So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Saturday, April 2, 2011

A Wilderness Oasis: Hunter Valley Hotels

By John Bryce-Thornton


Visit Hunter Valley hotels in beautiful Australia for the busy holiday you always dreamed of. There are plenty of ways to save money yet also fit in thrilling adventures. Several pub hotels are too small to have web sites, but are listed on regional sites. These show basic amenities: a warm bed with food and beer downstairs. Nothing lavish, but then not everyone goes on holiday for such treats. At least food and drink are downstairs.

Large hotels will provide such things, pools, verandahs or all of these plus more. They are made for guests for whom holiday is part action, part lounging; a break from the non-stop busyness of regular life. Area attractions include sky diving, water skiing, off-shore fishing and riding in hot air balloons. For those who want their two feet on the ground, golf and bowls, perhaps cricket, form less risky possibilities.

Stay at Eaglereach Wilderness Resort and none of this may matter. Your natural setting full of the sounds and sights of a native animals and plants are like lullabyes for the soul. When you need familiar sounds, there is a CD player as well as DVD. Book one of the spa lodges or reserve one of six rooms with common room and ten-person spa.

The name Potters Hotel Brewery Resort gives guests a bit of a clue as to what they could be doing each evening. A beer garden and restaurant together provide fabulous brew and food. One can also try tennis, boules, or the Day Spa from one of sixty-eight rooms. These are fitted with air conditioning, iron and ironing board, tea and coffee maker plus TV and desk. Should you be more of a wine person, take this opportunity to visit some of the many wineries here and purchase a bottle not available on regular retail shelves.

Settle into Sebel Kirkton Park, right inside the Brokenback Ranges. This boutique hotel is also near many boutique wineries, so those who expect the finer things in life can be consistent. Rooms are even fitted with antiques, including furniture. The owners here know how to impress.

Switch on wireless internet and find out more about the region before setting off. While busy with such pursuits, call-up for twenty-four hour room service. This enables you to take breakfast, lunch or dinner on your private verandah. A mini bar and small refrigerator will hold small items for a cool drink on hot days, though you can also switch on air conditioning while wrapped in the courtesy bathrobe after a refreshing shower.

Pokolbin Village has guests nestled in forty acres amid wine country. Take advantage and explore, enjoying tastings, maybe tours or some gourmet visits and exclusive purchases. On-site there are many opportunities to buy for yourselves or loved ones back home. Examples include chocolate, fashion, wine and jam. You also have access to an on-site convenience store for those last minutes snacks or day trip necessities.

Pokolbin villas and suites are air conditioned for those hot Australian summer days. First thing in the morning challenge each other to a game of tennis. To cool off, plunge in the pool or wander through gardens in search of shade.




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