Intrepid Adventure

If ever you are at a loss as to how to spend a few days in New Zealand, a road trip is a great way to enjoy the outdoors and see some of New Zealand’s spectacular scenery, as Peter Campbell reports. Located on the edge of two continental plates, New Zealand has a dynamic geological history – clearly demonstrated by…

Witnessing a random incident of thuggery in St. Petersburg’s historic centre, Peter Campbell raises the question of how and what we observe, experience, remember and report. When it comes to describing any culture or society, a relationship is always developed between the observer and the observed, making the description as much a reflection of the narrator as it is of…

The “fasten seatbelts” sign flashed on, signaling our final descent. The clouds that had obscured Europe for the majority of the trip, slid past the aircraft windows and opened up the view to a featureless landscape covered with snow and long shadows thrown off by a sinking sun. I began to feel that familiar sense of anxiety when the wheels…

I used to think that it was the big things, catastrophes, disasters and hair-brained adventures which were the stuff of excitement. They happen rarely though and I’m starting to appreciate this may be a good thing, even if it leads to dull news. So I suppose I should take the time to enjoy the small events and sights that I…

The Cooks comprise 15 islands which are broken into two groups, the Southern and the Northern Cooks. The Northern Cooks are about 10 degrees of latitude north of the southern cooks. This is a huge distance, the Society Islands are closer to Rarotonga than some of the Cooks. The population of the entire country is estimated by various sources as being from 13,000 to…