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A Princess in the Wild
Our Princess Makes Her International Debut A true-blue Aussie Princess hitches up her breeches and heads north to the seldom explored waters of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Sea. Words and Pictures by Roderick Eime A sea so blue and clear lay beneath the bow that the ripples in the sand, metres below, were […]
All Aboard for Svalbard
Trivia Question: Where is the world’s most northerly permanent settlement? Answer: Ny Ålesund in the North West of the island of Spitbergen – 78.9°NJust 600 miles from the North Pole lies the island group of Svalbard, of which Spitsbergen is the largest. Variously occupied and exploited by the Dutch, Russians and Norwegians, in 1920 it […]
Ode to Billy
Dear Aaron, It is with great sadness that I must report to you the imminent passing of Billy. In truth I have been expecting this sad day for some time, yet I continue to encourage one last adventure from him. Our journeys began in the Indian Himalayas where we scoffed at the donkey option and […]
Up the Wild Stikine
Beyond the well-trafficked sea lanes and cruise ship haunts of the Inside Passage lies the true Alaska. Still a wild frontier where, if you stroll in the woods, you take a .303 and a cut lunch.
Tasmanian UNESCO World Heritage: Cruise Gordon River
It’s 1982 and the idyllic little seaside village of Strahan in South Western Tasmania is the front line in a vigorous campaign to blockade the construction of the Franklin River dam. This ‘peaceful protest’ is turning decidedly hostile. Tasmanian UNESCO World Heritage: Cruise Gordon River
You need a Hamilton Island holiday
Hamilton Island – No Leave No Life from Hamilton Island on Vimeo. If you’re seeing more of your Blackberry than you are of Australia, then congratulations, you’re probably one of the many Australian’s who’ve helped earn us the reputation as one of the world’s hardest working nations. But isn’t it about time you take a […]
U Rite There?
I simply detest bad service and I make no apologies for it. I’m just back from a couple of weeks in New Zealand where I toured the countryside sampling a variety of businesses, small and large, from Wellington to Christchurch. The experience drove home to me why our Kiwi cousins are sky-rocketing in the world […]
In Search of Exiled Emperors, Exquisite Pelagics and Forgotten Outposts.
Adventure Associates announces a rare and remarkable ocean voyage to places even we had to look up! Named for the fabled lost civilisation of Atlantis, the huge expanse of water separating the giant continents of the Americas and Africa and Europe is the embodiment of conquest, adventure and exploration. A path to discovery, riches and […]
Diamonds, Sand Castles and Curious Blooms
A new exciting expedition to Namibia, Namaqualand and South Africa’s Cape ProvinceThe vast continent of Africa has spawned some of the greatest adventure and exploration stories of all time. Here at Adventure Associates, we embrace lands and regions that don’t always appear on the cover of glossy travel magazines. Thirty-two years ago we pioneered group […]
Tracking History to Oodnadatta
The vast Australian landscape is strewn with four-wheel-drive adventure opportunities. The majority offer truly wilderness experiences where you and your modern motor can vanish into the scenery and leave the metropolitan crush behind. Read Full Story
