200-mile Bay Circuit Trail is a hidden jewel Oct 17, 2008
The trail snakes mostly south through the Castle Hill Conservation Area in Wayland, before passing Tippling Rock. It winds through Callahan State Park, works south to Ashland Town Forest, and then west into Sherborn, where the trail is almost all off-road. (Boston Globe)
Bees on their knees Jun 24, 2008
Stockists: Pure Harvest, IGA Glebe, 9660 3714; Cradle Mountain, Dijon Foods Caringbah, 9531 8388 and Castle Hill, 8850 7811; Cabonne, Macro Wholefoods stores; Three Bees Apiarists and Kangaroo Island, Wholefoods House Woollahra, 9363 9879, and Waterloo, 9319 4459; Miellerie, Wholefoods House and De'lish, Lindfield, 9416 5916. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Get Out, Get Away May 18, 2008
At the annual Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill auction, bid on paintings, sculpture, trips, or the chance to have an established author critique your stab at the great American novel. Preview the offerings (like this 1976 Joel Meyerowitz photograph, signed by the artist) as you stroll, martini in hand, along stone-and-shard paths connecting the art school's studios, then take a seat under the tent. (Boston Globe)
Europeanmakeovers Mar 23, 2008
In Budapest, a new tour company leads visitors through an old WWII-era military hospital and bunker under Castle Hill. Just up the street from the Great Synagogue, Budapest's Jewish community recently reopened the Rumbach Street Synagogue, designed by the great Viennese architect Otto Wagner in the late 19th century. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Former mill town reinvents itself as all-purpose outdoor destination Oct 25, 2007
Unwind at the hillside spa at Castle Hill Resort (at Routes 103 and 131, 888-764-6836, , massages from $60), where opulence resides in the regal rooms of the stone mansion or in the quiet of the Aveda Concept Spa with outdoor heated footpaths to pool and solarium. Party. (Boston Globe)
New England in the fall: Grape-peeping, anyone? Sep 8, 2007
For those with a taste for luxury, the Castle Hill Inn & Resort in Newport, R.I., is offering the "Sakonnet Vineyards Wine Weekend," Oct. 26-28, including a three-night stay, a wine and food seminar and tasting, breakfast daily, a gourmet dinner, a Newport mansion tour and more, starting at $2,383 per couple. The Inn at Harbor Hill Marina in Niantic, Conn. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
500 days, 50 countries: one couple's journey around the world Aug 19, 2007
The striking architecture of the buildings on Castle Hill and the Parliament were some of the highlights. Later, we strolled by the State Opera House to find that the last performance of the season was that night. (North County Times)
Your first love Aug 3, 2007
I tried making a few of my own, including simple card and strategy games like Nim and Blackjack, and also hacked Monopoly, changing the board to reflect local landmarks around my neighbourhood at the time in Sydney's Castle Hill. But wrestling with Basic wasn't nearly as much fun as exploring the galaxy in Elite or perfecting my joystick waggling (and breaking) technique in Daley Thompson's Decathlon. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Put out your compass and stay the course Jul 8, 2007
"We wanted to see it because it was the model for part of the exterior of Castle Hill here in Ipswich.". Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Shipping lanes will shift to protect whales Jul 1, 2007
The Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter from the Cape Cod Air Station and a rescue boat from Castle Hill Station. Rescue crews planned to search until daylight, then reevaluate the situation. (Boston Globe)
Lane Cove Tunnel Jun 12, 2007
Add to that $80 in petrol a week to drive from where I live in the City to Castle Hill where I work each day ... You want to live at Castle Hill and work in the city - you put up with it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Badger reveals his sledges - share your faves Mar 2, 2007
" Are Australia's cricketers arrogant egotists, or simply tough competitors? by SMH Online at Friday, January 26, 2007 Andrew Strauss has been lauded for the measured manner with which he has accepted a slew of incorrect umpiring decisions this summer. And now The Tonk can reveal his inspiration. Strauss has chosen Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger as his title track for the summer, to be played each time he commences his innings. by SMH Online at Friday, January 19, 2007 The Tonk's oversight... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Are you a victim of the commuter crush? Jan 30, 2007
" The people that are making these changes and 'amendments' are not catching the trains, they have no idea that their theories of train commuting- are better left as theories. Posted by: Michelle at January 30, 2007 9:28 AM Sydney you bunch of twits... stop whining ..you live in a great city. So what if the train is busy. no matter where you go in the world you will experience congestion in road traffic and public transport. Get a grip losers. neck up or get out of the city. Posted by: Jamie... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Rob Woodburn Jan 17, 2007
Off our starboard bow is Castle Hill, with the winter sun now sparkling on the multicoloured tiled roof and neo-Gothic spires of the Matthias Church. To port stands Parliament House, its red domes brilliantly back lit, its fanciful facade in shadow. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
