How good are on-line hotel reviews? Can they be trusted? There was a time, and not so long ago, that when you booked a hotel room you had to believe the adverts in glossy magazines or the advice of your local travel agent; who invariably consulted a hotel directory that gave just basic information. This all changed with the Internet– .
To explore the many marvels of the more remote Australian outback, you need expertise in handling a 4X4 vehicle, a good understanding of driving on rugged off-road terrain, and the ability to keep cool when things do not go exactly according to plan. The answer might be to join a tag-along expedition. Alan Dean has been talking to Andrew Dwyer .
As a young girl in Prague, Ester Brym would listen in awe as her father talked about Route 66, and how it stretched across the United States from Chicago to Los Angeles. Ester had her mind set on becoming a film director, and also dreamed of one day hitting Route 66 herself. At thirty-three, she has achieved both. Her film Autumn .