FANCY driving around Australia by yourself to really discover the continent? Now Tourism Australia has produced a guidebook to make it easy and convenient for visitors to go on a self-drive trip. Entitled Great Australian Road Trips, the 64-page travel guide offers 17 routes to adventure and discovery, plus an online planning resource – www.australianrroadtrips.com. The idea for the book came about from the growing interest for self-drive holidays among visitors. It helps that Australia has a vast network of well-maintained roads and highways that makes driving a breeze. More…
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IT DOES not take long before a little canal water splashes into your lap. Your arms are already wet and at this point, Winston Churchill’s legendary prescription for long life comes to mind: “No sports!” If you set out to explore London by kayak with Danny Gillard, you cannot expect the kind of comfort you would get in a Venetian gondola as you have to handle the vessel yourself. That, however, is the appeal of Gillard’s Thames River Adventures, which show the English capital from angles completely different from those found in travel guides. More…
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