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Tag Archives: Australia
Come and say G’day
Australia was actually on my top five travel destination list for the coming year before I saw the new Tourism Australia ad campaign. Tourism Australia has brought back its big-budget “Come and Say G’day” campaign, and this time it’s doubling … Continue reading
More Indie Bookstore Celebrations
Canadian independent booksellers are celebrating Independent Bookstore Day, a tradition that began in 2018 with the first Canadian Independent Bookstore Day that has aligned with the U.S. version since then. CIBD developed from Authors for Indies Day, which began in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Canada, Europe, Tourism
Tagged Australia, Bookstore Day, Canada, indie bookstores, Ireland
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Everyone Must Go
New Zealand’s tourism board might have been hoping to inspire a rush of visitors, but its latest slogan has inspired more groans than getaways. The campaign, titled Everyone Must Go, was launched with a budget of NZ$500,000 (US$285,000) aiming to draw … Continue reading
Posted in Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Australia, New Zealand, tourist attractions
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On The Beach
I was surprised to stumble on the complete version of the Stanley Kramer film On The Beach posted on YouTube. The 1959 American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama had an enormous impact on me when I first saw the movie on television when … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, movies, USA
Tagged Anthony Perkins, Australia, post-apocalyptic cinema., Stanley Kramer
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Nobody Really Likes It
In our ongoing effort to keep you up to date on museum offerings around the world, we present the Cyril Callister Vegemite Museum. Launched in May 2023 with much fanfare in Beaufort, Australia the Cyril Callister Vegemite Museum was created to … Continue reading
Stop Dreaming About New Zealand
Those of you who stop by TBTP on a regular basis know that I am inordinately interested in clever travel and tourism promotional campaigns. So of course I fell for this new video from Tourism New Zealand (below). While New … Continue reading
Australia Needs Your Help
Australi-Aid has partnered with over 40 incredible artists to create a beautiful collection of postcards to support wildfire recovery. You can support the effort by purchasing some of the wonderful original artwork on their website. They have selected two organizations … Continue reading
Booksellers Join The Fight
The wildfires currently raging in Australia have burned millions of acres and devastated the country’s wildlife. To date, twenty-five people have also died as a result of the months-long blaze.Now, the book community is rallying around those working overtime to … Continue reading
Australia or New Zealand
I recently had the opportunity to spend three weeks roadtripping around New Zealand. While I was there, I discovered that there were quite a few Australians living and working in the neighboring nation. However, I frequently could not tell the … Continue reading
Logical Unsanity at the 24 Hour Book Shed
Yarran Jenkins owns a successful, traditional antiquarian bookshop in Brisbane, Australia called The Book Merchant Jenkins, but he also operates a shop called the Bardon 24-hour Book Shed. For the past five years, Jenkins has stocked his “pay-what-you-want-or-can” bargain book barn with inexpensive secondhand … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 