Australia
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Saturday, 1 Aug 2009 | Views [2787]
Diving on the Great Barrier Reef is an experience you should never to turn down. I have been diving in many places around the world, and the reef still has some of the best combination of hard and soft coral, giant clams, hawkesbill turtles and schools ... Read more >
Tags: cairns, diving, great barrier reef, pro dive, silver swift, snorkeling
Friday, 1 May 2009 | Views [832]
It was a last minute decision, and well worth it: through sleet and sunshine, mountains and rainforests, snoring hut mates and the largest possums alive, I've just spent 6 days hiking the Overland Track in Tasmania. I have never been to Tassie before, ... Read more >
Tags: australia, hiking, overland track, tasmania
Tuesday, 27 Jan 2009 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 26 Jan 2009 | Views [2393]
Descending slowly, you see them cruising below you. They are grey nurse sharks and there are lots of them! Sleek and smooth, like docile underwater greyhounds, they just cruise past: above, below and beside you. Swimming with the strong cold currents, ... Read more >
Tags: diving, sharks, worldnomads
Monday, 1 Sep 2008 | Views [1427]
World Nomads Trailwalking team has completed 100km in the Oxfam Trailwalker in 29 hours, 39 minutes! The 4 of us (Ben, Sue, Kat and Carole) powered through the night, all the way from the Hawkesbury River back to Sydney without sleep, harbouring ... Read more >
Tags: oxfam, sanchez, trailwalker, walking, world nomads
Thursday, 21 Aug 2008 | Views [701]
With only 1 week to go, World Nomads' Oxfam Trailwalker team is in the final stages of preparation to walk 100km in 30 hours from the Hawksbury River to Sydney. Team stats: 4 walkers, 3 support crew, 1 Sanchez start 8.30am Friday 29 August;... Read more >
Tags: oxfam, walking, world nomads
Wednesday, 6 Aug 2008 | Views [826]
Last night, World Nomads' Oxfam Trailwalker team headed out in the
dark to continue training for the 100km challenge in only 3 weeks time. It was time to try out the torches and a couple of prospective team mates to:
see if we could all ... Read more >
Tags: hiking, oxfam, trailwalker, walking, world nomads
Sunday, 27 Jul 2008 | Views [820]
World Nomads' Oxfam Trailwalker team has a new team member, Carol - a flying Scot who is certainly up for
the challenge. Sue and I were put through our paces on a 10km "warm up"
last weekend. Carol set a cracking pace as we descended ... Read more >
Tags: hiking, oxfam, trailwalker, walking, world nomads
Monday, 16 Jun 2008 | Views [1191]
Despite the grey and slightly soggy weather, The World Nomads' Oxfam
Trailwalker team got together on Sunday for our first group walk. The theory was - why not try
everyone out on the hardest part of the trail just to see what happens? ... Read more >
Tags: hike, oxfam, sanchez, trailwalker, world nomads
Monday, 26 May 2008 | Views [1177]
Three girls, more often found
paddling at sea, decided to embark on a little challenge one day
over coffee - the Oxfam Trailwalker, a 100km overnight endurance walk from the Hawkesbury to the Harbour. While investing in some shoes up to the distance, ... Read more >
Tags: charity, oxfam, sanchez, world nomads
