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Mike O'Connor
Restoring Fiji: A first hand experience of generosity and gratitude
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Out of Africa: A trip to one of the most fascinating places on Earth
Out of Africa: A trip to one of the most fascinating places on Earth
I’d travelled to Africa five times, each trip as different as it was extraordinary, but I’d never been there with...
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Cruises Alert: The cruise fit for a queen… and your dog! Plus other 2016 sailings
Cruises Alert: The cruise fit for a queen… and your dog! Plus other 2016 sailings
If you were considering taking Fido on a trans-Atlantic cruise, the good news is that 10 new kennels will installed...
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The best cruises to take this Christmas
The best cruises to take this Christmas
Eater to spend your next Christmas Day in the open ocean breeze? Here are Mike’s top picks for cruises to take this December....
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Solo travellers will love this news – plus BOGOF in Asia and free WiFi
Solo travellers will love this news – plus BOGOF in Asia and free WiFi
FREE AT SEA ON NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES WITH ECRUISING Cruise specialist ecruising.travel is selling a Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Free At...
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The Backpage: Give me your biggest and best room!
The Backpage: Give me your biggest and best room!
Holidays loom and with them the urge to travel which reminds of that time in Belize in Central America when...
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Travel tips: short, local cruises you can take on a budget
Travel tips: short, local cruises you can take on a budget
Want the fun of a cruise holiday, but can’t commit to a longer, more expensive time abroad? There are plenty...
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Cruise from Sydney to Tokyo plus other amazing sailing routes and deals
Cruise from Sydney to Tokyo plus other amazing sailing routes and deals
Cruise from Sydney to Tokyo on a 36-night cruise package on Diamond Princess from $5,839 per person twin share and...
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Cruising is better in Asia: The best sailing destinations
Cruising is better in Asia: The best sailing destinations
Looking to cruise in the new year? Asia is the place to do it! These cruising deals and destinations will...
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From Berlin to South Africa and beyond: Cruises for every traveller
From Berlin to South Africa and beyond: Cruises for every traveller
Do you love cruising or perhaps you have never been before but want to go? There are so many cruise...
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About Mike O'Connor
Mike O’Connor is a Brisbane-based motoring writer, travel writer and columnist. He’s driven hundreds of different cars, travelled widely and mingled with famous people, none of whom, he confesses, can remember meeting him.