Browsing: Wild

‘Uno, Uno, Uno No Mercy!” the six-year-old son of our hosts for the day bellows while leading my boys, 10 and 12, into his dimly lit corrugated…

Swimming beneath an endless expanse of sky brings freedom and fun — whatever the weather. Whether you’re a dawn dipper, lane legend, wild swimmer, sun worshipper,…

As I stand and look at a six-metre skeleton of a domestic cat named Felix, the words of Alice in Wonderland spring to mind: “Curiouser and curiouser.”…

Our induction into tree-planting comes from Pietro, an Italian hydromorphologist charged with overseeing our group of 20 or so volunteers for the week. We’re standing in…

Shark attacks have also recently scared beachgoers in Australia.Several tragic events occurred in popular tourist spots in Australia this week. The body of a Canadian woman…

In the age of high-end ski chalets and rising costs of living, locals from Livingston to Whitefish are fighting to keep the spirit of their towns…

The crumbling cliff edge is just metres away. An automatic blind, which I can operate without getting out of bed, rises to reveal an ocean view:…

The walking is glorious on the Wine & Wilderness Trail in South Australia’s Clare Valley. We pass blue gum flowers on the crest of hills as…

On the summit of a snow-covered hill, two men sit on a patch of lichen, their backs against their snowmobiles. They are wearing thick padded clothing…

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