Almost one year after the earthquake that rocked Nepal, Nepalis were back on their feet rebuilding homes and livelihoods, with tourism back in business. Fiona Harper hiked to Everest Base…
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Waterfall hike to Windin Falls on the Atherton Tablelands near Malanda, west of Cairns. It’s a 90min hike from the trail head to the top of the spectacular pool at Windin Falls, tropical north Queensland, Australia. Trip notes & hiking guide by Fiona Harper travel writer
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Trekking northern NSW on the Yuraygir Coastal Walk is a 32km easy trek, best tackled over around four days, between Coffs Harbour and Yamba. With strong connections to indigenous traditional…
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Adele Hadfield, shot dead by her feisty second husband William Knowles, was a headstrong independent woman. Of fine breeding, landed gentry of Nelson you might say, the story of her…
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Hiking to Everest Base Camp is one of those travel adventures that everyone seems to want to do. The reality is that few actually do it. Mostly because it’s hard. Very…
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Vulnerable as I am, hiking across the tundra on the shores of Canada’s Hudson Bay, I feel like polar bear bait. Unlike polar bears though, which are built for the…
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Scottish funny man Billy Connolly supposedly said, ‘ I don’t know why I should have to learn Algebra, I’m never likely to go there.’ Neither, my friend, am I. I…
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The southerly wind whips up chilled spray as we scoot across Mercury Passage to Maria Island. A film of salt rests on my lips, tiny droplets linger in my hair…
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Bush walking has been a favourite pastime for years. A love of the bush probably evolved after growing up in rural West Australia. Early bush walks on the way to…
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Soft adventure travellers are a demanding lot. On the one hand they want to explore new territory, get off the beaten track and enjoy nature in all her kick-arse glory,…
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Need to escape from the day to day life for a soul-nourishing wilderness experience? Feeling a little weary after a long year filled with challenges, too much work and too…