All the Good Scratched from Melbourne Cup
Friday October 31, 2008
Caulfield Cup winner All the Good has been scratched from Tuesday's Melbourne Cup after failing to recover from a foreleg injury.
All the Good had been among the top Melbourne Cup ... Read More
Irish Stayer Remains Melbourne Cup Favorite
Thursday October 30, 2008
Five-year-old Irish throughbred Septimus, winner of this year's 2816m Irish St Leger, remains short-odds favorite to win the $5.5-million 3200m Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, November 4.
Champion Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien ... Read More
Discover Stewart Island: Get Set for Your Island Adventure
Tuesday October 28, 2008
You'll find Stewart Island off the southern tip of New Zealand's South Island: a land of forests, bush, coves, beaches, wildlife, and home of the kiwi.
This is a place for ... Read More
Maldivian Atones for Last Year's Caulfield Cup Failure, Wins This Year's Cox Plate
Saturday October 25, 2008
Six-year-old gelding Maldivian has won the $3 million Cox Plate run at Melbourne's Monee Valley Racecourse this afternoon, October 25, local time.
Maldivian, a $10 chance, beat popular second favorite Samantha ... Read More
Things that Go Bump in the Night
Thursday October 23, 2008
Ghosts? Apparitions? You don't have to believe in the supernatural to feel strange forces in some of the world's creepiest places as compiled by our Eastern Europe Travel guide Kerry ... Read More
Rock at the Markets under the Sydney Sky
Tuesday October 21, 2008
Rock at The Rocks. Combine shopping, dining and entertainment as The Rocks Markets by Moonlight take place every Friday night in November.
There'll be music from some of Australia's best singers ... Read More
Do You Need an eVisitor Authority?
Sunday October 19, 2008
If you're planning to visit Australia for a short period of time as a tourist or businessman and come from a European Union country, there are changes to getting an ... Read More
Favorites Fail in Caulfield Cup
Saturday October 18, 2008
Pre-race favorites for the Caulfield Cup at Melbourne's Caulfield Racecourse today, October 18, disappointed backers as long-shot runners All the Good ($41), Nom Du Jeu ($31) and Barbaricus ($101) took ... Read More
Bay of Fires Is World's Top Destination
Thursday October 16, 2008
Australia's 29-kilometre ribbon of sea, surf and sand that is the
Bay of Fires in Tasmania is renowned for its island beach culture, cosy cottages and nature walks. It has ... Read More
Is This the World's Largest Rock?
Thursday October 16, 2008
Yes, it is. But if you think that's Uluru, no, that's not Uluru. The world's — and, of course, Australia's — largest rock is not Uluru but Mt Augustus in ... Read More
Practical Pointers from the Travel Pros
Sunday October 12, 2008
You're in an unfamiliar place trying to get your bearings when suddenly you're confronted by a disconcerting, baffling or unusual situation and, yes, you need practical help, and fast.
The good ... Read More
Caulfield Cup Pointer to Australia's Biggest Race
Saturday October 11, 2008
How the horses race in the Caulfield Cup on Saturday, October 18, could be a pointer to the running of the Melbourne Cup on November 4 and finding a winner.
The ... Read More