Category Archives: adventure travel

Travel First Aid Kits

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Briar's Travel Beat

Do you carry a first aid kit when you travel? Regardless of what sort of travel I do, be it relaxing at a resort or taking a guided hike, I always take my own first aid/medication kit with me, adjusting … Continue reading →

Tragic White Island Eruption

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Briar's Travel Beat

It’s tragic to hear that New Zealand’s White Island, an active marine volcano, has erupted with little warning, killing at least five tourists, with more still missing. It’s devastating news and my heart goes out to all those involved. White … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, adventure travel, New Zealand | Tagged Guided tours, Volcano, White Island | 2 Comments

Kakadu Bird Week 2019

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Briar's Travel Beat

Like me, most visitors to Kakadu National Park in Australia’s Northern Territory probably don’t come purely for the bird life. But it’s impossible not to be awed by the park’s proliferation of feathered friends, from a tiny, brightly-plumed azure kingfisher … Continue reading →

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New Zealand promotes Cycling Trails with Megan Gale

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Briar's Travel Beat

Two of my most memorable trips to New Zealand included cycling; one on the relaxing Otago Central Rail Trail outside Dunedin, the other on a hair-raising mountain bike trail through the Whakarewarewa Redwood Forest, Rotorua. The Otago Central Rail Trail, … Continue reading →