ExpeditionOz Services blog » Films, Books, etc http://www.expeditionoz.com/blog Where the Journey is more important than the destination...usually. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:40:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Australia the Movie http://www.expeditionoz.com/blog/2008/12/04/australia-the-movie http://www.expeditionoz.com/blog/2008/12/04/australia-the-movie#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:18:35 +0000 Mick http://www.expeditionoz.com/blog/?p=379 I just got back from the cinema after watching the truly epic (and long) film by Baz Luhrmann, “Australia” (wikipedia).

They certainly don’t make films like this one that often, so i would recommend that you all get out and see it at the cinema because your home entertainment system just won’t do the visuals and the sound justice when it gets around to be released on DVD in a few months time. Though saying that, this one will definitely end up in my DVD collection.

On one of my little “expeditions” in 2002 through “SA, WA and the NT, i spent some time traveling through some of the areas that they filmed the movie at and it certainly brought back some great memories of the place.

The causeway crossing the Ord River near Kununurra (WA).
The causeway crossing the Ord River near Kununurra (WA).

DSCVRY on the north side of Wyndham (WA).
DSCVRY on the north side of Wyndham (WA).

DSCVRY on the Karunjie Track near Mt Cockburn North, south of Wyndham (WA).
DSCVRY on the Karunjie Track near Mt Cockburn North, south of Wyndham (WA).

Mt Cockburn North, south of Wyndham (WA).
Mt Cockburn North, south of Wyndham (WA).

A claypan on the Karunjie Track near Mt Cockburn North, south of Wyndham (WA).
A claypan on the Karunjie Track near Mt Cockburn North, south of Wyndham (WA).

The Chamberlain River crossing on the Gibb River Road (WA).
The Chamberlain River crossing on the Gibb River Road (WA).

Truly spectacular country :)

]]> http://www.expeditionoz.com/blog/2008/12/04/australia-the-movie/feed 0 Encyclopedia of Exploration http://www.expeditionoz.com/blog/2008/04/11/encyclopedia_of_exploration http://www.expeditionoz.com/blog/2008/04/11/encyclopedia_of_exploration#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:29:27 +0000 Mick http://www.expeditionoz.com/blog/2008/04/11/encyclopedia_of_exploration If you are into your exploration history, then the “Encyclopedia of Exploration” series of books by Raymond John Howgego, are probably just the sort of thing that you have been looking for.

At the moment there are four books in the series;


These books are huge; Part 1 has 1184 pages, Part 2 has 704 pages, Part 3 has 724 pages and Part 4 has 1047 pages. The size probably goes a long way to explaining why they cost so much…between $245 and $295 each..or you could buy the complete set of four for the special price of $950.

Still….they do look pretty good and would make a worthy addition (one day) to the ExpeditionOz Library :)

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Note: All the links in this post are to Wikipedia entries, so here is a link to the official Indiana Jones site

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark – (Released in 1981)

YouTube link

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – (Released in 1984)

YouTube link

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – (Released in 1989)

YouTube link

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – (2008 Release)

YouTube link

And don’t forget that on the 22nd of May 2008, the newest Indiana Jones film is being released…Inidiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull :)

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