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| Queensland: Creepy crawling |
| Ooh! That's a big ... !" These are four words you never want to hear from the guide who's walking ahead of you through the Australian bush. Particularly when said in tones of great surprise. And especially when the crucial fifth word... |
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Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:00 p.m. |
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| Foreign food not to everyone's taste |
| I was sitting in a restaurant in Urumqi, in northern China, enjoying the spicy food smells from the kitchen, when a plaintive Australian voice quavered across the room, "I want steak, eggs and chips."A fellow Australia explained... |
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Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:30 a.m. |
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| South-East Asia: Dare to savour Timor in the raw |
| I was at an ATM withdrawing money when I caught sight of 10 Australian travellers giggling and milling around."A coconut. We should so get one of those," said one of the girls to a street hawker. "How much for that hat? What about... |
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Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:30 a.m. |
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| Close to home: Striking sculptures |
| The first New Zealand exhibition by internationally renowned sculptor Ron Mueck runs at Christchurch Art Gallery, October 2 to January 23. Mueck is known for extraordinarily lifelike, compelling sculptures that represent all stages... |
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Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:00 a.m. |
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| Don't miss: River Kwai Bridge Week |
| In World War II the railway line between Thailand and Burma was built by Allied prisoners of war and Asian labourers to give the Japanese an overland supply route. It became known as the Death Railway for the terrible loss of life... |
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Published: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:00 a.m. |
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| My Auckland: Te Atatu Peninsula |
| We'd lived in Sandringham for six years and Kingsland before that, but when we got engaged we decided we wanted to have a house before the wedding in November.I was in Amsterdam for work when Sharde called and said 'I've found... |
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Published: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:30 a.m. |
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