Bungee jumpers have the brave men of Pentecost Island in Vanuatu to thank for popularising this death-defying activity. Don’t…
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Deep in Africa’s Congo Basin lives a species of ant willing to murder passers-by (and adulterous wives) in exchange for…
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Seafarers send warm missives from the coldest continent – but only once the postmistress has arrived, writes Catherine Marshall. The…
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Two’s company: a chance encounter in Northern India’s fabulous pink city leaves a memorable impression on Catherine Marshall. There…
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The prehistoric fagus – Australia’s only temperate native deciduous tree – bursts into a flame of autumnal colour as winter…
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Annie Dillard’s classic nature memoir, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, takes us deep into the wilds of Virginia – and our…
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The most memorable of Australian journeys are those that put the traveller in touch with the country’s First People. …