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Welwitschia – The Desert Dwelling Fossil
By Dennis Collaton – World Adventurer “It is out of the question the most wonderful plant ever brought to this country, and one of the ugliest.” Such was the response of the Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in 1863 when presented with a Welwitschia mirabilis. With such a reputation, you can imagine […]
Shiny New Newcastle
Shiny New Newcastle by Roderick Eime – OUTthere Magazine Smelly, smoky buses, noisy old cars and shabby, grimy storefronts is what I remember of Newcastle when I first visited the no-nonsense steel and coal city in the late 1970s. Definitely not the sort of place you’d ever consider for a holiday. Today, I can barely […]
The Blue Tarp Resort
Roderick Eime (Get Up ‘n’ Go Magazine) suggests you consider the portable canvas option for your next road trip. After Mum and Dad told me their camping stories from the ‘50s, pitching a tent somewhere in the great Aussie outback was about the last thing I ever wanted to. But on a 4WD trip to […]
The Emperors of Snow Hill Discovered
Report by Roderick Eime – World Adventurer The world’s largest penguin, the Emperor, lives exclusively in the deepest regions of Antarctica, right? Wrong! In November 2004, the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov, encountered substantial numbers of Emperor Penguins in the water around the ship at 64 degrees south. Take a look at your atlas. The Antarctic Circle […]
The Great Hong Kong Camera Scam
On a recent trip to Hong Kong, a colleague related to me his perplexing experience after an attempt to purchase a camera. “I’ve just had the most bizarre experience,” he said, clearly disturbed by the event. My friend had attempted to purchase a particular Nikon DSLR camera from a prominent, Nathan Road camera store. He’d […]
Cook’s Dark Paradise
Cook’s Dark ParadiseBy Roderick Eime – World Adventurer When the world’s greatest navigator needed a break from the rigours of exploring, he headed to New Zealand’s lush South Island. But his idyllic sanctuary held a dark and terrifying secret that struck mortal fear into his men. The land of the long white cloud was little […]
The Blue Tarp Resort
Consider the portable canvas option for your next road trip. After Mum and Dad told me their camping stories from the ‘50s, pitching a tent somewhere in the great Aussie outback was about the last thing I ever wanted to. But on a 4WD trip to Cape York recently, I rediscovered the primal joys of […]
Ferntree Rainforest Lodge
CROWN JEWEL Imagine a place where thousands of square miles of untouched tropical rainforest spread to the horizon, rising up to blanket solemn mountains capped by taffeta cloud crowns. Wildlife rustles through the undergrowth, occasionally emerging to give the casual observer a fleeting glimpse of brightly-coloured plumage and the prehistoric. Ancient trees dip down onto […]
