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Article from: All Aboard!: “Every boy loves a steam train and it seems girls are pretty keen on the noisy coal-fired monsters too.”

Back to nature with ecotourism: “Once upon a time, staying at a caravan park or campground was a hit-and-miss affair. Musty cabins, smelly shower blocks and grumpy caretakers are what many of us remember of caravanning in the ’60s, ’70s … Continue reading →

Lost and Found Busy shopping malls, unfamiliar surroundings and crowded airports can be intimidating places. Losing kids in the middle of all that is downright nerve-wracking.

Following on from their successful inaugural programme in 2005, Coral Princes Cruises’ brand new, 76-passenger expedition yacht, Oceanic Princess returns to The Kimberley, Across the Top of Australia, plus Papua New Guinea, Melanesia and New Zealand in 2006. The growing … Continue reading →

by Roderick Eime (from an eight-week, school sponsored tour of Europe in 1977-78) As naïve 16 year olds on a merry train jaunt, we knew little of the turmoil the rampaging Baader-Meinhof Gang and Red Army Factions were wreaking on … Continue reading →

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, … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →