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Southern Ocean Lodge on Australia’s Kangaroo Island

Situated on the southwest shores of Kangaroo Island, Southern Ocean Lodge is perhaps one of the most remarkable properties in all of Australia.  You could easily reach that conclusion independently based on the hotel itself or its memorable location – SOL has both going for it almost perfectly.  Kangaroo Island is a sparsely populated (in [...]

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Sydney’s Qantas First Class Lounge (OW Emeralds, too!)

The Qantas Sydney First Class Lounge is, if not the top, among the top, lounges in the OneWorld Alliance today. Built as a semi-circular structure bolted on to the top of international terminal at Sydney in the mid 2000’s, this lounge has pretty much anything you could ask for, without any pretense. This lounge is [...]

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Ayer’s Rock (Uluru)

  Ayers Rock is one of the most remarkable places that I’ve ever been to. The sheer enormity of it is absolutely amazing. To put its size in perspective, imaging a mass with a circumference equal to Central Park in New York City, going up 40 stories.  When you study the rock from a distance, [...]

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