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ISSUE 41 aDVENTURE TRAVEL 104 112 North-West Australia The north west of this great land is teaming with stunning landscapes that offer the perfect backdrop for your next adventure. The Top End Experience the adventure of the Top End of Australia – from ancient Aboriginal culture and dramatic landscapes, to the great outdoors. 120 Tropical North Queensland Find out what is unique to the tropical north, explore the Great Barrier Reef and experience a world of adventure. Features 20 HEART OF HIMALAYAS 34 RIDING TO RANGOON 82 sKI aUSTRALIA vs nZ Australia and New Zealand have a healthy competition – but whether you love Australia, or love New Zealand, or both, the range of winter options is hard to beat. RORAIMA 28 126 sPIRIT IN SKYE A journey into Roraima - a tepui in the Gran Sabana grasslands of SE Venezuela and an adventure like no other. We talk to the author whose story is about finding yourself, facing the past and embracing the future among the world’s highest mountains. Riding a legendary Royal Enfield motorcycle through India, Nepal, Bhutan and Burma was an opportunity too good to pass up. Following Dave Cauldwell on a 9-day, untracked, solo trek through the ghost towns on the Isle of Skye in northern Scotland. rEGULARS 18 40 50 68 90 CONTRIBUTOR COLUMN WEIRD & WONDERFUL FACTS SCHOOL Of ADVENTURE Gear reviews BOOK REVIEWS