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Melanie
Friday, September 04, 2009
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In the shadows of Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco
Chili crab, Singapore
Australia's Hunter Valley wine region
The Bungle Bungle, Australia
Bateman's Bay, Australia
Ramblings & resources from an Aussie travel junkie
About Me: Melanie Surplice
Welcome to my blog! When my parents first introduced my brother and I to international travel over 15 years ago, they triggered in me a desire to travel as far and wide as possible. From family road trips and organised tours, to independent travel, alone, and with friends and colleagues, I've since had the pleasure of visiting over 45 countries on 6 continents. The Still-To-Do list remains ever-long - Antarctica and South America are high on the list. I'm passionate about travelling, photography and food, and this blog brings together my ramblings about my favourite things. Please feel free to share your comments on the blog, or you can contact me by email.
"The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." ~Daniel J. Boorstin
"The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." ~Daniel J. Boorstin
Tours I Recommend
In the shadows of Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco
Day Trips I Recommend
Fantastic Things To Do in the UK
Spas & Retreats I Recommend
Fabulous Fine Dining - My Favourites
- Aria (Sydney, Australia)
- Catalina (Sydney, Australia)
- Doyles (Sydney, Australia)
- Forty One (Sydney, Australia)
- Galileo Restaurant (Sydney, Australia)
- The Waterfront (Sydney, Australia)
- George's (Sanctuary Cove, Australia)
- The Fireplace Restaurant (Sanctuary Cove, Australia)
- Eves on the River (Brisbane, Australia)
- Songbirds (Mt Tambourine, Australia)
- Benares (London, UK)
- Carluccio's (London, UK)
- Cocoon (London, UK)
- Fifteen (London, UK)
- Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons (London)
- Nobu (London)
- Oxo Tower Restaurant (London, UK)
- Refettorio (London, UK)
- Tate Modern Restaurant (London, UK)
- Yauatcha (London, UK)
- Zuma (London, UK)
Chili crab, Singapore
High Teas - My Favourites
Wineries - My Favourites
- Audrey Wilkinson (Hunter Valley, Australia)
- Briar Ridge (Hunter Valley, Australia)
- De Bortoli Wines (Hunter Valley, Australia)
- Hanging Tree Wines (Hunter Valley, Australia)
- Hungerford Hill (Hunter Valley, Australia)
- Lindemans (Hunter Valley, Australia)
- McGuigan (Hunter Valley, Australia)
- Mount Pleasant (Hunter Valley, Australia)
- Peppertree Wines (Hunter Valley, Australia)
- Petersons (Hunter Valley, Australia)
- Tamburlaine (Hunter Valley, Australia)
- Tyrrell's Wines (Hunter Valley, Australia)
- Tulloch Wines (Hunter Valley, Australia)
- Robyn Drayton Wines (Hunter Valley, Australia)
- Wyndham Estate (Hunter Valley, Australia)
- Devil's Lair (Margaret River, Australia)
- Preveli Wines (Margaret River, Australia)
- All States Estate (Rutherglen, Australia)
- Campbells (Rutherglen, Australia)
- Mount Prior Vineyard (Rutherglen, Australia)
- Marlborough Region Sauvignon Blancs (Marlborough, New Zealand)
Australia's Hunter Valley wine region
My Must-Have Travel Gadgets
Previously Published Articles
The Bungle Bungle, Australia
Commercial Travel Blogs
Personal Travel Blogs
Travel Resources
- Currency Converter
- The World Clock
- Lonely Planet - City/Country Guides
- News.com.au's Travel Section
- The Guardian's Travel Section
- WhatsOnWhen
- Tourism Offices Worldwide
- Smart Traveller - Official Travel Advice
- Department of Health - Health Advice
- Current Terrorism Threat Level in the UK
- Antarctica Sightseeing Flights
- Anderson Tours
- Contiki Holidays
- Cosmos Tourama
- Crystal Holidays
- Exodus
- Explore!
- Haggis Britain
- Haggis Scotland
- Kumuka Worldwide
- Shamrocker Ireland
- Simply Travel
- Spanish Spirit Holidays
- The Adventure Company
- The Russia Experience
- Thomas Cook
- Vodkatrain
- Expedia
- Last Minute
- Opodo
- Yahoo Travel
- Tourism Australia
- Where To Stay
- Qantas - International Airline
- Jetstar - Domestic Airline
- Regional Express - Domestic Airline
- Virgin Blue - Domestic Airline
- CityRail - NSW Trains
- Country Link - NSW Country Trains
- Enjoy England
- Visit Britain
- All in London - City Guide
- LondonTown.Com - City Guide
- Concierge Desk - City Guide
- Weather - UK & Ireland
- Where To Stay
- Streetmap.co.uk - Street Directory
- Yell.com - Phone Directory
- British Airways - International Airline
- BMI - Pan-European Airline
- Easy Jet - Pan-European Airline
- Ryan Air - Pan-European Airline
- National Rail - UK Trains
- Transport for London - Journey Planner
- Oxford Espress - buses from London to Oxford
- Maison de la France - Official Tourism Site
- France.Com
- Paris.org
- RATP - French Public Transport
- Eurostar
- Air France
- New Zealand.com
- Where To Stay
- Air New Zealand - International Airline
- Freedom - NZ/Pacific Airline
- Yahoo Travel (USA)
- American Airlines
- US Airways
Bateman's Bay, Australia
Ramblings about...
- Airport security (1)
- Ankara (1)
- antarctica (1)
- arctic regions (1)
- attractions (3)
- Australia (15)
- backpacking (1)
- BandB (5)
- Bateman's Bay (3)
- blogs (3)
- Bohinj (1)
- booking agency (2)
- books (4)
- Bratislava (1)
- Broome (1)
- cakes (2)
- Canon (1)
- casablanca (1)
- castles (4)
- Cliffs of Moher (1)
- Concert (2)
- contiki (1)
- cooking (1)
- Cork (2)
- Croatia (4)
- currency (1)
- customer service (2)
- Dalmatian Coast (1)
- Dublin (3)
- Dubrovnik (4)
- Edinburgh (2)
- England (12)
- exhibition (1)
- Explore (4)
- facebook (2)
- fine-dining (1)
- food (14)
- Frankfurt (1)
- Galway (1)
- Germany (4)
- Gibraltar (2)
- gifts (1)
- glaciers (1)
- Heidelberg (1)
- hotels (3)
- Hunter Valley (1)
- Iceland (1)
- internet security (2)
- Ireland (8)
- Istanbul (1)
- Japan (6)
- japanese food (3)
- Kimberley (1)
- kumuka (1)
- Lake Bled (2)
- Ljubljana (1)
- Lokrum (1)
- London (15)
- Lonely Planet (2)
- Mainz (1)
- maps (1)
- marketing (1)
- markets (1)
- massage (2)
- Military Tattoo (1)
- Morocco (5)
- Narita (3)
- New York (2)
- New Zealand (1)
- Norway (1)
- outback (1)
- Oxford (1)
- personal development (1)
- Photobox (1)
- photography (14)
- privacy (2)
- Pubs (2)
- Queensland (3)
- Rabat (2)
- restaurants (6)
- Ring of Kerry (1)
- royalty (1)
- Rudesheim (1)
- ryokan (3)
- Scotland (2)
- security (1)
- Sentosa (1)
- Singapore (4)
- Slovakia (1)
- Slovenia (3)
- Social networks (2)
- South Coast (3)
- South Island (1)
- spas and retreats (1)
- sushi (1)
- Sydney (6)
- Tipperary (1)
- Tokyo (3)
- tours (21)
- travel photography (1)
- travel resources (6)
- travel writing (17)
- Tubingen (1)
- Turkey (4)
- USA (2)
- video (2)
- Vienna (1)
- wales (1)
- wine-tasting (2)