September 2011
3 posts
All the Fun of Melbourne's Historic Fair, Luna...
In the age of increasingly realistic computer games, Melbourne’s century-old Luna Park in Melbourne’s St Kilda still draws the crowds.
“Generations of Melbourne families have some of their earliest memories at Luna Park,” shouts Mary Stewart, the park’s CEO, over a chorus of delighted squeals. I’m standing with her, between the Ghost Train and the carousel, attempting to talk about the...
Brazil's Fiery Spirit, Distilled - The Australian
When the first convicts arrived in Australia, the crew toasted their arrival not with sherry, whisky or champagne from arch-foe France, but with an obscure Brazilian drink called cachaca.
Like other flotillas bound for the southern oceans, the First Fleet had stopped in Rio de Janeiro to gather supplies.
The crew would have caused a bloody mutiny had the hold not been filled with the...
Worst Beaches for Shark Attacks - Travel + Leisure
The odds may be slim, but swimming can be a risky business at the world’s worst beaches for shark attacks.
If the ocean is a shark’s vast marine buffet, then humans are the brussels sprouts—we’re far from the favorite. But that’s no consolation to a swimmer like Kori Robertson, who was attacked in early 2011 while wading in the ocean off the coast of Texas. A 12-foot shark took a bite of...