handed it to an entire continent. The city gleams with a kind of sweaty anticipation, shimmering in the December heat as tourists and locals alike fight for a view of the harbor.