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Christmas in the South Pacific, Vanuatu, December 2022
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I have opted for a week of downtime scuba diving in Vanuatu to see out the year. A warm bath full of colourful fish, brown smiling faces, tropical fruit for breakfast, languid days, learning to stroll slowly, sultry air that …
By the Banks of the Murray River, South Australia, September 2022
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My latest exploration has taken me to south central Australia on a houseboat aboard the mighty Murray River. This great brown artery is the lifeline of much of Australia’s agriculture and foodbowl of the southern states and an historic highway …
Tarkine Treasure, Tasmania, Australia, March 2022
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This week I ventured on foot into the Tarkine region in north-eastern Tasmania- a small area of still untouched old forest that has existed since the days of Gondwanaland and the dinosaurs. One of the largest and oldest areas of …
A Tale of Three Capes, Tasmania, Australia, September 2021
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It’s not travel as I used to know it but more a quick escape- temporary flight from the claustrophobia of coronavirus oppression. Luckily wilderness therapy is still some of the best medicine so I packed the rucksack and headed to …
Walls of Jerusalem Hike, Tasmania, Australia, February 2021
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Travel in the time of the Covid world pandemic has been a rare and precious thing. While Australia’s borders remain closed to international travel I’ve turned to my own arguably magnificent backyard for inspiration. This week I rejoined a gang …
Trek Larapinta, Northern Territory, Australia August 2020
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The sun has finally risen on my travels again although I have been restricted to my ‘own sandpit’ because of the coronavirus global pandemic. My playground for the last 9 days has been the classic Larapinta Trail hike over the …
Cape to Cape Hike, Western Australia, June 2018
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I’ve had the shortest of mid-winter escapes to hike one of Australia’s Great Walks: the Cape to Cape track in south- Western Australia. The 135km track follows sections of the ancient trails of the Wadandi Noongar indigenous people of the …
Routeburn Track, New Zealand, January 2017
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Kia ora! Well I’ve just hung up the hiking boots following another superb trip ‘tramping’ in New Zealand. Along with a dozen or so new friends I hiked for 6 days through the Greenstone Valley and then climbed up onto …
Lord Howe Island – the Emerald Isle, June 2013
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Lord Howe Island.. never heard of it? Picture a hidden Emerald Isle – a green jewel dropped in the Pacific Ocean in the shadow of the Aussie coastline. From the moment our prop plane drops below the cloudline …
Milford Track, New Zealand November 2012
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My latest trip is a quick getaway to hike the “finest walk in the world” (coined by a British walker in 1908) – The Milford Track on the south island of New Zealand. The hike is 55km over 3 days through …