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It was fantastic news to hear last week
that ‘hopefully’ all interstate borders will
be open by Christmas. I know this will
be a massive relief to so many families
who are longing to be reunited with loved
ones after a long year of separation.
And it’s also some positive news for the
travel and tourism industry, let’s continue
to keep our fingers crossed that this is
the re-start the industry so desperately
needs. Unfortunately, it still looks like it
will be a while before international travel
begins again, so it’s not looking good
for my booked February cruise in Tahiti!!
However plan B is formulating. Tasmania
From the
is beginning to seem like a great option
©Destination NSW
to me, with this week’s ‘ inspo’ picture
Publisher
inspiring me to start planning.
Our feature story this week is based on
my absolute favourite part of the world.
Jenny Piper The NSW South Coast – a road trip from
Contents
Sydney to Merimbula. If this inspires you
6 to take this route, a must stop is Jervis
Bay with its white sands, natural beauty
and abundant marine life. Allow time to
4 Destination spotlight take a dolphin watch cruise, you won’t be
Discover where in the world you should disappointed.
visit next Let’s all ‘keep dreaming’ of those
6 For foodies next adventures, start planning a 2021
Chicago’s best deep dish pizza holiday - visit your local travel agent
for more ideas and special offers. And
7 In the news
Catch up on the latest travel and cruise news
follow us on Facebook and Instagram (@
travelcruiseweekly) for more stories to
8 Soaking up the south coast inspire those future travels.
Myles Stedman explores one of the best road
trip routes in NSW
12 Take Four
12
Crypts around the world
14 Keep your cruising dream alive
Read all about our experience of Viking Akun
and why it might be your next cruise
16 Cocktail Hour EDITORIAL PRODUCTION Suite 1, Level 2, 64 Talavera Rd
Publisher – Jenny Piper Anna Piper Macquarie Park NSW 2113 Australia
Take a sip and plan your next trip! anna.piper@traveldaily.com.au Tel: 1300 799 220 (+61 2 8007 6760)
Contributors – Adam Bishop, Bruce Piper,
18 Puzzles Myles Stedman
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Front cover image: Bruny Island Seals, Tas
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Bay of Fires, Tasmania
Located on Tasmania’s northeastern coast, the Bay of Fires is famous for its vibrant
colours. Crystal clear water and white sandy beaches contrast with the striking
orange of the lichen-covered boulders. With many hidden beaches and inlets to
explore, be sure to check out this stunning area on your next Tassie holiday.
Photo credit
©Stu Gibson
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For foodies
In the News
©DC
Travel hopes
hotel quarantine,” Hunt said, new approach called “Always
adding the Government was Included”.
Chicago’s Pizza Pie rise on vaccine looking to add progressive
layers of safety in a series of
Effective for reservations
made after Wed 18 November,
Health Minister Greg Hunt travel bubbles with other low all Celebrity fares include
Chicago-style pizza, also neighbourhood, you’re at North Side, set among the this morning revealed that risk priority countries. unlimited wi-fi, beverages
known as deep-dish or the place it all began. Uno brownstone houses for which an Australian-developed “In an ideal world, if the and gratuities, with the cruise
deep pan pizza, is one of also serves pastas, steaks this part of Chicago is famed. COVID-19 vaccine was set to vaccination strategy is line’s CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo
the most recognisable takes and burgers, but founder Ike complete as we anticipate, saying the move will make it
on the Italian dough-based Sewell would be offended if
Big G’s Pizza commence Phase 3 clinical
trials before Christmas. then by the end of 2021 we’ll easier to book a cruise.
dish there is. This high- you didn’t try the pizza style Located on Clark Street be very close to, I would “Today, nothing is more
outside famous Wrigley Field, Initial data on safety and
edged pizza can be found he invented and perfected in efficacy of the vaccine was put it this way, widespread luxurious than when things
throughout the Midwest, but the 1940s. Big G’s is known for attracting international travel,” the are extra simple and extra
Chicago Cubs fans as they very encouraging he said, and
when you find yourself in Minister promised. special...we wanted to bring
the Windy City, we suggest
Peqoud’s Pizza make their way out of the with the program now ahead
of schedule it’s possible that that big, wonderful feeling of
Known for its own take on stadium and into the trendy
heading to one of these
iconic institutions to try Chicago-style pizza, featuring bars of affluent Wrigleyville. if the trials are successful,
it could become generally
Celebrity goes ‘everything is taken care of’
to life for our guests.”
some. caramelised crusts, Peqoud’s
is another Chicago institution
Famed for serving its pizza
by the slice, Big G’s is perfect available early in the third all-inclusive There’s also the option to
add on an “Elevate” package
Pizzeria Uno with a small number of if you’ve come to experience quarter of next year.
That in turn “opens up Celebrity Cruises hasn’t offering unlimited premium
This family-friendly pizza locations across the city. the Chicago creed that is been resting on its hands drinks and up to US$200
chain is found throughout This writer’s favourite is baseball - grab a slice of the possibility of travel for
Australians, so they can travel during the pandemic pause, towards shore excursions,
the city, but if you find found in the Lincoln Park deep-dish without paying last week unveiling a switch or the ultimate “Indulge”
yourself in the River North neighbourhood on the city’s Wrigley Field prices. safely, they can return safely.
“It reduces the need for to simplified pricing under a package with streaming wi-fi.
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Pack your bags and empty for all levels and abilities. world. Make sure you take
Soaking up the
esky for a trip down the The company has a range of your swimmers as well – after
south coast. Starting from lessons, from one day to 12 a brisk bushwalk the blue
Sydney, head south, passing weeks, and their progams of the water coupled with
through the National Park, also include delicious the stunning white sands is
south coast
to where you will find your food, beautiful scenery and so enticing it will be hard to
first notable monument and wildlife experiences, allowing resist a dip.
photo opportunity, the Sea travellers to experience much Jervis Bay is also a marine
Cliff Bridge – New South more than just the waves if sanctuary and the wildlife
beauty
Wales’ answer to California’s they want. in the area has increased
Bixby Creek Bridge. Be sure A little further down the dramatically in the past
to savour your traversing coast is the famous Kiama 20 years since it was so
of this bridge, as you are Blowhole, which under designated. Dolphin Watch
travelling one of only seven certain conditions, can Cruises is one of the most
off-shore parallel-to-coast spray 50 litres of water up experienced operators in the
Australia is the kind of country that begs you to take a road bridges in the world. to 25 metres in the air, more bay, and will take cruisers
From there, follow than enough to thoroughly to drop in on up to 120
trip; the cues are everywhere. From Highway 1, the longest Lawrence Hargrave Drive soak you and any travelling bottlenose dolphins in the
national highway in the world, to iconic drives through the to Wollongong, and stop companion you may have region. For those after food
NSW outback to Broken Hill, a road trip is an Aussie rite of for a coffee on the beach, brought. and wine experiences, head
preferably from local After Kiama, your next stop to Cupitt’s Estate, a family run
passage; Myles Stedman explores one of the best routes in institution Buck’s Café. If is Jervis Bay, where you can boutique combination winery,
NSW, from Sydney to Merimbula over four days. coffee on the beach is not take the White Sand Walk cellar door, restaurant, bar,
Australian enough for you, which winds through the microbrewery and fromagerie
consider a surf lesson with coastal forest of Jervis Bay set in the coastal countryside
Australian Surf Tours, which National Park and past some between Ulladulla and
offers learn to surf programs of the purest sands in the Milton. If you’re looking for
Opposite page: Sea Cliff
Bridge is one of the few
off-shore parallel-to-coast
bridges in the world
This page top: Take a dip in
the turquoise waters of Jervis
Bay
Left: Take in the famous
Kiama blowhole
Right: Head to Cupitt’s
Estate for food and wine
experiences
All images ©Destination NSW
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a place to rest your head, try Bangalay
Luxury Villas, located on Seven Mile
Beach at Shoalhaven Heads. There are
16 fully self-contained villas and the
onsite restaurant Bangalay Dining offers
quality food from local producers.
Next up is the coastal town of
Narooma, the gateway to Montague
Island – one of New South Wales’ best-
kept secrets. It is here you can take in a
wide array of animals, such as the native
colony of seals and sea lions, and more
than 90 bird species. If you prefer to stay From top: Experience
on shore, Narooma is at the heart of the quality local food at
Whether it’s a classic drive along the coast, a food and wine trail
Oyster Coast, and there are no shortage Bangalay Dining through the countryside, or an epic Outback adventure,
of locations at which you can sample See the coast from there’s a road trip for everyone in NSW.
this Australian delicacy. The Sydney rock the sky with South
Coast Seaplanes
oyster, still heavily farmed in this area,
is one of the local favourites. If you want Merimbula makes a
Plan your next NSW road trip now.
to take in Narooma from the sky, South great base to explore
the Sapphire Coast visitnsw.com/love-nsw
Coast Seaplanes offers a range of tour
packages, or if they don’t suit they can Taste locally-farmed
oysters on Captain
arrange a bespoke adventure. Sponge’s Magical
Soon after departing Narooma, you Oyster Tour
will arrive on the Sapphire Coast.
All images
Merimbula makes a great base to visit ©Destination NSW
and take in some of Australia’s best
produce including wine, meat, oysters,
seafood, olives, dairy, fruit & vegetables,
honey, herbs, jams and eggs. Captain
Sponge’s Magical Oyster Tour is a great
way to taste the locally farmed oysters,
with a two-hour on the water experience
run by owner and Captain Brett
Weingarth AKA “Sponge”. Make sure you
take your time in this region to satisfy
your tastebuds as well as enjoy the
area’s stunning natural scenery. Soak
up some of the outdoors when you stay
at Tanja Lagoon Camp in Mimosa Rocks
National Park. There are four luxurious
self-contained safari tents at the
camp, which overlook a coastal lagoon.
Bushwalk, kayak, stargaze or simply sit
back and relax in your queen-size bed.
Travellers can easily do this road trip
in four days one way. There’s so much
to see and do that you’ll have to miss
things on the way down – luckily you can
take in some of what you’ve missed on
the way back.
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Take four Wawel Cathedral
Crypts and catacombs around the world offer Poland is home to many examples of impressive
fascinating glimpses into history. Here’s four to keep gothic architecture, so it makes sense you
on your gothic radar. might find some interesting crypts in this
region of eastern Europe as well. The country’s
Wawel Cathedral is an exquisite example of
gothic church construction, but it’s the morbid
The Capuchin Crypt treasure that lies within that draws just as many
visitors to this site. The building houses one of
Italy seems to be the mecca for strange crypts and Poland’s oldest burial sites, with a pastiche of
catacombs, most likely owing to its plethora of various leaders and monarchs laid to rest here
ancient churches which are known to house dead from as early as the 14th century. Perhaps the
bodies beneath many of their floors. If the site of most famous rulers interred here include Jan
human remains doesn’t make you run for cover, III Sobieski, the King of Poland and Grand Duke
check out The Capuchin Crypt located underneath of Lithuania from 1674 until his death, as well
the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei as Tadeusz Kosciuszko, one of Poland’s most
Cappuccini near Piazza Barberini in Rome, Italy. revered military leaders.
Here you will find the skeletal remains of 3,700
©Tourism WA
bodies speculated to be Capuchin friars buried by
their order. If its grim atmosphere wasn’t already
abundantly obvious, you should note that The
Marquis de Sade once noted a visit to the crypt was
©bklynben
“well worth the effort”.
Lenin’s Mausoleum
Grand Masters Crypt
For somewhere a little bit more current,
why not stop in and visit the well-preserved
A trip to this crypt is a bit of a two-for-one remains of Russia’s former leader Vladimir
because it is located underneath the beautiful St Lenin. Resting peacefully inside a large
John’s Co-Cathedral in Malta. When you are done glass coffin inside Lenin’s Mausoleum in
gawking at the majesty of the temple’s grand Red Square, Moscow, visitors can gaze upon
architecture, wander below deck to see the crypt the Russian revolutionary who presided
containing the bodies of former Grand Masters over one of the bloodiest periods of
of the Order of Malta, such as Philippe Villiers de Russian history - a far cry from his restful
L’Isle-Adam, Claude de la Sengle, Jean Parisot de look forever inscribed on his face in death.
Valette and Alof de Wignacourt. The remains are It’s hard not to feel a part of 20th century
positioned underneath the church’s main altar history when visiting here, with Lenin’s
body providing a macabre time warp into a
©Andy von der Wurm
to emphasise their religious significance, with
the stone sarcophagi decorated with baroque period of revolutionary uprising and violent
sculptural decorations depicting various floral totalitarianism.
themes and narratives.
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Keep your cruising dream alive
Travel agents are the best people to help you plan a cruise, they are experts in the product - they know the different cruise
lines, what each offer, and what will suit your budget. But they have also experienced many cruises themselves! This week’s
agent review comes from Craig Mathieson from Helloworld Toowoomba Ridge.
APT - MS Island Sky, Kimberley Cruise: Broome to Darwin
Dining
The great place to eat was the alfresco
dining area on the stern of the ship. The
food was good, varied and served to you
at the buffet and you got to enjoy the
spectacular scenery. The main dining room
was good, but the weather made outside
the choice. The included drinks list is more
than adequate, I found something for each
occasion.
Itinerary highlight
The ship The absolute highlight was the excursions
Small ship expedition cruising, does it get on the zodiacs. Getting on and off the
any better? The ship’s décor is traditional, zodiacs is so slick even people using
the cabins are huge and the service great. walking frames were going. The stunning
So easy to find you way around and the scenery, the wildlife, the history, the
lectures were interesting, informative, and interaction with local indigenous people
often fun. The entertainment is intimate and a glass of bubbles on a beach as
as the bar is small and you eat and the sun sets had you looking forward to
explore with the entertainers. getting off the beautiful ship.
Top tip for clients
This is all inclusive, intimate, expedition
cruising on a small ship. You won’t spend
anything on this cruise and you will see so
much that can only be seen from a small
ship cruise with zodiacs. The crew are
happy and it shows in the brilliant service.
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Sudoku FIENDISH Whose flag is this? Pub quiz Unscramble
Complete the entire grid using the How many words can you make
numbers 1-9. Numbers can only be used 1. Melbourne’s Flinders Street railway station is out of these nine letters? Every
once in each row, column, and 3×3 box. located at the intersection of Flinders Street word needs to include the
and which other major artery? letter in the centre, have four
2. When was petroleum first discovered in letters or more and not be a
Saudi Arabia? proper noun or a plural. You
a) In the 1910s can only use each letter once.
b) In the 1920s There’s also one word that uses
c) In the 1930s all nine letters.
3. Port Macquarie is located at the mouth of
The green background and crescent of
H R Y
which river?
this flag represent the majority Islamic
4. AYQ would be printed on your baggage tags if
population of the nation, while the four
you were headed to which airport?
stars stand for the islands that make up
A D I
the country off the coast of Africa. 5. Approximately how many islands are in the
That part of the flag was designed by a Whitsundays?
French herald, and was the whole flag 6. What is the current flagship of Cunard Line?
while the country was a still a territory of 7. Which airline is also known locally as
www.sudokuoftheday.com – visit them and get a new Sudoku every day!
France. After independence the stripes
were added.
Do you know whose flag it is?
Zennikku?
8. Are there more indigenous Fijians or Indo-
Fijians in Fiji?
R R E
9. The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were Good – 21 words
postponed by 12 months, and will now occur Very good – 31 words
how many years after the city last hosted the Excellent – 41 words
games?
Pub quiz 10. The Empire State Building is built in what NOTE: We’ve used Chambers Dictionary
architectural style? to decide what words are acceptable.
1. Prior to it moving to Melbourne, which city hosted the Australian Grand Prix?
2. Is Perth closer to Darwin or Melbourne?
3. By area, what is the largest country in the Arab world?
4. The Thomas Cook brand is kept alive by operations in which country?
5. Wild Life Sydney in Darling Harbour was formerly known as what?
6. The Hazards and Wineglass Bay are features of which Australian national park?
Where in the
7. Asiana Airlines is based in which country? world?
8. New Orleans’ airport is named after who?
This race track is most famous for
9. Bamboo Airways is an airline originating from which country? a motor race held each October.
10. What is the easternmost point of mainland Australia? Technically the track is classified
11. What South Australian town are these pictures spelling out? as a street circuit, as it is a public
road when no racing events are
being run. The track is unusual by
modern standards, with the 6.2km
+ length having a 174m vertical
difference in height between the
highest and lowest points and
numerous very steep grades. Do
you know where in the world this
race track is?
18 Travel & Cruise Weekly Keep Dreaming 032 Travel & Cruise Weekly Keep Dreaming 032 19Pub quiz Museums and galleries word search
1. Prior to moving to Melbourne Park in the city’s downtown area, which suburb was the R I J K M U S E U M V U N S T See if you can find these
Australian Open played in? words. They are hidden
V A T I C A N Y Q Z Y F A I A horizontally, vertically
2. Mecca and which other city play host to the two holiest sites of Islam?
3. Which river flows through New Orleans? B I C O L F R Y Z A J F I L T and diagonally, forwards
and backwards.
4. New South Wales’ Northern Rivers region draws its name from which three G R T N R O T L S L A I N O E
waterways?
5. The Indonesian capital of Jakarta is located on which island? M U I P A T U R T C I Z O P M
6. How many states have territory in the Arctic and what are their names? T G G T E T O V Z A A I S O O
7. Nuku’alofa is the capital of which country?
S Y E G I D I E R V Z G H R D
8. Are there more people in Albury or Wodonga?
9. Hervey Bay is known as a prime location to spot what animal? L Z E G E S U L D E B A T C E
10. Langtree Avenue is the main street in which town? F H A E A N H B O V J L I A R
T G S K T T H M D P U L M M N
O U K C D Z I E U F O E S O T
Whose flag is this? Unscramble M
Z G
F V
Y
N
K
O W T
S F D
M
B
I
R M
S E
E
R
Y
O
T
N
A
K
N
How many words can you make
out of these nine letters? Every O D A R P L E D O E S U M E Y
word needs to include the centre
letter, have four letters or more A I F O S A N I E R H W M J M
and not be a proper noun or a
plural. You can only use each ACROPOLIS LOUVRE MUSEODELPRADO TATEMODERN
letter once. BRITISHMUSEUM METROPOLITAN REINASOFIA THEGETTY
GUGGENHEIM MONA RIJKMUSEUM UFFIZIGALLERY
HERMITAGE MUSEEDORSAY SMITHSONIAN VATICAN
R G O
Where in the
The tree in the centre of this flag is a cedar, which
has long been associated with this country. The first
Y L E world?
U O N
flag of this country unofficially had the cedar on a Despite being commonly referred
plain background, but in 1920 the country became a to as a cathedral, this is actually
state under the administration of France which had just a parish church.
previously ruled over it and the flag had the cedar The church was built in the 1960s
on top of the French tricolour. and comprises 11 concrete slabs in
Good – 18 words
The country became independent in 1941 and the an asymmetric form with openings
flag wasn’t changed. In 1943 however, an agreement Very good – 27 words
in between each slab which let
between the main religious groups in the country Excellent – 36 words daylight in. This is particularly
created this flag, removing the blue from the useful as the church is in a place
tricolour and making the stripes horizontal instead NOTE: We’ve used Chambers Dictionary to that has short winter days.
of vertical. Do you know whose flag this is? decide what words are acceptable. Where in the world is this?
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Puzzle answers
inspired?
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Pub quiz: 1 Adelaide, 2 Darwin, by roughly Pub quiz: 1 Kooyong, 2 Medina, 3 Mississippi
100 kilometres, 3 Algeria, 4 India, 5 Sydney River, 4 Clarence River, Richmond River and
Wildlife World, 6 Freycinet National Park, 7 Tweed River, 5 Java, 6 Eight – Canada, Finland,
South Korea, 8 Louis Armstrong, 9 Vietnam, 10 Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden,
Cape Byron, 11 Snowtown (snow + town) United States, 7 Tonga, 8 Albury, 9 Whales, 10
Whose flag is this: Coromos
Mildura
Contact your local travel
agent to start planning
Unscramble: enrol, eulogy, glen, glory, glue,
Sudoku: gluey, gluon, gruel, logo, lone, loner, long,
your next dream holiday
longer, loon, lore, lounge, lounger, lour,
luge, lung, lunge, lunger, lure, lurgy, lyre,
NEUROLOGY, ogle, ogler, oleo, ology, only,
rely, role, rule, ugly, urology
Whose flag is this: Lebanon
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Page 19 Where in the world: Arctic Cathedral, Tromso,
Unscramble: aide, aired, arid, dairy, dare, Norway
dear, deary, diary, dire, dray, dreary, drey,
drier, dryer, dyer, HAIRDRYER, haired, hard,
harder, hardier, hary, hared, harried, hayed,
hayride, head, heady, heard, herd, hide, hied,
hydra, idea, raid, raider, rayed, read, ready,
ride, rider, yard
Pub quiz: 1 Swanston Street, 2 c) 1930s, 3
Hastings River, 4 Ayres Rock Airport, 5 More
than 70, 6 Queen Mary 2, 7 All Nippon Airways,
8 Indigenous Fijians, 9 57 years, 10 Art deco
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