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Larry's Australia / NZ Travel Blog June 2008 Archive

By Larry Rivera, About.com Guide to Australia / NZ Travel since 1997

Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty...

Saturday June 28, 2008
Three tiny Sumatran tiger cubs have been born on Tiger Island at Queensland's Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast. Initially they thought they had two girl cubs and a boy ... Read More

Warm up to Coffee and Lots of Goodies at Sydney's Aroma Festival

Thursday June 26, 2008
If you're a lover of coffee and sweets, or just the occasional sipper or nibbler, mark July 6 on your calendar. This is when Sydney's Rocks Aroma Festival takes place in ... Read More

Australia's Largest International Contemporary Art Festival Is a Multi-Venue Celebration

Saturday June 21, 2008
Australia's largest international contemporary art festival, the 2008 Biennale of Sydney, has opened in a number of Sydney venues. Biennale of Sydney provides an insight into the diversity and depth of ... Read More

So Who Poisoned Phar Lap?

Thursday June 19, 2008
There has been much mystery about the death of legendary Australian racehorse Phar Lap who died in California in April 1932. Much scuttlebutt, too, that American gangsters had killed the ... Read More

Williamson Play in Melbourne World Premiere

Saturday June 14, 2008

Former Prime Minister Honored in Queen's Birthday List

Sunday June 8, 2008
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard is one of eight people receiving the highest honor — Companion of the Order of Australia — in the Queen's Birthday Honors List. The seven ... Read More

Have They Spotted Migaloo Yet?

Thursday June 5, 2008
Almost every year since 1991, the albino humpback whale named Migaloo has been spotted off the eastern Australian coast during the whale migration season. As the whales travel north from the ... Read More
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