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Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
Wednesday, 16 July 2025

From Queensland with a New York accent: a dinner truffle experience

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Truffles are the stars of a new winter menu at W Brisbane’s signature restaurant The Lex. The eatery is known for fusing Queensland produce...
Monday, 30 June 2025

20 years of Room4Dessert: superstar chef living the sweet life in Bali

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Twenty years is a lifetime in the world of restaurants.  For one to last 20 years - over two very different locations - is a major feat.  Ro...
Wednesday, 26 February 2025

Dynamic pricing is about to impact the cost of your holiday travel

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If you have ever been unlucky enough to catch an Uber at a peak time then you will know all about dynamic pricing. It is an algorithm whereb...
Tuesday, 21 November 2023

What are the best cities for foodies? One viewpoint

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Melbourne and Sydney both like to consider themselves international centres of gastronomy, but one recent global survey finds they do not ra...
Wednesday, 14 June 2023

A bite of the Big Apple: Qantas resumes flights to New York

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Qantas has today resumed flights to New York, with services from Sydney taking off to the Big Apple for the first time in more than three ye...
Friday, 5 May 2023

You know you are an icon when a museum devotes an exhibition to you

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Taylor Swift is officially a pop culture icon. The Museum of Arts and Design in New York is to present Taylor Swift: Storyteller , a career-...
Monday, 19 September 2022

Air New Zealand hits the Big Apple - but some baggage doesn't make it home

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Oops. And it was a big oops. Air New Zealand's first flight between Auckland and New York landed at John F. Kennedy International Airpor...
Thursday, 25 August 2022

A new way to travel from Sydney to New York unveiled

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  Qantas has unveiled a new way to fly from Sydney to New York - via Auckland.  The new Sydney-Auckland-New York route is set for take-off i...
Sunday, 10 July 2022

"Take your gun - and find somewhere else to stay"

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You would think it was common sense not to allow hotel guests to carry guns. But common sense and the people of the good old US of A do not ...
Tuesday, 17 May 2022

Forget stale sandwiches: meet the $38 airport beer

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Regulars will recall my weekend outrage over paying $23 for a semi-stale sandwich, crisps and a soft drink at Melbourne Airport.  The respon...
Wednesday, 30 March 2022

A non-stop air trip that lasts almost 18 hours

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Imagine flying non-stop for almost 18 hours in the same seat. It could get a little tiresome. Cathay Pacific’s new non-stop New York-Hong Ko...
Sunday, 12 September 2021

New York sends a positive message on the 9/11 anniversary

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  On the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, New York wants to remind the world that it remains a vibrant t...
Saturday, 14 August 2021

A new way to travel between New York and London

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Australians may still be in an international Covid lockdown - thanks largely to the incompetence of of their politicians - but increasing nu...
Saturday, 31 July 2021

New York splashes out on bringing tourists back

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New York is one of the greatest cities in the world - certainly a personal favourite - and its officials do not mess around when it comes to...
Sunday, 9 May 2021

Humming the right tune? Star chef goes vegan

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Would you pay US$335 per person for a vegan meal? I wouldn't.  But leading US c hef Daniel Humm has unveiled plans to turn his three-Mic...