A Mission Behind Enemy Lines - #1
True Stories from the Cold War #1: 'The Mission' was BRIXMIS, where I learned to use a camera and big lenses. Fun times. Check this link out for a bit of Cold War history. Or see the Wikipedia article on BRIXMIS

A Mission Behind Enemy Linies #2 (MP3 3.4Mb)
True Stories from the Cold War #2: British Radio 4 reporter Jolyon Jenkins tells a little known story of the Cold War (11 June 07).

"Brixmis officers were some of the most effective gatherers of military intelligence behind the Iron Curtain, stealing Soviet military hardware and searching East German rubbish dumps for classified information."

Action Asia
Adventure magazine with a range of great stories (especially about kayaking the Kameng River in India - see the August issue!)

Australian National Photography Festival
Fifty venues, a hundred exhibitions, one festival. Vivid, the National Photography Festival, will be held for the first time in Canberra from 11 July to 12 October 2008. Vivid will celebrate the role of photography in Australian life and history.

Booksmart Publishing
A great site for publishing books.

Buoyweather Forecast - Eden Buoy

Col Ellis
A local Canberra photographer with a great eye and a great imagination. Check out his art photography here, or at his gallery at Kingston Markets,Canberra.

Extreme Kayaking - Josh Neilson
If you're into crash test dummies doing extreme things in kayaks, check out Josh Neilson's blog. He and his mates are pushing the boundaries of big drops and crazy falls all over the world. I paddled with him on the Zambezi a couple of years ago and he seemed quite normal. Just shows that appearances can be deceptive!

Fairfax Art
A local Canberra art photography website run by Colleen Miller, who also runs the Church Gallery. Colleen and the Church Gallery are participating in the first Australian national photographic festival, Vivid, July to October 2008.

Jon Turk
Jon Turk is a true adventurer. 'Cold Oceans' is a great book. I've just read another of his books 'In the Wake of the Jomon', about his 3000 mile expedition from Asia to the Americas. These are must-read books if you want to understand dreams, adventure, motivation, bears and 'the wild nature'.

Kayak the Zambezi
If you want to paddle the Zambezi, talk to Sven at Kayak the Zambezi. He'll sort out all the logistics you'll ever need: boats, beans and beer (not necessarily in that order).

Photography Website
This is where my website comes from. Some great photographers also use it. Check it out.

Wetspot Watersports
If you live in or near Canberra and need a boat, kayaking or other watersports gear, advice or a helping hand to get started, talk to Mick at Wetspot Watersports in Fyshwick.