Destinations

Paddy Pallin: Hi Analise, Can you tell us a little about yourself, and Back Country Cuisine? Analise: Back Country Foods Ltd was established in August 1998 to take over the freeze dried meals business founded by the Alliance Freezing Company. The company...

At the end of an Iceland cycling trip in 2015, we found ourselves back in Reykjavik with a week remaining. Our hope was to visit the Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, the very far north-west part of Iceland but, typical of our free-wheeling travel style, we had...

Both my wife and I had been to Bali before but we decided to have a week off and spend it in Ubud in the hills of Bali about 1 ½ hours from Denpasar. In the back of my mind I had thoughts to climb Mt Agung (the Highest Peak on the Island at...

The Inca Trail should be on every Bushwalkers bucket list At 43km the trail is usually completed in 4 days which might seem a lot, but taking into account he hilly terrain and altitude of up to 4000m you will be very thankful for every extra break you can...

Mt Kun (7077m) is part of a massif known as Nun Kun, in the Zanskar Mountains of Northen India. Nun and Kun are both just over 7000m high and stand out as some of the highest peaks in the region, not far from the Pakistan border. In 2013 I climbed Kang...

I’m not going to lie, I’m probably the least capable person to be reviewing outdoor wear and hiking products. Before this trek came up the only trekking I had done was walking over a few headlands in South Australia to find new waves. Carrying a camera,...

Three years ago I told my partner I wanted to walk around Australia. He was a little taken back. He didn’t say anything negative but smiled, readjusted himself then tried to comprehend my enthusiasm for this venture. Nonetheless, I verbalised what was on my...

As a wildlife photographer and frequent traveler, my ideal jacket is lightweight, functional and looks good in a multitude of locations. Versatility is high on my list of features as my diverse destinations this year stretched from one end of the globe, to...

Last year the 33,426 Paddy Pallin customers who said NO to a Bag helped raise $6,685.30 for the Paddy Pallin Don't Bag the Environment Campaign and the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife. To put the amount of bags which Paddy Pallin customers said...

My first overseas trip had been a trek in Nepal in 1985. We walked from Jiri to Island Peak via Namche Bazaar, Gokyo Lakes and Mt Everest Base Camp. Unfortunately, a bout of Giardia hit on the climb of Island Peak and I came down disappointed. Exactly 30...