Tag Archives: Australia

Cinematic Travel

Posted on 27. Mar, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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Slumdog Millionaire not only stole the show at the 81st annual Academy Awards, winning eight Oscars, including Best Picture, it is also sure to bring a tourism boost to the city of Mumbai, which had seen a decline in visitors since the November 2008 terrorist attacks that killed 173 people. According to the Annals of Tourism [...]

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Crocodile Capers

Posted on 22. Nov, 2008 by Kerry Banks.

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What is it about the Aussies and crocodiles? First there was Crocodile Dundee, then Steve “the Crocodile Hunter” Irwin, and now there is a new $30 million theme park in Darwin called Crocosaurus Cove, whose major attraction–the “Cage of Death”–allows thrill-seekers to swim face-to-face with a massive saltwater crocodile. Tourists climb into a clear acrylic [...]

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