Travel Talk Spring 2016 — Issue 25
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TRAVEL TALK SPRING 2016 — ISSUE 25 Welcome to our Spring Newsletter. BOOKINGS CLOSING SOON We have been busy upgrading our website, over the last couple of months. Call the office and make a booking if you Our latest tour information is now available for you to view at are interested in one of these tours: www.pottertravel.com.au. A copy of the latest newsletter will also available on the website along with the itineraries for all our day, show and extended tours. GRAFTON JACARANDA FESTIVAL What’s your email address? We are on a mission to reduce our paper use. Price: $1165 ppts. Dept: 01 Nov 2016 Our general office email address is [email protected]. Send us an email today so we can update our records and we can start to email your payment receipts & any tour updates. NEW to this Newsletter is a short summer break to Lakes Entrance in February, a great 4 day tour to the beautiful and bountiful Mudgee region in May and two special interest tours to Sydney with one tour taking in a cruise around Barangaroo and the other The Elvis Presley Show (see Page 6). We had separate tours to Moree & Tenterfield in 2016. Kel & those that EDEN & SAPPHIRE COAST XMAS TOUR travelled said they were fantastic tours, so Kel would like to take another Price: $1320 ppts. Dept: 22 Dec 2016 group back to visit these areas. In April 2017 we have combined the best of both for a 9 day tour to NSW’s Far North. Departing in late April, we are home for Anzac Day & Mothers Day, but still see the cotton harvesting of Moree & the autumn colours of Tenterfield & the New England. If you missed it this year, don’t make the same mistake in 2017, book now! We now have confirmed dates and costs for the Cairns Tropical North Queensland, Outback South Australia & Red Centre, West Coast— Darwin to Perth and the Murray River & Murray Princess Cruise. See BOOK BEFORE CHRISTMAS pages 7 & 8 for details. There are also plenty of day and show tours for you to consider. We have a OPERA IN THE ALPS second tour to Camelot in November due to popular demand. We will also Price: $695 ppts. Dept: 20 Jan 2017 be going back to Young for some Cherry picking in late November. We have tours over the next few months where bookings are still available but must close soon. There are a couple of tours early next year that we need to finalize before we break for Christmas & New Year. See the right hand column for these tours and call the office if you are interested, as you are still able to join fellow Travel Club members on these tours. Happy travelling from Bob, Karen, Greg, Kel & David TASMANIAN SPECTACULAR Price: $4145 ppts. Dept: 18 Feb 2017 CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR—OFFICE CLOSURE The office will close at 5.00pm on Wednesday 21 December 2016 and re-open at 9.00am on Monday 09 January 2017. Messages will be monitored periodically while we are closed and an emergency contact number will be available on the office answering machine if required. POTTER TRAVEL CLUB PO Box 37, Queanbeyan, NSW, 2620 152 Monaro Street, Queanbeyan NSW 2620 Email: [email protected] Website: www.pottertravel.com.au Phone: 02 6297 8585 Friends in Travel Pty Ltd is trading . as Potter Travel ABN 96 639 726 295 TOURS DAY EXTENDED 08 Oct ‘My Fair Lady’ the Musical Waitlist 10 Oct 5 Day Marysville In The Spring Waitlist 08 Oct ‘Dream Lover’ the Musical Waitlist 28 Oct 3 Day Mystery Tour Waitlist 15 Oct Batlow Blossom Festival pg 3 01 Nov 7 Day Grafton Jacaranda Festival pg 5 26 Oct Sydney Jacaranda Cruise Waitlist 14 Nov 6 Day Great Ocean Rd & Shipwreck Coast Waitlist 08 Nov ‘Dream Lover’ the Musical Waitlist 02 Dec 4 Days Greg’s Farewell Tour On Appl. 17 Nov Camelot—A Place To Call Home pg 3 22 Dec 6 Day Eden-Sapphire Coast Christmas Tour pg 5 22 Nov Rock & Roll Lunch @ Camden pg 3 20 Jan 3 Day Opera In The Alps pg 5 29 Nov Cherries At Young pg 3 01 Feb 13 Day New Zealand on the Emerald Princess On Appl. 07 Dec ‘Aladdin’ The Musical pg 3 06 Feb 4 Day Lakes Entrance & Gippsland Lakes pg 5 14 Dec Potter Christmas Lunch pg 3 18 Feb 14 Day Tasmanian Spectacular pg 5 11 Jan ‘Aladdin’ The Musical pg 4 07 Mar 2 Day Sydney Barangaroo Cruise pg 5 18 Jan Montrose Estate & Berry Picking pg 4 09 Mar 6 Day Ballarat Begonia Festival pg 6 21 Jan ‘Aladdin’ The Musical pg 4 31 Mar 3 Day Mystery Tour pg 6 25 Jan ‘Aladdin’ The Musical pg 4 14 Apr 5 Day Bendigo Easter Festival pg 6 03 Feb Fish ’n’ Chips & Bedervale pg 4 27 Apr 9 Day NSW Far North, Moree & Tenterfield pg 6 24 Feb On The Road To Gundagai pg 4 29 May 4 Day Mudgee & Gulgong pg 6 16 Mar Archibald Prize Regional Tour pg 4 02 Jun 2 Day Elvis Presley Show pg 6 22 Jul 9 Day Cairns & Tropical North Queensland pg 7 01 Aug 12 Day Outback Sth Australia & Red Centre pg 7 16 Aug 19 Day West Coast Explorer, Darwin to Perth pg 7 07 Sep 8 Day Murray River & Murray Princess Cruise pg 8 EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: May 15 Day Stunning Japan pg 8 Aug/ 18 Day Canada & Alaska pg 8 Sept 30 Potter Travel Members and I travelled to the magical Uluru in early September to see the spectacular Fields of Light Exhibition, and we weren't disappointed. We walked into Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) & Kings Canyon and enjoyed sunset drinks at Uluru. We loved visiting the School of the Air & the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Alice Springs. A few enjoyed the views from above with a helicopter ride over Kings Canyon. I look forward to visiting the heart of Australia again in August 2017. Karen Rickman 2. DAY TOURS BATLOW APPLE CAMELOT— BLOSSOM FESTIVAL A PLACE TO CALL HOME NEW Saturday 15 October 2016 Thursday 17 November 2016 Growing the perfect apple is just one of Camelot is often associated with the things they do well in Batlow. Lush King Arthur and the legend of the green pastures, rich red soils and an Knights of the Round Table. However abundance of natural beauty welcomes located near the picturesque town of you when you visit Batlow. Punctuated Camden, is another beautiful and by stunning panoramic vistas of orchard cultured Camelot. It is a grand heritage- and grazing country and the road sides listed mansion built in 1888. The house dotted with stalls selling local produce, has striking chimneys, turrets and Batlow is a small township lying midway balconies that overlook its stunning between Tumut & Tumbarumba. Today gardens. This wonderful majestic we visit Memorial Park, a guaranteed mansion was renamed Ash Park, the great day out. Loads of free and low Bligh family home, in the award winning cost entertainment along with market TV series called A Place To Call stalls, live music and shows, exhibitions and demonstrations. Home. Don’t miss out on seeing this private residence now re- opened to the public. Member Cost: $80.00 pp Non-member: $100.00 pp Member Cost: $125.00 pp Non-member: $145.00 pp ROCK ‘N’ ROLL LUNCH CHERRIES AT YOUNG Camden Valley Inn Tuesday 29 November 2016 NEW Tuesday 22 November 2016 We head to Young, the ‘Cherry Capital We have a great day planned at the of Australia’, and an area that boasts Camden Valley Inn where we will many cherry and stone fruit orchards. celebrate the classic Rock and Roll era Our first stop today is at Poppa’s Fudge of the 1950’s and 1960’s in a Christmas Factory. Here we will have morning tea style end of year celebration. Well served from the coach with the added known entertainer ‘Fallon’ will entertain bonus of scones and cherry jam supplied us with songs from artists like Del by Poppa’s Fudge Factory! Inside Shannon, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Poppa’s store there will be a sample bar Bobby Darin, Buddy Holly, Gerry & the of fudges and jams for you to taste and Pacemakers and many more. As well lots of goodies to purchase. A local guide as the fabulous entertainment we enjoy will also show us the sights of Young. a welcome drink and a 2 course After our tour we head to Allambie Orchard where we enjoy Christmas lunch with tea & coffee. lunch including cherry pie and a tour & talk on cherries. Here you can also pick your own cherries, or there will be pre-packed cherries for sale. Member Cost: $125.00 pp Non-member: $145.00 pp Member Cost: $110.00 pp Non-member: $130.00 pp ALADDIN THE MUSICAL POTTER TRAVEL CLUB At the Capitol Theatre, Sydney CHRISTMAS LUNCH Wednesday 07 December 2016 Wednesday 14 December 2016 ALADDIN is the must-see Christmas Lunch 2015 was a HUGE show of the year and success. So for Christmas Lunch in ‘Broadway’s biggest new hit!’ 2016 we are going back to the Southern From the producer of The Lion Highlands and the Mittagong RSL for King & Mary Poppins, the story some more of the same — singing & of Aladdin comes to thrilling dancing. Mr Shane Tapper will theatrical life in this bold new entertain us again. It will be a great day musical. Filled with daring for the members to celebrate 2016 and adventure, classic comedy and the great year we have had travelling timeless romance, ALADDIN is ‘Pure Genie-us!’.