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Archives for December 2014

Top Ten Travel Destinations for 2015: The AMW Hot List

As the year hastily draws to a close it's time to start brainstorming your next overseas trip for 2015. So many of us return to the same place year after year, but why not escape travel ground-hog day and explore somewhere new? There's an entire planet out there. No, really, there's 7 continents, 196 countries and thousands of cities to discover. And trust me, each and every one of them is more interesting than going coastal for the fourth consecutive year. But where in the world should you ... Read More

Desert Modern Commune: Ace Hotel Palm Springs Review

Ace Hotel Palm Springs is the coolest roadside motel since the ones from Thelma and Louise. Basically, if Elvis Presley and Young Hollywood teamed up to produce a place for the hipster bohemia to spend a few nights then this hotel would be it. On the outside, the kitschy, two-level buildings look like they were cryogenically frozen in the sixties only to rise in 2009 from their Austin Powers-like slumber with a lick of white-wash and some seriously edgy interior renovations. And in reality, this ... Read More

8 Unexpected Jobs Where You Get Paid To Travel

Travelling the world and getting paid for it is like the holy grail of wanderlust. But if you want to travel for work and have something completely unique to write home about then you have to get creative. The following unexpected jobs where you get paid to travel is a little more specialised than your average Au Pair vocation, but I'm sure you'll pick it up... Scottish Highlands Pilot We’re not talking about flying the regular route from Brisbane to Sydney! A Pilot with wanderlust could ... Read More

United Airlines Dreamliner Business Class Review

United Airlines Dreamliner Business Class Review As far as airlines go, I think you're doing something right when a customer can proudly say they slept for a solid 7 hours on your flight without so much as a toilet break. Let me put that statement into perspective for you: the customer, obviously yours truly, never sleeps for more than 2-3 hours straight on a plane. So for me, a full night of ZzzZZ's is like the holy grail of air-travel. And I'm rather happy I found it…. I'm not entirely ... Read More