"HAPPINESS IS ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED" - CHRISTOPHER MCCANDLESS DAY 1 6:00 AM Temuco, South of Chile. The light of the gap between my short blinds and my bedroom window wakes me up in a mix of an insane amount of love for my bed and a rush of excitement. Today, Juancho and me are hitchhiking to Conguillio National Park, it’s going to be a good day. 7:30 AM We head to the [...]
A HEAVY HITCHHIKE AND A SKETCHY BOAT RIDE AND WE HAD ARRIVED.... JURASSIC PARK AIN'T GOT NOTHING ON MILFORD SOUND! PHOTO: JAKE ANSELL Heading out with two of my best friends, we where all fully stoked on the idea of getting amongst the nature for a few days. After finishing long stretches of work, we where ready for some well deserved freedom. What can i say this was a journey of a [...]
The Art of Speedflying BY TZAK GARNETT LEEVERS EVER FANCIED FLYING LIKE A BIRD? NOT KEEN ON THE IDEA OF SKYDIVING? SPEEDFLYING IS A FAST GROWING SPORT AND OUR RESIDENT EXPERT TZAK GARNETT LEEVERS WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU INTO HIS WORLD! PHOTO: TZAK Over the past few years I have had my attention captivated by a new and growing sport. In winter it combines different elements of skiing and kiting and in summer [...]
IT'S ALL GOOD UP NORTH....... "THE FINDHORN FOUNDATION IS A SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY,ECO-VILLAGE AND AN INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HOLISTIC LEARNING,HELPING TO UNFOLD A NEW HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS AND CREATE A POSITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE." PHOTO: ALESSANDRO CECARELLI Reading through the Find horn foundation website i found myself extremely interested in this seemingly abstract place. In terms of it's remote location along the hardy north east coast of Scotland it didn't seem like the typical location [...]
FROM THE HIGHLY GLACIATED AREAS OF THE FJORDS ON THE WEST COAST OR THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PLATEAUS INLAND, TO THE SOUTHERN SANDY BEACHES AND FROZEN PLAINS OF THE FAR NORTH, Norway is a land with an incredibly varied and unique natural environment. The country has a very elongated shape, stretching from 58 degrees North to 71 degrees South. This large variation in latitudes is the main reason for the large difference in climate [...]
When thinking of the African continent, pictures of starving children and ferocious animals are conjured in the minds eye. Africa is a destination for the wild at heart - those seeking adventure who are unafraid of what life has to offer. As with all things in life worthwhile, there is balance. With beauty there is grotesqueness; with calm there is frenzy; with life there is death. The southern African scenery gave birth to the appreciation and [...]
ARRIVING AT A SMALL COVE AT MILLER’S POINT, NEAR SIMON’S TOWN, FALSE BAY, A FORTY FIVE MINUTE DRIVE FROM CAPE TOWN, I FOUND IT HARD TO RECONCILE THE FLAT CALM SPARKLING SEA WITH THE HIGH ADRENALINE DIVE I WAS ABOUT TO DO IN AN AREA THAT IS THE EPITOME OF SHARK DIVING WORLDWIDE. I had been told this dive was possible from a shore entry, but was better from a boat due to [...]
Saigon to Hanoi: A thousand miles of a thousand hello’s “HELLO, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?!” Dozens of school children littered the road, beaming with delight at the opportunity to showcase Vietnam’s favourite English stock phrase which was being shouted out to us from every direction. The kids egged each other on and waved enthusiastically as we passed, encouraged by their equally smiley parents. My travel companion Derrick and I had soon learned [...]
SLOUCHED IN THE SOFT DEEP POW! PHOTO:JOE GOSNEY More comfortable than any easyboy, breathing hard after one of the best tree runs of the day, quite possibly my life, I sense a slight movement off to my left. Turning slowly I witness the secretive Kamoshika, a Japanese Serow, staring intently at me. Below it’s short rearward curving horns belies an almost sorrowful face that is somehow in contrast to it’s husk, powerfully broad body. [...]
NEPAL IS A PLACE FILLED WITH SOUND, LIGHT, ENERGY AND WARMTH. RIVERS FLOW, BIRDLIFE SINGS.... PHOTO: J.H The geography is incredibly diverse ranging from the highest mountain range in the world the Himalayas to the small and lush rolling hills in the lowlands. In terms of the economy Nepal is one of the most skint places in the world with the average yearly income being around $170 a year. The main staples [...]
