Most people who visit dodgy animal attractions love animals. They just aren’t fully aware of the animal welfare issues associated with various forms of wildlife tourism. To mark World Wildlife Day coming up on 3 March, I’ve rounded up some popular…
I was a fledgling features writer at Cosmopolitan magazine in Sydney when Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat first opened its doors in the Gold Coast hinterland in 2006. I still have a vivid memory of the blissed-out look on my various editors’…
No, I’m not talking about Blue Planet II. While I love a good Attenborough doco – and his latest series does a decent job of highlighting the fragility of our planet and our responsibility to protect it – there have…
With its raw, wild landscapes, unique wildlife and rich Aboriginal culture, it’s easy to see why more than 700,000 travellers make the pilgrimage to Australia’s Red Centre every year. To travel responsibly in these ancient lands is largely about respecting Aboriginal…
I admit I’m always a little wary of the term ‘eco-hotel’. As there is nothing to stop any ol’ hotel owner from whacking this label on their property – and many do – travellers can easily be duped into supporting…
Tilikum, the floppy-finned SeaWorld orca who helped to sway public opinion against keeping killer whales in captivity, died at SeaWorld Orlando on Friday morning. Thought to be about 36 years old, Tilikum had been reportedly experiencing declining health and was receiving…
Sydney-based magazine editor, world traveller, and self-confessed wildlife perv Rachelle Mackintosh documents her wildlife photography adventures on faunographic.com. You may have seen her on Aussie TV recently, chatting about polar bears ripping farts? I was lucky to work with Rachelle in Magazine…
To fall back on an overused but oh-so-apt cliché, Alaska really is one of the world’s last great untamed wildernesses. I’ve been lucky enough to visit this vast, gobsmackingly beautiful state twice – the first time on a road-trip through the southeast…
Keen to get Open Water (OW) certified? Congrats! Getting your diving ‘c-card’ won’t just open up a whole new realm of travel experiences for you, but it will also introduce you to a whole new travel community – a pretty…
It’s no secret that Phuket is no longer the unspoiled tropical paradise that first started luring international travellers to its shores in the 1970s. Yet thanks to its still-beautiful beaches, choice of good value hotels, excellent food and convenient air links, Thailand’s favourite…