Advantages: Attractive countryside, attractive wines Disadvantages: Creeping urbanisation, and industrial-scale production
someone along who doesn't want to do much tasting.
From Eldertons, it is not far to Penfolds for our final visit of the day. Penfolds is one of Australia's best-known wineries, and arguably, with its premium Grange range, the most prestigious. Externally, the visitor centre beside the main road is nothing to write home about, looking rather like any other factory building, but inside the décor of the tasting room has clearly been contrived with prestige in mind. The interior is elegantly themed for sophistication in red and black, the lighting low but not gloomy. Muted jazz plays softly in the background.
Yet another attractive young lady waits behind the bar. Perhaps we are already showing wear and tear from earlier tastings, since she seems slightly nervous. Not even my video camera catches her name clearly, but she has been ...
Advantages: So much to see Disadvantages: Such a long flight away
I have not long returned from a gap year away where I spent most of my time in Australia working. This is definitely a country, which has lots to offer. I spent 6 months here and you could definitely spend longer. Below are some of the highlights of my trip:
**SYDNEY**
There are lots of things to see and do here, the Opera House being the most obvious. We paid to do a tour inside here, which I would recommend as you can see inside the theatre and its running. You can climb in Harbour Bridge but it's not for the faint hearted though as it very high up. If you take the boat to Taronga Zoo you can see the Opera House from the water and the views of Sydney skyline are amazing from the zoo, plus there are lots of different animals in the zoo to keep you entertained all day. Blue Mountains is a must see, it is two hours out of Sydney but ...
DeniseKelly40 11.07.2008 (04.09.2008)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of General: Australia
Advantages: Scenery, wildlife, beaches, lovely towns - pretty much everything!! Disadvantages: Long drives to see anything (but in a way makes it good as not crowded)
Having just had a 2 week holiday in Western Australia I thought it only right I should share it with you all! This is more an overview of the places I visited rather than an opinion on the whole state because even though I covered more than 2500 miles in 7 days I didn't cover hardly any of the state when you look on the map because it's that big!
Western Australia covers 2.5million square kilometres and constitutes about one third of Australia, is well over half the size of Europe and yet it's population is a mere 1.6 million. Getting anywhere is a long drive, and hours upon hours staring at perfectly straight roads without seeing another vehicle is not uncommon. This is what adds to the character of the state though and I actually loved it because it feels so untouched and un-touristy compared to the East coast of Australia.
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Personnel: Howie Day (vocals, guitar, keyboards, groove box); Dave Wanamaker (vocals, guitar); Josh Latanzi, Ed Valauskas (bass); Steve Scully (drums, percussion).
Album Reviews
Rolling Stone (7/25/02, p.74) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...AUSTRALIA shows off some of Day's precocious compositional skills and his emotionally naked presence..." CMJ (7/1/02, p.4) - "...[An] impressive debut...catchy and sophisticated..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Sorry So Sorry
2.
She Says
3.
Secret
4.
Slow Down
5.
Ghost
6.
Kristina
7.
Everything Else
8.
More You Understand
9.
Morning After
10.
Disco
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