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Camping and Bush Walks in the forest at Gembrook, Australia

by Dean Wickham April 22, 2013 Adventure
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We left Golden Beach on the south coast of Victoria, Australia, with the intention of only having a short drive to our next camping spot on the Morwell River. The drive took us to the small town of Boolarra where we took the Morwell River Road along the forested valley. When we reached the first [...]

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Inskip Peninsula at Rainbow Beach, Australia | Photo Essay

by Dean Wickham February 20, 2013 Adventure
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After all of the rain and flooding that we had here in Queensland, Australia, we were desperate for some sunshine. Although the rain wasn’t really going anywhere, it had eased off enough to only the occasional shower, so we decided to head up to Rainbow Beach for a couple of days with the hope that [...]

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Cave Tubing in Vang Vieng, Laos

by Dean Wickham November 30, 2012 Adventure
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What I thought was going to be only a quick one night stopover in Vang Vieng, Laos, turned into several days as I realised that there was so much more to this popular backpacker town than drunken tubing. The town itself is pretty much as expected – lots of backpackers, bars, guesthouses and laid back [...]

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Sunrise from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro | Panorama

by Dean Wickham November 9, 2012 Adventure
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Some of the most beautiful places that I have seen in the world have been while hiking. From the lush forests and mountains of the Milford Track in New Zealand, to the high altitude of the Himalayas on the Mount Everest Base Camp trek in Nepal, my love for hiking has taken me to places [...]

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Hiking the Queen Charlotte Track in New Zealand

by Dean Wickham September 28, 2012 Adventure
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At the top end of the South Island of New Zealand, there are a series of spectacular sounds known as the Marlborough Sounds. The most beautiful and popular of these is the Queen Charlotte Sound, and running almost the entire length is one of New Zealand’s best walks – The Queen Charlotte Track. This interesting [...]

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Hiking from Vernazza to Corniglia in Cinque Terre, Italy

by Dean Wickham September 11, 2012 Adventure
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I had instantly fallen in love with Vernazza on our second day in the Cinque Terre on the Ligurian coast of Northern Italy. This was the second of the five villages that we had visited, taking the ferry from Monterosso al Mare on that morning, and exploring this beautiful little village with it’s colourful buildings [...]

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Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – Conquering the Summit

by Dean Wickham August 23, 2012 Adventure
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This is the fifth and final part of my Mount Kilimanjaro Climb. If you missed part 4, you can read it here. I awoke suddenly from a restless sleep. It was pitch black in my tent as I fumbled around in my sleeping bag to find my phone. Sleepily, I turned it on and squinted [...]

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Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – The Great Barranco Wall to Barafu Camp

by Dean Wickham August 14, 2012 Adventure
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This is part 4 of my Mount Kilimanjaro climb. If you missed part 3, you can read it here. I looked up at the huge imposing rock face as I slowly walked out of Barranco Camp. The shadow of the Great Barranco Wall kept the temperature low, the icy air numbing the exposed skin on [...]

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