“How do you do it? How do you just go?” A friend asked me this after I returned from nearly 10 years of world travel. It was then I realised that travel was not an easy decision for everybody to make. Leaving friends, family and a good job with no fixed date of return can …
One thing I love about travel is the modes of transport offered in different countries, which give you an entirely fresh perspective on life. Of course, being a photography enthusiast, I’ve managed to snap a few of these experiences – where I’m literally bouncing, navigating, drifting or just hanging on from behind the camera to …
“The camel has a single hump; The dromedary, two; Or else the other way around, I’m never sure. Are you?” ~ ‘The Camel’ (1936) Hullabaloo Camels walked defiantly into the arena, spitting, grunting, cursing and churning dust up into my lens as I stood on the inside edge of the track. A few settled at …
A long way from the sea on a vast spinifex plain, lies a group of old rocks (roughly 600 million years old) that harbour scorched valleys, wind tunnels, long shadows and hills which could be home for cow-sized ants. These rocks, called Kata Tjuta and also known as The Olgas, light up with a scarlet …
Travelling is such an exciting gig, it’s the ultimate adventure – unpredictable. Despite all the planning, you never quite know if you’ll be drinking cocktails over the ocean at sunset, or pulling a botfly maggot out of your leg in a back alley (see above). I love the spontaneity of travel, the colourful life it …
The anticipation of a meal – the wonderful aromas, glistening colours, textures – and then the flavours. Eating is undoubtedly one of the most sensational activities ever, yet the experience is amplified tenfold amongst ‘different’ cultures and places. Indeed, some of the most enjoyable and downright despicable experiences I’ve ever had involve food and travel. …
There’s a great iceberg in the desert, near the heart of a vast land, riddled with scrubland and spinifex. Uluru, or Ayers Rock as it’s otherwise known, is one of those places you are born knowing about. It’s just always been there, and you’re saturated with its presence in popular culture. Like many others, I …
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At the end of a day’s adventure, often one of the best feelings is to slurp a cold ale in a good pub and let its warm tingle bathe you in merry reflection of a life well lived. There’s few finer ways to cap off a day’s travel, particularly when a pub’s done right. Here’s …
If I had to declare my favourite night under the stars, I would readily say Ormiston Gorge in the MacDonnell Ranges, central Australia. Years of camping and star gazing around various parts of the globe has culminated for me here (thus far), in this ancient land coated with rich iron ore, herculean boulders and primordial …