Michael PALIN “Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.”
St. AUGUSTINE “The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”
All Aboard The Swine Flu Cruise »
Cruise Ship, the Pacific Dawn is having to stay at sea off the east coast of Australia in a bid to contain a suspected outbreak of swine flu onboard.
33 Britons are among the passengers on the P&O liner currently off the coast of Queensland after 3 crew members were confined to quarantine after displaying flu-like [...]
Queensland Snake Shock »
House hunters in Queensland, Australia got more than they bargained for when they stumbled across a snake eating its lunch in the property they were viewing at Four Mile Beach.
The shocked couple looked on in amazement as the giant python struggled to eat a huge Ibis bird. Estate Agent Phil Holloway was trying to take [...]
“I’ve Got The Best Job In The World” »
Not many people can make that claim; however, as Ben Southall takes the job as caretaker of the Hamilton Islands just off Queensland, Australia, we think he might just have earned the right to make it.
The 34 year old from Petersfield, Hampshire was one of 35,000 hopefuls from all over the world who applied for [...]
Long haul, low cost carrier increase flight frequency »
Long haul, low cost carrier Air Asia X is to add to the frequency of its flights from Stansted and Kuala Lumpur.
Starting last month the service will rise from five weekly flights to daily flights from 1 July.
Azran Osman-Rani, the airlines CEO said “Air Asia X is providing fares people have never seen before for [...]
Take-Off Scare As Plane’s Tail Hits Runway »
An Airbus A340 carrying 225 passengers slammed its tail into the runway during take-off, after the wrong weight was programmed into a flight computer.
The Emirates plane was trying to take off from Melbourne, Australia when the incident happened.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said that the weight of the plane which is entered into the computer [...]
Australia police hunt arsonists »
Police in Australia have set up a 100-strong investigation team to hunt the arsonists who are suspected of starting the Victoria bush fires that killed 181 and left thousands without homes this week.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd condemned the suspected arson describing it as “murder on a grand scale”. The 181 death toll is expected [...]
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