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Venice Carnival

A funny, crazy and colourful event set in one of the world's most unique and beautiful cities - safe too, though beware pickpockets in the crowded square [Piazza] of San Marco. For the ten days the city sees all sorts of normally sensible folk, including many families, as well wackos, weirdo's and exhibitionists, dressing up in specially made costumes or outfits rented for the occasion, strutting their stuff around Venice's centre. More…

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New Year Rejuvenation

Welcome to 2008! From all of us at Downunder Insurance, we wish you a year loaded with awesome travel destinations and memories that you'll be recounting for the rest of your life. And we can't think of a better way to start the year than a trip to a spa (in your neighbourhood or half way across the globe!) to revive & refresh you and kick-start those new year resolutions!

	COWLEY MANOR Gloucestershire, England At this sophisticated boutique hideaway an hour and a half outside London, the modernist spa is housed in a building sunk into the estate grounds. Treatments designed by holistic bodywork therapist Michelle Roques-O'Neill are intended to keep guests humming with pleasure. Crew members stand at the ready to perform Cloud 9, the spa's signature deep tissue massage treatment. Coming soon for the mother-to-be: Charge, an anti-stress, chill-out massage; Creak, an invigorating sports massage and Cruch, a deep remedial hot stone treatment. More...

	FUCHUN SPA Hanzhou, China Gain insight and wisdom while enjoying Asian-inspired treatments at this designer hot spot favoured by wealthy Shanghaiese families and business executives. Located in Hangzhou, along the banks of the Fuchun River, the Funchun Resort is surrounded by tea groves, and many of the treatments performed in its glamorous spa pavilion use fresh plucked tea leaves. Signature treatments, aimed at achieving balance, harmony and prosperity, include the longevity and healing boost, a Hangzhou’s silk cocoon, and a dragon well foot treatment. More...

	ELAN VITAL CLARINS SPA Tintswalo Lodge, South Africa In the native Shangaan language, Tintswalo means "the intangible feeling of love, gratitude and peace bestowed upon someone offering you a meaningful and worthy gift." And what could be more generous than a stay at this exclusive safari lodge set within the Kruger National Park. After a day of game viewing in a Land Rover, further renew your spirit at the lodge's Elan Vitál Clarins Spa. Here, internationally trained therapists use natural products to remove the last traces of the city from guests’ body and psyche. More...