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The Warkworth Donnybrook is a community hosted auction sale that takes second hand items from hundreds of households in the area to dispense to thousands of shoppers from miles around.

The charity includes the auctioneer's time and skill. Everyone here is a volunteer, including the auctioneers. Look at all the stuff. It's an entire town's junk.

The material is made up of everything you could possibly imagine - tools and toys and old fashion, low technology items. Some people joke that they see 'th

Liliesleaf recognized as one of the best new tourism projects in the world.

At the British Guild of Travel Writers Annual Awards this month, Liliesleaf was honoured with a Merit Award, recognizing it as one of the best new tourism projects in the world. Each year, the British Guild of travel writers gives out its own special awards at a gala dinner on the evening of World Capital Travel Market. Some of these awards include; Best overseas tourism Project, given for the best new overseas tourism

The journey takes you through Asia’s hottest destinations in Vietnam and Cambodia. Explore the most popular tour destinations of Vietnam and Cambodia in single tour covering the very famous Hanoi City, Mekong Cruise, Halong Bay, temples of Angkor, boat trips, Siem Reap and more. From the magic of Mekong to the awe inspiring temples of Angkor, the Vietnam to Cambodia highlights tour gives an unforgettable experience of history and culture and can be tailored to your preferred standard of accommod

We have just returned from a marvellous month away in Europe! I must recommend NZ's 'Farm to Farm tours' who organised 2 wonderful weeks in France for our small group of 11 from all over NZ. I wonder if any of them are Tripatini members? Would be great to share our great experiences.

We followed this tour up with 3 nights in Milan and 3 in Venice. Milan was a bit disappointing; we never did find the REAL shopping spots! Venice island blew me away; so amazing that there's not a road or car in sigh

Dining in Miami just keeps getting better. Just this morning, on the way back from an appointment, we were looking for a place to have a quick, simple lunch, and settled on a French café that opened not too long ago on Miracle Mile, in the heart of chichi Coral Gables (one of the few parts of South Florida that feels like a real city and not a suburb). We knew the Rendez Vous French Café and Wine Shop would be good as we stepped in the door and the aroma of fresh-baked quiches and café au lait w

Celebrate Your Family History This Weekend

With Independence Day celebrations coming up many of you will spend time with your family over this weekend.  If you have an interest in your family tree but have never taken the time to ask those important questions about your ancestry, make 2011 your year for rediscovering your family’s heritage. 

While you’re spending time with relatives, preparing food, heating up the bbq, or already eating your macaroni salad and hot dogs, make some time to ask ques

Gracias a una gentil invitacion de SP MEU DESTINO, Sao Paulo Turismo, www.spturis.com, tuvimos unos semana intensa en base a un programa especiamente preparado para nosotros donde hemos recorrido los principales puntos culturales y turisticos de la metropolis permanentemente asistidos por los organizadores. La ciudad se ha mostrado como una capital capaz de recibir un turismo calificado y seducirlo...

San Pablo, una de las megalopolis del mundo nos ha dado la bienvenida con sus museos, sus parq

It’s a personal belief so powerful that I sometimes find it hard not to be preachy. Or to ignore others’ lidded gazes, warily gauging me like I’m a circus barker purveying foul-smelling hair tonic. I really must therefore ask: Can anyone explain why many travellers roll their eyes when asked about the value of local or community-based travel (CBT)?

Is it that we can’t work around the same compost-rich uncertainty that also gives ecotourism a bad name despite the growing mass of evidence to the c

Do you remember the movie, "The life is beautiful"?

Some of the most important scenes were being filmed in my little medieval town, Arezzo!!

This could be one of the reason why a traveller could be interesting in  to come and see our beautiful town. If you want to find out more about Arezzo and its own four main valleys, I'm here for you!! Ask me and I will answer you  in a  short time.

Ranthambore is known worldwide for its tiger reserves. It attracts a huge number of tourists each year for the same reason. There are many hotels in Ranthambore that suit the budget as well as tastes of all kind of travelers. Ranthambore hotels are broadly classified into deluxe hotels, luxury hotels, and budget hotels that are nestled in the middle of wilderness for all adventure seekers. These hotels provide peaceful and comfortable atmosphere and serve delicious food spanning many cuisines of

Tourist arrivals up 47% in May

Tourist arrivals via air in May increased by 47.1 percent, as compared to arrival figures of May, 2010. According to Immigration Office at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), a total of 39,179 foreign tourists entered the country during the period.

With strong growth in May, total arrivals over the first five months of 2011 have reached 208,137, an increment of 22.9 percent as compared to figures of the same period of 2010.

All major markets recorded positive growt

March 29th 2009, 15:38

How much help we could really be would always be in question. They certainly didn’t learn as much from me as I did from them, although Alex had a queue of people wanting him to do to their computer what he’d done for others. But that was not reflected in their send off for us, which was more appreciative than I’ve ever experienced in my entire working life. We even featured in one of the songs they sang and danced for us. Four weeks goes quickly, but it’s long enough to dev

Kids living in one of Nairobi's 183 slums

February 27th 2009, 12:30

The next Monday, just like the rest of you, we were at work for 9am. And, as working weeks do all over the world, they have flown by. As I type, we are approaching the end of our four weeks. During that time, we have been privileged to see both how the trust works and the good that it does, as well as being exposed to what doesn’t work so well, i.e. the problems associated with unreliable power supplies, poor internet connections

I won a  free trip to Manchester through Virgin Vacations and Visit Manchester.They really were wonderful.I also have looked at Virgin Vacation's prices and they are good even if I had to pay.Visit Manchester has been great and really does a good job of promoting their city. It's good to see people proud of their city and welcoming.

“Words represent your intellect. The sound, gesture and movement represent your feelings.” – Patricia Fripp. Many people consider the spoken word as the main mode of communication around the world. We forget that non verbal communication also forms a large part of what we are saying to the person we are communicating with. Different gestures mean different things across the world, what is acceptable in your home country like for instance handing someone an item using your left hand, may be consi

Hi Everyone!!

I'm very pleased that in my town Arezzo there will be for the fourth time, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. More than 60 young artists took part in summer training program for singers, pianists, instrumentalists who started in the nearby town of Arezzo on June 10.
The last two concerts will be realized in beautiful locations, such as the "Museum of Medieval and Modern Art" on July 03 and in "Piazza S. Francesco" on July 04.