Driving along the road at 110km per hour, I look out at the view through my windscreen. Around me there is nothing but stunted bushes and dry earth all of the way to the horizon, with not a single tree in sight. Ahead of me the straight road seems to run forever, disappearing into a [...]
I'm not going to say where I took this photo, but this was certainly a very special moment while on safari in Africa. We had been watching this black rhino off in the distance for some time and had then come across a pride of lions hiding in the grass further along. The lions were [...]
Putting on my hiking boots, stepping out the front door and venturing into the wild; this is natural for me. There is something about bush walking that relaxes me and keeps me grounded. If I've had a stressful week, a walk in the forest almost immediately takes it all away, and I get an amazing [...]
I've been in Vietnam for a week now and am really liking the country so far. I took this photo in Hanoi when exploring the Dong Xuan Night Market in the Old Quarter. The night market runs along the street from the Dong Xuan Market all of the way to the busy roundabout at Hoan [...]
As the sun rose over the sea at Point Lowly, we packed up our camper van to hit the road again, heading south-west to continue our exploration of South Australia's Eyre Peninsula. There was hardly a cloud in the sky as we headed into Whyalla, which was no surprise since the town receives three hundred [...]
I've always claimed that the best beaches in Australia are in Western Australia, but I thought that I was probably biased since it is my home state. When we camped at Munglinup Beach to the west of Esperance, however, I was certain that my claim was true. The beach is just beautiful, and on our [...]
We left Parham with a long drive ahead of us. Today, we were aiming to get to Whyalla on the other side of the Spencer Gulf, which required driving all of the way north to the top of the gulf before we could head down again. Making an early start, we stuck to the main [...]
If you have been reading this blog for a while, you will know all about my love of hiking and bush walking. I was contacted recently by a publisher of a new bush walking book – Top Walks in New South Wales by Ken Eastwood, and was offered a copy to review. It sounded right [...]
Rome is a city that has always fascinated me. Starting as a meagre village, it grew to become the most important city in the world around 2000 years ago, sitting at the heart of one of the biggest empires to ever exist. From Rome, its rulers ruled an empire that covered much of Europe, the [...]
When I visited Lake Manyara in the Northern Tanzania, I had the amazing opportunity of visiting a local Masai village. The experience was wonderful as I learned about their way of life. This photo is of one of their traditional mud and straw huts with some of the locals standing next to it. These people [...]
