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Southern Africa 1998 - Local transport from Durban through Swaziland, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe (ending at Victoria Falls and Hwange Game Park), then by private car from Durban, south to Capetown and up to Namibia (including trekking the Fish River), back through Botswana to Johanesburg via Kruger National Park |
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South America 1997/8 - Backpacking from Sao Paulo in Brazil to Paraguay and Bolivia (via a bit of Brazil), from far northern to far southern Chile, including the boat from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales, south to Ushuaia in Tierra del Feugo and back up Argentina, through Uraguay, to Sao Paulo |
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Lord Howe Island 1994 - the World Heritage listed island off the Australian east coast; skindiving and walking including climbing Mount Gower, the highest point on the island |
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Sikkim 1992 - by train and bus from Calcutta to Darjeeling and then to Gantok (capital of Sikkim), trekking towards Mount Kangchenjunga in north-eastern Sikkim, returning to Darjeeling and trekking along the Indian/Nepalese border; finally back through Calcutta and down to Orissa |
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Cocos Island 1991 - a coral atoll in the Indian Ocean; skindiving and walking on the reefs and amongst the coconuts |
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Christmas Island 1991 - a remarkable oceanic island, home to numerous endemic species of plants and animals, the most famous being the land crabs which move in their millions to and from the ocean each year to breed |
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Trans Sahara 1989/90 - by Dragoman truck from Europe through Morocco and Algeria, across the Sahara Desert through Mali and Burkina Fasso to Togo, then backpacking through Ghana, Ivory Coast and Mali to Senegal and the Gambia |
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Thevenard Island (Mackerel Islands) 1986 - a small sandy island west of Onslow in Western Australia - fishing, sharks and whales and a bungarra who just loved eggs |
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Anywhere else? - summaries of older trips, starting in 1976. Europe, the hippy trail to India and Oz, New Zealand, America - north, central and south, India and Nepal |
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Other travel sites - for backpackers and those looking for places off the beaten track anywhere in the world, plus a few sites of interest to travellers to Western Australia and its south coast |