With a broken-down boat deep in Borneo’s northern Kalimantan jungle and abandoning the romantic idea of peacefully gliding along the snakelike Kapuas River…
Continue reading “Borneo: Traversing Northern Kalimantan”Lahu Tribe Village Trekking – Laos
The fascinating Lahu Tribe village near Luang Namtha in northernmost Laos offers an unforgettable trekking experience…
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At 3,726-metres-high, Mount Rinjani on the island of Lombok is the highest mountain in Indonesia, not including Irian Jaya. The trek to Mount Rijnani’s summit is not considered an easy walk-in-the-park.
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Modern Malaysia is “always under construction” – an apt sentiment from a local and here’s why…
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What makes someone change career from the safety of Information Technology and fly to Kosovo for training in explosive ordnance disposal?
Continue reading “Explosive Ordnance Disposal – The Kosovar Adventure”Sailing Journey: Selling SV Naiad
Selling the home-built SV Naiad – 34′ Bruce Roberts Motor Sailor – is a bittersweet and emotional moment, especially after 20 years as our home.
Continue reading “Sailing Journey: Selling SV Naiad”Sailing Journey: Slipway Woes
If you own a boat, then you will inevitably experience slipway woes at some point in your life, as related in this chapter of the sailing journey.
Sailing Journey: Extending the Boat
This sailing journey chapter sees Naiad (boat) marooned in Townsville for longer than expected, for the gruelling completion of its 6-foot extension.
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Whoever said that jumping out of a perfectly good aeroplane at 14,000 feet isn’t insane?
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Tuscany’s unknown Giannella and Orbetello
December, 2015
From Italy’s most famous and stunning Cinque Terre coastline, to Tuscany’s unknown but beautiful hamlet of Giannella and lakeside town of Orbetello.
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