The opportunity of a lifetime came my way. A chance to fly by helicopter to a remote coral cay on the Great Barrier Reef with award winning photographer and shark expert, Richard Fitzpatrick. A coral cay is a small sandy island which forms on the reef. Some are large enough to support inhabitants but many [...]
This is a lovely story about how Ken Thaiday turned from poacher to gamekeeper. I met Ken while I was in Queensland at Canopy Art Space, a gallery dedicated to exhibiting work by indigenous artists from Far North Queensland and Torres Strait Island. He told me how he was once a fisherman, catching sharks to sell [...]
Every so often, I read about seawalking and always wonder…. what is it really like? Is it a good introduction to the underwater world? Sea walking is a fairly new tourist attraction which is growing in popularity. The process is simple – a large glass dome is placed over your head and, as you descend [...]
I’ve just met Ben Southall as part of a trip to the Great Barrier Reef with Tourism Queensland and took the opportunity to ask him 7 Questions. Born and bred in the UK, Ben famously won the “Best Job in the “World” competition and is now the official Ambassador for Queensland Tourism. 1. What inspired [...]
1. As founder of the Brisbane Dive Academy, what is your vision for the the business? I want to see Brisbane Dive Academy grow into one of the most well known and professional dive operations in Australia, with highly trained and capable staff who are willing and able to help with all kinds of diver [...]
How often do you get an email telling you that you’ve won something? And, be honest, do you ever believe it or does it get swiftly deleted? Well, that’s exactly what happened to me last week. It’s unusual for me to enter competitions; I don’t even buy a lottery ticket (ever since my brother won [...]
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