
Patricia Maunder
Writer and Editor at Freelance
Travel addict. Culture vulture. Nerd. Gourmand. Cocktail connoisseur.
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2 months ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Patricia Maunder
Island Hopping Cultural Tour with Oolin Sunday Island Culture, Dampier Peninsula. Rosanna Angus has built on her Oolin Sunday Island Cultural Tours to launch this women's only tour.
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Jun 4, 2024 |
houseofwellness.com.au | Patricia Maunder |Michelle Rose |Tianna Nadalin
Travelling with disability is challenging, but it’s not impossible. Here’s how accessible tourism options in Australia are improving. Many of us take travel for granted, but it’s not so easy for people living with disability. That’s , according to the most recent Australian Bureau of Statistics report, released in 2019. When Julie Jones’ son was born with cerebral palsy 28 years ago, in the early days of disability awareness and the internet, she wondered whether family holidays would be possible.
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Apr 13, 2024 |
theaustralian.com.au | Patricia Maunder |Talal Ansari |Will Pavia |Jack Blackburn
The sky above the Titanic on the night it sank into the icy waters of the north Atlantic was one of the most beautiful the survivors had seen. According to one passenger fortunate enough to secure a place on a lifeboat, the “keen atmosphere, free from any haze” made the stars “twinkle and glitter with a staccato flash that made the sky seem nothing but a setting made for them in which to display their wonder”. The crew, meanwhile, saw something altogether different.
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Feb 17, 2024 |
nzherald.co.nz | Patricia Maunder
Discover Melbourne's top attractions, from Skydeck's stunning city views to immersive art at The Lume. Photo / 123rf However you define family, Melbourne is a great getaway just across the Tasman for you and your crew. The options in Victoria’s capital are dizzying, however, so consider these insider tips, writes Patricia Maunder.
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Sep 30, 2023 |
topoztours.com.au | Patricia Maunder
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Melbourne opera lovers, get in quick for a rare chance to see Mozart's Idomeneo. Here's my review of a delightful @VictorianOpera @OperaAustralia co-production.

Lindy Hume’s new production of this early Mozart opera for @VictorianOpera and @OperaAustralia offers much to delight both eye and ear, writes @MaunderMaxima. https://t.co/WynKzelBMU

Critics I admire have given @MusicalMidnight the thumbs down for its artistic & ideological conservatism. Must admit I enjoyed this new Australian musical's take on Cinderella, but it needs tightening up. Here's my review for @LimelightArtsAu https://t.co/L2PuQVifHu

One-act play Is God Is hits home with themes of family, trauma & revenge - sometimes with visceral force. Here's my review of @MelbTheatreCo's latest.

A cross-country journey of revenge continues the cycle of family violence in this darkly comic American play from @MelbTheatreCo. https://t.co/1cjgqJVXWk