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Byron Bay to Coolangatta – quickly

17 August 2008 | Transport

Sometimes missing your flight (or more accurately having Virgin Blue Airlines cancel it) can lead to an interesting change of plans. Last month I was talking about adventure travel at the Byron Bay Writers Festival first thing in the morning and then, in late aftern...

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Bligh & Bangladesh in Sydney

11 March 2008 | Culture

Bligh’s Third Mutiny I’ve had a long interest in William Bligh, the good ship HMS Bounty and the most famous mutiny in naval history. It’s partly because of the many places I’ve been to which have a connection with Bligh, the Bounty, chief mutineer Fletcher Christian...

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