http://www.travelramble.com/ To travel is to live...Christine's rambles on rambling. en Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:40:00 GMT Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:40:00 GMT info@travelramble.com info@travelramble.com http://www.travelramble.com/hire-cars-aim-high/ Another trip to Queensland, another hire sports car needed! Most hire cars are so pedestrian you could die of boredom driving them. I know I would be the family pariah... http://www.travelramble.com/hire-cars-aim-high/#comments http://www.travelramble.com/hire-cars-aim-high/ Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:40:00 GMT http://www.travelramble.com/sydneys-harbour-is-still-the-one/ Sydney gets bad press for being brash. And the Melbourne-Sydney rivalry has been ramped up even further with the NRL/Melbourne Storm debacle. But when you're kicking back on one of... http://www.travelramble.com/sydneys-harbour-is-still-the-one/#comments http://www.travelramble.com/sydneys-harbour-is-still-the-one/ Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:30:00 GMT http://www.travelramble.com/ny-penthouse/ When they said my room wasn't quite ready at 5pm, I almost lost it. I'd flown for 6 hours back from London, caught the Long Island Railroad into NYC and... http://www.travelramble.com/ny-penthouse/#comments http://www.travelramble.com/ny-penthouse/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:08:00 GMT http://www.travelramble.com/usa-bars/ America, the land of the free... and the totally over-educated barman. Anyone who travels alone spends alot of time at the bar. It's my place of choice for eating dinner... http://www.travelramble.com/usa-bars/#comments http://www.travelramble.com/usa-bars/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:29:00 GMT http://www.travelramble.com/london-its-really-old/ I'm such a colonial. Whenever I arrive in London I'm struck by how, well.. old everything is. It's so bloody historic that occasionally when you come across a modern structure... http://www.travelramble.com/london-its-really-old/#comments http://www.travelramble.com/london-its-really-old/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:26:00 GMT http://www.travelramble.com/new-yorks-secret-swim-up-bar/ What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hit New York City during the biggest snow dump for 60 years. Rug up? Snuggle under the covers? No way... http://www.travelramble.com/new-yorks-secret-swim-up-bar/#comments http://www.travelramble.com/new-yorks-secret-swim-up-bar/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:07:00 GMT http://www.travelramble.com/san-franciscos-best-bar-gitane/ San Francisco's bar scene is rather like Melbourne's. The bars are small, intimate. You want to hide away in them all night, or at least until you get kicked out... http://www.travelramble.com/san-franciscos-best-bar-gitane/#comments http://www.travelramble.com/san-franciscos-best-bar-gitane/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:26:00 GMT http://www.travelramble.com/departure-lounge-the-qantas-club/ I'm a wanker, obviously, because I love going to the Qantas Club. Call me shallow or even snobby, but there's nothing better than beginning your travel in style. Expensive wines... http://www.travelramble.com/departure-lounge-the-qantas-club/#comments http://www.travelramble.com/departure-lounge-the-qantas-club/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:01:00 GMT http://www.travelramble.com/top-gear-on-the-gold-coast/ It was a difficult decision, but in the end we chose the BMW M3 over the Porsche 911 for the sports car splurge during our recent trip to the Gold... http://www.travelramble.com/top-gear-on-the-gold-coast/#comments http://www.travelramble.com/top-gear-on-the-gold-coast/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:53:00 GMT http://www.travelramble.com/port-arthur-living-history/ I love history but some museums are boring. Ask any seven-year-old. But Port Arthur Historic Site is not one of them. I spent seven hours there today and then came... http://www.travelramble.com/port-arthur-living-history/#comments http://www.travelramble.com/port-arthur-living-history/ Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:27:00 GMT http://www.travelramble.com/tasman-peninsula-heaven-on-earth/ Even the RSL shuts at 7pm on the Tasman Peninsula, but despite the fact you can't get a drink or even a packet of chips for dinner, White Beach, 80km... http://www.travelramble.com/tasman-peninsula-heaven-on-earth/#comments http://www.travelramble.com/tasman-peninsula-heaven-on-earth/ Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:08:00 GMT http://www.travelramble.com/travel-anticipation/ Is it just me, or is anticipation at least half the fun of travelling? Yes, I believe that thinking about travelling is nearly as good as going. And clicking the... http://www.travelramble.com/travel-anticipation/#comments http://www.travelramble.com/travel-anticipation/ Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:59:00 GMT http://www.travelramble.com/cricket-howzat/ What kind of game goes for five days and often concludes in a draw? It's cricket of course, a source of great passion among Commonwealth nations but a bizarre and... http://www.travelramble.com/cricket-howzat/#comments http://www.travelramble.com/cricket-howzat/ Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:56:00 GMT http://www.travelramble.com/sports-cars/ I need a sports car. Really. With three blokes in the house obsessed with Top Gear, the pressure is on. The Gold Coast trip is rapidly approaching and no one... http://www.travelramble.com/sports-cars/#comments http://www.travelramble.com/sports-cars/ Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:22:00 GMT http://www.travelramble.com/luna-park/ Some families enjoy museums and art galleries (or so the highbrow parents claim). Others have more simple tastes. Give us a rollercoaster any day. Santa brought us annual passes to... http://www.travelramble.com/luna-park/#comments http://www.travelramble.com/luna-park/ Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:36:00 GMT