Travel

Outdoor adventure in Australia

Our Maui camper van instantly felt like home as we took to life on the road in Western Australia. What my travelling companions and I weren't expecting was such a sudden introduction to realities of life in this region, namely: its deadly wildlife.

Colourful parrots swooped overhead and an army of Galahs screeched their morning call from the treetops.

Riding the Loneliest Road in America

It's difficult to imagine a Hewlett-Packard printer large enough to produce an image of the Great East Window of the York cathedral or minister — 24 metres high and 9.5 metres across — but apparently one was built soley for this purpose.

The London Eye Ferris wheel, on the River Thames, seems an apt symbol for London.

The buildings are ramshackle. The picnic tables could definitely use a fresh lick of paint. The beach is in need of raking. And the dogs are stray. But, the food at Da Conch Shack and Rum Bar in Turks and Caicos is fresh and delish.

"Understand Robin, that while other predators might be curious or scared of you, these crocs are simply seeing you as food.

The whale's blowhole spray hit me in the face. Within arms reach of our 92-foot sailing ship is a humpback whale that's getting a little frisky.

Nowhere in the world are rural landscapes as intriguing, as illuminating, or as enlightening as they are in the farmlands and vineyards of Tuscany.