It’s been a week since Flamboyance Tours was awarded silver at the 2021 SA Tourism Awards in the Cultural Tourism category. I can still barely believe that I walked away with a placing, being up against some mighty organisations (five … Read More
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Why libraries inspire travellers
There are times in most people’s lives when they just need to be a full-blown nerd. I mean this in the best possible way, because I truly believe there’s an inner geek in all of us and there are just … Read More
Adelaide Online Tours – Home Connections
In 2020 online avenues for seeing the world have increased exponentially. What used to be exciting online was the latest film clip to drop from an artist on YouTube, and now it’s all about how we look in a Zoom … Read More
Local customs: SA football rivalry
This is the fifth and last of our Local Customs blogs. There are links to the previous four at the end of the post! The wonderful game of Australian Rules football, run under the Australian Football League (AFL), has graced … Read More
Local customs: Adelaide nostalgia
This is the fourth of five Local Customs blogs. Each week I’ll be publishing something great about South Australian customs! Nostalgia. It makes us wonder what was, and what could have been. They, whoever they are, say that dwelling on … Read More
Local customs: Rockford Alicante Bouchet
This is the third of five Local Customs blogs. Each week I’ll be publishing something great about South Australian customs! I’ve previously talked about Kaurna Aboriginal culture and South Australian slang as part of this series on local customs, but … Read More
Local customs: Aboriginal South Australia
This is the second of five Local Customs blogs. Each week I’ll be publishing something great about South Australian customs! In Australia, knowing the stories of Aboriginal history and culture is consistently important in understanding not only why things are … Read More
Local customs: South Australian slang
This is the first of five Local Customs blogs. Each week I’ll be publishing something great about South Australian customs! Conversing with an Australian can be a confronting experience if you’re not from the land down under and you don’t … Read More
Solo travel and social distancing
At our core, Flamboyance Tours is about bringing people together to share an experience they’ll never forget. Telling stories of Adelaide to help create a memorable visit is something we are privileged to do. In 2020 that is under threat … Read More
Nature and Wildlife in South Australia
The bushfires that have ravaged Australia across the end of 2019 and into 2020 have been devastating for communities, destroying livelihoods and also impacting on economies from loss of tourism. As well as lives lost, it has been hard to … Read More