Why you should add Melbourne to your RTW travel list….
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➜The museum won the award for Major Tourist Attraction the Victorian Tourism Awards in both 2011 and 2010. The award recognised Melbourne Museum’s success in 2010/2011, a year during which the museum saw 1,428,238 visitors come through its doors – it’s highest-ever visitation. Of that number, an impressive 538,194 were regional, interstate and international visitors.
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➜Like the great cities of New York, London and Paris that are remembered for their music, architecture and culture, Melbourne has also become an international destination, particularly for jazz musicians. Melbourne’s rich pool of home grown talent, more than ever, is attracting collaborative peers from all over the world. The 2012 Melbourne International Jazz Festival will inspire all to celebrate life as it should be – immersed in music!
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➜The legendary Jambalaya Festival Of Rhythm And Dance returns with 3 nights and 2 days of music and dance workshops, live performances, theatre, art installations, international food, crafts, DJ’s, bands, parties and more…
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Auckland Apartments offers a wide range of various serviced apartment types forming part of four buildings (via Takapuna Oaks One Bedroom , Auckland - Rentxpress)
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➜Movies in Parks returns this summer with another fantastic programme of free movies and entertainment in February and March. This year Auckland Council brings you the biggest programme yet, with events spanning both sides of the bridge to include the North Shore and the Auckland isthmus.
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➜Ports of Auckland Round the Bays has been an annual event in Auckland since 1972, when the Auckland Joggers Club initiated it. The first run attracted 1200 participants and has now grown to be one of the world’s largest fun-runs with nearly 40,000 registered runners and an estimated 70,000 participants.
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…the apartments are situated on the cusp of the CBD, meaning it is a little quieter than being in the heart, you are only 1-2 minutes away from Miller, Berry and Walker Streets. You can enjoy the great shopping and restaurants of Mount St and Greenwood Plaza, all a short distance away. (via North Sydney One Bedroom, Sydney - Rentxpress)
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This picture was taken at the Pasifika Festival in Auckland. This festival is one of the most significant cultural festivals in the Pacific region. More than 200,000 poeple including over 1000 performers from Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue, Tahiti, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Tangata Whenua (New Zealand Maori) participate in the festival. The festival celebrates the unique cultures and identities the Pacific nations and New Zealand.
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➜There’s always fabulous shopping to be done at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Spread your wings for a global gallop at the World Bazaar, take in the latest and greatest in Fashion and Style, pick up some quality homewares and head for an Australian icon, RM Williams, for the finest Australian-made clothing and boots - at a greatly reduced price.
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Shrove Tuesday is the last day before Lent. In earlier days there were many foods that observant Christians would not eat during Lent such as meat and fish, eggs, and milky foods. So that no food was wasted, families would have a feast on the shriving Tuesday, and eat up all the foods that wouldn’t last the forty days of Lent without going off.via australia.gov.au➜
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New Zealand Events Easter 2012 - Easter 2012 Events in NZ➜
New Zealand Events Easter 2012
