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EDITOR’S LETTER It might sound clichéd but the Sydney Film Festival really does have something for everyone. Whether you’re into action, sci-fi, Bollywood, arthouse zombie horror or cheesy romantic comedies you’re guaranteed to find something to tempt you – see page 16 for our picks. Prefer the outdoors? Well, we have tales from the red centre, our search for gorillas in Uganda and we try the world’s weirdest food. Get a mouthful of that.

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Going for seconds? Travelling can leave you with an insatiable appetite but would you ever be hungry enough to try these gastronomic oddities? WORDS LEIGH LIVINGSTONE

Grabbing a bite to eat can take on a whole new meaning when you are making your way through different countries around the world. Every culture has their own take on mealtime and immersing yourself in the culture of another country is a must-do for any travel bug worth their salt. It isn’t always enough to spend your time rushing on a plane to the next cookie-cutter tourist stop while snapping pictures of your food for that overloaded Facebook album. If you really want to experience what another culture has to offer, then you should live like a local, travel like a local and most importantly, eat like a local. If you are feeling lazy it’s easy to grab a Big Mac in most places these

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days but where is the adventure in that? In some corners of the world what comes out of the golden arches is considered to be weird. It boggles the mind, but right across the next border there is a culture whose run-of-the-mill delicacies would make you cringe. We aren’t talking about eating your weight in pasta in Italy, or chowing down on a bucket load of croissants in Paris, you need to stretch the imagination a little bit here folks. You may have already heard about eating guinea pigs in Peru or witchetty grubs in the Outback but you probably didn’t know that bird nest soup is actually considered the caviar of the east and is full of aphrodisiac

properties? Try getting your loved one in the mood with that delectable delicacy. How about turning the stomach-churning cockroach into a roadside snack? If you’re brave enough for those main meals, then there is maggot-filled cheese from Sardinia for your cheese course. They don’t exactly conjure images of gastronomical delight but the saying “don’t knock it til you’ve tried it” rings true in this case. Before you go searching for French fries, step out of your comfort zone and try one of these weird foods from around the world. They may not all be your cup of tea but at least you can say you got a taste of real culture.

FRIED TARANATULAS CAMBODIA The next time you find a spider in your hostel room, give a thought to the tiny town of Skuon, 75 kilometres north of Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. This market town along the highway is overrun with tarantulas, so many that they were forced to eat them in times when food was scarce. These days, the people of Skuon breed the creepy crawlies to sell to tourists as a fried local delicacy. Widely known as the Edible Spider, these eight-legged freaks can grow to be as large as a human sized palm. To prepare the snack, spiders are tossed in garlic, MSG, sugar and salt and then fried until the legs are completely stiff. Travellers describe the taste as bland, a cross between chicken and cod. The best bit of meat comes from the head and body but be wary of the abdomen full of brown paste which includes, organs, sometimes eggs and definitely excrement. Tasty treat.

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GUINEA PIGS PERU Cuy chactado is a dish that is most popular in the Andes region of Peru. It may shock some people to find out that the succulent meat is actually guinea pig, but one country’s pet is another’s meal ticket. The indigenous women in the Peruvian Andes will raise large numbers of guinea pigs specifically for food. It’s hard to imagine guinea pigs yielding much meat but they can grow surprisingly big when left to run around in the fresh mountain air and stuff themselves for long enough. It may seem barbaric if you’ve ever had a pet guinea pig but it’s particularly tough for the poor creatures in the Peruvian town of Churin. Each year, Churin holds a festival where guinea pigs are dressed in elaborate costumes to compete before becoming the main meal. Nothing weird about that, right? It gives a whole new meaning to dinner entertainment.

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This is one that many of us have tried, especially if you come from Blighty, but just because it’s found in England, doesn’t make it any less weird. In case you didn’t know where the co-star of you breakfast fry-up comes from, black pudding is made from boiled pigs blood. That little round black disc on your plate, that looks like a burnt slice of sausage left on the barbie too long, is actually a mixture of oatmeal and pork blood. Some people eat it uncooked but most of the time it is served grilled or boiled. It is particularly popular in the northwest area of Lancashire, the town of Ramsbottom is even the home of the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships. The really weird part is the magical properties it takes on when combined with a full English breakfast of beans, egg, hash browns and tomatoes – it turns into the ultimate hangover cure.

The next time you go walkabout in Northern Australia or trek into Arnhem Land, you might want to try this local cuisine. The witchetty grub is a type of large white wood-eating moth larvae that used to be a staple diet of Indigenous Australians. It can be eaten raw or lightly cooked in ashes and is said to be full of protein. It looks a little bit like a creature from a bad horror flick but if you can get past looks, the taste will surprise you. When cooked, the outside is crispy and the inside looks like cooked egg but tastes a little bit like almonds. The grubs get their name from the witchetty bush they feed from and you should be prepared to work for your meal, since witchetty grubs can be found 60 centimetres below the ground. Do some digging for your dinner.

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BIRD’S NEST SOUP CHINA Forget a dessert of strawberries and chocolate if you are in the mood for some loving, bird nest soup is the way to go. If you’re trying to picture how choking down twigs and leaves could possibly be romantic, you are on the wrong track. This delicacy is made from the nest of the swift, a small bird similar to a swallow, which primarily uses proteinrich saliva to build its nest. Feeling warm and fuzzy yet? The swift nests are harvested from the sea cliffs of Borneo, and collecting them is a dangerous endeavour which is why the dried nests themselves can get a bit pricey. The soup, is a popular Chinese dish, which is said to have aphrodisiac properties and can be found all over the country. A popular place to try some for yourself is the bustling Donghuámén Night Market in Beijing, where local chefs will call out and entice the passing masses to try their creative fare.

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Casu marzu or more commonly, maggot cheese is a tricky one to eat. Live insect larvae are deliberately introduced to a sheep milk cheese and begin breaking down the fats inside. This leaves a very soft cheese with some liquid that is best digested in Sardinia, Italy, where the cheese is traditional. If you can get past the maggots in your food idea, then you still need to be careful that you don’t accidentally digest one as they can live in a human host. Digestive juices don’t affect the maggots, so they survive by feeding off food in the intestines. Charming. On the other hand the maggots also need to stay alive because eating the cheese after they have died, can be dangerous to the health. If you can manage to negotiate this minefield and get the cheese onto your plate, cover your face, the larvae can launch themselves 15 centimetres into the air when disturbed. Mighty Maggot!

Dry and dusty Malawi in southeastern Africa could give the Australian outback a run for its money when it comes to the annoying fly population. Unlike the inhabitants of our great brown land, the good people of Malawi have found a clever way to get revenge on the nuisances – by eating them! With such an abundance of the winged black devils, there is no shortage of ingredients, in fact there is only one. The flies are caught in a net, mashed and squashed together to form a patty and then cooked on whatever sun-soaked metal surface is handy. Still hungry? Why not try a twist and grab the fly burger, just add tomatoes, onion and wrap in a banana leaf. The simpleness of these dishes means that wherever you are in Malawi, you can find someone that knows how to make them. It’s like having your own personal chef on the road.

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This dish can be found anywhere in Thailand, the same as their live counterparts can be found everywhere you don’t want to see them. These scurrying little buggers have survived since the age of the dinosaurs, so the Thai locals have decided they must be good for something. Eating. Deep fried cockroaches are considered a common snack by roadside vendors and food venues alike. Before you get squeamish, think about it this way, deep fried cockroaches are a cheap and easy munch for backpackers on a budget. Dotted all over the busy city of Bangkok, tourists can find street kitchens that sell a crunchy assortment of all things insect. It is not only crispy cockroaches on offer but also scorpions, water beetles and grasshoppers. Be adventurous and try them all – think of it as the lesser known meat platter of Asia.

This is one of the more out-there foods of Asia. Balut is a dish made from a fertilised duck embryo that is boiled and eaten from the shell. Generally the Filipino people enjoy this stomach turning delicacy seasoned with salt, chilli, garlic and vinegar. It is becoming an increasingly popular appetiser dish in restaurants all over the Philipines but is still most commonly found from a street vendor stall. Give it a try if you can ignore the duckling’s eye staring at you while you sip the flavoursome broth and then peel the egg to eat the yolk and young chick. Strangely the white is the bit that shouldn’t be eaten because it can be tough and untasty. As the dish becomes widespread cooks are experimenting with more complicated recipes, which includes baking the balut into a pastry. You’ll never look at your Cornish pasty quite the same way. So that’s balut in a nutshell – pun intended.

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LIVE ANTS ECUADOR In the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador, South America, lives the little lemon ant. This miniature mouthful is easy to spot in the rainforest, since this type of ant kills all surrounding plants, except the ones they need to live in. You will find the colony in a large clearing with a single species of plant in the middle, which has been dubbed the Devil’s Garden. The locals dab fingerfuls from the trees that they live in and encourage tourists to taste. Don’t be concerned that your guide is playing a prank on you, eating the lemon ant is a travelling rite of passage, however it is as laborious as eating poppyseeds one at a time to really get the taste. These tiny tangy insects won’t fill you up but they are definitely worth a try, the trick is to chomp on them before they try and bite your tongue. Ants aren’t dangerous to digest but avoid eating a colony just to be sure.

BULL’S TESTICLES SPAIN When an intrepid traveller visits Spain, it’s only natural to check out a bull fight. The nation is famous for the exciting atmosphere of seeing a charismatic matador overcome the mighty beast in an arena of cheering spectators, but then what happens? The simple answer is the bull not only loses his life but also his, ahem, balls. Bull’s testicles or Criadillas as it is known locally involves coating these parts in seasoned breadcrumbs and deep frying. The testicles of Spanish fighting bulls are prized for this dish because they are thought to confer bravery and masculinity. I guess the term, you are what you eat, applies here. The texture has been described as a bit like a spicy hot dog and you can try this dish in Seville, in the south of Spain, which is home to the oldest bullfighting arena and is still the most popular place to see an event in the flesh.

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Tim Rice-Oxley Keane’s lead songwriter talks about their new album, culling songs, his struggles with guitars, writing with Kylie and how he nearly became a member of Coldplay INTERVIEW TOM STURROCK

we always look for the negatives. And we’ve suffered from that in the press as well but after a few years you just stop caring. You read some of the reviews and just think ‘what album were you listening to?’ Despite being the main songwriter, you share the credits with your bandmates – that’s very generous of you, isn’t it? It’s a strange way that you make money in a band – it’s a complicated combination of royalties and radio rights, so you basically end up getting paid directly for some of the work. And because people’s roles are vague and everchanging, you have to find a way to assess them, so splitting the song-writing credits is probably the easy way. It’s hard to quantify how everyone contributes but everyone does.

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So what’s the new album like? I think it’s a very accessible album and we thought a lot about what kind of songs we wanted to play live. They’re also songs that we hope will grab people straight away, get them excited the first time they hear them. There was a real focus on that, so hopefully some of them are pretty catchy but still melodic and emotional. It’s four years since your last album – what have you been doing? I don’t really understand what happened – or where that time went. We toured the last album for a long time and then put out a little EP which did quite well so we toured on the back of that. And then I did a little side project along the way. And I guess we spent a long time writing the songs for this album – we had about 80 at one point so it took a bit longer than I’d have liked.

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You’ve been known as ‘the band with no guitars’ – is that strictly true? We don’t really mind. The first album had no guitars but the third album had quite a lot. It means it’s always a challenge – I’m not a great guitar player at all – so if we haven’t got that, how do we create the same effect or that big solo moment? We have to find other ways. Is it true that, in your early days, you were invited to join Coldplay? It’s funny – it was a fairly light-hearted conversation between me and Chris Martin while we were at university. I think I would have ended up quite frustrated as a songwriter but it might have been quite nice to just show up and be their keyboard player. Coldplay get a hard time for being too earnest – is that a bullshit criticism? It’s a very British thing – we don’t seem to value good music that way, especially when it’s made by British acts. It’s a real shame. Coldplay have done so well internationally and are a great songwriting band. In any other country, they would be really celebrated but in Britain

And you’ve worked with Kylie Minogue and Gwen Stefani – what was that like? It was brilliant working with those people and I’ve been very lucky to work with people at the top of the industry. Both were very talented and more creative than I think they’re given credit for. They’re both very good writers and singers and they both work so hard, just grafting the whole time. Honing those pop sensibilities through writing with them was good fun. As a songwriter, what do you think of the rash of televised talent shows? It’s good that there’s so much focus on music and they get some incredibly talented people and it shows how many there are. What’s sad, though, is the business side where it’s all tied into packages and all the contestants have records out a week later – they flood the charts and that pushes out everything else. There’s not much room for bands that write and play their own songs. It’s a bit of a machine – they’ve got so much money and it’s just slick and irresistible. It seems like everything floating around has come out from one of those shows, which makes it a bit homogenous. Keane’s new album, Strangeland, is out now keanemusic.com

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How hard is it to select songs? Does it annoy you to have to cull them? It can be hard. Some songs, you instinctively know they’re missing some magical element – there were others that I loved but couldn’t get the rest of the band excited about. And as the list gets shorter and shorter, the discussion becomes even harder. But it’s a good problem to have – having too many songs is not as bad

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A career criminal (Gibson) nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy. The film is receiving good reviews especially for Mel’s portrayal of the resourceful tough guy who’s not afraid to be flawed. A natural fit, really. I’m not sure if it’s the term ‘Gringo’, or if it’s just Mel Gibson, but I’m sensing some inherent racism, disguised as humour in this film. Out May 31

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The boys are back in black, protecting earth from the scum of the universe for the third time. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones reprise their roles as Agents J and K respectively and they definitely do the suits, and the franchise, justice. Too often these days, sequels lack the punch of the original blockbusters, instead churning out well-worn, self satisfying drivel for the big bucks. Most of the time they disappoint, but this hat trick has broken the mould. It seems that 3D technology was invented for this movie, while every flick with a hint of action has jumped on the 3D bandwagon, MIB:3 shows them how to do it properly. Used at the right moments, it pushes the movie into another universe. Agent J is sent back in time to 1969 so he can stop alien criminal, Boris the Animal (played to perfection by Flight of the Conchords’ Jermaine Clements), from killing K. There are some old running jokes about alien celebrities, Lady Gaga for example, but the storyline is completely original. In a final clever twist the audience finally comes to understand why K has such a surly attitude. Josh Brolin nails his imitation of Jones by playing the younger Agent K brilliantly – the voice and the movements are spot on. With big name co-stars like Emma Thompson, Bill Hader and even a brief guest appearance from a Pussycat Doll, this is one to see on the big screen. The only thing missing? A theme tune from Will Smith. GOOD FOR: Fans of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air – he’s still got it

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A night at the cinema The director of the upcoming Sydney Film Festival believes this year’s program will captivate and surprise in equal measure WORDS TOM STURROCK

For film buffs, Nashen Moodley might seem to have the world’s best job. He is, after all, the director of the Sydney Film Festival, which kicks off next month, showcasing a cornucopia of vital, funny, harrowing, moving, offbeat films from around the world. Moodley has spent much of the past year travelling the world, cherry-picking the films for the festival and the results, he hopes, are a festival with sufficient variety to draw in anyone who takes the time to check out the program. “It’s always a priority to have a diverse program, to have something for everyone regardless of taste,” Moodley says. “For us to have that variety was iportant because, as well as people seeing films they expect to like because they know the director or the actors, we’d like to encourage them to see films they maybe don’t know as much about, to take a risk on films that they just think sound interesting. “As soon as one festival ends, we start considering films for the next year. And that involves quite a lot of travel. The really intense period is probably between January and the start of the festival. Ultimately, it’s difficult to choose, though, and a lot of really good films don’t make it because we’re looking for that balance – balance in terms of geography, themes and genre and between experienced and young filmmakers.” Although the festival doesn’t have a uniting theme or any particular thread that, by design, ties the various features together, Moodley admits to noticing some common ground among many of them. “I think something that runs through the films is a theme of growing up, of characters or people in transitions phases, whether in childhood, adolescence or adulthood,” he says. “It’s not necessarily about kids or teenagers – there’s a film called Jeff, Who Lives At Home, which is a comedy about a 30-something guy, living at home, in the middle of a really critical period in his life.” That film stars Jason Segel, star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Five-Year Engagement and one of the most in-demand actors for the new wave of comedies that fuse dick jokes with smarter, observational humour. Jeff,

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Who Lives At Home is also an example of the way festivals are changing to become more accessible and move away from the caricature of ‘festival films’, those ponderous, low-budget, art-film think-pieces that no one but poseurs actually wants to see. “That’s an old-fashioned notion of festivals and I think that they are increasingly open to a variety of cinema,” Moodley says. “And it’s really important that festivals aren’t seen as being exclusively for one kind of cinema – you can see great films from across the spectrum.” That said, there is plenty of weird fare at the Sydney Film Festival. Indeed, there’s an entire section devoted to it. The so-called Freak Me Out part of the program is a treasure trove for those with an appetite for the bizarre. There’s Excision, a surreal coming-of-age drama about a troubled teenage girl who finds herself in direct conversation with God. Or Killer Joe, starring Emile Hirsch and Matthew McConaughey, in which a trailer-trash family hire a dirty cop as a hitman. It doesn’t end well. In Perished, a broken man tries to survive a zombie outbreak in the Australian suburbs. And, then, finally, there’s The Warped Forest, an intensely quirky film set in a parallel world where giants and tiny people live side-by-side. “The Freak Me Out section has attracted a big following,” Moodley says. “And within it, there’s a big range – you’ve got zombies and vampire ballerinas. “And The Warped Forest is definitely the weirdest film we have and people have been attracted to that already. It’s a film that you shouldn’t know too much about before going to see. But it’s pretty bizarre.”

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THE SUPER EIGHT OUR PICKS Jeff, Who Lives At Home Peter Segel and Ed Helms star in this downbeat comedy about a grown man living in his parent’s basement. Moonrise Kingdom Wes Anderson has compiled another all-star cast in this quietly moving, quirky film about two kids on the run. Killer Joe (above top) A trailer-trash family falls out, with lethal results. Emile Hirsch and Matthew McConaughey star. Marley (above middle) His songs are recognised the world over but Bob Marley remains a mysterious figure. This documentary tells his epic story. Under African Skies If you love Paul Simon’s Graceland, you’ll enjoy this trip down memory lane as Simon puts the band back together.

The Gangs Of Wasseypur: Parts 1&2 An Indian gangster epic running over two parts.

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On The Road (above bottom) Jack Kerouac’s story of the ultimate neverending road trip novel finally arrives on-screen. Massive expectations.

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Catching your first glance of Uluru is a surreal experience. Like stumbling across the Pyramids in Egypt or the Eiffel Tower in France, the rock is without question Australia’s most iconic sight, one of the great wonders of the world. Seeing Uluru for the first time in the flesh – that’s Ayers Rock, by the way, to anyone playing catch-up on Aboriginal rights – is like witnessing a million postcards come to life before your eyes. It’s spectacular. It probably explains why, turning another dusty bend near the end of our second day touring the Red Centre, a hush suddenly descends over our bus. Mouths gawp and faces press against windows. At least for a few seconds anyway. Regaining our senses, we start clicking away, taking the first of what will rapidly become hundreds of near-identical rock photos. However, as we’d been discovering, there’s far more to the red centre than just Uluru.

Goblin up the views Setting out from Alice Springs a couple of days earlier, we’d driven across the semi-arid outback into a land we were to learn is home to not just rocks and sand but also creation stories, sacred areas and mythical creatures. Our first stop, about 300km from Alice Springs, is Kings Canyon, in Watarrka National Park, and we’re immediately met with the challenge of climbing a heart attack-inducing hill. Spluttering our way to the final ridge, a litre or so of sweat lighter, we take in our surroundings and quickly agree that we’ve clearly entered a portal that’s flung us up onto the moon. Luckily, our trusty guide Jake swiftly informs us that our lunar surroundings are actually the Lost City, a bizarre section of the canyon wall which comprises craggy sandstone domes, crevices and animal-shaped mounds. Indeed, so strange are the surroundings that a couple of times I find myself hanging back from the group, determined to spot one of the rock goblins that must surely call this place home. No luck however – it seems they’re a shy bunch. We carry on around the rim of the canyon, where the 450 million-year-old rocks drop sharply for 300 metres just to our sides in breathtaking fashion. It certainly doesn’t take

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much imagination to picture the Aboriginal hunting parties that have used the canyon for untold millennia. From Kings Canyon we head onward to our bush camp, where we spend the night wrapped up in swags by the fire under a sky brimming with more stars than a Hollywood red carpet. We’re up with the sun, eager to get to our next destination – Kata Tjuta, aka the Olgas. While most travellers probably haven’t even heard of these fellas before arriving Down Under, this collection of 36 towering domes, whose

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name means “many heads”, is one of the most sacred sites to the local Anangu people. Indeed, so important an area for Aboriginal men’s business is this that much of it is strictly out of bounds to us and the stories surrounding it are unknown. All we do know is that it has something to do with the tjukuritja, the ancestral beings that Aborigines believe long ago shaped the landscape, sometimes leaving their spirits behind in rock formations, such as the Olgas. It is those spirits that the Anangu are entrusted with protecting, which they they have been doing for the past 22,000 years.

the sunset disappoints, walking the 9km hike around the base definitely won’t. Up close, the rock comes alive with vivid colours and sloping walls, grooves and caves, all full of Aboriginal Dreamtime tales, traditions and practices. The shapes are almost animalistic, making it easy to bring to life the stories of giant ancestral creatures forging the land. Indeed, it’s for good reason that Uluru is not just revered by the local Anangu people, but by Aboriginal tribes from all across Australia. It’s the country’s spiritual heart.

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It’s understandable that, after travelling crazy distances to get there, tourists are gagging to climb Uluru. I know I was. But the point is, you shouldn’t. World Heritage-listed Uluru is sacred to its Aboriginal owners, the Anangu. They

I may have little to no religious conviction myself but hiking through the Valley of the Winds in the sweltering heat, with the “wise men” rising to the skies on each side, it’s easy to understand how these dramatic formations springing out of the red sands have taken on such spiritual connotations. Battling the scorching gales to cross this rocky and mysterious terrain is definitely an outback highlight. But, having survived the winds, there’s only one place to go. It’s the main attraction, top of the bill, undisputed champion. In the red corner… Uluru. Once we’d got over our first sighting, we settle into our spots and enjoy the ultimate Aussie experience – sunset over the rock. Before visiting the red centre, and I fell into this trap myself, there’s a serious danger of dismissing Uluru as “just a big rock”. Surely it’s not worth travelling all that way for? But put simply. It’s not just a big rock. It’s cooler than the Fonz in a freezer and is most definitely worth the mission. The sunsets and sunrises are incredible, as Uluru transforms through endless shades of red and orange before finally disappearing from sight, except for glistening slightly from the stars. But even if you’re unlucky with the clouds and

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WHEN TO GO: Uganda has Sunday Ndayakunze isn’t your regular experienced guide. For nearly 20 years he two dry seasons that run from park ranger. He lives and works in one has been tracking the country’s most famous December to February and June to of the world’s most dangerous national inhabitants and his success-rate is second to parks and needs to carry a loaded rifle and none: in fact, in all the time he has scouted September. While they can be very machete with him at all times. But this them, he has only failed to find them twice. hot, the alternative wet seasons isn’t primarily to protect himself from the “When you’ve grown up and lived around from March to May, and October to wild animals that lurk in the depths of the this park for decades, you know how to November, can make jungle roads tropical undergrowth of Uganda. It’s because track them down,” he says. “You’ll be really impassable and travel difficult. the park he patrols borders the far more unlucky if you don’t see them.” CURRENCY: Ugandan shilling. dangerous Democratic Republic of Congo The previous day I spent nine hours in $1 = UGX2,440 (DRC), a country that has been caught in a 4x4 Land Cruiser, crossing from Entebbe ACCOMMODATION: violent civil war for the past 15 years. across the Equator to Masaka and Mbarara, Entebbe’s best backpacker option Sunday was a boy when he first heard along a series of dusty highways and by far, The Boma is an upmarket about the rare creatures that lived in the mountain roads. And I certainly didn’t want B&B set in tropical gardens a jungle but after learning of their plight he to come all this way for nothing. But gorilla short drive from the airport. From knew he wanted to spend his life studying tracking itself isn’t a regular stroll in the $100pn, B&B (boma.co.ug). and protecting them. park – it can take anything up to 10 hours SEE: friendagorilla.org When his grandfather went exploring, to find the elusive animals in the dense Sunday recalls from his childhood, his papa would catch undergrowth. Precipitous verges are climbed, rivers are glimpses of elusive jet-black shadows peering out of the crossed and a rusty machete, for hacking dense rainforest canopy, their red eyes shining beyond the a path through the thick, thorny rainforest, is your best buffers of rugged vegetation. After dark, when he had friend. It’s not called the Impenetrable Forest for nothing. returned to his village for dinner, he could hear the creatures The park is located in one of the wildest regions on earth, beating their chests and whooping. Little did Sunday’s bordering the Virunga Mountains, a chain of volcanoes grandfather know that his backyard would soon be home to running towards Rwanda. While the gorillas in the mist are the world’s last population of wild mountain gorillas. the main draw, there are red-tailed monkeys, chimpanzees, That was 30 years ago, and now Sunday is one of the African elephants, giant forest hogs, countless species of chief park rangers and tourist guides at Bwindi Forest frogs, chameleons, geckos and many more. It’s dangerous Impenetrable National Park in western Uganda. territory for more than just its wildlife, though. Long“When my grandfather told me his stories I wanted to running civil wars, and an ongoing battle between poachers help. Their numbers were already dwindling,” he says. “I was and anti-poaching patrols, have also made the southwest of only a boy at the time but I knew that they were in danger Uganda a perilous place for gorillas, as well as travellers. and I wanted to do anything I could to help save them for Our gorilla-tracking day begins at 7am with a rose-pink the next generation.” sun peeping up from behind the low-level hills that form a natural boundary between the mud huts and banana Heart of darkness plantations of Bwindi village and the park’s more dramatic slopes on the horizon. Looking out from the veranda of my I have come to Uganda to track these very same gorillas, canopy-level cottage at Wild Frontiers’ Buhoma Lodge, I can and with Sunday leading the way, I couldn’t have a more

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It’s wise to keep your distance see the bottle-green treetops rattle with birdlife and redtailed monkeys pouncing from creeper to vine. Endangered species I join an eight-strong group at Uganda Wildlife Authority’s headquarters to learn more about the park’s gigantic primates from Sunday and his fellow guide, Zipora Kabugho. In the expedition safety briefing, we are checked for good health and warned to keep a minimum of seven metres’ distance at all times. We are told that to help preserve the gorillas’ way of life, interaction with humans is minimised and park visitors are limited to one hour within the company of a group. Having similar DNA to humans, gorillas are highly susceptible to our illness and disease, and even catching a common cold could wipe out an entire family of them. Which begs the question, why are tourists even allowed here in the first place? “Having 300 of them here pays dividends,” Sunday says. “Without tourists, local farmers would encroach into the park’s boundaries and their habitats would be in even greater danger.” Fortunately, thanks to government measures – only 72 permits (costing up to $450 in high season) are issued every day – the battle has subsided, the number of critically endangered gorillas in the wild has steadied, and for the first time in decades, it is slowly on the rise. Rangers also carry a gun for safety but rarely, if ever, use one. “If a gorilla charges at you, whatever you do, do not run,” Zipora says. “Stay calm, crouch down and be quiet – remember they are wild and can be incredibly dangerous. Trust me, you wouldn’t stand a chance against an angry silverback.” As we leave the park HQ, the reddish colour of the earth

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underfoot comes to an abrupt stop. Ahead is an endless canopy of green that stretches 300 kilometres to the border with the DRC. Vast, almost theatrical swathes of trees, vines, branches and bushes soon surround us as we penetrate deep into the rainforest. The smell of tropical vegetation is overwhelming. At times, according to Sunday, so are the mounds of gorilla shit. Close encounter with another kind After only one hour, there is a violent shake in the canopy above our heads. There is a fluster, a bang and a clatter,

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a branch snaps clean off and a dark shape comes plummeting into a clearing in front of us. Within striking distance is a wild gorilla. My adrenalin levels rocket and, in the warm, thin air, my glasses fog over. We retreat behind a clutch of trees, and then, as the trees shut us in, one by one, a band of gorillas lumber out of the undergrowth to rest and feed. There are 10 of them, recognised by Zipora as from the Rushegura group,

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christened because of their individual markings in the local tongue. There is Karungi, Nyamunwa, Kibande, Nyampazi, Ruterana, Kalembezi, Buzinza and her baby. Their broad shoulders may look menacing but their eyes show wariness. Kibande plays with her firstborn, Ruterana climbs effortlessly and Nyamunwa nurses an unknown wound. Momentarily, we are in the midst of playtime for gorillas, thousands of miles away from the nearest zoo enclosure. Then, as the gorillas start to settle, an enormous shape crashes through the trees. It is the silverback that we had been warned about. He marches into the clearing, towering over his family – he is colossal. Nearly twice the size of the females, this is Mwirima, thought to be the world’s largest silverback. Sensing his glare, I feel my stomach flip. “Just don’t move,” whispers Zipora reassuringly. “He won’t charge.” Then, seeing us from the corner of his eye, Mwirima pauses, shakes his neck in defiance and turns back into the jungle. And then they are gone. They leave behind muddy prints the size of baseball mitts, broken trees and chewed pieces of bark and bamboo – the sign of very hungry, very happy gorillas.

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The Insider’s guide Joseph Galiwango is a tour guide with Wild Frontiers. What would your ultimate Ugandan itinerary be? I’d go on an eight-day safari taking in the country’s best and biggest national parks. Start off by visiting Lake Mburo National Park to see its resident hippo population before heading southwest to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. No matter how many times I’ve seen gorillas in the wild, it just gets better and better. From here, I’d drive north to Queen Elizabeth National Park to see the famous tree-climbing lions, and then on to Murchison Falls National Park. Where’s good for an adventure? If you really want an adventure, you should plan to climb Mount Stanley in Rwenzori Mountains. It’s the third-highest mountain in Africa, after Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Mount Kenya, and it’s a real challenge, no matter how much of an experienced climber you are. It’s 5109m to the summit and it’s covered in snow and ice all year round.

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REAL LIFE NORMAN BATES ARRESTED UNITED STATES

A man has been sentenced to 13 years in jail for real estate fraud. He committed the crime by dressing up and posing as his dead mother. Thomas Parkin, from New York, dressed up as his mother after she died and began claiming her social security cheques. Not only did he collect $44,000 in cheques, he doctored his mother’s death certificate and renewed her driver’s licence. Jurors in the trial were shown a video of Parkin in a platinum woman’s wig, sunglasses and a dress during a visit to a Department of Motor Vehicles office. Detectives say that Parkin is acting very “Norman Bates” as he insists it’s wrong to accuse him of impersonating his mother because he had actually become her. “I held my mother when she was dying and breathed in her last breath, so I am my mother,” Parkin told detectives.

GOOGLE MAPS GETS LOST IN THE GULF IRAN

Iran says it will sue Google over dropping the name of the Persian Gulf on Google Maps. The threat comes after the famous search engine left the body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula nameless on its online map service. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says that if Google does not restore the name of the Persian Gulf, it will face “serious damages.” Iranians are highly sensitive about the name of the body of water, which has historically and internationally been known as the Persian Gulf.

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Up in smoke: He’s not an athlete and he’s not British, but that didn’t hinder Will.I.Am’s selection as an Olympic torch bearer. He did, however, upset some locals by incessantly tweeting during the one mile run and misspelling the town name of Taunton on four occasions “Its nuts here in taurton so much excitement. #runningthetorch,” he tweeted

Some Arab states insist on calling it the Arabian Gulf which, in the past, has stirred up tensions between Iranians and Arabs.

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The Surrey town of Staines has officially changed its name to Staines-uponThames in an attempt to boost its image tarnished by Ali G. Councillors voted for the change last year after the town became synonymous with Sacha Baron Cohen’s spoof rapper Ali G.

Councillor Colin Davis, who was behind the name change, said the town’s image had needed help for some time. “Ali G may have had a role, but I think it goes back further than that,” he said. He also said the new name would help people understand Staine’s riverside links. Mr Davis concluded: “I regard Ali G as someone who put Staines on the map, we’re just telling people where it is.”

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Price, in dollars, of the new Porsche 918 Spyder, available next year. Only 918 of the cars will be made

Number of Dutch art students who chewed gum to create a 15ft sculpture of a man. Yes it was made entirely of gum

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A 73-year-old Japanese woman has climbed to Mount Everest’s peak smashing her own record to again become the oldest woman to scale the world’s highest mountain. Tamae Watanabe reached Everest’s 8,850 metre high summit from the northern side of the mountain in Tibet last week with four other team members. Watanabe had climbed Everest in 2002 at the age of 63, gaining the record. On the same day that Watanabe smashed her title, a 61-year-old German climber died while attempting a climb on the south summit. The oldest person to climb Everest is Min Bahadur, a Nepalese man, who reached the top in 2008 at age 76.

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The American village used to portray ‘District 12’ in the film version of The Hunger Games is going up for sale. The run-down, coal-mining area is in an abandoned textile mill in North Carolina. The auction house says it will be sold for at least $1.2 million in July. ‘District 12’ includes 72 acres of land, 22 buildings, woodlands, hills and a pond. It is being sold by its owner, 83-year-old Wade Shepherd, who said he had become overwhelmed when the property turned into a hot spot for Hunger Games fans coming to see the Everdeens’ shanty home and the Mellark family bakery.

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MAN GETS HIGH ON MARATHON RUN AUSTRALIA

An Aussie runner has taken the sport to a whole new level – by running a half marathon in a hot air balloon. Rob Ginnivan, 47, completed the 13mile run on a small treadmill in the basket of a hot air balloon above Canberra. He had to battle freezing weather and high altitudes to complete the stunt, in aid of the Heart Foundation charity. “What I didn’t count on was that the basket actually tilted, so it was like running up a hill,” Mr Ginnivan said. “Every time I took a step the basket would sway from left to right so I had this sea type motion being in the air. It was quite bizarre and made it very difficult.” It took him two hours and 18 minutes to complete the half marathon.

I always thought I was sort of Quasimodo or the Phantom of the Opera hiding in the catacombs Billy Bob Thornton describes the insecurity he felt whilst dating Angelina Jolie

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The shy state formerly known as South Australia Our state of festivals wants to be born again, but will it shine?

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When someone like P.Diddy throws a lavish yacht party at an international film festival, you’d just assume that anything goes, right? Wrong. Diddy’s VIP post-Cannes yacht party was attended by the cream of the crop but that didn’t stop the host from enforcing a rule on all guests who entered the dancefloor: take off your goddamn shoes. The millionaire rapper was so insistent on this house rule, he had butlers working the floor making sure guests took off their shoes and placed them in what looked like plastic Tuppaware containers.

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Fair enough when you visiting your elderly aunt and she’s too frail to shampoo the carpet after you visit. But seriously Diddy? Are you really worried about some scuff marks on the dancefloor? I noticed Tara Reid walked back to her hotel barefoot. She didn’t have a hope in hell recognising her shoes at the end of the night. Way to kill the vibe, Diddy.

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South Australia’s Premier says his state needs a makeover. And like anyone trying to inch their way into the spotlight, he thinks a new name is just the ticket. Just ask Moby (born Richard Hall) or Prince, who became a symbol. Unlike Prince, South Australia isn’t trying to piss off Warner Bros, according to Premier Jay Weatherill, South Australia’s image is vague, difficult to explain and gets confused with South Africa. It’s true, the name is vague – the south of Australia could refer to the whole bottom half of the country, or it could refer to the southern most state, Tasmania. Speaking of, many tourists point out that Tasmania has the most unique name, while the others states have boring, colonial names. But don’t be too quick to modernise a name – classics never lose their lustre, while 21st century names fade faster than Ed Hardy T-shirts in the sun. Careful SA, you don’t want to be known as the Jayden or Dhakota of states. To figure out the options, I went to the most reliable source: an online betting agency. It seems the $1.33 favourite is Adelaide, after the state’s capital. Before you dismiss it, think about how it worked for Frank Sinatra and the state of New York: “I want to be a part of it, New York, New York.” Adelaide, Adelaide has a nice ring to it. Other options include New South Australia (at $7) and New South Adelaide ($9), which is really just a jumble of stale words. The long shots are much more fun. There’s Radelaide – you can’t get more fresh than that. It’s tongue in cheek, it’s hip, oh wait the Jayden curse. Brisvegas will surely follow suit. The pubic has some other ideas – Underbelly because of its underlying location and our nation’s obsession with crime. The longest shot is Gillardian, after the Prime Minister, a former SA resident. But really, there’s more chance of South Australia being christened Snowtown after the country’s worst serial killings than being named after our scorned PM. Which begs the question, if Ned Kelly was from South Australia, would we have a winner?

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THE DROG DAYS ARE OVER FOR CHELSEA FOOTBALL

Chelsea have confirmed that striker Didier Drogba is to leave the club after eight years with the team. Drogba, who scored the winning penalty in the Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich, said it was “a difficult decision” but that the “time is right for a new challenge”. Drogba, who has been reportedly linked with a move to Shanghai Shenhua, scored 157 goals for the club, making him Chelsea’s fourth highest goalscorer, while his 34 goals in Europe are a club record. With Drogba, Chelsea won three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, two Carling Cups and the Champions League. Drogba believes Fernando Torres, who has endured life in the shadows, will flourish in his absence.

MUMBAI RAVE HIT BY SHARMA POLICE CRICKET

IPL cricketer Rahul Sharma has denied any wrongdoing after he and a teammate were detained by police at a late night rave party. Police said Sharma and South African Wayne Parnell, who both play for the Pune Warriors, were among nearly 100 people detained at a hotel in Mumbai where a “rave” was busted and drugs were found. Sharma gave blood and urine samples and said they’d been invited to a birthday celebration, which had appeared to be a “normal party” before the police arrived.

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Gimp of Eden: British fencer James Honeybone helps out with some pruning during the Chelsea Flower Show. Kidding. He’s part of an exhibit, entitled ‘Duel and the Crown’, bringing the sport to life through garden design. You can’t get more British than that

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Preparing for the Olympics can take years of training, unless you’re in the women’s coxed eight rowing squad and given just five weeks. The Australia’s women’s eight rowing team qualified for the London Olympics after taking out victory at the final qualification regatta in Switzerland. They finished first in front of Germany. The crew was only thrown together two months ago following pressure from women’s sport groups and female rowers to resurrect the boat. The women had missed selection in other boats and, as such, they jokingly refer to themselves as the Motley Crew.

BIG WEEK FOR ... At the start of the summer James Anderson would have been licking his lips at the prospect of bowling to the callow West Indian batsmen. But the English spearhead bowled without luck at Lord’s last week, claiming just three wickets while new-ball partner Stuart Broad cashed in. Anderson was masterful during the last English summer and if the ball is swinging in Nottingham this week, it’s hard to imagine him missing out again during the second Test.

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QUOTES OF THE WEEK Rio is the best centreback in England and still one of the best in the world Christian Ronaldo reckons Hodgson made a massive mistake in dropping Rio Ferdinand from his Euro 2012 squad

Patrick Dangerfield is on the cusp of stardom

PREVIEW Flaky Dockers must again prove their mettle FREMANTLE V ADELAIDE SATURDAY 4.30PM, FOX FOOTY

In Australia rules circles, the Fremantle Dockers remain one of the great enigmas, the least predictable, most frustrating side of the modern era. Once upon a time, the Dockers were just crap but over the past decade, they’ve been upgraded to talented but notoriously flaky. One week, they’d produce a stirring performance at home, full of grit and graft, only to roll over meekly the week after. No other side’s formline fluctuated as dramatically and it made the Dockers the bane of tipsters everywhere. This year,

once again, the Dockers have been up and down, leaving fans wondering which version with show up this weekend. If it’s ‘bad Freo’, it could get ugly, as their opponents, the Adelaide Crows, have emerged as one of the bolters this season, playing powerful, committed, ultra-physical football. If the Dockers shirk it, they’ll get taken apart. It’s early days but this could be the best Crows side since they went back-to-back in 1997-98, boasting more firepower than the nearly-men of 2005 and 2006. Keep an eye on young Adelaide star Patrick Dangerfield – he’s 22 and primed to elevate himself into the competition’s elite bracket.

THE CHAT | England’s chances by Leroy Meurs

To me, that’s been a knock on since 1908. I don’t know where they got a try out of that. It’s rule book gone mad Commentator and former NSW coach Phil Gould thinks the referees made some questionable decisions during Game One of the State of Origin

A unique oracle hog, a Ukrainian pig, and a psychic who knows the mysteries of football Kiev’s city government believe they’ve got ot a psychic pig to take over where Paul the Octopus left off at the 2010 World Cup

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French Open low expectations on England bring down Q Will team morale as they enter Euro 2012? this is actually a good thing for England. England had A No, a disappointing World Cup campaign in South Africa, mainly due to sloppy defending and star players who didn’t live up to their potential. This means less pressure and with the pressure off, they could do a lot better than their fans – and the media – are expecting. The first game against France is really important, a strong start will put Roy Hodgson’s boys in good stead for success. The question remains: can the Three Lions behave themselves off the pitch? If anyone steps out of line, it will be a media frenzy and dampen the team’s performance.

The first week continues from Paris Every day 7pm, Fox Sports 3

RUGBY LEAGUE Bulldogs v Rabbitohs Will be a scrap between Sydney rivals Saturday 7.30pm, Fox Sports 2

RUGBY UNION Bulls v Stormers Roy Hodgson

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Lucky number seven? Rafael Nadal has his sights set on another historic achievement at the French Open WORDS TOM STURROCK

Since winning his first French Open title in 2005, on his first attempt, at the tender age of 19, it has been Rafael Nadal’s destiny to amass more Roland Garros trophies than any other player. Next week, he will begin his campaign for a record seventh title in Paris – he currently sits level with Bjorn Borg, another player of precocious gifts, but has already vaulted past the Swede to stand alone as the greatest claycourter ever to slide through the red dirt. All that remains is for him to claim one more French Open title, to extend his phenomenal 45-1 record at this tournament with a further seven ballistic, grinding victories. Nadal, of course, starts as warm favourite but that is not to say that victory is assured, that his ascension is a formality. No one, after all, saw Robin Soderling coming in 2009, least of all Nadal, and the Swede became the first, last and only man to beat the Spaniard at the French Open. So best-laid plans can still be disrupted. What are the obstacles for Nadal to overcome this year?

last of the four majors, it would be a feat to rank alongside any of Federer’s or Nadal’s.

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Nadal, as it turns out, is not the only champion who has arrived in Paris chasing his own slice of history. Since the start of last year, Djokovic has cemented his status as the dominant player on the men’s tour, claiming four of the past five majors – the only blip was his loss to Federer at the French Open last year. Still, it has been a breathtaking run, an audacious grab for supremacy, leapfrogging Nadal and Federer to the top of the pecking order. And so Djokovic comes in holding the three other Grand Slam titles, having prevailed in London, New York and Melbourne. It is an even more amazing achievement for the fact he beat Nadal in the final each time – his road to number one has gone straight through the Spaniard. And, should he deny Nadal once more, en route to claiming the

It has been 29 long years since a French player won their national title – that was Yannick Noah back in 1983 – a drought the locals would dearly love to see broken. And, in Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, currently ranked No 5 in the world, they have a player who undoubtedly possesses the game to win a Grand Slam. At his best, he has the rare combination of power, pace and shot-making to beat any of the big three, but has yet to display the patience or the composure on the biggest stage required to take out a major. At age 27, though, the clock is ticking for Tsonga. Clay may not be his favourite surface – he has, it is worth noting, never progressed beyond the fourth round in Paris. So the other majors may be Tsonga’s best chances but he is the kind of player for whom momentum is everything.

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Roger Federer He’s nearly 31 and has spent the latter years of his career trying to figure out ways to beat Nadal – with a spectacular lack of success whenever they’ve met on clay. One can only wonder how many more Grand Slams Federer might have won – to go with the existing 16 – had he not run up against the greatest ever claycourter in the second half of his career. Four times Federer has met Nadal in the final at Roland Garros, each time coming away empty-handed. But Federer is doing a good job of defying Father Time. Indeed, it was only a week or so ago that he won the Madrid Masters, on clay, for a third time, to move back up to second in the rankings. How he would love one last crack, once last chance to beat Nadal on his own turf. Should he succeed, his 17th major would become the sweetest of the lot.

Clockwise: Novak Djokovic wants four majors in a row; Roger Federer wants one more; Jo-Wilfried Tsonga just wants one

Juan Martin del Potro There aren’t too many former Grand Slam champions on tour these days. There’s the big three, who have been gorging themselves for years, but who else? Well, there’s Lleyton Hewitt, who is hobbling through an extended farewell tour and the oft-forgotten Argentine, Juan Martin del Potro, who came from nowhere to win the 2009 US Open and then promptly disappeared after a nasty run of injuries. Well, he’s still around – indeed, he’s back in the top 10 and at age 23 is only just coming into his prime. With his monstrous serve, Del Potro may yet prove more of a handful on the grasscourts of Wimbledon or on the blue hardcourts of New York; on clay, the likes of Nadal and Djokovic will fancy themselves to get the better of him from the back of the court. But Del Potro is a player on the rise – it would be a surprise if he doesn’t add to that US Open title at some point. Maybe next week?

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A dodgy knee? A dicky groin? It may seem like Nadal has been around forever but he’s still only 25. The relative tender age, though, belies the wear and tear inflicted on his body over the past eight or nine years. Whereas Federer has managed to avoid serious injury, Nadal is likely to fall apart long before he hits 30. More than any player in the modern era, Nadal plays an intensely physical, devastatingly taxing brand of tennis, which relies on maximum effort and brute force, on hitting hard and chasing more ferociously than any opponent. He remains a champion player, of course, more at home at Roland Garros than at any other tournament, but there is a nagging question. Are the joints worn out? Is Nadal slowing down? Have the years of hard grind prematurely checked his ability to beat the best? Maybe. But there’s still at least one more shot in the locker. Expect Nadal to land it in Paris.

SERENA STILL KICKING A DECADE DOWN THE LINE The French Open has not been the happiest hunting ground for Serena Williams. She has won it only once, ten years ago, but remarkably starts as the favourite in the women’s draw. Williams has been a force of nature, a typhoon that has simply refused to blow itself out. There have been five Australian Open titles, four at Wimbledon and three in New York but the French clay has perhaps blunted her powerful attacking game, levelling the field and allowing less accomplished players to emerge. But, in a statement on the depth of the women’s game, Williams now 30, has an unmatched Grand Slam pedigree, which entitles her to favouritism whenever she is fully fit and committed. And, after Williams warmed up by winning the Madrid Masters, Victoria Azarenka might be the only one who can stop her.

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Sydney Wildlife World Darling Harbour. sydneywildlifeworld.com.au

Cammeray Gardens 66 Palmer St, North Sydney. 02 9954 9371 sydneyboardinghouse.com

Taronga Zoo Mosman. zoo.nsw.gov.au

Wake Up! 509 Pitt St, CBD. 02 9288 7888, wakeup.com.au

SYDNEY DO Manly Surf School Manly Beach. 02 9977 6977, manlysurfschool.com Maritime Museum Darling Harbour. anmm.gov.au My Sydney Detour Unique city tours. mysydneydetour.com Oceanworld Manly West Esplanade. oceanworld.com.au Powerhouse Museum Darling Harbour. powerhousemuseum.com.au Skydive the Beach Wollongong. skydivethebeach.com Sydney Olympic Park Darling Harbour. sydneyolympicpark.nsw. gov.au Sydney Tower and Skytour 100 Market St, CBD. sydneyskytour.com.au Sydney Harbour Bridge The Rocks. bridgeclimb.com

St, Newcastle. 02 4925 3544, yha.com.au Terrigal Beach YHA 9 Ocean View Dr, Terrigal. 02 4384 1919, yha.com.au

BYRON BAY

Waves Surf School wavessurfschool.com.au

Backpackers Holiday Village 116 Jonson St 1800 350 388, byronbaybackpackers.com.au

SYDNEY MUSIC Hordern Pavillion playbillvenues.com Oxford Art Factory oxfordartfactory.com

Backpackers Inn 29 Shirley St 1800 817 696, backpackersinnbyronbay.com.au

Sydney Opera House sydneyoperahouse.com

Byron Bay Accom 02 6680 8666, byronbayaccom.net

The Annandale annandalehotel.com

The Arts Factory 1 Skinners Shoot Rd. 02 6685 7709, nomadshostels.com

The Enmore enmoretheatre.com.au The Gaelic Hotel thegaelic.com

Nomads Byron Bay Lawson Lane. 1800 666 237, nomadshostels.com

The Metro metrotheatre.com.au

Byron Bay YHA 7 Carlyle St. 1800 678 195, yha.com.au

BLUE MTNS Blue Mountains YHA 207 Katoomba St, Katoomba. 02 4782 1416, yha.com.au

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CENTRAL COAST Newcastle Beach YHA 30 Pacific

Coffs Harbour YHA 51 Collingwood St. 02 6652 6462, yha.com.au

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When Sydney weather turns ugly the Sunday roast starts to look mighty fine. And we’ve discovered a café, in Chippendale that serves up British comfort food that will transport you to the Motherland faster than Richard Branson ever could. Try their half Chicken Roast ($24) it comes loaded with the works: sweet potato mash, beans, roasted potatoes and my favourite, a cake-like slice of stuffing. And the Pork Belly Roast ($24) has a crackling that’s worth writing home about. Both come with the jazzed up side of pickled cabbage. Want to really jazz up your Sunday? Try a Bloody Mary ($11), it promises to cure the deepest of Sunday blues. 96 Abercrombie Street Chippendale, NSW

Petersham Guest House ARE DORMS GETTING YOU DOWN? Then come sleep with us! The place to stay in the Sydney Suburbs. Double room - $240 p/week Twin room - $240 p/week Single room - $200 p/week Ensuite room - $300 p/week

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Aussie Way Backpackers 34 Cricket St. 07 3369 0711, aussiewaybackpackers.com

Australia Zoo Glasshouse Mountains, Tourist Drive, Beerwah. 07 5436 2000, australiazoo.com.au

Banana Bender Backpackers 118 Petrie Terrace. 07 3367 1157, bananabenders.com

Gallery of Modern Art 07 3840 7303, qag.qld.gov.au

Base Brisbane Embassy 214 Elizabeth St. 07 3166 8000, stayatbase.com

Riverlife Adventure Centre Kayaking & rock climbing. Lower River Terrace, Kangaroo Point. 07 3891 5766, riverlife.com.au

Base Brisbane Central 308 Edward St. 07 3211 2433, stayatbase.com Brisbane Backpackers Resort 110 Vulture St, West End. 1800 626 452, brisbanebackpackers.com.au Brisbane City Backpackers 380 Upper Roma St 1800 062 572, citybackpackers.com

Story Bridge Adventure Climb 170 Main St, Kangaroo Point. 1300 254 627, storybridgeadventureclimb.com.au XXXX Ale House Brewery tours. Cnr Black & Paten St, Milton. 07 3361 7597, xxxxalehouse.com.au

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Gold Coast International BP 28 Hamilton Ave, Surfers. 1800 816 300, goldcoastbackpackers.com.au

Zorb 07 5547 6300

Sleeping Inn Surfers 26 Peninsular Dr, Surfers Paradise. 1800 817 832, sleepinginn.com.au Surfers Paradise Backpackers Resort 2837 Gold Coast Highway, Surfers. 1800 282 800, surfersparadisebackpackers.com.au Surfers Paradise YHA Mariners Cove, 70 Seaworld Drive, Main Beach, Surfers Paradise. 07 5571 1776, yha.com.au

Aquarius Backpackers 44 Queen St, Surfers Paradise. 1800 22 99 55, aquariusbackpackers.com.au

The Deck 117 Harcourt Street, New Farm. 04 3377 7061

Backpackers in Paradise 40 Peninsula Drive, Surfers Paradise. 1800 268 621, backpackersinparadise.com.au

Dreamworld Theme park. dreamworld.com.au

Tinbilly Travellers Cnr George and Herschel Sts. 1800 446 646, tinbilly.com

Coolangatta Kirra Beach YHA Pl, 230 Coolangatta Rd, Bilinga. 07 5536 76442, yha.com.au

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Skydive Rainbow Beach 0418 218 358, skydiverainbowbeach.com

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Nomads Hervey Bay 408 The Esplanade. 1800 666 237, nomadshostels.com Palace Backpackers 184 Torquay, 1800 063 168, palaceadventures.com.au

FRASER ISLAND Eurong Beach Resort 07 4120 1600, eurong.com.au

Dingos Backpacker Adventure Resort 20 Spectrum St. 1800 111 126, dingosresort.com Pippies Beach House 22 Spectrum St. 1800 425 356, pippiesbeachhouse.com

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Trekkers Backpackers 22 White St, Southport. 1800 100 004, trekkersbackpackers.com.au

Bunk Backpackers Cnr Ann & Gipps Sts, 1800 682 865, bunkbrisbane.com.au

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Islander Backpackers Resort 6 Beach Rd, Surfers Paradise. 1800 074 393, islander.com.au

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BUNDABERG Federal Backpackers 221 Bourbong St. 07 4153 3711 federalbackpackers.com.au Northside Backpackers 12 Queen St. 07 4154 1166 Bundaberg Bondstore Distillery tours. 07 4131 2999 bundabergrum.com.au

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KURANDA For those who like to bushwalk or get in touch with nature, then Kuranda, about 25km northwest of Cairns, is the place for you. Surrounded by tropical rainforest, the village is accessible by car, bus, by the scenic railway or over the canopy of the rainforest on the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway. You can get your dose of Australian wildlife here too with koalas and kangaroos on show at some of the many nature-based attractions.

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TOWN OF 1770 1770 Backpackers 6 Captain Cook Dr. 1800 121 770, the1770backpackers.com 1770 Undersea Adventures 1300 553 889, 1770underseaadventures.com

AIRLIE BEACH airliebeach.com 259 Shute Harbour Rd. 1800 677 119 Airlie Beach YHA 394 Shute Harbour Rd. 1800 247 251, yha.com.au Backpackers by the Bay 12 Hermitage Dr. 1800 646 994, backpackersbythebay.com Base Airlie Beach Resort 336 Shute Harbour Rd. 1800 242 273, stayatbase.com Magnums Whitsunday Village Resort 366 Shute Harbour Rd. 1800 624 634 magnums.com.au Nomads Airlie Beach 354 Shute Harbour Rd. 1800 666 237 nomadshostels.com

BOWEN

Bowen Backpackers Beach end of Herbert St. 07 4786 3433 bowenbackpackers.net

TOWNSVILLE Adventurers Resort 79 Palmer St. 1800 211 522, adventurersresort.com Adrenalin Dive Yongala diving. 07 4724 0600, adrenalindive.com.au Yongala Dive Yongala diving. 07 4783 1519, yongaladive.com.au

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CAIRNS STAY

Harbour 141 Sheridan St. 1800 807 055, njoy.net.au

Bohemia Central Cairns 100 Sheridan St. 1800 558 589, bohemiacentral.com.au

Nomads Beach House 239 Sheridan St. 1800 229 228, nomadshostels.com

Bohemia Resort Cairns 231 McLeod St. 1800 155 353, bohemiaresort.com.au Calypso Backpackers 5 Digger St. 1800 815 628, calypsobackpackers.com.au JJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Backpackers Hostel 11 Charles St. 07 4051 7642, jjsbackpackers.com

CAIRNS DO AJ Hackett Bungy jumping & canyon swinging. 1800 622 888 cairns.ajhackett.com Pro Dive 07 4031 5255, prodivecairns.com

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Base Magnetic Island 1 Nelly Bay Rd. 1800 24 22 73, stayatbase.com Bungalow Bay Backpackers Horseshoe Bay. 1800 285 577, bungalowbay.com.au Magnums 7 Marine Pde, Arcadia Bay. 1800 663 666, magnetic-island.com/arc-rsrt.htm Pleasure Divers 07 4778 5788

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MELBOURNE STAY

Urban Central 334 City Rd, Southbank. 1800 631 288, urbancentral.com.au

All Nations Backpackers Hotel & Bar 2 Spencer St. 1800 222 238, allnations.com.au

MELBOURNE DO Australian Centre for the Moving Image Federation Square. 03 8663 2200, acmi.net.au

Base Melbourne 17 Carlisle St, St. Kilda. 1800 242 273, stayatbase.com Central Melbourne Accommodation 21 Bromham Place, Richmond. 03 9427 9826, centralaccommodation.net Exford Hotel 199 Russell St. 03 9663 2697, exfordhotel.com.au Flinders Station Hotel 35 Elizabeth St. 03 9620 5100, flindersbackpackers.com.au The Greenhouse Backpacker Level 6, 228 Flinders Lane. 1800 249 207, greenhousebackpacker.com.au Habitat HQ 333 St Kilda Road, St Kilda. 1800 202 500, habitathq.com.au Home at the Mansion 66 Victoria Parade. 03 9663 4212, homemansion.com.au Home Travellers Motel 32 Carlisle St, St Kilda. 1800 008 718, hometravellersmotel.com.au

Melbourne Aquarium Cnr of Flinders St & King St. 03 9923 5999, melbourneaquarium.com.au

DON’T MISS

Melbourne Cricket Ground Brunton Av. 03 9657 8888 mcg.org.au

TRAIN

Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson St, Carlton. 13 11 02 melbourne.museum.vic.gov.au

Palais Theatre. June 9. From $99.90 + booking fee. The Mister Mister’s with the soul sister are playing the Palais in June. You don’t want to miss a single thing they do on this night.

St Kilda, Melbourne

Hotel Bakpak Melbourne 167 Franklin St. 1800 645 200, hotelbakpak.com Melbourne Central YHA 562 Flinders St. 03 9621 2523, yha.com.au Nomads Melbourne 198 A’beckett St. 1800 447 762,

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nomadshostels.com Space Hotel 380 Russell St. 1800 670 611, spacehotel.com.au The Spencer 475 Spencer St. 1800 638 108, hotelspencer.com

National Gallery of Victoria Federation Square. ngv.vic.gov.au Old Melbourne Gaol 377 Russell St. 03 8663 7228, oldmelbournegaol.com.au Official Neighbours Tours 570 Flinders St. 03 9629 5866, neighbourstour.com.au

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Hans Schaible, Germany WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN IN VICTORIA? Melbourne, the Great Ocean Road and surroundings FAVOURITE DAY SPOT? Apollo bay because it is like paradise by sea! FAVOURITE NIGHT SPOT? I went to a club in Melbourne. It was like a normal house but the backyard was a club. It was unreal

Cherry Bar myspace.com/cherrybarmelbourne Corner Hotel cornerhotel.com East Brunswick Club eastbrunswickclub.com Esplanade Hotel espy.com.au Northcote Social Club northcotesocialclub.com Palace Theatre palace.com.au The Hi-Fi thehifi.com.au The Tote thetotehotel.com

GREAT OCEAN RD Anglesea Backpackers 40 Noble St, Anglesea. 03 5263 2664, angleseabackpackers.com.au Eco Beach YHA 5 Pascoe St. 03 5237 7899, yha.com.au Great Ocean Road Backpackers YHA 10 Erskine Av, Lorne. 03 5289 2508, yha.com.au Port Campbell Hostel 18 Tregea St, Port Campbell. 03 5598 6305, portcampbellhostel.com.au Surfside Backpackers Cnr Great Ocean Rd &

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THE GREAT OCEAN WALK The Great Ocean Walk (GOW) is located between the Great Ocean Road and the sea, and it’s a 91km track which stretches from Apollo Bay to Glenample Homestead, adjacent to the 12 Apostles, passing through the Great Otway and Port Campbell National Parks. The entire track will take you about a week, or choose to ‘step on and step off’ the trail, completing short, day, overnight or multi-day hikes, ranging from easy walks to difficult treks. You will experience some of the most spectacular coast and forest scenery, wildlife, rocky platforms, and sheltered beaches in Australia.

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FOOD FIX

Tortoise Head Lodge French Island. 03 5980 1234, tortoisehead.net

DANDENONG Emerald Backpackers 03 5968 4086

MURRAY RIVER Echuca Gardens YHA 103 Av, Mitchell St, Echuca. 03 5480 6522, yha.com.au

SMOOTH WINTER JAZZ SERIES Vines Restaurant. June 8 & 22, July 20, Aug 3, 17 & 31. $42 Enjoy the smooth sounds of jazz amongst the vines with your two course dinner on a Friday night. Drinks not included.

Yarra Valley

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Gambier St, Apollo Bay. 1800 357 263, surfsidebackpacker.com

MORNINGTON Bayplay Lodge 46 Canterbury

Mildura City Backpackers 50 Lemon Ave, Mildura. 03 5022 7922, milduracitybackpackers.com.au Oasis Backpackers 230 Deakin Av, Mildura. 04 0734 4251, milduraoasisbackpackers.com.au

Jetty Rd, Blairgowrie. 03 5988 0188, bayplay.com.au

GIPPSLAND

Sorrento Foreshore Reserve Nepean Hwy. 1800 850 600, mornpen.vic.gov.au

Prom Country Backpackers 03 5682 2614

Sorrento YHA 3 Miranda St, Sorrento.

Rawsom Caravan Park Depot Rd, Rawson. 03 5165 3439, rawsoncaravanpark.com.au

GOOD FOOD AND WINE SHOW Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. June 1-3. $30. This is the ultimate foodie day out. For a steal, folks can sample the best food and wine that Melbourne and the world has to offer.

South Wharf, Melbourne

PHILLIP ISLAND Amaroo Park YHA 97 Church St, Cowes. 03 5952 3620, yha.com.au The Island Accommodation 10-12 Phillip Island Tourist Road. 03 5956 6123

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GRAMPIANS Grampians YHA Eco Hostel Cnr Grampians & Buckler Rds, Halls Gap. 03 5356 4543, yha.com.au

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Adelaide Backpackers Inn 112 Carrington St. 1800 24 77 25, adpi.com.au

Opal Cave Coober Pedy Hutchinson St. 08 8672 5028, opalcavecooberpedy.com.au

Adelaide Central YHA 135 Waymouth St. 08 8414 3010, yha.com.au

Radeka Down Under 1 Oliver St. 1800 633 891, radekadownunder.com.au

Adelaide Travellers Inn 220 Hutt St. 08 8224 0753, adelaidebackpackers.com.au

Riba’s Underground 1811 William Creek Rd. 08 8672 5614, camp-underground.com.au

Annie’s Place 239 Franklin St. 1800 818 011, anniesplace.com.au Backpack Oz 144 Wakefield St. 1800 633 307, backpackoz.com.au Blue Galah Backpackers Lvl 1, 52-62, King William St. 08) 8231 9295, bluegalah.com.au Glenelg Beach Hostel 5-7 Moseley St. Glenelg. 1800 359 181, glenelgbeachhostel.com.au Hostel 109 109 Carrington St. 1800 099 318, hostel109.com

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BOOK NOW ADELAIDE CABARET FESTIVAL Adelaide Festival Centre. June 8-23. See website for ticket info. This festival has the reputation of showcasing the best local and international cabaret acts, but it’s not all Liza and bowler hats. King William Road, Adelaide

My Place 257 Waymouth St. 1800 221 529, adelaidehostel.com.au

Memorial Drive. 08 8300 3800, cricketsa.com.au

Shakespeare Hostel 123 Waymouth St. 1800 556 889, shakeys.com.au

Adelaide Zoo Frome Rd. 08 8267 3255, zoossa.com.au

ADELAIDE DO Adelaide Oval Home to the Donald Bradman collection. War

Kangaroo Island YHA 33 Middle Terrace, Penneshaw. 08 8553 1344, yha.com.au

Haigh’s Chocolates Factory tours. 153 Greenhill Rd, Parkside. 1800 819 757, haighschocolates.com.au

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Temptation Sailing Dolphin swimming, Glenelg. 04 1281 1838, dolphinboat.com.au

BAROSSA VAL Barossa Backpackers 9 Basedow Road Tanunda. 08 8563 0198, barossabackpackers.com.au

Vivonne Bay Lodge 66 Knofel Drive, Vivonne Bay 13 13 01 seaink.com.au

RIVERLAND Berri Backpackers Sturt Highway, Berri. 08 8582 3144, berribackpackers.com.au Harvest Trail Lodge Loxton.08 8584 5646, harvesttrail.com.au Nomads on Murray Sturt Highway, Kingston on Murray. 1800 665 166, nomadsworld.com

Riverland Backpackers Labour Hire Services 08 8583 0211

FLEURIEU PENIN Port Elliot Beach House YHA 13 The Strand, Port Elliot. 08 8554 2785, yha.com.au

EYRE PENINSULA Coodlie Park Farmstay Flinders Highway, Port Kenny. 08 8687 0411, coodliepark.com Baird Bay Ocean Eco Experience Sea lion and dolphin swims. 08 8626 5017, bairdbay.com Calypso Star Charters Great white shark cage diving. 08 8682 3939, sharkcagediving.com.au Nullarbor Traveller Tours across to Perth. 1800 816 858, the-traveller.com.au Port Lincoln Tourist Park 11 Hindmarsh St. 08 8621 4444, portlincolntouristpark.com.au Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions Great white shark cage diving. 08 8363 1788, rodneyfox.com.au

FLINDERS RANGES Angorichina Tourist Village 08 8648 4842, angorichinavillage.com.au

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Smug European travellers often complain that there’s nothing old in Australia. Well, these mountains have been around for about 540 million years, which it’s fair to say is quite a while. Characterised by their glowing red peaks, the ranges stretch for over 430km. Their undisputed posterboy is the dramatic natural basin of Wilpena Pound (pictured), without a doubt one of South Australia’s highlights. Enjoy some spectacular views while hiking, hot air ballooning, tearing around in a 4WD or simply chilling out on the Pichi Richi scenic railway. Buses and tours leave from Port Augusta, north of Adelaide.

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Banyan View Lodge Darwin 119 Mitchell St. 08 8981 8644, banyanviewlodge.com.au

Elkes Backpackers 112 Mitchell St. 1800 808 365, elkesbackpackers.com.au

KATHERINE DO Airborne Solutions Scenic helicopter flights. 08 8972 2345 airbornesolutions.com.au

Frogshollow Backpackers 27 Lindsay St. 1800 068 686, frogs-hollow.com.au Gecko Lodge 146 Mitchell St. 1800 811 250, geckolodge.com.au

Nitmiluk Tours Gorge cruises and kayak hire. 1300 146 743 nitmiluktours.com.au

TOP END TERRORFEST

Melaleuca on Mitchell 52 Mitchell St. 1300 723 437, momdarwin.com

Brown’s Mart Theatre. June 2. From $30 + booking fee. 20 local and interstate metal and rock bands will perform across two stages at the biggest metal festival Australia has to offer.

Youth Shack 69 Mitchell St. 1300 793 302, youthshack.com.au

Crocosaurus Cove Crocodile park and cage of death. 58 Mitchell St. 08 8981 7522, crocosauruscove.com Deckchair Cinema Jervois Rd, Darwin Waterfront. 08 8981 0700, deckchaircinema.com.au

BIG4 Katherine Holiday Park 20 Shadforth Road. 1800 501 984, big4.com.au Palm Court Kookaburra Backpackers Giles St. 1800 626 722

Darwin YHA 97 Mitchell St. 08 8981 5385, yha.com.au

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12 Smith Street, Darwin Fannie Bay Gaol Heritage prison. East Point Road, Fannie Bay. 08 8941 2260, nt.gov.au Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 19 Conacher St, Bullocky Point. 08 8999 8264, magnt.nt.gov.au

topendterror.com Oz Jet Boating Stokes Hill Wharf. 1300 135 595, ozjetboating.com.au Spectacular Jumping Crocodile Cruise Adelaide River. 08 8978 9077, jumpingcrocodile.com.au Wave Lagoon Waterfront Precinct. waterfront.nt.gov.au

TENNANT CREEK Tourist Rest Leichardt St. 08 8962 2719, touristrest.com.au

ALICE SPRINGS Alice Lodge 4 Mueller St. 08 8953 1975, alicelodge.com.au Alice Springs YHA Cnr Parsons St & Leichhardt Tce. 08 8952 8855, yha.com.au Annie’s Place 4 Traeger Ave. 1800 359 089, anniesplace.com.au

@tnt_downunder Haven Resort 3 Larapinta Drive. 1800 794 663, alicehaven.com.au Toddy’s Resort 41 Gap Rd. 1800 027 027, toddys.com.au

ALICE DO Alice Springs Desert Park Larapinta Drive. 08 8951 8788, alicespringsdesertpark.com.au Alice Springs Reptile Centre Meet and hold lizards. 9 Stuart Terrace. 08 8952 8900, reptilecentre.com.au Outback Ballooning Hot air balloon rides. 1800 809 790, outbackballooning.com.au Royal Flying Doctor Service Base Museum and operations room. Stuart Terrace. 08 8952 1129, flyingdoctor.net School of the Air Long-distance schooling museum. 80 Head St. 08 8951 6834, assoa.nt.edu.au The Rock Tour Uluru tours. 78 Todd St. 1800 246 345, therocktour.com.au

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Trish O’Callaghan, Ireland FAVOURITE SPOT IN THE NT? Uluru. There are amazing sunsets out there. I love the Outback FAVOURITE NIGHT SPOT IN OZ? Woolshed, all the way out in Cairns, it’s crazy WHERE ARE YOU HEADING NEXT? To Perth, WA is the only state I haven’t visited yet.

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Mt Wellington Descent Bike tours. 03 6274 1880 mtwellingtondescent.com.au Salamanca Markets Every Saturday, Salamanca Place. salamanca.com.au Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery 5 Argyle St. tmag.com.au

FREYCINET Iluka Backpackers YHA Reserve Rd. 03 6257 0115, yha.com.au

DEVONPORT BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL Theatre Royal. June 14. From $20 See breathtaking films from all over the world that transport the viewer from the African Congo to the dizzying heights of Everest.

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PORT ARTHUR Port Arthur Historic Ghost Tours 1800 659 101, portarthur.org.au

LAUNCESTON Arthouse Backpacker Hostel 20 Lindsay St. 1800 041 135, arthousehostel.com.au

banffaustralia.com.au Launceston Backpackers 103 Canning St. 03 6334 2327, launcestonbackpackers.com.au Lloyds Hotel 23 George St. 03 6331 9906, backpackersaccommodation.com.au

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Tasmania Zoo 1166 Ecclestone Rd. 03 6396 6100, tasmaniazoo.com.au

Pickled Frog 281 Liverpool St. 03 6234 7977, thepickledfrog.com

Cascade Brewery 140 Cascade Rd. 03 6224 1117 cascadebreweryco.com.au

Devils at Cradle Tassie devil sanctuary. 3950 Cradle Mountain Rd. 03 6492 1491. devilsatcradle.com

Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery 2 Invermay Rd & 2 Wellington St. 03 6323 3777, qvmag.tas.gov.au

Narrara Backpackers 88 Goulburn St. 03 6234 8801, narrarabackpackers.com

Mt Roland Budget Backpacker Rooms 1447 Claude Rd, Gowrie Park. 03 6491 1385

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Centre for Beer Lovers Boag’s Brewery, 39 William St. 03 6332 6300, boags.com.au

Hobart Hostel 41 Barrack St. 1300 252 192, hobarthostel.com

Transit Backpackers 251 Liverpool St. 03 6231 2400, transitbackpackers.com

Cataract Gorge launcestoncataractgorge.com.au

Tasman Backpackers 114 Tasman St. 03 6423 2335, tasmanbackpackers.com.au

Freycinet National Park Brewery, Wineglass Bay camping. 03 6256 7000, wineglassbay.com

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Bicheno Backpackers 11 Morrison St. 03 6375 1651, bichenobackpackers.com

Strahan YHA 43 Harvey St. 03 6471 7255, yha.com

Bicheno Penguin Tours 03 6375 1333, bichenopenguintours.com.au

STRAHAN DO Four Wheelers Henty Sand Dunes quadbike tours. 04 1950 8175, 4wheelers.com.au

CRADLE MTN Discovery Holiday Parks Cradle Mountain Rd. 1800 068 574, discoveryholidayparks.com.au

Water by Nature Extreme multiday whitewater rafting. 1800 111 142, franklinrivertasmania.com

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Allen Gallagher, Ireland TASMAN PENINSULA The Tasman Peninsula sits on the south-east corner of Tassie and is a sparsely-populated wilderness area. What most people overlook is the unspoilt Far South – with Antarctic winds whistling across lonely beaches. It’s a great spot for those “finding yourself” moments. Nearby Bruny Island is a favourite with the locals offering seafood, surfing, penguin watching and bushwalking.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN IN TASSIE? Launceston, Cradle Mountain, Strahan, Hobart, Port Arthur and Freycinet National Park. FAVOURITE DAY SPOT? The Cradle Mountain region. The scenery and tranquility are second to none in Australia. FAVOURITE NIGHT SPOT? That’s easy just pick a pub on Salamanca place!

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VINTAGE VIXENS AND VAMPS FAIR Fremantle Town Hall. May 27. $3 Yes, you read correct, this fair is only $3 and part of the Heritage Festival, go and see all things vintage including clothes, food and entertainment.

William St, Fremantle

PERTH STAY Billabong Backpackers Resort 381 Beaufort St. 08 9328 7720, billabongresort.com.au Britannia on William 253 William St, Northbridge. 08 9227 6000, perthbrittania.com

fremantle.wa.gov.au Emperor’s Crown 85 Stirling St, Northbridge. 1800 991 553, emperorscrown.com.au Globe Backpackers & City Oasis Resort 561 Wellington St. 08 9321 4080, globebackpackers.com.au Ocean Beach Backpackers 1 Eric St, Cottlesloe. 08 9384 5111, oceanbeachbackpackers.com.au

The Witch’s Hat 148 Palmerston St. 08 9228 4228, witchshat.com

PERTH DO Aquarium of Western Australia 91 Southside Drive, Hillarys. 08 9447 7500, aqwa.com.au Kings Park & Botanic Garden bgpa.wa.gov.au Perth Mint 310 Hay St. 08 9421 7223, perthmint.com.au Perth Zoo 20 Labouchere Road, South Perth. 08 9474 3551, perthzoo.wa.gov.au

SMASHING PUMPKINS VenuesWest Challenge Stadium. July 26. $89.50 + booking fee. Despite all their rage they are still just the Smashing Pumpkins, classically continuing our 90s nostalgia with a new album, Oceania.

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FREO STAY Backpackers Inn Freo 11 Pakenham St. 08 9431 7065, backpackersinnfreo.com.au Old Firestation Backpackers 18 Phillimore St. 08 9430 5454, fremantleprison.com.au

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BROOME Broome is a hot but chilled-out travellers’ mecca located at the southern-most tip of the Kimberley region in the far north of WA. The must-do list in Broome includes the amazing 22km Cable Beach with its brilliant white sand and sparkling turquoise waters. Jump on a camel’s back and ride into the sunset to see the Staircase to the Moon – for three days after the full moon from March to October, reflections stretch out across shiny mudflats, creating the illusion of a long silver staircase.

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Fremantle Markets 08 9335 2515, fremantlemarkets.com.au

Blue Reef Backpackers 3 Truscott Crescent, Exmouth 1800 621 101, aspenparks.com.au

Fremantle Prison 1 The Terrace. 08 9336 9200, backpackersinnfreo.com.au

Ningaloo Club Coral Bay 08 9948 5100, ningalooclub.com

ROTTNEST ISL Rottnest Island YHA Kingstown Barracks. 08 9372 9780, yha.com.au

MARGARET RIV Margaret River Lodge YHA 220 Railway Tce. 08 9757 9532, yha.com.au

Excape Backpackers YHA Murat Rd, Exmouth. 08 9949 1200, yha.com.au

BROOME STAY Cable Beach Backpackers 12 Sanctuary Road. 1800 655 011, cablebeachbackpackers.com

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Albany Bayview Backpackers YHA 49 Duke St. 08 9842 3388, yha.com.au Cruize-Inn 122 Middleton Rd. 08 9842 9599, cruizeinn.com

BROOME DO Sun Pictures Carnarvon St. 08 9192 1077, broomemovies.com.au

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Rental Car Village +64 9376 9935, hire-vehicles.co.nz Spaceships 1300 139 091, spaceships.tv Standby Cars 1300 789 059, standbycars.com.au Wicked Campers 1800 246 869, wickedcampers.com

Stray +64 9309 8772, straytravel.com

RENTAL FIRMS Ace Rental Cars 1800 140 026, acerentalcars.com.nz Backpacker Campervan & Car Rentals +800 200 80 801, backpackercampervans.com Bargain Rental Cars 0800 001 122, bargainrentals.com.nz Darn Cheap Rentals 0800 447 363, exploremore.co.nz Econo Campers +64 9275 9919, econocampers.co.nz Escape Rentals 1800 456 272, escaperentals.co.nz Explore More 1800 800 327, dcrentals.com.nz Jucy Rentals 0800 399 736, jucy.com.nz

AUCKLAND Airport Skyway Lodge Backpackers (BBH) 30 Kirkbride Road, Mangere. +64 9275 4443, skywaylodge.co.nz Auckland International Backpackers (BBH) 2 Churton St, Parnell. +64358 4584, Base Auckland 229 Queen St. 0800 227 369, stayatbase.com Bamber House (BBH) 2 2 View Rd, Mt Eden. +64 9623 4267, hostelbackpacker.com

Nomads Capital 118 Wakefield St. 0508 666 237, nomadscapital.com

Nomads Auckland 16-20 Fort St. +64 9300 9999, nomadshostels.com

Rosemere Backpackers (BBH) 6 McDonald Cres. +64 4384 3041, backpackerswellington.co.nz

Oaklands Lodge (BBH) St. +64 5A Oaklands Rd, Mt Eden. +64 9638 6545, oaklands.co.nz

Rowena’s Backpackers (VIP) 115 Brougham St. 0800 80 1414

Queen Street Backpackers (VIP) 4 Fort St. +64 9373 3471, enquiries@qsb.co.nz Surf ‘n’ Snow Backpackers 102 Albert St. +64 9363 8889, surfandsnow.co.nz YHA Auckland City Cnr City Rd & Liverpool St. +64 9309 2802, yha.co.nz YHA Auckland International 5 Turner St. +64 9302 8200, yha.co.nz

WELLINGTON Base Wellington 21-23 Cambridge Tce. +64 4801 5666 stayatbase.com

Central City Backpackers 26 Lorne St. +64 9358 5685, backpacker.net.nz

Downtown Wellington Backpackers (BBH) 1 Bunny St. +64 4473 8482 db@downtownbackpackers.co.nz

City Garden Lodge 25 St Georges Bay Rd, Parnell. +64 9302 0880

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CHRISTCHURCH Chester Street Backpackers (BBH) 148 Chester St East. +64 3377 1897, chesterst.co.nz Foley Towers (BBH) 208 Kilmore St. +64 3366 9720, backpack.co.nz/foley Jailhouse Accommodation (BBH) 338 Lincoln Rd. 0800 524 546, stay@kiwibasecamp.com

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QUEENSTOWN Base Discovery Lodge St. +64 Queenstown 49 Shotover St. +64 3441 1185, stayatbase.com Bungi Backpackers (VIP, BBH) 15 Sydney St. 0800 728 286, bungibackpackers.co.nz Cardrona Alpine Resort Between Queenstown and Wanaka. +64 3443 7341, cardrona.com Flaming Kiwi Backpackers (BBH) 39 Robins Rd. +64 3442 5494, flamingkiwi@xtra.co.nz Hippo Lodge (BBH) 4 Anderson Hts. +64 3442 5785, hippolodge.co.nz Nomads Queenstown 5-11 Church St. +64 3441 3922, nomadshostels.com

Kiwi House 373 Gloucester St. +64 3381 6645, kiwihouse.co.nz

Pinewood Lodge (VIP) 48 Hamilton Rd. 0800 7463 9663, rgrieg@xtra.co.nz

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Southern Laughter (BBH, VIP) 4 Isle St. 0800 728 448, southernlaughter.co.nz

Tranquil Lodge (BBH) 440 Manchester St. +64 3366 6500, tranquil-lodge.co.nz

YHA Queenstown Central 48A Shotover Street. +64 3442 7400, yha.co.nz

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