Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, Borneo
Set in 4,500 hectares of virgin Borneo jungle, the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre is the largest of its kind in the world.
Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
A pictorial look at the 17.5 km hike to the 4,095 metre summit of Mount Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo, the highest point between the Himalayas & New Guinea.
Bali, Indonesia
I’ve just spent the last week the Indonesian tourist haven island that is Bali, well-know for its beaches (on which to surf, laze, get drunk on or watch a sunset), temples, volcanoes, arts & crafts, paddy fields, tropical forests full of monkeys, caves,...
Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary, Ubud, Bali
Today I paid a visit to the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Ubud, the biggest tourist draw in Bali’s most touristy town – the forest attracts 10,000 tourists a month. If you like monkeys you should see something here you like. I’ll admit I don’t (like...
Kuta, Bali, Indonesia
It’s 3:30 a.m. I’m wrecked. I travelled most of yesterday, having left Sydney, Australia mid-afternoon. I arrived here in Kuta, the party beach resort on the Indonesian island of Bali, a few hours ago. It was late, after midnight. I then had to traipse...
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
One of the world’s great urban centres with a stunning natural harbour & iconic sights that need no introduction; it is as photogenic as it is famous.
Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
Back in 2003, on my first visit to New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand’s most English of cities, was my first stop in the country. This time around it’s my last stop. Of late, Mother Nature has not been kind to the city, the largest on New...
Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand
Sitting in the heart of Mackenzie Country, slap-bang in the centre of New Zealand’s outdoorsy South Island, is Lake Tekapo, the second-largest of three roughly parallel turquoise-blue lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin. It’s...
Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, located in the central part of the New Zealand’s South Island & deep in the heart of the Southern Alps, is New Zealand’s great alpine park, boasting the country’s highest mountains (& quite a lot of them to...
Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
The second-largest city on the South Island of New Zealand, & its seventh largest overall, Dunedin sits at the head of Otago Harbour on a series of hills and valleys overlooking the bay. The main attraction in this part of the country is the wildlife of the nearby...
The Catlins, South Island, New Zealand
I‘ve just spent the last few days touring The Catlins Coast, a sparsely populated region in the extreme southeastern corner of New Zealand’s South Island, a largely untouched region renowned for its wildlife & rugged coastal scenery. And oh what scenery....
Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand
Fiordland National Park is located in the south-west of New Zealand’s South Island. The 12,500 km² park is the largest of New Zealand’s 14 National Parks & one of four that are situated in the wider Te Wahipounamu (Maori for “the place of...
Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand
Surrounded by majestic mountains & nestled on the shores of crystal clear Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown on New Zealand’s South Island boasts one of the most stunning natural locations in the world....