Writing Worth Reading
Writing Worth Reading
There really isn't much of a theme to tie these 39 photographs together, other than that they were all taken in the air, looking down. But, my, there are some beauties. Worth a few minutes of anyone's time
A large island off the Australian coast with colourful locals, easy hitchhiking, dangerous snakes, and a modern art museum built by a video-gaming tycoon. Exhibits include the Epic of Gilgamesh written in binary code
"The Swiss have mountains, so they climb. Canadians have lakes, so they canoe. The Australians have canyons, so they go canyoneering, a hybrid form of madness halfway between mountaineering and caving." Reporter tries it out
Good travel writing should be "a species of trespass combined with true discovery". Having a bad time is helpful. "I want to read about the miserable, difficult, inhospitable places; the forbidden cities and the back roads"
For wine lovers, and those who've seen Sideways. On pinot noir, source of the best red Burgundy. Known as the "heartbreak grape" because it's so tricky to get right. Growing success in Oregon, SA, Chile, NZ and Australia
The headline speaks for itself. There are some extraordinarily striking, and well-composed, images among these 100 photographs taken out of airplane windows all over the world
Stunning audio slideshow of entries for Travel Photographer of the Year. Competition promoted by Royal Geographical Society, some of whose best archive images are interspersed among this year's entrants. Seven minutes well spent
"The heavy silence of the outback is broken by an enormous Chewbacca-like groan, and a great smiling creature cranes its sea-monster neck over a wooden fence". Entertaining ride with Patrick Barkham and cuddly Australian camels
