The Altopiano di Asiago: Autumn in the Eastern Alps

La Cala del Sasso (the Stone Stairway) is one of the most extraordinary structures in the European Alps. It is a sweeping trail of four thousand, four hundred and forty-four stone stairs that was built by the Venetians in the 14th century to get timber, mostly larch pines, out of the mountains and onto barges moored below at Valstagna, on the Brenta River. From here the timber was towed to the Arsenale, the dockyards of Venice, one hundred and twenty kilometres away, where they were used to satisfy La Serenissima's voracious need to build ships.

Embrace Summer in the Snowy Mountains

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Be dazzled by the transformation of the New South Wales Snowy Mountains — around five hours southwest of Sydney — into an adventure playground each spring and summer when the snowmelt reveals hidden trails and other pleasant surprises. Whether you're into hiking, horse riding or mountain biking, here's how to explore this picturesque alpine wonderland, and where to refuel on wine and comfort food afterwards.

Visiting Koh Lanta Old Town, Thailand

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Ko Lanta means ‘dazzling island’ and with its eight long deserted beaches, breathtaking sunsets and laid-back feel, Ko Lanta has all the ingredients to charm and delight.

Lanta Old Town captures the most special character or 'soul' of Ko Lanta early-morning-fishing

The Best Places in Outback Queensland

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Word on the street is that Australians could more than double the amount of annual leave they have just by picking the right days off. Queenslanders are in luck as they could enjoy 47 days off (yes, you heard us!), using only 19 days of annual leave; those not living in the Sunny state can still get a cruisy 38 days off using only 15 days of annual leave.

Throwback: Walkabout Magazine, October 1969. Bill Peach Profile

WALKABOUT PROFILE - October 1969

"My romantic ambition," confessed Bill "was to be a paddleboat skipper or professional fisherman-any sort of life on the river would have suited me fine. But it was a bit hard to organise . . ."

River banks no longer bound Bill Peach's world; satellites flash TV images to him faster than the paddlewheels threshed in his boyhood. And yet he is still sunny and wholesome: the quintessence of "country." "My father was a stock and station agent until he retired this year and I had a typical happy country childhood."

Five facts about India you may not know

India is a vibrant and colourful country with labyrinth-like cities taking centre stage in culture and food. here are five things you probably didn’t already know about the spice capital of the world. 

Saving Victoria's Little Desert: Walkabout Magazine Oct 1969

 THE PRIORITY FIGHT: PROGRESS OR PEOPLE

It is more progressive, go ahead, and vote catching to start something new than to rejuvenate the old.

Man has given the mallee fowl two efficient predators in the fox and the feral cat. Now it has added a third and more deadly one-the State Government. 

Two quotations from the stream of protest letters that have poured into the letter columns of Melbourne's daily newspapers about the Victorian Government's plan to develop part of the Little Desert in Western Victoria.