The San Francisco Film Festival presented the North American premiere of The Dry, a genuinely entertaining mystery/drama/who-done-it set in a fictional drought-ridden Australian town, a very dry town. The film is based on Jane Harper’s bestseller, starring the eternally handsome Eric Bana as Federal Agent Aaron Falk, returning to his hometown after twenty years to…
Feeling fit and looking for a challenge, or need some inspiration to show up at the gym? We followed elite athlete Debra Weier from Princeton, New Jersey as she pushed herself to her physical limits in beautiful Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, during the 2019 Vega Ironman World Championship. What’s it like to swim 2 miles, bike 100 miles…
Consider yourself warned: the Great River Amazon Raft Race, the longest of its kind in the world, travels a route from Nauta to Iquitos along the Amazon river, covering 180 kilometers (112 miles) in three days on team-constructed (are you sure it floats?) balsa-log rafts. Amateur adventure seekers and supporters from all over the world…
I have met many men from Down Under – inspiration enough to have Australia on my TOP 5 list of destinations. THE AUSSIE MAN: Adventurous, outdoorsy (always sun-kissed and looks amazing in surf gear), they have the British sarcasm without the stick-up-the-bum. And as for the Tazzies – best karazay fun ever! Check all of…
by Allison Neves Have you ever been out in the middle of nowhere? Seriously. I mean a place so remote that if you didn’t leave a detailed itinerary with someone regarding your exact location that you would be virtually impossible to find? Well, I have… several times, in fact. And, what I’ve discovered is that…
Given my undying love for Anthony Bourdain—Marry me Tony. Seriously.—and the fact that I’ve had Melbourne on my mind ever since learning that Melbourne is the espresso Mecca of the Antipodes, I was instantly drawn to this new travel experience from Swain Tours. Inspired by the Travel Channel‘s recent episode of No Reservations with Anthony…
Virgin Australia has planned a quirky, crazy new promotional concept involving three winners from Sydney, Australia travelling to Los Angeles, staying three days (or 4,320 minutes) and Tweeting about their experience the entire time! Will the team be able to make the required 4,320 Tweets necessary to complete their task? Check out 4,320LA Twitter account…