A beer shortage in Australia for the holidays and New Year's Eve? Say it ain't so, Santa! That's what it's looking like as two of the country's leading beer suppliers – Carlton & United and Lyon Brewery – are reporting severe supply chain problem. This could lead retailers to – gulp – limit how much beer they sell to the traditional beer-thirsty public. Bars, pubs … [Read more...]
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Australia Looking To Become Known For Its Rum
New South Wales Has Several Distilleries Producing World-Class Rums When one thinks of rum-type of destinations, places like the Caribbean, Key West, Hawaii and Polynesian paradises first come to mind. But there's another area that is ideally suited for the rum-loving lifestyle and now it's becoming quite the rum-producing country. It is Australia, and while … [Read more...]
Auckland Adds Block Party Atmosphere For New Year’s Eve Fireworks Celebration
City Centre The Center Of Attention On NYE For the first time, Auckland – the first major city in the world to welcome in 2020 – is closing its downtown city streets to create a block party atmosphere for its City Centre fireworks show and celebration. Several streets in the downtown area will for the first time be pedestrianised for party goers, families and … [Read more...]
Sydney Expects 10 Million Visitors This Summer
New Year's Eve, Australia Day, Beaches & Bars Make This A Desirable Destination Down Under is looking up for the end of 2016 and the beginning of 2017 in Sydney, Australia. More than 10 million overnight and day trip visitors are expected to visit Sydney in its designated summer season. Which, of course, is the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. The … [Read more...]
Fins Up To Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville In Sydney, Australia
Darling Harbor Location Will Attract Tourists But Locals Can Also Toss Out The Anchor By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger & Parrothead I'm always looking for a smart woman in a real short skirt. You know, one that knows how to flirt. And perhaps she's waiting for me at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville in Sydney, Australia. What a perfect … [Read more...]
Australia Seeks More Travelers With New Tourism Campaign
Actor Chris Hemsworth & Ads Focus On Beaches & Water Activities First, it hired actor Chris Hemsworth as its "global ambassador." That had many girls' hearts pumping. And now, there's an international advertising campaign focusing on its beaches, oceans and water activities. Australia is getting aggressive in pursuing travelers to make the trip Down Under with these … [Read more...]
The Shocking Price Of Beer In Australia
Cost Of A 6-Pack In The Bottle Shops Stuns The Travel Blogger By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger I had long assumed – incorrectly, as it turns out – that the price of beer in Australia is cheap. Before actually visiting the country, I had met and become friends with several Australians and they drank beer on a level that would make Canadians proud. And while … [Read more...]
Sydney Opera House Bar Is A Top Party Destination & Happy Hour Hotspot
Happy Hour Drinks By The City's Two Main Landmarks By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger Well excuse me, for it took me all of three hours to find the most happening bar in Sydney. And what a find! It's the Opera Bar at the base of the famous Opera House and it nearly blew me away, right into Sydney Harbor. The Opera Bar is not just some … [Read more...]
Sugar Lounge Tiki Bar In Sydney Great For Rum Drinks
Hawaiian-Style Boat Drinks In Manley Beach Sometimes, even in a place so recognized for its beer, you just need a boat drink! And the place to find boat drinks in Sydney is the Sugar Lounge. A tiki bar overlooking the sand in Manly Beach, Sugar Lounge makes up Hawaiian-style drinks in a Polynesian atmosphere, complete with tiki poles and the tacky hula girl statue on the … [Read more...]
The Problem With Traveling In Australia Is That It’s Too Much Like America
Sydney Is Like L.A., Surfer's Paradise Is Down Under's Florida Whenever people ask me how I liked Australia during a one-month visit, I always give the same response. I lean forward in the chair, give an introductory "well,"pause for a second, and then say, "it was okay." This response never fails to get a surprised reaction. Everyone expects me to leap up in an excited … [Read more...]
One Australia Slang Term Everyone Needs To Know
What It Means To Be 'Flaffling' To flaffle, or, while in the act of it, flaffling. Pron.: "floof-ul-ing." This is an Australian slang term that everyone should know, whether or not they are in Australia. Why and what does it mean? It means to look busy doing something without really accomplishing anything. Why should you know it? To get someone's … [Read more...]
Australian Drinking Bar Customs & Aussie Cultures Tips
How to Speak Australian In A Bar With Mates & Blokes Australians are a very hospitable sort of people and for that reason, a traveler may find him/herself invited to join a group of Aussies at a pub for a drink. At this point our intrepid traveler is joining what is commonly referred to in Australia as a "School" (3 or more persons). After one has joined the … [Read more...]
Top 5 Things Not To Like About Visiting Australia
It's Not Perfect in This Down Under Paradise There are certainly a lot of things to like about Australia, but not even this paradise is perfect. One of the negatives you will hear about visiting Australia is the cost of everything, but really it's not that much more than anywhere else in the world. Sure, a burger and fries (keep reading about the latter) or a one-person … [Read more...]
Five Things To Really, Really Like About Australia
The Best Things About Traveling Down Under Before you ever get to Australia, you already know about it's weather, beaches and great and friendly people. And since that's a given, we'll skip over that for now and get to some other aspects that are very pleasing about traveling Down Under. This is PubClub.com's list of 5 Things To Really, Really Like About Australia. We hope … [Read more...]
Australia Day Top Party Destinations & Best Celebrations Cities
From Surfer's Paradise To Sydney And, Oh Canada!? By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The answer seems simple to the question "where's the best places to party for Australia Day?" Go to Australia and walk out the door. And yes, that will most certainly work. But it's good to have some direction. After all, this is the country's version of the … [Read more...]
Oktoberfest Sydney Party At Lowenbrau Bar In The Rocks
A Munich-Style Bierhall in Australia It should come as no surprise that there is a great German bierhall in Sydney, Australia. After all, Australians love to drink beer and give it to them in large 1-liter mugs, throw in some "oompha" party music and it makes perfect sense because, well, Australians drink lots of beer and Okotberfest is based on drinking lots of beer. And … [Read more...]
Miss V8 Supercars Crowns New Winner Estelle Yarrow
Brisbane Resident, A Flight Attendant, Soars To Title A tall blonde from Brisbane has won the title of 2013 Miss V8 Supercars as part of the race weekend at Surfer's Paradise, Australia. Estelle Yarrow, whose occupation is a flight attendant, won the title in a competition with 23 other girls from throughout Australia and even New Zealand. The event was the … [Read more...]
Miss V8 Supercars Girls Warm Up In Surfer’s Paradise
Winner To Be Chosen At Beach Party With Concert There's beauty to go with the brawn and in Surfer's Paradise Australia, that means the gorgeous girls of the Gold Coast 600 auto race. And the Miss V8 Supercars finalists are as busy as the drivers preparing for the race weekend of Oct. 25-27 along Queensland's Gold Coast. The 24 finalists have arrived in town and … [Read more...]
Surfer’s Paradise Blog And The Miss Supercar V8 Girls
The Party Blogger's Australian Adventure Continues In The Gold Coast After two days in Sydney, I've now arrived for a week in Surfer's Paradise, and at first glance I know I'll love this place. In fact, I knew that as soon as the plane broke through the clouds to reveal a beach lined with high-rises and lush vegetation behind it, the latter reminding me of the … [Read more...]