Sydney is a city of many faces. There’s the Sydney of natural beauty, surrounded with sparkling water and lush national parks. There is the corporate Sydney, with people in business suits busily running back and forth like worker ants to make this one of the most thriving global cities. There is the Sydney of extreme nightlife, with festivals and nightclubs and bars that open all night and into the next day. Then there is the Sydney of indulgence—the one that offer spa treatments and luxury accommodation and world-class dining. If you’re the kind of traveller who likes to do things in style, you simply have to visit Sydney—now! Get that travel insurance paid for and those airline tickets booked, because the Harbour City is just waiting to wine and dine you! Read the rest of this entry »
If you are looking to buy a house so that you can raise a family and establish a great, comfortable life for you, your partner and whoever else you might choose to include – maybe you even already have a baby on the way – you’ll need to make sure that the house you buy will be a long-term, family friendly investment.
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Here are the essentials you should consider to help you choose the right dream home: Read the rest of this entry »
We all have to eat when we are travelling, but some of us travel specifically in pursuit of the ultimate culinary experience. For the travelling foodie, food and drink are not merely a nourishment necessity for the trip, but are what makes up the trip and gives a unique perspective on the culture you are visiting. Here are a few ideas as to which countries you must visit when travelling in Asia and are looking to excite the tastebuds.
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Malaysia
For the travelling food critic on a budget, you will have no problem spending a lot of time in Malaysia; hotels, food, transportation and entertainment is all reasonably priced while maintaining great quality. There is an enormous variety of food and drink to choose from, and you will experience just about every conceivable way there is to have rice: from rice porridge to coconut rice, and from compressed rice cakes to rice wine. With rice as the staple, the sky is the limit as to the assortment of dishes that can be made, and the food also varies in different regions. Take a cooking class while you are here and learn about the way that historical events have shaped the culture of Malaysia as well as its food. An absolute must is to try a laksa, which is a noodle soup dish that comes in a myriad of different ingredients and flavours. Read the rest of this entry »
There will always be a number of health and safety issues for any business manager. These laws and regulations will vary from location to location. Many small hotel or other accommodation owners often find themselves in a region that does not have complicated laws. For example, if you have a backpackers in the middle of South America, you will not have the same legal constraints and standardised OHS (Occupational Health & Safety) laws as you would in Australia.
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Nevertheless, keeping your hotel and your staff safe is important. Insurance for hotels will be available in most countries, even in some of those far off places. Here is a look at what you can do, and the steps to take to keep your hotel a safer place to work in outside of your legal requirements. Read the rest of this entry »
As a tourism center for the Thailand’s eastern seaboard and one of the region’s premier beach resorts well-served by an extensive range of facilities of international standards, Pattaya is a complete destination with land and marine attractions within easy access. Many of the festivals and events listed on Thailand’s official calendar of annual events are traditional Buddhist or folk festivals, the date of which is either determined by the Buddhist lunar calendar and waxing and waning moon.
The men’s marathon Lawrence Kiptoo Saina was first to cross the finish tape in front of Central Pattaya Beach in a time of 2:21:03, exactly 3 minutes ahead of second placed Mohammed Abduh Bakhet from Qatar who had a titanic battle for the runner-up spot with Teruto Ozaki of Japan, just pipping the far east Asian athlete on the line. Read the rest of this entry »