Category Archives: Outdoors

On safari: Monkey see, monkey try to take, my underwear

Posted on October 27, 2011 by planetlippstone

For me, working at the Travel Channel was like giving candy to a baby. I was there at the beginning: pre-Bourdain, when it was based in New York; Arthur Frommer was the big deal; and some obscure guy named Matt … Continue reading →

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Close call

Posted on August 28, 2011 by planetlippstone

I realize this is hardly the stuff of drama, but I post it to make a point about the sheer size of Hurricane Irene. I was blase’ at first, because I thought we were too far away for her to … Continue reading →

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Geeveston, Tasmania: Naturally high

Posted on June 12, 2011 by planetlippstone

An approach to a bridge …That extends high above this river: Shades of Alaska; but the part of Alaska I’ve seen — the area around Ketchikan — didn’t have a giant eucalyptus forest. This is the Tahune AirWalk, about an … Continue reading →

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Port Arthur, Tasmania: Straight up, on the rocks

Posted on June 7, 2011 by planetlippstone

Back to another clunky map; one made even clunkier by my correction: the earlier version made South Australia a continuation of Western Australia. (It’s the schoolmarm in me.) Sorry, but I need to (literally) draw the distinction between Hobart, the … Continue reading →

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