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| Dunedin: Staying on track in Central Otago |
| We ate the pub hogget when we were warned to have the steak; ordered the sticky date pudding and got ticked off by the waitress for risking a heart attack; and lunched leisurely on a shady cafe lawn long after the others had left... |
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Published: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00 a.m. |
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| Cultural connection: the real Fiji |
| Greg and Helen Wragg have been coming to Fiji's Northern Yasawa Islands for more than 20 years.It's not the perfect sunbathing beaches or the spectacular snorkelling that's luring them back, for the Wraggs - it's the Fijian people... |
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Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:00 a.m. |
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| Airlines: Vertical seats a standing joke |
| Plans for standing passengers on European air routes are unlikely to be tried by Jetstar and Air New Zealand.A suggestion by Irish airline Ryanair that it could carry standing passengers was gimmicky, said Jetstar chief executive... |
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Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:20 a.m. |
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| Travel gadget: Ski gloves |
| Warm hands, warm heart. And in the snow, warm hands, head and feet are essential to enjoying the experience.Even on the bleakest day, in the middle of a heavy snowfall, these gloves rise to the challenge. They fit like a glove... |
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Published: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:00 a.m. |
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| Kazakhstan: Local humour glosses over tragic legacy |
| My expectations of Kazakhstan were challenged from the minute I stepped onto the polished, tiled floor of the cool, air-conditioned border post. I was cordially greeted in English and promptly directed to the right line, where I was... |
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Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:00 p.m. |
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| Backlash as NYC deals blow to budget travellers |
| Budget travel to New York City has been dealt a severe blow from a new law that will ban the short-term apartment rentals often used by vacationers from May 2011.Under a law signed into force by New York governor David Paterson... |
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Published: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:07 p.m. |
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