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Remote Places & Round the World Trips

Petrol Station in Slowly Dying Outback Australia Town

GUEST ARTICLE: When travelling through outback Queensland I always try to take the time to turn of the highway into the small towns that dot the country side.
These days the roads no longer go through these towns which are slowly dying as people travel past them on highways at 110kph.

The photo above is from [...]

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How to Survive in the Australian Outback (ABC Landline)

Landline is ABC TV’s national rural issues program. This week’s Landline episode is all about how to survive in the Australian outback. I’ll be watching the show and adding the top tips to improve your safety when travelling in the outback to this review.

I love to travel, especially to remote places off the beaten track [...]

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The Alps – IMAX Film (Review)

While I’ll never be fit or rich enough to climb fearsome peaks like the Eiger I enjoy going for holidays to Australia’s Snowy Mountains and the New Zealand Alps to take photos and go for long walks.
Climbing a mountain vicariously by watching films like “The Alps” on IMAX is as close as most of us [...]

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Mike Horn Arctic Circle Arktos Expedition – Free Desktop Wallpaper

On the 4th of August 2002, adventurer Mike Horn started his biggest challenge so far: the discovery of the Arctic. He was set on being the first man to travel alone around the Arctic Circle non-stop, traveling a considerable part of the way on foot without any human assistance or motorized vehicle.

Download this 1680×1050 sized [...]

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Colder Than You Expect: Sleeping in a Swag in the Australian Outback Desert

One of my friends who has recently moved to Australia from Britain was wondering why I had a -10C° rated sleeping bag in Australia, she said there’s “something wrong with that picture…”
She had made a common mistake in not realising that in the desert, night time temperatures can be cold at any time of [...]

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Working As A Remote Area Pharmacist in Outback Australia

GUEST ARTICLE: G’day. I’m Robbo. I do have a real name, but my first name can’t be used due to cultural reasons
I discovered that on my first day out here four years ago and have used my nickname ever since from here to meetings with government departments! I work as a Remote Area Pharmacist [...]

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Relaxing in Rarotonga: Isolated Island Paradise

GUEST ARTICLE: It was quite strange to land on Rarotonga (part of the Cook Islands group) at 4am in the middle of a vast seemingly endless ocean. After checking into our great find of a hotel (Club Raro) we got a few hours of shut eye before going on our first little adventure around the [...]

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The Tragic Tale of Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Easter Island would be on most people’s lists of remote places to travel to, with the obvious attraction of seeing the famous Moai (statues)
I decided to write an article about Easter Island after reading Gary Arndt’s travel blog where he reflects on how remote Easter Island is:
Easter Island Moai (by Gary Arndt on Flickr)
One thing [...]

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Ochre Cliffs – Oodnadatta Track – South Australian Outback

Five kilometres north of Lyndhurst on the Oodnadatta Track in the South Australian Outback you’ll see a tyre beside the road with the words ‘Ochre Cliffs’ crudely written on it.
Follow the side-road for a few kilometres and you’ll suddenly see an open ochre quarry containing spectacular red, brown and white ochre cliffs (an exposure of [...]

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Antarctica: Encounters at the End of the World (Documentary)

In “Encounters at the End of the World” documentary maker Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica accompanied only by his cameraman and is given unprecedented access to the hidden society of one thousand men and women living there and risking their lives and sanity to conduct cutting-edge scientific research.

Starting from McMurdo station which reminds him of [...]

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TOPtoTOP Global Climate Expedition: 7 Seas + 7 Summits

The Swiss family Schwörer are on a round-the-world TOPtoTOP Global Climate Expedition powered only by wind, solar and human energy to:

Raise awareness of environmental issues and promote the search for environmentally compatible solutions
Encourage the start of projects beneficial to the environment
Move as many people as possible towards solidarity for the people affected by climate change [...]

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