Archive for June, 2005
Tour Group Travelers Beware
Date: June 24th, 2005 | No CommentsTour groups in rugged wilderness sometimes lure people into a false sense of ‘lemming-like’ security. Last week, 11 Lost tourists were led out of gorge in WA after one had been evacuated after falling into a gorge. However, it actually Boosts WA tour company’s bookings, despite the fact the operator is likely [read more]
Boycott Bali, Schapelle Corby, and the “whinge” factor
Date: June 22nd, 2005 | No CommentsBoycott Bali, Schapelle Corby, and the “whinge” factor is an excellent quickie article about Bali and the affects the ‘Bali Boycott’ is having on the country after the Schapelle Corby case. The author makes an excellent argument that it’s hard to judge how effective the boycott is since you don’t know who was actually ever [read more]
Post-everything generation
Date: June 20th, 2005 | No CommentsThis article on the Post-everything generation confused the hell out of me for the first third of the article- I couldn’t understand what the journalist was saying about university students. Eventually I figured out that according to some sources named in the article, students are becoming increasingly right-wing conservatives, hanging pictures of the queen, [read more]
Travel warning to Indonesia updated
Date: June 18th, 2005 | No CommentsMore reasons to avoid travel to Bali and elsewhere in Indonesia: according to the Australian government, terrorists are in the ‘advanced stages’ of planning attacks. The warning has been updated appropriately. My question is this: if the Australian government can know that terrorists are in advanced stages of planning, should they be able [read more]
Emergency water arrives for the towns running dry
Date: June 16th, 2005 | No CommentsThe drought situation continues to grow worse in many parts of Australia. To combat the effects the lack of rain is having on farms - and the economy, Emergency water is arriving for the towns running dry. 91% of NSW is now in a drought emergency and there are fears that a dramatic [read more]
Move to stamp out illegal backpacker operators
Date: June 23rd, 2005 | No CommentsAuthorities Move to stamp out illegal backpacker operators in a new taskforce designed to protect backpackers and guests that visit New South Wales. “There are real dangers associated with trying to cram people - more than you should - into premises that haven’t been set up and designed for backpacking,” said NSW Tourism Minster Sandra [read more]
Indonesia displays maturity in Australia drugs case
Date: June 21st, 2005 | No Comments Fury in Australia over the jailing of a young woman in Bali for drugs smuggling has puzzled ordinary Indonesians, and given the world’s most populous Muslim nation a chance to display a new maturity, analysts say.
But a series of threats to Indonesian diplomats and missions in Australia following the 20-year sentence given to trainee [read more]
Business travel group attacks air security fare-rise plan
Date: June 19th, 2005 | No CommentsAs airfare prices continue to climb with the escalating cost of fuel, taxes and ’security fees’, business travelers are trying to put their foot down by attacking air security fare-rise plan. According to Australasian Business Travel Association, business travelers would bear the brunt of the cost. I wonder if they’d be singing a [read more]
Too fat to attend trial
Date: June 17th, 2005 | No CommentsAnother trail in the news blows my mind: A Western Australian man accused of sexual acts with a child has been deemed too fat to attend trial in Brisbane, Queensland. The charges stem from an incident 20 plus years ago…I’m assuming he wasn’t quite as fat then. Do not worry, however, justice hasn’t been [read more]
Changes to working holiday visa to make backpackers more picky
Date: June 15th, 2005 | No CommentsIn the United States, migrant Mexican workers do significant amounts of fruit picking, especially in California. In Australia, the government is hoping English backpackers will be able to fill the ranks by offering an extension on working holiday visas for a year for those who spend their first three months in the bush. [read more]
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