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Barron Falls: The Most Powerful Waterfall I’ve Ever Seen

Barron Falls: The Most Powerful Waterfall I’ve Ever Seen

by Richard Collett | May 25, 2018 | Australia, FROM THE ROAD

Barron Falls: The Most Powerful Waterfall I’ve Ever Seen I stood far above the Barron Falls in Far North Queensland looking straight down at the raging torrents below me churning up rocks, mud and water in a way that I had never seen before. Never before in my...
Mundo Perdido: An Attempted Hike To The Top Of East Timor’s ‘Lost World’

Mundo Perdido: An Attempted Hike To The Top Of East Timor’s ‘Lost World’

by Richard Collett | May 17, 2018 | East Timor, FROM THE ROAD

Mundo Perdido: An Attempted Hike To The Top Of East Timor’s ‘Lost World’ Mundo Perdido. The Lost World. That’s the name given to the high peak shrouded in cloud and fog that I was staring up at from its base in the mountains of the rugged...
Kampong Ayer: Brunei’s Floating Water Village.

Kampong Ayer: Brunei’s Floating Water Village.

by Richard Collett | May 1, 2018 | Brunei, FROM THE ROAD

This Is Kampong Ayer. Brunei’s Floating Water Village. This entire village is floating. On the banks of Bandar Seri Begawan’s city centre is an entire floating civilization stretching along the river for miles. Kampong means village and Ayer means water in the...
Kalgoorlie: Skimpies and Gold in the Aussie Outback

Kalgoorlie: Skimpies and Gold in the Aussie Outback

by Richard Collett | Apr 18, 2018 | Australia, FROM THE ROAD

Kalgoorlie: Skimpies and Gold in the Aussie Outback Kalgoorlie is a city with a reputation for two things in Australia, Kalgoorlie skimpies and Kalgoorlie gold. It’s the largest city in the Australian Outback, built during the madness of the gold rush era of the...
Can I Travel The World Continuously Forever?

Can I Travel The World Continuously Forever?

by Richard Collett | Apr 15, 2018 | FROM THE ROAD

Can I Travel The World Continuously Forever? – The Most Thought Provoking Weekly Update Ever! It’s that time of week again guys! The weekly update. The update that everyone across the world craves for… Well, at least a few of you guys do anyway, and...
Mount Bruce: A Hike To The Top Of Western Australia’s SECOND Highest Mountain

Mount Bruce: A Hike To The Top Of Western Australia’s SECOND Highest Mountain

by Richard Collett | Apr 12, 2018 | Australia, FROM THE ROAD

An Epic Hike To The Summit Of Mount Bruce, Western Australia’s Second Highest Mountain That’s not really something to brag about I can hear some of you thinking as you read this, where’s the pride in only hiking to the summit of Western...
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