News/Media Announcements: December 2023
Pintxos, Picos, Autovias, Albarino & the Santa Maria
What country has something for everybody? A country with amazing & unique foods and wines. A rapid road system of engineering excellence. A visible history with links to all civilizations. Mountains, seaside, city vistas that keep photographers …
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Holiday Streaming 2023
With so many streaming services, what do you watch?
Well, the Alp McNamara team got together to create our “Holiday Streaming List”. You have probably seen a few of these but it is still worth knowing what might be good. Chris’s rating …
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Pioneering Disabled Skiing
I just wanted to be on the slopes with my friends.
‘Experts’ said this photo was a fake. It was impossible to do this.
Back in 1985, disabled people who wanted to accompany their friends on the ski slopes were restricted to equipment …
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Riding Shotgun in Targa Tasmania
Airborne at 220 kph. That was never the plan.
There is nothing in the world like Targa Tasmania. Six days of some of the best tarmac rally roads in the world.
And I got to be the navigator. In the main competitive section of the event. In a …
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The Grand Circle
This is something very special for those who have the passion and desire to see the very best the planet has to offer. And it helps if you love to drive and capture memories.
You may have heard a new term recently, “cramming”. Nothing to do …
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Hitch-hiking in a wheelchair
Sounds ridiculous doesn’t it? Well, way back when I was a 15-year-old teenager, that’s exactly what I did. I had been a paraplegic for only three years and, much to my mother’s exasperation, I loved a good challenge.
It all started out when …
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Paralympics… 40 years on.
40 (actually 41) years ago, I competed in the 1980 Paralympics. As the current 2020 Paralympics belatedly continue in Japan, I reflect on a journey of my own adventures competing on the world stage.
I loved running as a kid. But one sunny day …
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What’s in a name
Woops!
You know that feeling… the realization that you might have just screwed up the travel plans. In a really big way!
We had just arrived in Oslo and were enjoying a beer with our Aussie mate Billy and his beautiful Norwegian wife Hanne …
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Celebrating “the Ruse”
A little over 100 years ago (18 September 1918), the Australian Light Horse planned a surprise attack against the Turkish forces in Northern Palestine.
In an effort to hide the build up of forces, a 3 mile “Melbourne Cup” style horse race was …
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Today is my Anniversary
5 October 1968
Adversity can define us in ways we never expected
On a brilliant sunny Saturday, a 12-year-old boy finally convinced his mother that a joy flight with a family friend was a good idea. He even convinced his dad to come along.
As …
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