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Myanmar

The cycle of life

Ben Groundwater Setting out at dawn each day on a bike, Ben Groundwater explores a temple-studded corner of south-east Asia.

USA

Breakneck mountain

Barrington Tops.

Andrew Taylor discovers the highs and lows of summer bike riding through Aspen.

South America

The chills are alive

Torres del Paine

Ute Junker Ute Junker tackles the ultimate off-season adventure walk: winter in Patagonia.

Vietnam

Saigon with the wind

Vietnam

Matt Collins As well as tender limbs, Matt Collins finds there's much to be gained from traversing the country's central coast by bike.

United Arab Emirates

Water way to ride and slide

Yas Waterworld

Kerry van der Jagt samples five of the most dizzying thrills you can experience in a desert anywhere.

Hong Kong

The ideal rainy-day walk

Shek O.

Craig Platt The jungle is thick, the dirt track muddy and the heat and humidity stifling.

Northern Territory

Tracks in the heart

West Macs.

When you're in Alice Springs or staying near Uluru, there are great day trips to be taken, writes Lee Atkinson.

Fiji

The village people

Lunch.

Shaney Hudson takes an exhilarating jet boat ride inland to visit some of Fiji's more remote communities.

New Zealand

From peak to Pacific

Lake Pukaki bike tour in New Zealand.

It's a stunning experience to pedal 310 kilometres from the Shaky Isles' highest peak to the ocean, writes Andrew Bain.

Dude, where's my horse?

Paradise Ranch, Wyoming. Photograph by Julie Miller. SHD TRAVEL FEBRUARY 24 USA RANCH. DO NOT ARCHIVE.

Wyoming, USA Julie Miller dons cowboy hat and boots at one of the Wild West's oldest 'dude ranches'.

Phillip Island

First-degree mudder

Tough mudder

Craig Tansley gets down and very dirty tackling a 20-kilometre obstacle course and wonders ... why?

Western Australia

A leap of faith

Andrew Taylor skydiving over Margaret River.

Andrew Taylor It's not every day you get invited to sit on the lap of a married man.

Victoria

Lunches, lactose and Lycra

Cycling the Rail Trail.

An ageing, though sprightly Steven Herrick finds challenges and plenty of good food while cycling the Murray to the Mountains track.

Queensland

Guide at a glance: Hervey Bay

Lee Atkinson visits a family holiday spot that is one of the best places to see humpback whales.

France

Climb every mountain

Provence

Cycling through the glorious Provence countryside, Alison Stewart discovers the hard way that those venturing downhill must go up again.

Thailand

The battle for meaning

Bridge of River Kwai

Kerry van der Jagt visits World War II's notorious railway, where thousands of Australians died undergoing forced labour.

China

Stepping up the game at the Great Wall

Natasha Dragun I've never been into sports. Don't get me wrong - I like being healthy. I just prefer not to put much effort into it.

Driving holiday

Jack's Point golf course near Queenstown, New Zealand.

Craig Tansley looks at the best golf courses you can play this summer in Australia and New Zealand.

Burma

The ride intentions

Burma

If it's good enough for Barack Obama to visit, it's good enough for the Sydney Swans. David Sygall joined a premiership winner, a couple of future stars and a crew of intrepid cyclists on a journey...

New Zealand

Prepare for action

Prepare for action

Robert Upe picks his Queenstown top 10 — from pizza to parasailing.

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