Trailing Around the World

Charlie and Sue Soord, Perth, WA View from Conic Hill. When planning a trip to the UK earlier this year my wife Sue and I thought it would be a good opportunity to complete a hike in Scotland. After some research on the internet, we came up with the West Highland Way (WHW). The WHW […]

Adrian Cazalet, Perth, WA The Lebanon Mountain Trail (LMT) is a trail in its infancy. The LMT winds up, or down, the spine of Lebanon in the Mount Lebanon range for some 440 km. It was conceived in 2004/5 and the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association (LMTA) was formed in the same year, with its major […]

Te Araroa is Maori for The Long Pathway.   The Te Araroa is the world’s newest long trail with a route that takes walkers from the sub-tropical forests and the volcanic plateau of the North Island to the sub-alpine tussock and the passes through the Southern Alps in the South Island.  “It’s open for walking, and […]

Linda Daniels, Perth, WA The tour commenced in Queenstown, where we walked the Moonlight Track.  Starting from Arthur’s Point, the trail gradually winds its way around the back of Ben Lomond providing excellent views of the Shotover River, where people were rafting and others dared the world as they bungee jumped from a platform on […]

Jim Baker, Perth, WA Phu, Nar and Tilicho are in the Annapurna region of Nepal. Phu and Nar are remote villages, and Tilicho is the highest glacial lake in the world. Reaching them involves some strenuous walking up to an altitude of 5300 metres. The group assembled in Kathmandu and was transported by bus to […]

Peter Whitehead Around 1,000 years ago, a Pommy bloke by the name of Sigeric the Serious (really) was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury and summoned to Rome by the Pope to receive his pallium, a cloak that is a symbol of his office. Sigeric set off from England and walked 2,000km to Rome, received his cloak […]

Martin Chambers, Perth, WA Those who enjoy multi-day walking on the Bibbulmun Track might enjoy walking in northern Sweden, where I spent twelve days on the Padjelanta Trail, north of the Arctic Circle. The Padjelanta trail runs for approximately 150km to the west of, and parallel to, a section of the more famous Kungsleden, or […]

Bill Orme, Perth, WA “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.  Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.  The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.”—John Muir Camping below Donohue Pass. The John Muir Trail in […]

Gary Sigley, Perth, WA As the Chinese economy continues to develop and living standards rise, more people are spending their spare time and disposable income on the pursuit of leisure. By 2050 China will have the largest leisure economy in the world. One area of strong growth is the outdoor hiking and adventure industry. China […]

Kevin Martin, Perth, WA Ile de la Réunion is a small tropical island in the Indian Ocean, about 220 kilometres west of Mauritius.  The centre of the island contains three extinct volcanic craters that have collapsed by several hundred metres, and which have eroded over the millennia. On one side of the island is an […]