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STOP PRESS: HMAS Sydney Found ! About 4pm on 19 November 1941, the lookout on HMAS Sydney reported an unidentified merchant ship near Shark Bay. An exchange of signals aroused the suspicions of Captain Burnett RAN, and he closed in … Continue reading →

In October 1616, after a long and arduous traverse of the Indian Ocean, a 700 tonne trading ship, Eendracht, of the Dutch East India Company (the VOC) came “unexpectedly” upon some islands. It was not completely unusual for the Dutch … Continue reading →

Image: Adrian Warren Everyone loves Melbourne. Everyone in Melbourne anyway. Give me Sydney any day, says Roderick Eime. In 1996 Melbourne was still under the temporary spell of Jeff Kennett when a motley bunch of liberal powerbrokers and commercial heavyweights … Continue reading →

Article from: Roderick Eime braves pirates and cyclones for a glimpse of the romantic South Seas life on Vanuatu Where: Iririki Island Resort and Spa, Port Vila, Vanuatu “Pull that halyard! Put yer back into it, lad!” hollers Captain Harry, … Continue reading →

from: Take Your Chances When it comes to fatalities on the roads and in the air, no traveller wants to become a statistic. So before you grab your passport and risk winging it out the door, here are some numbers … Continue reading →

Adventure cruising, and its almost seamlessly interchangeable appellation, “expedition cruising”, has its roots deep in the human psyche. It stems from our innate desire to inquire, explore and expand the boundaries of our environment whilst deriving intellectual rewards from the … Continue reading →

As published in When Australia’s Baby Boomers want to get away from it all, they head to Byron Bay. But they don’t leave their hard-earned integrity, status and comforts behind. Words and pictures by Roderick Eime. Additional photography courtesy the … Continue reading →

Article from: In the skyrocketing cruise market, there’s still room for good old fashioned charm. Roderick Eime lied about his age for a glimpse of retro-cruising, British style. The small crowd watches on with palpable anticipation. Ted stares purposefully toward … Continue reading →

Story and photographs by Roderick Eime Beyond the well trafficked sea lanes and cruise ship haunts of Alaska’s Inside Passage lies the true Alaska. Still a wild frontier where, if you stroll in the woods, you take a cut lunch … Continue reading →

The vibrant and bustling seaport of Hong Kong has enjoyed a prominent part in the grand opera of Asia. Roderick Eime travelled to Hong Kong for a whirlwind tour of the sights, sounds and smells of the former British colony … Continue reading →