Reviews and news that doesn't fit anywhere else
With Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival set to tour Australia these summer holidays, TRAVEL is a BIG BIG thing for Mickey and the team. And the Mouse himself sat down and gave us some insider tips on travel!
Name:
Mickey Mouse
Age:
Gosh, let’s just say I’ve been acting since 1928. Not bad, huh?
Nickname/s:
Well, sometimes Goofy calls me, … Read More ...
Just in time for the school holidays, the Brisbane Marriott has released a family pack to inspire out-of-towners to spend a fun filled night in the city. Called the “Fun Family Escape”, this package is inspiration to come to the city to catch a show at Southbank, or relax with a walk down the Brisbane river.
The Brisbane Marriott is … Read More ...
After a delayed season due to the Brisbane floods, The Queensland Theatre Company (QTC) proudly opened its doors to showcase ‘Pygmalion’ – the play that inspired the iconic musical film “My Fair Lady”. Audience members were taken on a journey to the home of ‘foul-mouthed guttersnipe’ Eliza Dolittle, set in the backstreets of London in the early 1900s.… Read More ...
Find and foster’ at the heart of new development program.
Following the launch of Season 2012 on the weekend, Queensland Theatre Company is calling for tomorrow’s talent, today, with the announcement of the inaugural QTC Youth Ensemble Program and a call for auditions.
The QTC Youth Ensemble is a year-long program, created by QTC Artistic Director Wesley Enoch, to find … Read More ...
“I don’t think we are in Bunnings anymore.”
My little girl said to me as we walked in to the newly opened Masters Store in Springfield Lakes, Queensland. And with that simple “Wizard of Oz” statement, my little girl summed it up.
Masters is not Bunnings, and it is apparent from the moment you drive in. When you go into … Read More ...
We wrote our review of the Disneyland Hotel in Hong Kong yesterday, and today we are going to review the actual Disneyland park.
The Disneyland Hong Kong park is the smallest of all Disney parks. It contains three themed areas, Tomorrowland, AdventureLand and FantasyLand, besides the ubiquitous Main Street U.S.A. Entrance is via a long corridor of vast open spaces, … Read More ...
Not many people outside the United States know it, but there are actually more Disneyland theme parks out of the US than within it. US has two (Anaheim and Orlando), while the rest of the world has 3 (Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong)! There is even a new one opening in Shanghai in 2016!… Read More ...
I wasn’t sure how to write this review. Quite perplexed actually. Just not sure what I just saw. Was it a circus act? A vaudeville performance? A comical mystery?
Or was it just a dream?
I was attending the Dream Menagerie, a new act for the annual Brisbane festival, under the guise of the Courier Mail’s SPIEGELTENT (mirror … Read More ...
After using this you will never need another vacuum. Period.
That is a tall claim, but after having used this for 2 weeks around our house, we are convinced that this is the future of all vacuums. It is even better than our beloved automatic Roomba and the original full size Dyson.
Is it a handheld? Or is it … Read More ...
“The what centre?” asked the lady at the RNA Administration building (the nerve centre of the Ekka) front desk, looking at me with patronizing eyes.
I repeated, patiently, “The Media Centre” while trying to mollycoddle both the 50+ lady and my 3 year old daughter.
“Hmm. I have worked here for years, but have never … Read More ...
