Here’s where I think you should be travelling in 2009:1. NORTHERN TERRITORY – this is the real Australia, but be warned that everywhere will disappoint afterwards. Must-see spots include World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park and neighboring Aboriginal owned Arnhem Land with their abundant wildlife, lush wetlands and Aboriginal rock art; Litchfield National Park’s dramatic waterfalls … Read more about Places You Must Go in 2009
That’s what Budget Travel is asking its readers before publishing their own list. You can have your say here. I find it interesting that they’ve asked their readers to submit travel wish lists before releasing their own. Last year, the New York Times travel section came out with a controversial list of 53 places you … Read more about So where will you be going in 2009?
We all love a good list, don’t we? The travel media have been busy publishing their ‘places to go in 2009’ lists, the hot ‘new’ destinations that guidebook publishers and travel publications think you should visit this year, ‘it’ places they want everyone talking about. Last year I posted a list based on places I’d … Read more about Hot new travel destination lists… don’t you love them? Well, don’t you?
Well, here goes…1. Make time for more meaningful experiences with family and friends – we didn’t see our family and close friends enough in 2008 and when we did it all seemed so fleeting. That has to change. 2. Travel less and stay longer – we lived out of our suitcases for another 365 days … Read more about My new year’s resolutions list for 2009
In response to the recent, dramatic escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza (read this excellent on-the-ground account by Ashraf Khalil and Rushdi Abou Alouf reporting for the LA Times), Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed has ordered that New Year’s Eve celebrations be cancelled in Dubai in solidarity with the Palestinians (read about it here on … Read more about A sombre tone set and New Year’s Eve cancelled in Dubai