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Terry Fator: Live from Las Vegas (Special Deluxe Edition with "The Terry Fator Story" & Performance with The Commodores)
Sale Price: $8.88
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Special deluxe edition features "The Terry Fator Story," including audio commentary and a special live performance by The Commodores with Terry!
Experience why America has fallen in love with Terry Fator's irresistible combination of humor and music and his hilarious cast of characters! The million-dollar winner of "America's Got Talent" and his endearing puppets deliver spot-on performances in the styles of such favorite singers as Louis Armstrong, Roy Orbison, Elvis, Etta James, Brooks & Dunn and many more!
Terry has won rave reviews on The Oprah Winfrey Show and the Late Show with David Letterman and has been called "one of the best entertainers in the world" by no less than American Idol's top judge, Simon Cowell. Live from Las Vegas, Terry Fator proves why he's the hottest ticket in town!
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Transport Tips For Traveling Australia
Australia has six states and two territories, all of which are rather large- 32 times the United Kingdom. For instance cattle stations in Western Australia are the size of some European countries!
Whether it be by air, car, train or bus be prepared to spends hours traveling! Don't despair though Australia has some of the most breath taking scenery on the planet.
Traveling by air
The East Coast of Australia is serviced by 4 major airlines: Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Blue and newcomer Tiger Airways. Qantas is the major airline and the rest are what you would call budget carriers. Having used three of the four (haven't used Tiger) I can personally vouch that they all comfortable and all have great fares depending on current specials (check their websites!).
As a rough guide here are some air travel times between the major centres of the Australian East Coast:
Sydney to Brisbane: 1.5 hours
Sydney to Melbourne: Just over an hour
Melbourne to Brisbane: 3 hours
Gold Coast to Sydney: 1-2 hours
Sydney to Cairns: 2.5-3 hours
Brisbane to Cairns: Just over 2 hours
Sydney to Gold Coast: 3 hours
Melbourne to Gold Coast: 2.25 hours
Brisbane to Gold Coast: Don't bother just drive it
Sydney to Canberra: About 45 minutes
Traveling by car
Remember, as I said in the beginning Australia is a vast country so if you're choosing to travel by car then expect long drives. Please make sure you stop, revive and rest after 3-4 hours of driving to avoid any incidents. Also be careful of kangaroos and wallabies on the open road, they can cause quite a lot of damage to vehicles. If you're hiring a car and going to be on the open road a lot then consider reliable sturdy cars like Holden (Australian company), Ford and Toyota. A 4 cylinder car is just as good as a 6 cylinder theses days and cheaper on fuel. The Holden Commodore 6 cylinder has been around a long time and is built for Australian conditions but most car companies are producing quality cars these days.
Always make sure you have plenty of water with you on the off chance your car breaks down.
If on a budget consider a van from Wicked or Britz which can be used as accommodation as well. Just do your safety checks on the car to ensure they are safe e.g. tyres, oil, lights etc. Here is a rough guide to driving times between the major centres:
Sydney to Brisbane: 9 hours
Sydney to Melbourne: 12 hours
Melbourne to Brisbane: 20 hours
Gold Coast to Sydney: 11 hours
Sydney to Cairns: 40 hours (better off flying!)
Brisbane to Cairns: 22 hours
Sydney to Gold Coast: 11 hours
Melbourne to Gold Coast: 23 hours
Brisbane to Gold Coast: 1 hour
Sydney to Canberra: 4 hours
Traveling by bus
I've done a lot of travel by bus and I find it relaxing. Modern coaches (as we call them) are very comfortable and safe. With cheap airfares, traveling by bus these days may work out more expensive then flying but then again not every destination is catered for by the airlines. If you want to experience major regional centres like Toowoomba in Queensland or Armidale in New South Wales, or country towns then bus might be the best way to go. The major bus company in Australia is: Greyhound, and they have a variety of packages to suit your travel plans. They also have affiliations with backpacker hostel providers: YHA and Nomads. Check out their website for more information. Hint most Australian websites end in.com.au
Traveling by train
All Australian capital cities have a train network most of which runs very efficiently. While not of the London tube standard I have experienced trains in all capitals except Perth and they are safe, inexpensive and might I say fun to travel by. A tip though most capital cities expect you to use travel cards rather than cash e.g. in south east Queensland they now use the GoCard. Now if you want to travel long distances by train then that's fine too. Here are the major routes and providers for long distance travel around Australia:
Sydney - Adelaide - Perth (The Indian Pacific)
Adelaide - Alice Springs - Darwin (The Ghan)
Melbourne - Adelaide (The Overland)
Sydney - Melbourne (CountryLink)
Sydney - Canberra (CountryLink)
Sydney - Brisbane (CountryLink)
Brisbane - Townsville - Cairns (Queensland Rail)
Rockhampton-Longreach & Cairns-Forsayth lines
Kalgoorlie - Perth (Transwa)
So that is a summary of options you have for getting around the Australian East Coast. My tip would be to combine them all so you get to experience the scenery but not blow the budget at the same time.
About the Author
Want to know more secrets about East Coast Australia. For tips, advice and destinations only the locals know about go to www.australian-east-coast.com
C64 mountain climbing game - Name?
I remember really enjoying a mountain climbing game on the Commodore 64, I can't remember the name or recall much about how it worked now but you could choose different routes up a mountain which varied in difficulty and you could use various bits of equipment. I'm thinking there can't have been a lot of them... anyone got any ideas what it may have been called?
Final Assault
Trivia challenge raises funds for RSVP
LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (WXOW) -- The Coulee Region RSVP hosted their own spin of the television show 'Are you smarter than a 5th grader?' Saturday at Valley View Mall. The brain-busting challenge is RSVP's
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