CONVENIENCE AND LUXURY THE BRIEF The GRAND HYATT MELBOURNE is where you will want to stay if you are planning to tour this lovely city. Effusing elegance in the historic heart of downtown The Grand Hyatt offers close access to many attractions. The locals call this the CBD or Central Business District and it’s very […]
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DINING AT THE PIG AND THE LADY THE BRIEF Building on the success of its farmer’s market stands and pop-up dinners, this culinary collaboration between chef-owner Andrew Le and his mother, Loan “Mama” Le, melds formal technique and homespun skill to create contemporary Vietnamese cuisine. They garnered such a big following that the decision was made
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GO GRAND IN KAUAI THE BRIEF Kauai, known as the “Garden Isle” of Hawaii, has been on my bucket list for decades. For year’s I’ve heard that the GRAND HYATT KAUAI RESORT AND SPA was “THE” place to stay on the south side of this destination. It’s a fairly quick 20-minute ride in from
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737 MAX MADNESS BY CAPT. VIC (NOV. 2019) The two crashes of BOEING 737 MAX aircraft which took place in 2018 and early 2019 sent a cold chill down my spine. The fact that Boeing nor the FAA took any action after the second crash shocked me and I was compelled to issue a warning
WESTJET 737 PREMIUM CLASS PREFLIGHT I haven’t flown WESTJET in quite a while but it satisfied the requirements for a recent trip I had to make. The number one reason I didn’t … they did not have a business class and you tended to end up in a sardine configuration on a 737. Since then,
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BY CAPT. VIC JULY 4, 2019 ARTSY HOBART’S MUSEUM “THE MONA” OVERVIEW “MUST SEE” The MONA is billed as a museum of old and new art and is a “must see” if you find yourself in HOBART , Tasmania, as I did recently. The easiest way to get to Mona from Hobart is by catamaran
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BY CAPT. VIC MAY 7, 2019 CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES PReFLIGHT I was recently in Penang ( see PEARL OF PENANG) and when it came time to look for transport back to Toronto I found the airfare for most were a pinch on the pricey side. The only reasonable option was CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES so CZ396
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PEARL OF PENANG EASTERN & ORIENTAL OVERVIEW A destination that had been on my bucket list for a considerable time was Penang, Malaysia. The name EASTERN AND ORIENTAL came up in conversation during my travels as the place to be. From its foundation by the Sarkies brothers in 1885, the E&O has been patronized by
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SILVERKRIS LOUNGE MELBOURNE OVERVIEW I was on the red eye from Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport and had some time before the flight to relax in Singapore Air’s SILVERKRIS LOUNGE. The lounge is located in Terminal 2 by Gate 6. You need to go downstairs to reach it and many of the other airline lounges. The lounge
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THE GLASS HOUSE IT FLOATS BUT IT’S NOT A BOAT THE BRIEF In Hobart, Tasmania, in the harbour at the end of innovative floating Brooke Street Pier, sits THE GLASS HOUSE dining bar. At the end of the pier(where ferries for MONA and Peppermint Bay depart) is where this eclectic all glass structure was created by
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