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Roads to adventure.(Ryan)(Short Story)
THOSE ADVERTISEMENTS in the weekend newspapers for "adventure holidays" seem to grow in number; they appear also to offer a widening range of--shall we call them energetic?--pursuits to which a couple of weeks can be put. These include white-water rafting; canoeing in the wilds; underwater exploration and the investigation of caves; hang-gliding; variations of mountaineering, rock climbing and skiing; parachuting and bungee-jumping. I have seen no offers yet for tight-wire walking across Niagara Falls, or for ten intimate minutes with a tiger in his cage. But give them time--give them time.
Such craving for danger--even for partly simulated or synthetic ...
- Jeff Kennett.
- News wire article from: Australasian Business Intelligence February 28, 2002 700+ words
Mar 5, 2002 (The Bulletin ABIX via COMTEX) -- The former premier of Victoria, Jeff Kennett, has moved into the world of radio broadcasting. Kennett commences a position as the host of a drive-time radio program for...
- Citizen Jeff: Australia.(Premier Jeff Kennett of Victoria, Australia)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) December 7, 1996 700+ words
...INFORMED that a Russian rocket has broken up in space and may be about to land just north of the Australian capital, Canberra, Jeff Kennett's brow furrows. "Shame it's not going to land on bloody Canberra," he says. Even by the populist standards of Australia...
- Games fee like a gun to head - Kennett.( Jeff Kennett)(Brief Article)
- News wire article from: Australasian Business Intelligence Millar, Royce Ker, Peter February 14, 2005 700+ words
...pay a $A30 million fee for marketing rights for the Commonwealth Games. The Victorian Government, led by former Premier Jeff Kennett, paid the fee for marketing and sponsorship rights to the Australian Commonwealth Games Association in 1996. It is said...
- Why Mahathir is the Jeff Kennett of Asia.
- News wire article from: Australasian Business Intelligence April 15, 2002 700+ words
Apr 15, 2002 (The Age ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Malaysian economy has grown at a rate of almost seven per cent per year during the last ten years. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has set a target of attaining an economy equal to that of Western countries by 2020. It is believed that the 76-year-old
- Fancy a bad time? Adventure holidays.(Un-fun holidays)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) October 12, 2002 700+ words
...the point of the whole thing. Such adventure holidays come in lots of different shapes...Britain's biggest operator of adventure holidays abroad, says the market has grown...for the burgeoning popularity of adventure holidays, operators will often allude to...
- Adventure holidays, 1985.
- Magazine article from: Sunset March 1, 1985 700+ words
Adventure Holidays 1985, by David Stevens (Vacation-Work, Oxford, England, 1985; $8.95), is a treat for the Europebound. This 176...
- Adventure holidays: Huge growth in market helps First Choice Holidays.(Business)
- Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England) June 9, 2004 700+ words
Strong demand for adventure holidays is helping First Choice Holidays cope with cut-throat competition in package tours. The tour operator is approaching its peak...
- PureTravel Launch New Adventure Holidays Website.
- News wire article from: PRWeb June 1, 2009 700+ words
...accompanied by a detailed itinerary and full trip information. The site offers inspiring and individual tours and adventure holidays (http://www.puretravel.com) around the world and travelers can choose the activities to suit them from...
