Adele Hadfield, shot dead by her feisty second husband William Knowles, was a headstrong independent woman. Of fine breeding, landed gentry of…
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Fiona Harper travel writer laces up her hiking shoes on the wukalina walk, a four day walk on country with Tasmania’s Indigenous palawa people for a fascinating hike laced with history
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The Northern Territory’s Larapinta Trail is rated as one of the best hiking trails in Australia. Winding it’s way westwards from Alice…
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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…
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Review: Bewildered – a gutsy woman’s hike of New Zealand’s Te Araroa Trail
by Fiona Harperby Fiona HarperReview of the book Bewildered by Laura Waters: I’m a big fan of gutsy women. Amelia Earhart, Kay Cottee, Robyn Davidson, Jessica…
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Almost one year after the earthquake that rocked Nepal, Nepalis were back on their feet rebuilding homes and livelihoods, with tourism back…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…