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FARMING FOR BOOZE The best breweries and wineries in Oz

HIGH AND MIGHTY Partying and kitesurfing in Egypt

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EDITOR’S LETTER If you think museums are boring, then how about visiting one that appears to be the love child of Lady Gaga and Andy Warhol housed in an Amsterdam Sex Museum? The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart is a little bit like that. Read all about it on pg30. After something a bit more lowbrow? We chat to Nineties band Color Me Badd (pg16) and party hard in Egypt (pg38). Sorted!

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We take a quick look at some of Oz’s finest breweries and wineries

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The Nineties boy bands are back in town. We hang out with Color me Badd

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Checking out Tasmania’s premier art gallery, the Museum of Old and New Art

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Wet your whistle If you love your booze and are planning a weekend away, why not combine the two? Just make sure you’re not driving home WORDS ALEX HARMON

Once upon a time, the southern hemsiphere was given very little respect when it came to its drinking habits – well, there was no problem with the quantity consumed, but the quality was considered lacking.

That’s long changed, though, meaning Australia and New Zealand produce some of the tastiest drops going. So, during your next trip, make an effort to see where the magic happens.

Whatever your tipple, wherever you’re based, there are tours taking you out to the site of production and giving you an insight into how those charged with filling the bottles go about their craft. And, of course, you’ll get plenty of opportunities to sample the produce along the way.

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the Hunter Valley or, from Melbourne, head east to the Yarra Valley. These are Australia’s two biggest wine-producing regions and make for sprawling, picturesque vistas which are perfect locations to watch the sun go down with a glass in hand.

Of course, if you’re not into the vino, Australia’s boutique beer scene is booming – and the Cooper’s plant, in the suburbs of Adelaide, is one of the best-known old-school ales going.

It’s a venerable family business, where they’ve been making their beer the same way for generations, so make the most of your chance to peak behind the curtain.

If you prefer the stronger stuff, then head to Queensland, to the Bundaberg region, which gives its name to

Australia’s favourite brand of rum – as well as the advertising campaign that first conceived the drop bear.

Or, if you’re thristy enough to leave Australian shores altogether, make the trip across the Tasman to New Zealand, which is currently the toast of wine-lovers the world over. If you’re on the North Island, then Hawke’s Bay is bursting with winery tours, and the same goes for Central Otago down south. Don’t worry – if you’re just rattling around in between, you’ll still be able to find something.

TNT’s favourite drop of the moment is at 4 Pines Brewery in Manly. If you haven’t checked out their beer, do it now. But steer clear of the Space Beer, unless, of course, you actually are hanging out in the outer stratosphere.

YARRA VALLEY REGION VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA If you head 90 kilometres east of Melbourne, you’ll find yourself in the leafy, rolling space of the Yarra Valley, home to the best wineries in Victoria and, indeed, Australia. The area specialises in cooler climate wines and is best-known for it pinot noir and chardonnay but it’s also begun to develop a reputation for its sparklings. And you don’t have to spend all your time boozing – if you fancy peeling yourself away from the vineyards, checking out the harness and thoroughbred racing nearby. Equally, if you’re keen to keep drinking but have had enough of the vino, there is a worthwhile selection of microbreweries in this neck of the woods as well. You’ll find a stack of tours operating out of Melbourne if you’re keen to make a day of it. yarravalleywinerytours.com.au

COOPERS’ BREWERY SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA Australia’s best-known boutique craft beer comes in a few different varieties – you’ve probably seen sparkling, pale, dark and stout in pubs – and if you’re in Adelaide you can take a tour of their brewery in the suburb of Regency Park.

Cooper’s is now the largest Australian-owned brewery and this year marks their 150th birthday, so it’s a good time to pay them a visit. The style of Cooper’s beer is still a bit like what you’d be able to make with a home brew kit – granted, Cooper’s is actually drinkable whereas your homemade batch would probably be disastrous – and that’s why you should always roll a bottle of Cooper’s so you get the added goodness of the sediment. That’s the mark of an Aussie barman worth his salt. coopers.com.au

BUNDABERG DISTILLERY QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA Bundaberg rum has undergone a bit of a rebranding of late, with the aim of reminding people that there’s more to Bundaberg than the standard, sweet rum that you find in pubs and gets marketed by its friendly polar bear mascot. If you take a tour of the facility in Bundaberg, first established because there were so many molasses left over from the nearby sugar mills – you’ll be tasting the top-shelf stuff, some of which has been aged for eight or ten years. You don’t have to stick to the stock-standard rum and cokes, which is a bit old-hat, really. Instead, you can get your snout into those delciiously aged rums which go perfectly in various rum-based cocktails. Bundaberg is about four hours north of Brisbane, so perfect for a road-trip. bundabergrum.com.au

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CARLTON BREWERY MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Close to the Melbourne CBD, the Carlton Brewhouse at Abbotsford is a modern, open plan function space. The Carlton Brewery tour gives you an insight into the history and tradition of beer brewing in Australia, the art of brewing, and a towering view of the plant’s finest brewing technology. You’ll experience some of Australia’s finest beers, such as Carlton Draught, VB, Pure Blonde and Fosters.

No tour is complete without a few tastings afterwards and you won’t be disappointed with this one. Other experiences include group tours and entertainment packages, beer and food matching, and fun team building games. Feel like dressing up as an original Carlton Draught Sky Trooper?

You’ll feel right at home here. JB carltonbrewhouse.com.au

FOUR PINES BREWERY MANLY + BROOKVALE, AUSTRALIA This relatively new micro-brewery opposite Manly Wharf is a sophisticated pub for classy people. Boasting five types of beer – Extra Special Bitter (ESB), stout, pale ale, the citrussy kolsch and Hefeweizen – Four Pines also offers a pub grub menu, featuring fish and chips, pies, burgers and the classic parma. A blackboard explaining the genetics and stats of each beer hangs over the bar and the timber tables give a rustic feel to the joint. The candles in big class holders on each table give the room an intimate feeling while the functional space is a minimalists dream. This place can get quite busy so make sure you come early to find a spot on a comfy banquette or along the bar. The “Handcrafted beer brewed naturally” is just what you’re looking for on a hot summer’s day, so if you don’t mind stairs, you’ll love this! JB 4pinesbeer.com.au

CENTRAL OTAGO WINERIES SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND The most southerly wine-making region in the world is renowned for its pinot noir, which accounts for 70 per cent of the grapes planted in Central Otago. If you’re heading over from Queenstown – maybe you need a drink to calm your nerves after overdosing on adrenaline – then your best bet is to take in the Gibbston, Cromwell and Bannockburn sub-regions. It’s all pretty close together but it’s hard to overstate how fashionable this part of the world has become among connoisseurs – in the race to anoint the most trendy New World regions, critics have been falling over themselves for the pinots coming out the South Island, gushing about the elegance of product that has made it one of the world’s most popular emerging regions. otagowine.com/winetrail

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HUNTER VALLEY NSW, AUSTRALIA

HAWKE’S BAY NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

It’s about 120km north of Sydney, taking in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie – the tributaries of the Hunter River are spectacular places to go for a stroll or do a spot of fishing but it’s the wine that brings the tourists in by the busload. The wine-making industry is based further inland from Newcastle, with the town of Pokolbin at its centre. The Hunter is one of Australia’s hottest and wettest wine regions and has a fair bit in common with California’s Napa Valley. Mostly, the Hunter is known for producing chardonnay and semillon among the white grapes and, for reds, shiraz and cabernet sauvignons.

Hunter Valley shiraz, in particular, has a distinctive flavour, likened to a “sweaty saddle”. Don’t let that put you off.

Perfect for a weekend away.

There are more than 70 wineries in Hawke’s Bay, which takes in Napier and Hastings on the west coast of the North Island. Chardonnay and the Cabernet Sauvignon blends from Hawke’s Bay are clear leaders in the New Zealand wine industry. It has a relatively dry climate with the rugged Kaweka and Ruahine Ranges offering good protection from moisture carried by the prevailing westerly winds. The wide range of soil types in the region offer Hawke’s Bay another prime viticultural asset. The first vines were planted in the late 19th century by missionaries and the region now produced some of New Zealand’s best wines. Some of the best-known include Mission Estate, Craggy Range and Sileni – the latter carving out a niche as hotspot for fine dining.

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Drinkers in Australia have more variety than ever more, thanks mostly to the booming demand for beers from micro-breweries. And Little Creatures, which was found in Fremantle – which is the grittier, portside part of Perth – in 2000, is the biggest success story of the lot, having scooped tons of awards with its wildly popular pale ale. In case you’re wondering, the name of the beer comes from a Talking Heads album and refers to the yeast cells in beer, which turn the malty sugars into alcohol. There you go. And, if that’s not enough to fascinate you, the building that houses the brewery was once a boat shed and crocodile farm. They also do a cheeky pilsener, a bright ale and a cider, so there’s something for everyone.

For a long time, Mudgee in New South Wales has found itself rather under represented as a wine producing region, never raised in the same sentence as South Australia’s Barossa or WA’s Margaret River, but one man is looking to change that.

Armed with nearly 15 years in the industry, Ernest Schuetz purchased a vineyard in 2003 and since then hasn’t looked back. Of his flagship Reserve range the rich, textured flavours of the Black Shiraz stand in stark contrast to any other Australian Shiraz. Velvety and smooth with hints of stone fruit and chocolate notes this cool climate Shiraz retains all the body of a big South Australian Shiraz with none of the hot tannins. The Reserve Chardonnay is the pick of his whites, only lightly oaked and with a buttery, rich taste. HR

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Minx The winner of last year’s inaugural She Can DJ competition talks living the dream, Stereosonic festival, her new album, and why everyone should visit Ibiza at least once INTERVIEW HUGH RADOJEV

When can we expect your debut album to come out?

It’s not quite finished yet (laughs) so it’ll be the first half of next year. I can’t pinpoint an exact month but definitely in the first half. The first single Night to Remember just came out.

How did you go about approaching Reigan Derry to do vocals on that track?

A mutual friend of ours, one of the original Sneaky Sound System guys. I went to him with a couple of tracks I’d beem working on and Reigan popped up. She ended up writing for another track we didn’t use and when Night to Remember came up she was perfect for it, she wrote the lyrics and did an amazing job!

“I guess it’s because I’ve got quite almond, cat shaped eyes”

Hey, thanks for talking to me. Would you rather I call you Minx or Rachel?

Minx is actually my nickname from before I started DJing. You can call me Minx if you want, or Rachel, it doesn’t bother me but most of my friends call me Minx.

Ah, well you’ve sort of answered two of my questions there.

(Laughs) Really?

Yeah, my next question was how you came by your DJ name?

I’ve had it for a long time, before I started DJing.

I think it’s because I’ve got quite almond, cat shaped eyes. It just kind of stuck at a party one night and just never disappeared.

How long have you been DJing for?

It’s been almost nine years. Eight and a half or nine years.

Do you come from a musical background? Play any instruments?

Actually, no. I did the whole piano and singing lessons at school but nothing I ever really stuck to. I always loved music and bands though; I was always begging my mum to take me to concerts

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and stuff when I was at school. So music has always been a passion of mine but it was never something that I thought I could make a career out of.

How did it all start?

I was a little bit of a grungy teenager, always going to bands and clubs. It was when I started clubbing that I started getting into House music in Adelaide where I first started. I just became really interested in it as a hobby, just started going into the clubs when they were shut during the week and practicing, a few DJ friends showed me the ropes and I became hooked!

Then one night one of the promoters heard me and said ‘You’re playing Saturday night!’

You won the 2011 She Can DJ comp, how amazing was that experience?

Obviously there are a lot of DJ comps and I normally would not enter them. But it stood out from the rest; they were offering a global recording contract with EMI, a major label, which is obviously something you don’t come across every day. EMI have people on their roster like Deaudmau5, Swedish House Mafia and David Guetta, amazing artists and real inspirations of mine, so there were no questions about entering.

You’ve done a lot of touring the last 12 months, best place you’ve played?

Oh my gosh, well I played in Paris for the first time ever this year, which was an experience!

Then I went to Ibiza, and having bought it up I’d have to say that is my favourite place! I know it sounds a bit of a cliché but I’ve been there three times in the last twelve months and every time it just gets better and better. I played Pacha over there and it was just the best time.

Do you prefer club or festival gigs?

They’re both so different. I’m always been really keen on festivals and with Stereosonic I’ve played it ever year since it’s started in 2007.

It’s quite dear to me. One Love DJs gave me my first interstate gigs and tours and stuff, so i have a lot of love for them and the festival. It’s my favourite time of year but I’d also say that nothing beats the vibe of an intimate club gig.

What does 2013 hold for Minx?

With Pacha now coming to Sydney I’ve been locked in as a resident for them and supporting a lot of the artists that they’re bringing over. Which is huge for me, as well as Sydney.

Catch Minx at the Pacha Sydney opening at the Ivy (Nov 24) pachasydney.com, and Stereosonic Festival in Sydney (Nov 24), Per (Nov 25), Mel (Dec 1) and Bris (Dec 2) stereosonic.com

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ARGO FILM review by Alasdair Morton STARRING: Ben Affleck, John Goodman, Scoot McNairy | MA | 120 min

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER FILM preview. Released November 26 Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller | M | 103 mins

A sensitive teenager learns to navigate the soaring highs and perilous lows of adolescence in the coming of age movie based on the highly popular novel. While this looks to be fairly standard awkward teen finds himself American movie it features the delectable Emma Watson, which is surely going to be worth the admission price alone. HR

Ben Affleck was a movie star, the kind who appeared in the gossip rags, was engaged to J-Lo and made one of the worst movies of all time, Gigli.

Recently he’s reinvented himself as a filmmaker, and his latest, Argo, ensures he has hit home runs with all three of his directoriwal outings.

It’s based on the real life tale – declassified by President Clinton in 1997 – of the CIA’s plan to bring home six Americans hiding out in Iranian capital Tehran during a 1979 hostage crisis at the city’s US embassy. How did they do it? Diplomacy?

By sending in the Delta Force? Or by masquerading as a Canadian film crew scouting locations for a Star Wars knock-off? Truth is stranger than fiction.

Opening with a quick recap of Middle Eastern international relations, Affleck drops us straight in to a pulsating sequence in which the US embassy is overrun, with genuine archive footage used to sterling effect.

He manages the suspense as various clock-is-ticking mechanisms ratchet up the tension (a scouting trip through the Grand Bazaar in particular), and slides in plenty of gags about Hollywood –“You can teach a rhesus monkey to direct,” Goodman’s makeup man tells Affleck’s CIA agent as he meets with movie producers to concoct their fake film cover.

Affleck juggles the opposing genres (comedy, drama, thriller) well and the performances are top notch (Scoot McNairy, as one of the six Americans, is one to watch) in a tale celebrating individual heroism.

GOOD FOR: An old-fashioned thriller that’s driven by narrative rather than spectacle.

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Colour by numbers Back when boy bands had chest hair, there was Color Me Badd.

The band have reunited to show us how it was done in the Nineties WORDS ALEX HARMON

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Anyone who grew up in the Nineties need only hear the lyrics “tick tock you don’t stop” to feel a pang of poster-onthe-bedroom-wall teen nostalgia. The intro into Color Me Badd’s most successful track, I Wanna Sex You Up, has the ability, not only hoist a cheeky smile to the face, but send one into a deep-breathing panic of cringe. And now that the ‘Badd boys are grown up and have children of their own, you've got to wonder if their songs have endured these cringe-worthy tests of time. Well, if you ask founding member Mark Calderon if his 17-year-old daughter is partial to a bit of vintage Color Me Badd, he winces, proving, like MC Hammer baggy pants and copper goatees, not all things owned in your youth will suit your fatherly 42-year-old self.

“No she don’t sing that song [I Wanna Sex You Up]. I get on her when she sings that one,” admits Calderon. “But she loves all the songs from the Nineties and that just cracks me up. They know all the lyrics. So it’s not just the 30-40 year old's that are touched by the music of the Nineties. It’s the kids of today too.”

While the kids of today may not give a shit about Brendan and Brenda, or even know who they are, the music publicits will shout until the cows come home that old school Nineties nostalgia is at an all time high. So much so that they have put together a ‘Made in the ‘90s’ show which will roll out in Australia next month bringing together some of the RnB genre’s most recognisable hit makers of the last two decades.

Acts like Shai, Jon B and Soul For Real will team up for a night of Nineties goodness. (Please note: that wasn’t just a shallow 90210 plug, Color Me Badd featured in an episode of the Beverly Hills' drama. If you're interested, Kelly invites the band to Peach Pit after their concert to serenade Donna a capella style. Ah, Nineties' TV...)

While there are only three of four members remaining in the band – Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon and Bryan Abrams (Sam Watters is now a successful music producer), their enthusiasm is infectious.

“I’ll tell you what we wanna do,” says Thornton. “We wanna bring back the romance in music, we wanna bring back the fun, the harmonies. In other words we want to

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bring back the feel good music. With all the pressures of life, we just wanna give the people an escape.”

Big words for a band who haven’t had a top 10 single for over 23 years. However, they’re not without their merit. Their debut album, C.M.B, featured five hit singles, three of them top five. They went on to release another four albums, the last of which was in 1998. Although this album, Awakening, caused only minor ripples, peaking at #48 on the US charts.

And while we’re not sure if they’ll still be sporting the silk shirt and jeans combo look, it is on the record that they will be busting out some new stuff.

“We have a new single coming out, so we’re hoping to, not just maintain the fans from the past, but get some new fans too. It’s up-tempo, it has a lot of energy and we’re gonna have a lot of fun with it," says Calderon.

Although it may seem like they’re jumping on the gravy train, Color Me Badd, who split up in 1998 and went their separate ways, say their reunion is less about the money and more about the fans. And perhaps a sprinkling of the soulsearching question of whether or not they still ‘have it’.

“We noticed that people were really digging the groups of the Nineties and there were all these groups coming back from our era,” explains Calderon. “And people were asking, 'where is Color Me Badd?' So we thought, let’s just see if we still have it and we got on the phone and to see if we still had the harmonies and they were still there. We’ve had a great response, and when we get on Twitter we get a lot of love and support from the fans.”

This kind of instant access to their fan base is something the boys could have only wished for as teens trying to break

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To whom they owe it all: Kool and the Gang perform at Madison Square Garden this year

into the industry. The guys seem almost envious of today’s reality shows that catapult young artists into the limelight.

“It’s such a world of social media now,” says Thornton, “it took us a long time, a lot of hard work and preparation to get to our fans, and even years to do some of the things that you can now in matter of seconds. If we had our time again we would have definitely utilised whatever form of communication that we could get our hands on.”

And while reality shows are churning out artists to a mass audience, these kids would no doubt be jealous of the ‘big break’ story that Color Me Badd wear with pride.

As Calderon explains, “Whenever the big acts used to come through Oklahoma City, we used to chase them down

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and sing for them on the spot. Whether they were walking out of their hotel or off their tour bus, we’d forcibly stop them and just sing.”

It took a chance, and somewhat ironic, meeting with RnB funk group Kool and the Gang to put Color Me Badd on the peripherals of the music industry.

“Kool and the Gang came through Oklahoma City, and they were having a party for all of the kids who had perfect attendance in school,” Calderon explains. “Their slogan was ‘it’s cool to stay in school.’ But the problem was, none of us had perfect attendance. So we went ahead and skipped school so we could attend that party. We just started to sing and from there we spoke to their road manager who liked us and we had this long distance communication with them for a couple of years. We finally moved to New York City and we were able to get a record deal through that.”

Much cooler than Simon Cowell thrusting a bunch of pretty boys together I suggest – which launches Calderon into a boy band attack.

“Let me just say this about One Direction, they are great looking kids and I love their song, That’s What Makes you Beautiful. But I have seen the guys perform on stage and I don’t see the choreography that I would like to see. Vocal wise, I don’t hear the harmonies that we used to have. But every era is different.”

Only with age, maturity and hindsight can a guy who once rocked an oversized neon blue suit and goatee take the piss out of today’s sugar coated, and hairless, boy bands.

But you know what? He has a good point. ❚ Color Me Badd will play at 'Made in the 90s' with Jon B, Shai and Soul For Real. Sydney (Dec 1) and Melbourne (Dec 2) See: ticketek.com.au

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HOT TIPS: Lighting Playing with shadows. There are a lot of fun things to do with shadows. The thing to remember is to interact with your environment and that the creative world is your oyster. One of the first things that you are taught is to avoid having shadows in your image, but rules are there to be broken, right?

Understanding them will enable you to control them, so you can eliminate unwated ones and playful effects with others.

It’s easy: light travels in straight line, until it gets blocked – then its path will change. Put yourself in front of a light source, this will create a lighting effect you can play with.

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heard from someone the capital was Q IMelbourne, another guy said it was Sydney... So, why is it actually Canberra?

Fred Watson, UK question Fred! It’s a story nearly as A Good old as the country of Australia itself. As any Aussie school child knows, before Federation in 1901 the different states each had their own colonial governments and capitals. At the turn of the 20th century the two biggest settlements; Sydney and Melbourne were both lobbying hard for Federation and were both fighting hard to be named the capital city of the new nation with all the power and prestige that would bring.

Both settlements had a good case as to why they should be name the capital; Sydney had an excellent port for international trade, whilst Melbourne was much nearer to the booming goldfields in Bendigo and Ballarat, as well as having it’s own port. For the first seven years after Federation, the capital was swapped between Melbourne and Sydney until in 1908 Canberra was founded, geographically between

the two competing cities as a compromise.

Canberra is odd amongst Australian cities as it was planned entirely in a grid system. The new Federal Government created an international contest looking for architects and town planners to design the new city, which was eventually won by American architect Walter Burley Griffin who commenced work in 1913. never been in the southern Q I’ve hemisphere for Christmas, what should I do in Sydney? Katy Berg, USA word for you Katy: beach! Nine times A One out of ten, the weather on Christmas Day in Australia is boiling hot. We’re talking 30+ degrees (90 something Fahrenheit) so most people after opening their presents and having a spot of Chrissie lunch will head down to the Beach. If you’re in Sydney, maybe avoid Bondi because literally everybody will be there and with so many other great beaches to choose from why limit yourself? Bronte, Clovelly and Coogee are all within reach of Bondi.

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WHY DID YOU COME TO AUSTRALIA? I met this awesome girl in Finland and she told me that she was going to head to Australia soon and asked if I would like to come with her. So I packed my things and here I am now, having the time of my life.

YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE? Noosa! I’ve met so many great people and it’s a really laid back place, perfect for relaxing!

CRAZIEST EXPERIENCE? It is hard to say because everything here is so different to Scandinavia.

MET ANY AUSSIE ANIMALS? Yes: koalas, possums, kangaroos and wallabies! Koalas are the best – they are just hanging out, living the life!

WHAT’S ON THE WISHLIST? Melbourne, because everybody says it is the best city here.

BIGGEST SURPRISE? Everybody here has been really friendly and helpful to me on the street. It’s really easy to chat with the locals!

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English lass KARIANNE FOX wanted to be shown the sights of Wanaka, so she strapped herself to a stranger...

I had been travelling around beautiful New Zealand for two weeks, and knew the time had come to do that thing I always wanted to do, but the one thing that scared me more than anything. For someone who’s not even that comfortable in an aeroplane, what the hell was I thinking?

Jumping out of a plane might not be everyone’s bag, but if there are any of you wondering, ‘Should I? Shouldn’t I?’ I have two words for you: DO IT! And those of you who are up for it, you’re going to absolutely love it!

I arrived in Wanaka on a Saturday afternoon ready for my skydive the next day. Cloudy morning weather delayed the jump until the afternoon, but it was definitely worth the wait.

Picked up from my hostel by the lovely Jane, we had a short drive to the airport and jumpsite with a relaxed chat and watched a DVD giving everyone an idea of what to expect.

Skydive Lake Wanaka’s motto is “Strap Yourself to a Beautiful Stranger”. Don’t mind if I do!

After a friendly welcome by the staff, it wasn’t long before I was suited up, fitted with a harness and happily met my beautiful stranger, Ingemar.

I then I met my cameraman, Eric, who filmed me right from the start.

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It was so awesome to have the whole experience recorded, to be able to look back on it whenever I want.

Safety was advised, questions were answered. My heart rate? Crazy fast!

Before I knew it I was in the plane with my big nervous smile, a man strapped to my back, and a camera filming the whole thing.

With a smooth take-off we climbed to 15,000ft, which took about 20 minutes. No backing out now! Crikey.

Any last minute worries and questions were answered by the lovely Ingemar, along with a running commentary about where we were and what we were looking at. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen such beauty all at once. Lakes, mountains, rivers, valleys. It took my breath away.

The door to the plane was now open and with final safety checks and a few last tokes on my oxygen, I watched the two people before me jump. I think I screamed more watching them! Blimey.

It was my turn next!

I was on the edge, getting into position and hoping I wouldn’t throw up or pee my pants. Rocking back and forwards and then... three... two... one... GO! The freefall that followed was the most amazing feeling I’ve ever had.

Even though you’re falling at 200kph, you feel like you’re floating. Probably the closest you can get to flying, and

it’s absolutely awesome!

I didn’t have any trouble breathing, which had worried me before, and all I had to do was enjoy it. Eric the cameraman stayed for the whole freefall, capturing all the waves, smiles and gorgeous views, before descending to film my landing.

Parachute opened and we slowly floated back down to earth, it was so peaceful I didn’t want to land!

Legs up and arse down we glided across the floor with enough time for me to say goodbye to the camera and give the guys a massive hug. I was buzzing! I’m so jealous that they get to do it everyday!

In hindsight, I wish I could go back in time and tell myself not to be so nervous as the experience of skydiving was purely a dream come true. The jump is over so quickly so you have to relish every second.

If you’re unsure about doing a skydive: do it. If you’re scared: do it.

If you’re in Wanaka: do it! Trust me, you will not regret it.

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Lofty pursuits This is Adelaide in 48 hours WORDS LEIGH LIVINGSTONE

DAY 1:x Don't believe the other state capitals, Adelaide isn't the sleepy town they have you believe. It's exciting and varied, and it's not just about wine regions. There are so many fun things to see and do, that you'll have trouble packing it all into just one weekend. But let's give it a shot.

10:00: Start your day off with a big pile of cute at the Adelaide Zoo (adelaidezoo.com.au) admission is $31.50. Morning is the best time to visit Wang Wang and Funi, the resident giant pandas. Once they’ve made your acquaintance, say a quick hello to the rest of the animal gang, you don’t want to be rude do you?

13:00: Then take a scenic road trip to the German influenced town of Hahndorf, a 30-minute drive outside of the city for some lunch. The famous Hahndorf Inn (hahndorfinn.com.au) is like taking a trip within a trip, they serve up Deutschland inspired grub such as kranskys, strudel, and more wurst than you could poke a sausage at.

16:00: Back in the city, work off those super tasty steins by pumping your legs to power a paddleboat along the Torrens River. Captain Jolleys (elderparkcafe.com) at Elder Park will hire you a single paddleboat for half an hour ($15), with a discount if you get all your mates out with you.

18:00: Now is the perfect time for a post-paddle beverage.

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the Belgian Beer Cafe. When the tummy starts to rumble, stop in at The Stag, reputably "Adelaide's best steak pub".

The Jucy Lucy burger will have your stomach doing backflips.

21:00: Once the stomach is lined take a wander further down Rundle Street to The Exeter Hotel (theexeter.com. au). They have a beer garden and live band on every night.

Kick your heels up and rock the night away because it's just a hop, skip and a jump over to the Botanic Park to your accommodation when you're done. Get some much needed rest at Minima Hotel (majestichotels.com.au) because it's another big day tomorrow.

DAY 2: 9:00: Wake up with a brisk hike up to the Mt Lofty Summit (mtloftysummit.com), 20 minutes southeast of Adelaide and enjoy sweeping views of the city with your morning coffee. You can’t go past the Summit Big Breakfast with bacon, chipolatas and fresh sourdough bread ($16.50) from the Summit Café to kick start your day.

12:00: Time for a bit of adventure now that you're feeling refreshed. In the nearby township of Gawler take a scenic ride in a genuine ex-Airforce warbird. Experience some serious G-force and acrobatics in the classic supercharged military plane for a full 40 minutes. Grab a voucher from Red Balloon (redballoon.com.au) it isn't cheap but it's worth it and if you can keep your eyes open there are great views over Adelaide's surrounds.

14:00: It's a good thing you got the plane out of the way before lunch because you're going to want to hold on to this

The choices are endless

one. Spend the afternoon in the seaside area of Glenelg, it's ideal for a big long Sunday drinking session. There are a heap of bars (glenelgpier.com.au) to choose from along the waterfront promenade and they all sell food, so why not start at one end and stroll slowly? Enjoy the use of your feet now that you're on solid ground again.

17:00: When you've well and truly settled your stomach get out on the ocean with Temptation Sailing (glenelgsa. com.au). The high performance catamaran named, you guessed it, Temptation, takes cruisers out on the ocean for an unforgettable twilight experience. Sip champagne as the sun goes down over the ocean and unwind with some new friends while spotting dolphins in the sea.

19:30: Back on dry land, it's time to rev the engine again and head back to Rundle Street. South Australia is famous for wine regions such as the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Flinders Ranges and Coonawarra so no trip to Adelaide is complete without sampling some of their best. The Universal Wine Bar (rundlestreet.com.au) has a selection of over 250 wines from the area and around the world, so take your palate on a South Australian journey.

21:00: When you've had your fill of wine bouquets and aroma sniffing, grab a bite to eat before you leave Rundle Street to line that stomach and rock on over to the Grace Emily Hotel (graceemilyhotel.com.au). Say farewell to Adelaide in the style you've become accustomed to, with live music and good beer on tap.

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Harbouring a Hobart crush The pretty, historic Tassie capital is home to some of Australia’s tastiest offerings and arguably the country’s best museum WORDS ALEX HARMON

Maybe it’s beacause I have such a big nose, but I’ve always been influenced by smell.

Sometimes this is a good thing – coffee brewing in the café below my house wakes me up every morning. And I know how to get to Chinatown in any city. But a few hours into my trip to Hobart and I’m being met with the distinct smell of shit.

Or is it vomit? I couldn’t be sure. It was pungent, nauseating and it knocked me for six. I was three-storeys underground in a room carved out of a mountain and I couldn’t believe my nose. After all, I was in a museum, not a sewer in Rotorua.

The Museum of New and Old Art, or MONA, as it is affectionately known, is a weird and wonderful place, where ancient Egyptian mummies are placed next to an overweight Lamborghini. Still, what is that smell?

WHAT TO DO: Entry to the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) costs $20pp. Catch the fast ferry over to the museum, $20pp. (mona.net.au). Salamanca Market is every Saturday from 8.30am. (free) WHERE TO STAY: The Pickled Frog in Hobart has beds from $23p/n. (thepickledfrog. com). You can’t miss the bright green building. Or Central City Backpackers which has beds from $21p/n. centralcityhobart.com GETTING THERE: Virgin flies from Sydney to Hobart daily.

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food, churning it around like soiled washing machines.

“You never know what you’re going to get.

Yesterday it was runny,” I overheard the guide.

We were lucky to see this solid, chorizo-shaped poo. The Mona Lisa of shits. My guidebook, which is actually an iPhone-like device, tells me this is Cloaca Professional, by Belgian artist Wim Delvoye.

The closer you got, the more horrid the smell. And yet, now that my brain has registered this healthy looking shit, the smell was kind of intriguing. Just one more whiff before I go. If this was the ground level, what else was I in for?

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Everybody around me could smell it. They looked at each other perplexed. It was worse than any zoo I’d visited.

People in museums are inherently polite, but you could hear whispers of disbelief as they furiously checked their guidebooks for clarification. I checked the walls for plaques, but nothing could define this smell. I decided I had to question an official-looking woman. With nostrils of steel, she answered, without even flinching: “Oh, it’s the excrement machine, it mimics the human intestinal system.”

I had heard that MONA is famous for its shock-factor. But I was expecting a few phallic shaped sculptures and some wild pubic hair brush-strokes – not this.

“We feed it twice a day and it poos daily. You’ve just missed the 2pm release of faeces, but you can see it over there on the conveyor belt.”

And there it was – a prize dump, fresh and still steaming before my very eyes. There was a row of machines representing the digestive system, breaking down the

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gambler, university drop-out and all-round eccentric. He owns the museum and everything in it, therefore he has this I-can-do-whatever-the-fuck-I-want attitude, which is exactly what I love about this museum. This subterranean collection of art could inspire even the most terrified of art-phobics. In fact, the first exhibition is a bar, which we all know helps you digest the experience. Digest? Uh-oh, there’s that smell again.

Walsh is also fascinated with death, from the suicide machine, to the collection of funeral songs on a jukebox to the cinerarium where, for $75,000, you can put your ashes on display. I am enamored with the anal lipstick kisses that are prettily pressed on hotel paper. Don’t ask.

They are exactly as they sound, and perhaps a great idea for a Valentine’s Day card, for those who have exhausted every other avenue. That didn’t come out right. MONA has certainly

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moulds, like the anal kisses, each one tells a different story.

Walsh doesn’t call it the “subversive adult Disneyland” for nothing. It might not be for everyone but I can tell you there’s nothing cheap about it. For a gallery full of shit and genitals it’s surprisingly tasteful. Seriously, MONA makes the sex museum in Amsterdam look like a tacky hen’s night.

Sensory delights After spending several hours engrossed in MONA, we return to the ferry and let the clean air breeze through our hair as we make our way back into the heart of Hobart. MONA is on the outskirts of town, the nether-regions if you will. With Mount Wellington looking over our shoulders and the sun slowly setting, we figure it’s time to taste some of Tassie’s more savoury delights.

Honestly, if I was on death row, I think my last meal would come from Hobart. Famous for its cheese, chocolate, salmon and wine, my taste buds were already in heaven.

In Salamanca Place, the old factories of Hobart’s port have been converted into restaurants and bars and are the perfect setting for sunset drinks. After a glass of Tasmanian sparkling white, I’m informed about the Tasmanian red I must try. Not one to be rude I order a glass of this and a selection of local cheeses.

I spend some time with my new friends; brie, blue, gruyère and mature chedder, and then I’m informed about the locally-brewed beer that I must try. Oh, and don’t leave Tassie without trying the smoked salmon pizza. It’s like I’m in a Vicar of Dibley Christmas special, I can’t stop eating.

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I order a pint of Moo, the award-winning micro-beer brewed at Moorilla Estate (also at MONA). I had been mistaken in thinking my two choices in Tassie would be working-class Boag’s and convict-era Cascade. Sure, those beers are still very much present (Cascade belongs to Hobart), but that’s what I love about Hobart, it’s an old town with a new injection of lifeblood. In a 200-year-old factory I am drinking a hip-new beer as I watch old men in fedora hats mixing with young hipsters… also in fedora hats.

I soon discover the locally made pepperberry gin, choosing an Appletini at the Lark Distillery, a bar that makes their own single-malt whiskey, vodka and gin. One thing I’ve noticed is that although I’m working my way through a periodic table of booze, it’s still daylight outside. I’m told that summer in Hobart has longer days than any other city in Australia. I’m drunk, it’s pushing 9pm and I can still see clearly outside. It never feels like it’s home-time. Bottoms up, Hobart.

Hip hop Hobart I awake the next morning after having the kind of crazy dreams that are brought on by too much cheese – or by exposure to art that makes you wonder how you’d go about applying lipstick to your bum. Extended daylight or not, a hangover is a hangover. And a hangover in Hobart means a return to Salamanca Place.

On a Saturday morning the place is transformed into a wonderful market full of local treasures and produce. We

elbow our way into a café and have the most satisfying bagel – with Tasmanian salmon of course.

It seems every Hobartian is out this morning even though the weather is crisp.

There are musicians on every corner, ranging from folk-rock groups to the nine-year old kid who got a violin for Christmas.

It all adds to the charm of the place, the old and new, the young and old. In the market I buy some marmalade for my Nan and some chilli beer for my hangover.

For such a little city, Hobart’s got a surprisingly upbeat nature. A place where a professional gambler isn’t begging on the streets, but opening the biggest (and I dare say, best) art galley in Australia. Where you can mistake a granddad for a member of an indie band.

A place where even the shit don’t stink, once you get to know it. ❚

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A MOFO, which is based primarily around the uber cool Museum of Old and New Art, is a broad celebration of not just music, but dance, theatre, visual art and new media. Past performances have included modern ballet, naked gallery tours, the MoNA Market and an artist who â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;kisses and sings to sheets of amplified crystalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in short, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be freaking unbelievably good.

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High as a kite Egypt’s top daredevil kitesurfers teach us a thing or two about taking on the waves and partying hard in El Gouna WORDS LAURA LAKER

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Ever ridden a horse?” my Egyptian motion will help power me through the water. kitesurfing instructor Cousha asks.

After a few botched attempts, the gloves WHEN TO GO: The best Before I can answer, he continues: “This is are off and Cousha is losing his patience. “Not times to visit are April/May and the exact opposite of riding a horse. Pull like that, stop pulling the bar!” he yells over November/December when the on that line and we will soon be the wind. I’m taught to imagine the area in weather is cooler, but the wind watching you fly away.” So it’s with is still strong enough for kitesurfing. front of me as a clock. If I want to move left, those anxiety-inducing instructions I’m I pull the bar into the ‘power zone’ between Winter is less windy. introduced to kitesurfing. The sport is a 10 and 11 o’clock; to move right, I bring it CURRENCY: $1 = EGP 6.3 relatively new one, a complicated combo between one and two o’clock; at 12, the kite (Egyptian pound) of wakeboarding, windsurfing and sits in neutral. It’s not as simple as it sounds.

ACCOMMODATION: gymnastics. In 1998 it went mainstream.

“Move the kite to 11 o’clock,” Cousha Mövenpick Resort and Spa in El Coincidentally, that was the same year Gouna has accommodation starting bellows. I promptly move it to one o’clock. that El Gouna, the Egyptian kitesurfing hot “Look at the kite!” he yells. “Where is it?” Oh, from $137pn for a double room, spot where I’m taking my lessons, started god, I feel like an idiot. which includes a breakfast buffet. its transformation from empty desert to I spend the next hour wrestling the kite, SEE: moevenpick-hotels.com developed tourist town. while Cousha gives me a hard time when I Arriving at the Red Sea resort had been a bit of a mission (a 40-hour delay thanks to airline strikes meant I’d spent the previous night camped out in Heathrow airport), so I have never been so pleased to see a tour driver as I am to see Samy. The Cairo-born Egyptian has an infectious smile and welcomes me to Hurghada airport in the hot September sun.

I greet him with salaam alaikum (hello) and he gives me a few enthusiastic high-fives, teaches me some new words and turns up his stereo. Soon everyone in my tour group’s minibus is clapping along to Middle Eastern pop sensation Amr Diab’s Habibi Ya Nour El Ain, hurtling along the desert highway towards El Gouna.

Refreshed the next morning, we head to RedSeaZone, one of three kitesurfing schools on the outskirts of El Gouna, on the funkily named Mangroovy Beach. Its L-shaped wooden beachfront structure houses equipment, a bar with comfy sofas and a hammock, two friendly dogs and numerous kiteboarders sheltering from the blistering sun.

Standing on the pale sand, wearing a waist harness and a foam helmet, my back to the wind, I hold a horizontal bar tethered to my front with the kite hovering high above.

My instructor Cousha starts the drill: “We move the kite in infinity,” he explains, meaning that the figure-of-eight Bedouins know how to throw a party

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Picturesque: the resort at sunset

get it wrong – which I do, often. But we soon develop a fun rapport, and despite the banter, I’m sure I’m improving.

El Gouna provides perfect kiting conditions for beginners and pros alike thanks to a gentle breeze for most of the year (April to November are the most reliable months) and 100-150m of warm, shallow water along the town’s 10km of desert coast, which ends in lush reefs and sand bars.

After my class, I’m introduced to Nemo, another RedSeaZone instructor who happens to be Egypt’s thirdbest kitesurfer. He’s guaranteed a place in Egypt’s team for Rio 2016, where kitesurfing will feature in the Olympics for

Like when cowboys “ drag their enemies behind a horse until they die ” the first time. Nemo – a relaxed character with an obvious nickname – is testament to how far this sport has come.

Having spent hours in the water, I’m ravenous. Doaa, our straight-talking guide, takes us Downtown – with bazaars, boutiques, restaurants and plenty of shops, it’s a popular tourist hangout. We munch nachos and pasta at Jobo’s sports bar (Tammr Henna, Downtown, tel. +2 065 358 0521 ext.

32127). The venue serves free beer on Mondays between 7pm-9pm, and at 10pm, a waiter brings us free chilli vodka shots with fresh mango juice. Happy days!

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“We have a lot of retard here,” Doaa shouts over the music. “Polish retard, also German, English.” We all look at each other, and I’m not sure how to respond. I open my mouth, then close it again, before I realise she’s saying “retired”. Relieved, we all fall about laughing.

El Gouna comes alive at night; after working so hard in the water during the day, everyone wants to let their hair down. We’re not ready to call it a night, so we catch a taxi to RedSeaZone’s Monday night live music session.

Max, a British expat in his twenties with long blond hair, joins us. Having come here on a gap year in 2009, he fell in love with it and never went home. “I came here as a divemaster, traded drum lessons for kitesurfing lessons and now I teach kiting here,” he explains.

Kitesurfing wasn’t part of the original plan for El Gouna.

It was only when groups of keen kiters started turning up regularly that schools began springing up to accommodate them. Now the waters are packed with kites and a real community has formed around the sport.

The next day, I wake bleary-eyed and in need of water. But after a quick freshen up, I’m keen to get back out into the sea. “We’re going to try body dragging,” Cousha informs me.

This, I learn, is similar to Western movies when cowboys drag their enemies behind a horse until they die – and, yes, it’s painful. With a mind of its own, my kite repeatedly plummets into the turquoise water with an almighty splash, yanking me face-first into the waves. I now understand why I was made to wear a helmet.

I’m aching everywhere and I’m starting to flag. But Cousha shouts at me to get the kite back into the air. I’m scared; I need to get it to three or nine o’clock before I launch it, but while I’m tugging on one line, it dances on the water looking

Flatbread served with a smile

like it’ll take off unexpectedly and whisk me away to Mozambique.

Finally, however, I have a breakthrough: the kite rises gently into the air, I relax and can feel – and, more importantly, can control – each tiny movement of the wind in the kite as it hovers in the sun, like a majestic bird of prey. I daren’t breathe too deeply in case the spell is broken.

I feel like the horse whisperer. Cousha says quietly: “You can feel the kite.” I can feel triumph.

Before our final session, my group persuades Cousha and Nemo to show off their skills. We wade out to a safe depth for jumping, away from the rocks, and watch them in their element in the bright morning sun.

They’re skimming the water, flying through the air performing board grabs, flips and turns with the brightly painted buildings of El Gouna hazy behind them, the mountains beyond, and myriad colourful kites overhead.

I’m suddenly brought back to reality with a jolt, as Cousha comes flying towards us, yelling: “Look out!” He’s almost within touching distance as he takes off and arcs 180 degrees around us, two metres above our heads. I feel the adrenaline surge through my body – and that’s just from watching. Now I get why people love it so much.

Before jumping back into the water, we grab a top lunch in the swanky Abu Tig Marina area, in Club 88 (Abu Tig Marina North, tel. +2 015 0739 3572), perfect for a few beachside nibbles and fruity cocktails.

Then, inspired by the instructors’ expertise, many of us manage to stand up on our boards later that day – albeit briefly – swallowing what feels like half the Red Sea with each wipeout. But it’s worth it for the sense of achievement.

Buoyed by our success, we’re keen to celebrate tonight,

so Doaa insists on taking us to a traditional Bedouin camp where we feast on Egyptian food – flatbreads, mezze dips and grilled meat – and watch a live show. Tonight, bellydancers, a whirling dervish and a comedy horse keep us entertained while we suck on flavoured shisha and sip black tea.

It’s party night on Mangroovy Beach, so we ditch the cultural experience and go off in search of beer and cocktails, arriving around midnight as the music is pumping.

The RedSeaZone instructors are here, cutting some rather unusual shapes on the sand. I order a cocktail and chat to Cousha, who’s less intimidating when he’s not in the water.

In fact, he’s quite the charmer. “You are my best ever student,” he says, although it makes me question how much he’s had to drink, and how bad his other students were.

He explains many Egyptians, Nemo included, left London for Cairo to help their families during the revolution. And only now, he tells me, is there a feeling of optimism in the country.

Though the realities of Egypt’s revolution seem a million miles from El Gouna, the effects on tourism can still be felt – and seen – today. There is one main gate for tourists which is guarded 24 hours a day, and the town has its own police force.

I haven’t felt in danger here, but the high levels of security are a reminder of the conflict that is still going on in the rest of the country.

Standing at the bar, I strike up a conversation with Mia, a friendly New Zealander in her early twenties. She says: “I’ve been a Goonie [El Gouna resident] for about seven months. I think this place makes you a little bit crazy, but in a good way. People always come back.”

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There she blows: New Zealand’s Mount Tongariro sends a plume of ash and gas into the air last week, with a “significant probability” of erupting again.

Remarkably, tourism bosses are hoping it does, claiming it will boost the area’s profile

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DUMB-WAYS-TO-DIE VIDEO GOES VIRAL AUSTRALIA

A cute and funny train safety video has been viewed more than seven million times on YouTube.

The Dumb Ways To Die animation shows how colourful characters pop their clogs in silly ways – bobbing along to a catchy tune in various states of decapitation. Created for Metro Trains in Melbourne, it aims to warn about the dangers of railways.

A Metro spokesman said: “We’re running this campaign to stop people doing something dumb and being hit by a train.” See the clip at tntdownunder.com

FINE FOR CALLING KIWI WOMAN AUSSIE UNITED KINGDOM

A woman has been found guilty of racially abusing her Kiwi neighbour – calling her a “stupid fat Australian”.

British/New Zealand-born Chelsea O’Reilly was on the receiving end of Czechborn Petra Mills’ drunken rant outside her house in Macclesfield, Chester.

Mills, 31, denied the charges, telling Macclesfield Magistrates’ Court: “Yes, I shouted at her but it had nothing to do with racism. I did not used the word Australian.” However, O’Reilly said of the incident in September: “Because of my accent there can be some confusion over

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my nationality. She knew I was from New Zealand. She was trying to be offensive.”

Chairman of the bench Brian Donohue said: “The word ‘Australian’ was used.

It was racially aggravated and the main reason it was used was in hostility.”

Mills was fined and ordered to pay costs.

APES HAVE A MIDLIFE CRISIS LIKE MEN

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Apes go through a similar pattern of behaviour as humans when it comes to the midlife crisis according to a study.

While humans, particularly men, are prone to buying swanky new cars to compensate for reaching middle age, it seems our ape ancestors go through a similar process.

The behaviour of more than 500 captive orang-utans and chimpanzees was monitored over the world.

The results showed that wellbeing in the apes dipped during their middle years – in their late 20s and early 30s – then recovered.

“It reflects some evolved tendency for middle-aged individuals to have lower wellbeing,” Edinburgh Uni’s Alex Weiss said.

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Time, in months, Brit Rebecca Blake was jailed for after being accused of having sex in a taxi in Dubai

Size, in feet, of ape-like creature with demonic red eyes that walker in Royal Tunbridge Wells claims roared at him

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LAND NOT AHOY! MAPS WRONG ABOUT ISLAND AUSTRALIA

A group of explorers have ‘unfound’ an island after going in search of land in the South Pacific.

Chief scientist Maria Seton and her crew attempted to sail to Sandy Island, which exists on Google Earth, marine charts and world maps, and allegedly sits between Australia and New Caledonia. However, they found nothing but miles of ocean.

“We became suspicious when the navigation charts used by the ship showed a depth of 1400 metres in an area where our scientific maps and Google Earth showed the existence of a large island,” Dr Seton, from the University of Sydney, said.

The missing island has appeared in scientific publications since 2000.

WOMAN ‘USED BONES AS SEX TOYS’

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SWEDEN

A woman in Sweden has been accused of masturbating with skeletons.

The unnamed 37-year-old has been charged with “brott mot griftesfriden”, which means disturbing the peace of the dead, using the bones as self-pleasuring aides.

Evidence for the prosecution allegedly includes a CD with the label, “My necrophilia” and, “My first experience”.

The woman is said to be psychologically able to stand trial and is expected to plead

Per cent of men who have been on a secret diet, claims a UK survey, but were too embarrassed to tell their mates

Compensation, in pounds, awarded to nurse Linda Mitchell, in Scotland, after she injured herself pulling curtains around a bed

Hamlet complex?

not guilty with the claim she’s interested in history and that she “collected the remains like other people might collect stamps”

GIRL HAS ARM, HAND REMOVED FROM BACK CHINA

A girl in Beijing had surgery to remove a large growth on her back – containing an arm, hand and breast.

The 11-year-old schoolgirl had the remnants of an identical twin removed from her body, a case reported by the medical journal BMJ Case Reports.

Writing in the journal Professor Peng said: “Based on physical examination and imaging findings, a diagnosis of fetus in fetu was made pre-operatively.”

Fetus in fetu is a condition in which parts of an underdeveloped body are found in a living twin. It is rare, but this is the first case of it occurring in a child’s back..

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK It’s one of the great pleasures in life, though I’ve been brought up well enough to not do it in public Sorry, ladies, James Bond actor Daniel Craig is a nosepicker. Shame

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Money can’t buy me love

Roman wasn’t built in a day for Chelsea Oligarch Abramovich It seems all the money in the world can’t buy good help these days

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Not just content with having invented hi-tech smart toilets, Japanese manufacturer TOTO has taken things to a new and terrifying level.

When was the last time you were in your bathroom at home and decided you wanted to practice your penalty taking?

If you answered “recently,” then TOTO’s new invention, the Super Great Toilet Keeper might be just the throne for you.

It uses hi-speed cameras to predict the flight of a soccer ball and then intercept it with it’s own little balls which are propelled

human “raceEndasofwetheknow it ” out of the bowl at crazy speeds.

Whilst the SGTK is the most ridiculous invention ever, it raises the terrifying prospect of weaponised toilets! If a loo can fire balls out of its bowl, why not rocks or solid shot? It’s only logical!

Then it’s all over; homicidal lavatories killing everything in their path, roaming the wastes, the end of the human race... Grim.

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In May of this year Chelsea became the first London club in history to win arguably the biggest prize in club football: the Champions League. Then assistant manager Roberto di Matteo took the reigns of a club in chaos, following the axing of his predecessor Andre Villas Boas and somehow guided the club to glory.

Just over six months later, another manager has been shown the door by the ruthless Russian, and it begs the question: why?

Roberto Di Matteo becomes the seventh manager in nine years to be shown the door by Roman Abramovich since he took over the club in 2003. Granted the Russian billionaire bought a level of financial clout and stability to the club that was, at the time anyway, unprecedented in the English game. His money turned Chelsea FC into an English powerhouse and one of the most successful clubs of the Premier League era but even so, he’s clearly insane.

Abramovich dropped the axe on former Juventus and Milan mastermind Carlo Ancelotti in 2011 despite him having delivered Chelsea the League and FA cup double the season before. He then shelled out big bucks to bring Villas Boas to England from his native Portugal only to fire him after only a few months alledgedly for not doing well enough in the Champions League, the trophy the Russian most coveted in his display case and which the man he’s just fired delivered for him less than a year ago! It’s madness!

He runs the club like a petulant child playing with his ridiculously expensive toy collection. How can you please a man like Roman when success isn’t even enough?

There’s reasonable expectations, then there’s unreasonable expectations and finally there is Roman’s expectations, which seem to require nothing less than perfection, which, in football – as in most other things – is impossible. The next manager for Chelsea better not be a religious man, because he doesn’t have a prayer.

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BECKS: A-LEAGUE IN FRAME FOR SIGNING FOOTBALL

The A-League’s push to lure David Beckham Down Under is real, despite commentators saying the move would be at the bottom of a long list of options around the world for the star.

The former England captain plays his last game for the LA Galaxy on December 1 against Houston Dynamo and has said he’s focusing on that before deciding what his “one last challenge” will be.

Paris Saint-Germain is a frontrunner while Real Madrid has expressed interest in his return, and Sam Allardyce has said he’d welcome him at West Ham, if he’s fit.

Whether in with a show or not, new FFA boss David Gallop’s dining out on the prospect, saying, “The important thing about this is a player of his status is even considering being part of our competition.”

Melbourne Heart, Perth Glory and the Central Coast Mariners have all put their hand up to foot the large bill for his arrival for what could be a 10 game stint for $2m

SHOULDER CHARGE BAN CONTROVERSIAL RUGBY LEAGUE

The Australian Rugby League’s ban on the shoulder charge could go global, with England set to investigate the controversial tackling technique.

But some of the games’ biggest names are against the move made to eliminate an unnecessary risk of injury to players.

Knights’ veteran coach Wayne Bennett said the shoulder charge was a “point of difference” for league over union and can be “exciting for fans”. Former NSW Origin coaches were also against it while some players claimed it took the toughness away

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Norwegian Olympic medallist and moustache-wearer Kjetil Jansrud gets some mighty air during a downhill run at the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Lake Louise in Canada last week

GREEN MAY RETIRE, ‘CANS’ COME FIRST BOXING

Aussie boxer Danny Green was keeping mum on any plans he would go back into retirement after winning the IBO cruiserweight title in a dominant points decision against Kiwi Shane Cameron.

Green said he’d “get on the cans with the boys” before making any decisions about his future.

Cameron wasn’t fancy but he was gallant in a bout that went the distance.

He dedicated the win to his fans.

“For every Australian who has given me support and encouraged me throughout my career. That was old-school, behind the shed, Saturday night pub brawl and I came out on top against a Kiwi,” he said.

Still couldn’t beat Mundine though.

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Monty Panesar hadn’t played a Test for England in two years when recalled from playing Sydney grade cricket for Randwick Petersham to play Pakistan earlier this year.

And he hadn’t played a game for his country since March, yet last week the leftie – beloved in England and Australia – was marked by experts as the saviour England needed to partner Graeme Swann on the spin-friendly India wickets after a big loss in the first Test. England legend Derek Underwood backed his selection saying Swann would “benefit considerably” from his support.

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QUOTES OF THE WEEK Att Chelsea, another sac a sacking is like any other day in the office.

Most of the managers ub b that have left the club have moved on Former Blues boss now with Spurs Andre Villas-Boas on Roberto De Matteo’s axing

[M [[Michael Mi M Clarke has] set s se e a great precedent for anyone following in his footsteps as a captain or a leader

Sam Warburton on the rampage

PREVIEW WALES V AUSTRALIA BRONZE MEDAL REPLAY This clash could be anything, it totally depends on which versions of the sides who met in the bronze medal play-off of the World Cup turn up at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.

The Red Dragons have been ordinary this autumn, with a low point being a loss to Samoa, who they were expected to beat at home.

Australia have been a mixed bag.

They’re missing some of the best players in the world in James Horwill, Will Genia and David Pocock, who may return for this

match from a calf injury, but that’s no way to explain to fans their shocker against France and solid turnaround against the English at Twickenham. How they recover from an always bruising match against Italy in Florence will be key.

Wales welcomed captain Sam Warburton back to the fold against New Zealand at the weekend and they are hopeful of having Richard Hibbard, Ian Evans and Dan Biggar back for this week.

Either way, rugby at Cardiff is always huge.

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THE CHAT | Autumn rugby Tests – who cares?

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TV HIGHLIGHTS RUGBY UNION

They’re international rugby union Tests but do Q these games actually mean anything?

Absolutely! These Tests influence the world rankings which A will decide the seedings for the 2015 World Cup draw being announced on December 3. The 12 automatically qualified nations will be split into three tiers of four, from the world number one All Blacks to whoever is fourth, fifth to eighth, and ninth to 12th. Each of the Cup’s four pools will have a team from each tier and a minnow from a separate qualifying series.

The higher you’re up, the less big guns you face in the pool stage and the better the chances of making the knock-outs. England’s poor autumn start bumped them to fifth and France has jumped to fourth. Wales is close to falling down to ninth.

A centurion himself on day one, David Warner pays tribute to the Australian skipper’s fourth double-century of 2012

England v New Zealand Can the hosts match the best team Sun 12:00am, Fox Sports 1

CRICKET Australia v Sth Africa The third Test begins in Perth Thurs, 2:00pm, Channel 9

MOTOGP West Ham v Chelsea Danny Care

Giant killers vs wounded giants Sun 2:00am, Foxsports 2

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Maxi Ragamuffin Whitsundays sailing 1800 454 777 maxiaction.com.au

Bunyip Tours Tours around Victoria 1300 286 947, bunyiptours.com

Mojosurf Sydney to Byron surfing tours 1800 113 044, mojosurf.com

Cool Dingos Fraser Island Tours 1800 072 555, cooldingotour.com

Nullarbor Traveller Tours from Adelaide and Perth 1800 816 858, the-traveller.com.au

Explore Whitsundays Whitsundays packages 1800 675 790, explorewhitsundays.com

Ocean Rafting Whitsundays tours 07 4946 6848, oceanrafting.com

Groovy Grape Getaways Tours linking Adelaide, Alice Springs & Melbourne 1800 661 177, groovygrape.com.au Heading Bush Adelaide to Alice Springs outback tours 1800 639 933, headingbush.com

Oz Experience Hop on-hop off Australia-wide tours 1300 300 028, ozexperience.com Surfcamp Sydney to Byron surfing tours 1800 888 732, surfcamp.com.au The Rock Tour Red centre tours 1800 246 345, therocktour.com.au

Wildlife Tours Tours around Victoria 1300 661 730, wildlifetours.com.au

RENTAL FIRMS Apollo Motorhomes 1800 777 779, apollocamper.com Mighty Cars and Campers (Formerly Backpacker Campervan Rentals) 1800 809 944 mightycampers.com.au Boomerang Cars 0414 882 559, boomerangcars.com.au Hippie Camper 1800 777 779, hippiecamper.com Kings Cross Car Market For buying and selling vehicles. 110 Bourke St, Woolloomooloo.

02 9358 5000, carmarket.com.au

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13 20 30, greyhound.com.au Jetstar Airline.

131 538, jetstar.com.au Premier Transport Group Buses along the east coast.

13 34 10, premierms.com.au Qantas Airline.

13 13 13, qantas.com.au Regional Express Airline.

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Spaceships 1300 132 469, spaceshipsrentals.com.au

Spirit of Tasmania Ferries to Tasmania.

03 6336 1446, spiritoftasmania.com

Standbycars.com 1300 789 059, standbycars.com

Tiger Airways Airline.

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Western Xposure WA tours 08 9414 8423, westernxposure.com.au

Travellers Auto Barn 1800 674 374, travellers-autobarn.com.au

Wilderness 4WD Adventures Top end tours 1800 808 288, wildernessadventures.com.au

Wicked Campers 1800 246 869, wickercampers.com

Redline Coaches For getting around Tasmania.

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Adventure Tours Australia-wide tours 1800 068 886, adventuretours.com.au

Jump Tours Tours around Tasmania 0422 130 630, jumptours.com

Airliebeach.com Whitsundays packages 1800 677 119, airliebeach.com

Kakadu Dream Kakadu tours 1800 813 266, kakadudreams.com.au

Under Down Under Tours Tours around Tasmania 1800 064 726, underdownunder.com.au

Autopia Tours Tours around Victoria 03 9391 0261, autopiatours.com.au

Kangaroo Island Adventure Tours Adelaide to KI tours 13 13 01, kiadventuretours.com.au

Awesome Adventures Oz Whitsundays packages 1800 293 7663, awesomeoz.com

Kangaroo Island Wildlife Adventures South Australia 1800 786 386, surfandsun.com.au

Topdeck Tours covering all of Oz 1300 886 332, topdeck.travel

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City Resort Hostel 103-105 Palmer St. Woolloomooloo 02 9357 3333 cityresort.com.au

Crown Street. From Nov 29. Free UpRaw will open with a two week pop-up exhibition featuring 20 of Australia’s best up and coming young artists.

Sydney

Sydney Central YHA 11 Rawson Place.

CBD. 02 9218 9000 Sydney Harbour YHA 110 Cumberland Street.

The Rocks.

02 9261 1111 yha.com.au Westend Backpackers 412 Pitt St. CBD. 1800 013 186 nomadshostels.com

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Boomerang Backpackers 141 William Street, Kings Cross.02 8354 0488, boomerangbackpackers.com Dlux Hostel 30 Darlinghurst Rd, Kings Cross.

1800 236 213 dluxbudgethotel.com.au Kangaroo Bak Pak

665 South Dowling St. Surry Hills.

02 9261 1111 Avalon Beach Hostel 59 Avalon Pde, Avalon Beach.

02 9918 9709, avalonbeach.com.au Bondi YHA 63 Fletcher Street.

Tamarama.

02 9365 2088, yha.com.au

Rear 63, The Corso, Manly.

02 9977 3411 boardrider.com.au

Lamrock Lodge 19 Lamrock Ave. Bondi.

02 9130 5063, lamrocklodge.com

The Bunkhouse 35 Pine St, Manly.

1800 657 122, bunkhouse.com.au

Lochner’s Guesthouse 8 Gowrae Ave. Bondi.

02 9387 2162,

Manly Backpackers 24-28 Raglan St. Manly.

02 9977 3411 manlybackpackers.com.au

Aegean Coogee Lodge 40 Coogee Bay Rd. Coogee.

04 0817 6634, aegeancoogee.com.au

Cammeray Gardens 66 Palmer St, North Sydney.

02 9954 9371 sydneyboardinghouse.com

Coogee Beach House 171 Arden St. Coogee.

02 9665 1162, coogeebeachhouse.com

Wake Up! 509 Pitt St, CBD. 02 9288 7888, wakeup.com.au

Coogee Beachside 178 Coogee Bay Rd, Coogee.

02 9315 8511, sydneybeachside.com.au Surfside Backpackers 186 Arden Street. Coogee.

02 9315 7888, surfsidebackpackers.com.au Glebe Point YHA 262-264 Glebe Point Road. Glebe.

02 9692 8418, yha.com.au Boardrider Backpacker

SYDNEY DO Manly Surf School Manly Beach.

02 9977 6977, manlysurfschool.com Maritime Museum Darling Harbour. anmm.gov.au My Sydney Detour Unique city tours. mysydneydetour.com Oceanworld Manly West Esplanade. oceanworld.com.au

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BLUE MTNS Blue Mountains YHA 207 Katoomba St, Katoomba.

02 4782 1416, yha.com.au

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Newcastle Beach YHA 30 Pacific St, Newcastle.

02 4925 3544, yha.com.au Terrigal Beach YHA 9 Ocean View Dr, Terrigal.

02 4384 1919, yha.com.au The Entrance Backpackers 2/56 The Entrance Road, The Entrance, 2261 02 4334 5005 theentrancebackpackers.com Skydive Central Coast Warnervale. skydivethecentralcoast.com.au

BYRON BAY Backpackers Holiday Village 116 Jonson St 1800 350 388, byronbaybackpackers.com.au Backpackers Inn 29 Shirley St 1800 817 696 ackpackersinnbyronbay.com.au Byron Bay Accom 02 6680 8666, byronbayaccom.net The Arts Factory 1 Skinners Shoot Rd. 02 6685 7709, nomadshostels.com Nomads Byron Bay Lawson Lane.

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BRISBANE STAY Aussie Way Backpackers 34 Cricket St. 07 3369 0711, aussiewaybackpackers.com Banana Bender Backpackers 118 Petrie Terrace.

07 3367 1157, bananabenders.com

Base Brisbane Embassy 214 Elizabeth St. 07 3166 8000, stayatbase.com

BRISBANE DO Australia Zoo Glasshouse Mountains, Tourist Drive, Beerwah.

07 5436 2000, australiazoo.com.au Gallery of Modern Art 07 3840 7303, qag.qld.gov.au

Base Brisbane Central 308 Edward St. 07 3211 2433, stayatbase.com

Riverlife Adventure Centre Kayaking & rock climbing.

Lower River Terrace, Kangaroo Point.

07 3891 5766, riverlife.com.au

Brisbane Backpackers Resort 110 Vulture St, West End. 1800 626 452, brisbanebackpackers.com.au

Story Bridge Adventure Climb 170 Main St, Kangaroo Point.

1300 254 627, storybridgeadventureclimb.com.au

Brisbane City Backpackers 380 Upper Roma St 1800 062 572, citybackpackers.com

XXXX Ale House Brewery tours. Cnr Black & Paten St, Milton.07 3361 7597, xxxxalehouse.com.au

Bunk Backpackers Cnr Ann & Gipps Sts, 1800 682 865, bunkbrisbane.com.au

GOLD COAST

The Deck 117 Harcourt Street, New Farm.

04 3377 7061 Tinbilly Travellers Cnr George and Herschel Sts. 1800 446 646. tinbilly.com

Aquarius Backpackers 44 Queen St, Surfers Paradise.

1800 22 99 55, aquariusbackpackers.com.au Backpackers in Paradise 40 Peninsula Drive, Surfers Paradise. 1800 268 621, backpackersinparadise.com.au

Coolangatta Kirra Beach YHA Pl, 230 Coolangatta Rd, Bilinga.

07 5536 76442, yha.com.au Coolangatta Sands Hostel Cnr Griffiths & McLean Sts, Coolangatta. 07 5536 7472, coolangattasandshostel.com.au

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Mooloolaba Backpackers 75-77 Brisbane Rd, Mooloolaba.

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Surfers Paradise YHA Mariners Cove, 70 Seaworld Drive, Main Beach, Surfers Paradise.

07 5571 1776, yha.com.au

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HERVEY BAY Aussie Woolshed 181 Torquay Rd 07 4124 0677 woolshedbackpackers.com

Zorb 07 5547 6300

Surfers Paradise Backpackers Resort 2837 Gold Coast Highway, Surfers. 1800 282 800, surfersparadisebackpackers.com.au

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Skydive Rainbow Beach 0418 218 358, skydiverainbowbeach.com

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Sleeping Inn Surfers 26 Peninsular Dr, Surfers Paradise. 1800 817 832, sleepinginn.com.au

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Gold Coast International BP 28 Hamilton Ave, Surfers.

1800 816 300, goldcoastbackpackers.com.au

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Nomads Hervey Bay 408 The Esplanade.

1800 666 237, nomadshostels.com

Nomads Noosa 44 Noosa Dr, Noosa Heads.

1800 666 237, nomadshostels.com

Palace Backpackers 184 Torquay, 1800 063 168, palaceadventures.com.au

Halse Lodge YHA 2 Halse Lane, Noosa. 1800 242 567, halselodge.com.au

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RAINBOW BEACH Dingos Backpacker Adventure Resort 20 Spectrum St. 1800 111126, dingosresort.com

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07 4131 2999 bundabergrum.com.au

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CAIRNS DO AJ Hackett Bungy jumping & canyon swinging. 1800 622 888 cairns.ajhackett.com Pro Dive 07 4031 5255 prodivecairns.com

Base Airlie Beach Resort 336 Shute Harbour Rd 1800 242 273, stayatbase.com

Raging Thunder Adventures Whitewater rafting. 07 4030 7990, ragingthunder.com.au

Magnums Whitsunday Village Resort 366 Shute Harbour Rd. 1800 624 634 magnums.com.au

Skydive Cairns POBOX 105N Cairns 07 4052 1822, skydivecairns.com.au

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Bowen Backpackers Beach end of Herbert St. 07 4786 3433 bowenbackpackers.net

Crocodylus Village Lot 5, Buchanan Creek Rd, Cow Bay. 07 4098 9166, crocodyluscapetrib.com

TOWNSVILLE

PK’s Jungle Village Cnr Avalon & Cape Trib Rd. 1800 232 333, pksjunglevillage.com.au

Adventurers Resort 79 Palmer St. 1800 211 522, adventurersresort.com

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Scotty’s Beach House 167 Reid Rd. 07 4068 8676, scottysbeachhouse.com.au

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Adrenalin Dive. 07 4724 0600, adrenalindive.com.au

IInnisfail Budget Backpackers Worker’s Hostel 125 Edith St. 07 4061 78337

Yongala Dive Yongala diving.

07 4783 1519, yongaladive.com.au

Walkabout Motel & Backpackers 07 4061 2311

MAGNETIC ISL Base Magnetic Island1 Nelly Bay Rd. 1800 24 22 73, stayatbase.com Bungalow Bay BackpackersHorseshow Bay. 1800 285 577, bungalowbay.com.au Hotel Arcadia 7 Marine Parade, Arcadia Bay. 07 4778 5177, magnetic-island.com/arc-rsrt.htm Pleasure Divers 07 4778 5788

MISSION BEACH Absolute Backpackers 28 Wongaling Beach Road.

07 4068 8317, absolutebackpackers.com.au

ATHERTON Kuranda Rainforest Park 88 Kuranda Heaights Rd, Kuranda.

07 4093 7316, kurandarainforestpark.com.au

PORT DOUGLAS Parrotfish Backpackers Resort 37 Warner St, Kuranda. 07 4099 5011, parrotfishlodge.com

GULF SAVANNAH Emu Creek Cattle Station 07 4094 8313

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All Nations Backpackers Hotel & Bar 2 Spencer St. 1800 222 238, allnations.com.au

Hotel Bakpak Melbourne 167 Franklin St. 1800 645 200, hotelbakpak.com

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Melbourne Central YHA 562 Flinders St. 03 9621 2523, yha.com.au

Base Melbourne 17 Carlisle St, St. Kilda. 1800 242 273, stayatbase.com

GREAT OCEAN RD Anglesea Backpackers 40 Noble St, Anglesea.

03 5263 2664, angleseabackpackers.com.au

Nomads Melbourne 198 A’beckett St. 1800 447 762, nomadshostels.com

Central Melbourne Accommodation 21 Bromham Place, Richmond.

03 9427 9826, centralaccommodation.net

Space Hotel 380 Russell St. 1800 670 611, spacehotel.com.au

Exford Hotel 199 Russell St. 03 9663 2697, exfordhotel.com.au

The Spencer 475 Spencer St. 1800 638 108, hotelspencer.com

Flinders Station Hotel 35 Elizabeth St. 03 9620 5100, flindersbackpackers.com.au

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Eco Beach YHA 5 Pascoe St. 03 5237 7899, yha.com.au

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11 Nicholson St, Carlton. 13 11 02 melbourne.museum.vic.gov.au

Melbourne 1300 798 843 skydivethebeachmelbourne.com

The Greenhouse Backpacker Level 6, 228 Flinders Lane.

1800 249 207, greenhousebackpacker.com.au

Australian Centre for the Moving Image Federation Square.

03 8663 2200, acmi.net.au

Habitat HQ 333 St Kilda Road, St Kilda. 1800 202 500, habitathq.com.au

Melbourne Aquarium Cnr of Flinders St & King St. 03 9923 5999, melbourneaquarium.com.au

Old Melbourne Gaol 377 Russell St. 03 8663 7228, oldmelbournegaol.com.au

Home at the Mansion 66 Victoria Parade. 03 9663 4212, homemansion.com.au

Melbourne Cricket Ground Brunton Av. 03 9657 8888 mcg.org.au

Official Neighbours Tours 570 Flinders St. 03 9629 5866, neighbourstour.com.au

Esplanade Hotel espy.com.au

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Home Travellers Motel 32 Carlisle St, St Kilda.

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MELB MUSIC Cherry Bar myspace.com/cherrybarmelbourne Corner Hotel cornerhotel.com East Brunswick Club eastbrunswickclub.com

Great Ocean Road Backpackers YHA 10 Erskine Av, Lorne.

03 5289 2508, yha.com.au Port Campbell Hostel 18 Tregea St, Port Campbell.

03 5598 6305, portcampbellhostel.com.au Surfside Backpackers Cnr Great Ocean Rd & Gambier St, Apollo Bay. 1800 357 263, surfsidebackpacker.com

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03 5988 0188, bayplay.com.au

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Prom Country Backpackers 03 5682 2614

Sorrento YHA 3 Miranda St, Sorrento.

03 5984 4323, yha.com.au

Cambrai Hostel Maffra 117 Johnson St, Maffra.

1800 101 113 maffra.net.au/hostel

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03 5952 3620, yha.com.au

DANDENONG Emerald Backpackers 03 5968 4086

The Island Accommodation 10-12 Phillip Island Tourist Road.

03 5956 6123 theislandaccommodation.com.au

MURRAY RIVER Echuca Gardens YHA 103 Av, Mitchell St, Echuca.

03 5480 6522, yha.com.au

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GRAMPIANS Grampians YHA Eco Hostel Cnr Grampians & Buckler Rds, Halls Gap. 03 5356 4543, yha.com.au

Mildura City Backpackers 50 Lemon Ave, Mildura.

03 5022 7922, milduracitybackpackers.com.au

Tim’s Place 44 Grampians Road, Halls Gap. 03 5356 4288, timsplace.com.au

Oasis Backpackers 230 Deakin Av, Mildura.

04 0734 4251, milduraoasisbackpackers.com.au

The Spencer Everything you want in a hostel!

Friendly and affordable

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Free Pick ups Free Parking Cable TV VIP Discounts Great bar Laundry Tour info Job search

Rooftop garden Modern,fully equipped kitchen Short walk from Southern Cross station Female dorms, mixed dorms, twins, doubles, ensuites

Free call: 1800 638 108

475 Spencer Street, Melbourne email: hotelspencer@hotkey.com.au www.spencerbackpackers.com.au Find us on Facebook ‘The Spencer Backpackers’ We are a VIP hostel!

FREECALL: 1800 249 207

Central location 24 hour reception Kitchen & laundry Keycard access Luggage Storage Lockers

HEAPS OF ACTIVITIES!

Level 6, 228 Flinders Lne Melbourne, VIC 3000 greenhouse@friendlygroup.com.au www.greenhousebackpacker.com.au www.northerngreenhouse.com.au

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Walking tour, Pub crawl, Bingo night, Pasta night, Sunday pancakes and much more!

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1 Oliver St. 1800 633 891, radekadownunder.com.au

Adelaide Backpackers Inn 112 Carrington St. 1800 24 77 25, adpi.com.au

Riba’s Underground 1811 William Creek Rd. 08 8672 5614, camp-underground.com.au

Adelaide Central YHA 135 Waymouth St. 08 8414 3010, yha.com.au

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Adelaide Travellers Inn 220 Hutt St. 08 8224 0753, adelaidebackpackers.com.au Annie’s Place 239 Franklin St. 1800 818 011, anniesplace.com.au Backpack Oz 144 Wakefield St. 1800 633 307, backpackoz.com.au

DON’T MISS

Blue Galah Backpackers Lvl 1, 52-62, King William St. 08) 8231 9295, bluegalah.com.au

FOALS Adelaide Showgrounds. Jan 25. TBA Returning to Australian shores with a new album in tow, the frenetic Oxford based five piece are electrifying live, a must catch.

Glenelg Beach Hostel 5-7 Moseley St. Glenelg. 1800 359 181, glenelgbeachhostel.com.au

Adelaide

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Hostel 109 109 Carrington St. 1800 099 318, hostel109.com My Place 257 Waymouth St. 1800 221 529, adelaidehostel.com.au

Adelaide Zoo Frome Rd. 08 8267 3255, zoossa.com.au

Shakespeare Hostel 123 Waymouth St. 1800 556 889, shakeys.com.au

Haigh’s Chocolates Factory tours.

153 Greenhill Rd, Parkside 1800 819 757, haighschocolates.com.au

ADELAIDE DO Adelaide Oval Home to the Donald Bradman collection.

War Memorial Drive.

08 8300 3800 cricketsa.com.au

Temptation Sailing Dolphin swimming, Glenelg.

04 1281 1838 dolphinboat.com.au

BAROSSA VAL Barossa Backpackers 9 Basedow Road Tanunda.

08 8563 0198, barossabackpackers.com.au

COOBER PEDY Opal Cave Coober Pedy Hutchinson St. 08 8672 5028, opalcavecooberpedy.com.au Radeka Down Under

@tnt_downunder 13 The Strand, Port Elliot.

08 8554 2785 yha.com.au

EYRE PENINSULA Coodlie Park Farmstay Flinders Highway, Port Kenny.

08 8687 0411 coodliepark.com

Kangaroo Island YHA 33 Middle Terrace, Penneshaw.

08 8553 1344 yha.com.au

Baird Bay Ocean Eco Experience Sea lion and dolphin swims.

08 8626 5017 bairdbay.com

Vivonne Bay Lodge 66 Knofel Drive, Vivonne Bay 13 13 01 seaink.com.au

Calypso Star Charters Great white shark cage diving.

08 8682 3939, sharkcagediving.com.au

RIVERLAND Berri Backpackers Sturt Highway, Berri.

08 8582 3144, berribackpackers.com.au Harvest Trail Lodge Loxton.

08 8584 5646, harvesttrail.com.au Nomads on Murray Sturt Highway, Kingston on Murray.

1800 665 166, nomadsworld.com Riverland Backpackers Labour Hire Services 08 8583 0211

FLEURIEU PENIN Port Elliot Beach House YHA

Nullarbor Traveller Tours across to Perth.

1800 816 858 the-traveller.com.au Port Lincoln Tourist Park 11 Hindmarsh St. 08 8621 4444, portlincolntouristpark.com.au Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions Great white shark cage diving.

08 8363 1788 rodneyfox.com.au

FLINDERS RANGES Angorichina Tourist Village 08 8648 4842, angorichinavillage.com.au Wilpena Pound Resort Wilpena Rd. 08 8648 0004, wilpenapound.com.au

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For a state capital, Adelaide feels small, but it is uncrowded and attractive, priding itself on its culture, fine food, relaxed lifestyle and an ace collection of festivals. Luckily, three of the biggest of those festivals are about to roll into town. Firstly, starting next week, the Adelaide Fringe Festival arrives. Only Edinburgh can boast a bigger arts festival than this anywhere on the planet so expect the SA capital to be flooded with performers and spectators alike. It runs for almost a month, with many of the shows being free. Then, on March 2, Adelaide Festival also kicks off. This one also covers theatre, music, visual arts and dance. Finally, for four days from March 8 WOMADelaide calls the city home. Celebrating its 21st anniversary this year, WOMADelaide is a giant celebration of world music. For much more detailed listings on what shows to catch, when and where, see next upcoming issues of TNT Magazine.

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BIG4 Katherine Holiday Park 20 Shadforth Road.

1800 501 984, big4.com.au

Elkes Backpackers 112 Mitchell St. 1800 808 365, elkesbackpackers.com.au

KATHERINE DO

Gecko Lodge 146 Mitchell St. 1800 811 250, geckolodge.com.au

Youth Shack 69 Mitchell St. 1300 793 302, youthshack.com.au

DARWIN DO Crocosaurus Cove Crocodile park and cage of death. 58 Mitchell St. 08 8981 7522, crocosauruscove.com Deckchair Cinema Jervois Rd, Darwin Waterfront.

08 8981 0700, deckchaircinema.com.au

ALICE DO Alice Springs Desert Park Larapinta Drive.

08 8951 8788, alicespringsdesertpark.com.au

Airborne Solutions Scenic helicopter flights.

08 8972 2345 airbornesolutions.com.au

Frogshollow Backpackers 27 Lindsay St. 1800 068 686, frogs-hollow.com.au

Melaleuca on Mitchell 52 Mitchell St. 1300 723 437, momdarwin.com

Toddy’s Resort 41 Gap Rd. 1800 027 027, toddys.com.au

Palm Court Kookaburra Backpackers Giles St. 1800 626 722

Darwin YHA 97 Mitchell St. 08 8981 5385, yha.com.au

Alice Springs Reptile Centre Meet and hold lizards.

9 Stuart Terrace.

08 8952 8900, reptilecentre.com.au

Nitmiluk Tours Gorge cruises and kayak hire. 1300 146 743 nitmiluktours.com.au

SKYCITY DJS Darwin Railway Club. Dec 31. $22 Bring in the New Year in style with Ministry of Sound DJ Mobin Master (pictured) and a Broadway themed night of mayhem on the shore.

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Fannie Bay Gaol Heritage prison. East Point Road, Fannie Bay. 08 8941 2260, nt.gov.au Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 19 Conacher St, Bullocky Point.

08 8999 8264, magnt.nt.gov.au

Oz Jet Boating Stokes Hill Wharf.

1300 135 595, ozjetboating.com.au Spectacular Jumping Crocodile Cruise Adelaide River.

08 8978 9077, jumpingcrocodile.com.au Wave Lagoon Waterfront Precinct. waterfront.nt.gov.au

TENNANT CREEK Tourist Rest Leichardt St. 08 8962 2719, touristrest.com.au

Outback Ballooning Hot air balloon rides.

1800 809 790, outbackballooning.com.au Royal Flying Doctor Service Base Museum and operations room.

Stuart Terrace. 08 8952 1129, flyingdoctor.net

ALICE SPRINGS Alice Lodge 4 Mueller St. 08 8953 1975, alicelodge.com.au Alice Springs YHA Cnr Parsons St & Leichhardt Tce. 08 8952 8855, yha.com.au Annie’s Place 4 Traeger Ave. 1800 359 089, anniesplace.com.au

Haven Resort 3 Larapinta Drive.

1800 794 663, alicehaven.com.au

School of the Air Long-distance schooling museum.

80 Head St. 08 8951 6834, assoa.nt.edu.au The Rock Tour Uluru tours.

78 Todd St. 1800 246 345, therocktour.com.au

MUST SEE!

ULURU Alongside the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, Uluru (or Ayers Rock) is the most iconic landmark in Australia. Known for being the giant rock bang in the middle of Australia, Uluru has attracted many a tourist to this culturally significant landmark. Sacred to the Aboriginal people, tourists are not encouraged to climb the rock but this is a muststop destination for any traveller wanting to get the full Australian package. Make sure you pack your Akubra hat and sunscreen though because it can get pretty hot in the “Red Center” of Australia. You can explore the springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings, as well as the many native flora and fauna. It’s not a trip to Australia without visiting one of the landmarks that makes us famous!

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WALISTINGS PERTH STAY Billabong Backpackers Resort 381 Beaufort St. 08 9328 7720, billabongresort.com.au Britannia on William 253 William St, Northbridge.

08 9227 6000, perthbrittania.com Emperor’s Crown 85 Stirling St, Northbridge.

1800 991 553, emperorscrown.com.au Globe Backpackers & City Oasis Resort 561 Wellington St. 08 9321 4080, globebackpackers.com.au Ocean Beach Backpackers 1 Eric St, Cottlesloe.

08 9384 5111, oceanbeachbackpackers.com.au One World Backpackers 162 Aberdeen St, Northbridge.

1800 188 100, oneworldbackpackers.com.au Perth City YHA 300 Wellington St. 08 9287 3333, yha.com.au The Old Swan Barracks 6 Francis St.

08 9428 0000, theoldswanbarracks.com Underground Backpackers 268 Newcastle St, Northbridge.

08 9228 3755, undergroundbackpackers.com.au The Witch’s Hat 148 Palmerston St. 08 9228 4228, witchshat.com

PERTH DO Aquarium of Western Australia 91 Southside Drive, Hillarys.

08 9447 7500, aqwa.com.au Kings Park & Botanic Garden bgpa.wa.gov.au Perth Mint 310 Hay St. 08 9421 7223, perthmint.com.au Perth Zoo 20 Labouchere Road, South Perth.

08 9474 3551, perthzoo.wa.gov.au

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FREO STAY Backpackers Inn Freo 11 Pakenham St. 08 9431 7065, backpackersinnfreo.com.au Old Firestation Backpackers 18 Phillimore St. 08 9430 5454, fremantleprison.com.au Sundancer Backpackers Resort 80 High St. 08 9336 6080, sundancerbackpackers.com.au

FREO DO Fremantle Markets Henderson Street Fremantle 08 9335 2515, fremantlemarkets.com.au Fremantle Prison 1 The Terrace. 08 9336 9200, backpackersinnfreo.com.au

ROTTNEST ISL Rottnest Island YHA Kingstown Barracks. 08 9372 9780, yha.com.au Rottnest Express 1 Emma Place North Fremantle 1300 Go Rotto rottnestexpress.com.au

MARGARET RIV Margaret River Lodge YHA 220 Railway Tce. 08 9757 9532, yha.com.au Surfpoint 12 Riedle Drive Prevally 08 9757 1777surfpoint.com.au

ALBANY Albany Bayview Backpackers YHA 49 Duke St 08 9842 3388, yha.com.au Cruize-Inn 122 Middleton Rd. 08 9842 9599, cruizeinn.com

MONKEY MIA Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort Monkey Mia Road Monkey Mia 1800 653 611, monkeymia.com.au

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NINGALOO REEF Blue Reef Backpackers 3 Truscott Crescent, Exmouth 1800 621 101,

aspenparks.com.au Ningaloo Club Coral Bay 08 9948 5100,

ningalooclub.com Excape Backpackers YHA Murat Rd, Exmouth.

08 9949 1200,

yha.com.au

BROOME STAY Cable Beach Backpackers 12 Sanctuary Road.

1800 655 011,

cablebeachbackpackers.com Kimberley Club 62 Fredrick St 08 9192 3233,

kimberleyklub.com

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

THE AQUARIUM OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Located in Hillarys Boat Harbour, The Aquarium of Western Australia was established more than 25 years ago and has been going strong ever since. Western Australia has a coastline spanning almost 12,000km so visiting the aquarium is the perfect way to explore the very best parts – and what better aquarium than the best in Western Australia? There are over 40 stunning exhibits including one of the largest living coral reef exhibits in the world and AQWA’s shipwreck coast – Australia’s largest aquarium. It is also the 10th largest in the world! In total AQWA holds over 4 million litres of water and is home to over 4,000 fish. Looking for an adventure? You can get up close and personal with sharks, walk along the reef or go on the Ocean Safari. After you’re done perusing Western Australia’s finest fish, check out the Aquarium Suite, overlooking Hillarys Marina. Get Hooked on the Aquarium! See: aqwa.com.au for more.

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DIRK HARTOG ISLAND As Western Australia’s largest and most western island, Dirk Hartog Island is about 80km long and about 3-15km wide. Named after a Dutch sea captain who first encountered the coastline, it is one of many islands in the Shark Bay area. This area is classified as a World Heritage area for the many historical artefacts and geographical landscapes in the area. The island consists of mostly shrub-covered sand dunes and is known for fantastic recreational fishing opportunities. The turtle population of Dirk Hartog Island is one of the many pride and joys of this amazing island getaway and will offer any tourist amazing photos of nature.

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FAVOURITE DAY SPOT? Kings Canyon because it was so unexpected. I knew I was going to see Uluru but to find these rock formations that look like an ancient city blew me away. It was all just so beautiful but like no other place on Earth, if you understand what I mean?

FAVOURITE NIGHT SPOT? WHY? Darwin’s Deckchair Cinema because you could never have that at home in the UK with the rain.

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Central City Backpackers 138 Collins St. 1800 811 507, centralbackpackers.com.au

Cataract Gorge launcestoncataractgorge.com.au Centre for Beer Lovers Boag’s Brewery, 39 William St. 03 6332 6300, boags.com.au

Hobart Hostel 41 Barrack St. 1300 252 192, hobarthostel.com Montgomery’s YHA 9 Argyle St. 03 6231 2660, yha.com.au

Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery 2 Invermay Rd & 2 Wellington St. 03 6323 3777, qvmag.tas.gov.au

Narrara Backpackers 88 Goulburn St. 03 6234 8801, narrarabackpackers.com Pickled Frog 281 Liverpool St. 03 6234 7977, thepickledfrog.com

DON’T MISS

Transit Backpackers 251 Liverpool St. 03 6231 2400, transitbackpackers.com

Marion Bay Jan 1. $120 + bf With its biggest line up yet, what a wonderful way to bring in the New Year then with a three day festival in beautiful Marion Bay.

HOBART DO

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PORT ARTHUR Port Arthur Historic Ghost Tours 1800 659 101, portarthur.org.au

Salamanca Markets Every Saturday, Salamanca Place. salamanca.com.au Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery 5 Argyle St. tmag.com.au

DEVONPORT

FALLS FESTIVAL

Cascade Brewery 140 Cascade Rd. 03 6224 1117 cascadebreweryco.com.au Mt Wellington Descent Bike tours. 03 6274 1880 mtwellingtondescent.com.au

Tasmania Zoo 1166 Ecclestone Rd. 03 6396 6100, tasmaniazoo.com.au

LAUNCESTON Arthouse Backpacker Hostel 20 Lindsay St. 1800 041 135, arthousehostel.com.au

Launceston Backpackers 103 Canning St. 03 6334 2327, launcestonbackpackers.com.au Lloyds Hotel 23 George St. 03 6331 9906, backpackersaccommodation.com.au

Tasman Backpackers 114 Tasman St. 03 6423 2335, tasmanbackpackers.com.au

BICHENO Bicheno Backpackers 11 Morrison St. 03 6375 1651, bichenobackpackers.com Bicheno Penguin Tours 03 6375 1333, bichenopenguintours.com.au

CRADLE MTN Discovery Holiday Parks Cradle Mountain Rd. 1800 068 574, discoveryholidayparks.com.au

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Mt Roland Budget Backpacker Rooms 1447 Claude Rd, Gowrie Park. 03 6491 1385

CRADLE DO Devils at Cradle Tassie devil sanctuary. 3950 Cradle Mountain Rd. 03 6492 1491. devilsatcradle.com Overland Track Six-day walk parks.tas.gov.au

FREYCINET Iluka Backpackers YHA Reserve Rd. 03 6257 0115, yha.com.au Freycinet National Park Brewery, Wineglass Bay camping. 03 6256 7000, wineglassbay.com

STRAHAN, Strahan YHA 43 Harvey St. 03 6471 7255, yha.com

STRAHAN DO Four Wheelers Henty Sand Dunes quadbike tours. 04 1950 8175, 4wheelers.com.au Water by Nature Extreme multiday whitewater rafting. 1800 111 142, franklinrivertasmania.com

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

BAY OF FIRES Binalong Bay to Eddystone Point, north-eastern Tasmania.

Despite being named as one of the world’s best beaches by Lonely Planet a couple of years ago, this undeveloped, idyllic corner of Tassie is still, just about, hanging onto its off the beaten track status. Kick back and enjoy the turquoise waters, white sands and fiery red granite rocks that give the area its name. Narrowly missing out on being included in our best camp spots in Australia feature, you can also stay at a basic site, right by the beach, for free.

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BUS TOURS Kiwi Experience +64 9366 9830 kiwiexperience.com Magic Travellers Network +64 9358 5600, magicbus.co.nz Nakedbus.com 0900 62533, nakedbus.com NZ Travelpass 0800 339 966, travelpass.co.nz

RENTAL FIRMS Ace Rental Cars 1800 140 026, acerentalcars.com.nz Backpacker Campervan & Car Rentals +800 200 80 801, backpackercampervans.com Bargain Rental Cars 0800 001 122, bargainrentals.com.nz Darn Cheap Rentals 0800 447 363, exploremore.co.nz Econo Campers +64 9275 9919, econocampers.co.nz Escape Rentals 1800 456 272, escaperentals.co.nz Explore More 1800 800 327, dcrentals.com.nz Jucy Rentals 0800 399 736, jucy.com.nz Rent-A-Dent 0800 736 823, rentadent.co.nz

Rental Car Village +64 9376 9935, hire-vehicles.co.nz Spaceships 1300 139 091, spaceships.tv Standby Cars 1300 789 059, standbycars.com.au Wicked Campers 1800 246 869, wickedcampers.com

AUCKLAND Airport Skyway Lodge Backpackers (BBH) 30 Kirkbride Road, Mangere. +64 9275 4443, skywaylodge.co.nz Auckland International Backpackers (BBH) 2 Churton St, Parnell. +64358 4584, Base Auckland 229 Queen St. 0800 227 369, stayatbase.com Bamber House (BBH) 22 View Rd, Mt Eden. +64 9623 4267, hostelbackpacker.com Central City Backpackers 26 Lorne St. +64 9358 5685, backpacker.net.nz City Garden Lodge 25 St Georges Bay Rd, Parnell. +64 9302 0880 The Fat Camel (Nomads) 38 Fort St. +64 9307 0181, nomadshostels.com

Nomads Auckland 16-20 Fort St. +64 9300 9999, nomadshostels.com Oaklands Lodge (BBH) St. +64 5A Oaklands Rd, Mt Eden. +64 9638 6545, oaklands.co.nz Queen Street Backpackers (VIP) 4 Fort St. +64 9373 3471, enquiries@qsb.co.nz

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6 McDonald Cres. +64 4384 3041, backpackerswellington.co.nz

Cardrona Alpine Resort Between Queenstown and Wanaka. +64 3443 7341, cardrona.com

Rowena’s Backpackers (VIP) 115 Brougham St. 0800 80 1414 YHA Wellington City 292 Wakefield St. +64 4801 7280

Flaming Kiwi Backpackers (BBH) 39 Robins Rd. +64 3442 5494, flamingkiwi@xtra.co.nz

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Surf ‘n’ Snow Backpackers 102 Albert St. +64 9363 8889, surfandsnow.co.nz

Chester Street Backpackers (BBH) 148 Chester St East. +64 3377 1897, chesterst.co.nz

YHA Auckland City Cnr City Rd & Liverpool St. +64 9309 2802, yha.co.nz

Foley Towers (BBH) 208 Kilmore St. +64 3366 9720, backpack.co.nz/foley

YHA Auckland International 5 Turner St. +64 9302 8200, yha.co.nz

Jailhouse Accommodation (BBH) 338 Lincoln Rd. 0800 524 546, stay@kiwibasecamp.com

WELLINGTON Base Wellington 21-23 Cambridge Tce. +64 4801 5666 stayatbase.com Downtown Wellington Backpackers (BBH) 1 Bunny St. +64 4473 8482 db@downtownbackpackers.co.nz Lodge in the City (VIP) 152 Taranaki St. +64 4385 8560 lodgeinthecity.co.nz Nomads Capital 118 Wakefield St. 0508 666 237, nomadscapital.com Rosemere Backpackers (BBH)

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The Old Countryhouse (BBH) 437 Gloucester St. +64 3381 5504, oldcountryhousenz.com

Hippo Lodge (BBH) 4 Anderson Hts. +64 3442 5785, hippolodge.co.nz Nomads Queenstown 5-11 Church St. +64 3441 3922, nomadshostels.com Peterpans Adventure Travel 27 Shotover St Queenstown. peterpans.com.au

Tranquil Lodge (BBH) 440 Manchester St. +64 3366 6500, tranquil-lodge.co.nz

Pinewood Lodge (VIP) 48 Hamilton Rd. 0800 7463 9663, rgrieg@xtra.co.nz

Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel (BBH) 70 Bealey Ave. +64 3377 7931, rucksacker.com

Southern Laughter (BBH, VIP) 4 Isle St. 0800 728 448, southernlaughter.co.nz

QUEENSTOWN Base Discovery Lodge St. +64 Queenstown 49 Shotover St. +64 3441 1185, stayatbase.com Bungi Backpackers (VIP, BBH) 15 Sydney St. 0800 728 286,

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YHA Queenstown Central 48A Shotover Street. +64 3442 7400, yha.co.nz YHA Queenstown Lakefront 8890 Lake Esplanade. +64 3442 8413, yha.co.nz

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FIJILISTINGS Aquarius Pacific Hotel +679 672 6000 Beach Escape Villas +679 672 4442, beachscape@ connect.com.fj Cathay Hotel +679 666 0566, fiji4less.com Horizon Backpackers +679 672 2832, horizonbeachfiji.com Nadi Bay Resort Hotel +679 672 3599, fijinadibayhotel.com Nadi Down Town Backpackers Inn +679 670 0600, pacvalley@connect.com.fj Nadi Hotel +679 670 0000, ndht@connect.com.fj Nomads Skylodge Hotel +679 672 2200 Saweni Beach Apartment Hotel +679 666 1777, fiji4less.com Smugglers Cove +679 672 6578, smugglers beachfiji.com Travellers Beach Resort +679 672 3322, beachvilla@connect.com.fj

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Pacific Safaris Club +679 345 0498, safariclub@connect.com.fj Rendezvous Dive Resort +679 628 4427, surfdivefiji.com Robinson Crusoe +679 629 1999, robinsoncrusoeislandfiji.com Seashell Cove Resort +679 670 6100, seashellresort.com Tabukula Beach Bungalows +679 650 0097, fiji4less.com The Uprising Beach Resort +679 345 2200, uprisingbeachresort.com Tsulu Luxury Backpackers & Apartments +679 345 0065, tsulu.com Vakaviti Motel & Dorm +679 650 0526, bulavakaviti@connect.com.fj Vilisite Place +679 650 1030

SUVA Colonial Lodge +679 92 75248, sailevukaga@yahoo.co.nz

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Complete freedom to explore the Yasawa Islands, including Beachcomber.

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MAMANUCA ISL Beachcomber Island Resort +679 666 1500, beachcomberfiji.com Bounty Island Resort +679 666 6999, fiji-bounty.com Rau Kini’s Hostel +679 672 1959, rtkinihostel@connect.com.fj The Funky Fish Beach Resort +679 628 2333, funkyfishresort.com The Resort Walu Beach +679 665 1777, walubeach.com

CORAL COAST Beachouse +679 653 0500, fijibeachouse.com

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VANUA LEVU Bayside Backpacker Cottage +679 885 3154, tripntour@connect.com.fj Hidden Paradise Guest House +678 885 0106

ISLAND ESCAPES A bit like survivor but a lot more fun! Strand yourself on one island for 2, 4 or 6 nights. If you can stand nd the pain of coral lagoons and coconut palms then stay longer. Packages from $224

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If you think that drinking is an expensive form of entertainment in Australia, then working in a bar could be win-win for you.

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Oh, and you’ll also get a fairly decent wage. Bar workers get around $20/hr with penalties (usually time-and-a-half) after midnight and Sundays if you’re a casual employee.

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on the job. There are one-day bar courses you can attend, but the best way to learn is by diving in head first.

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