Chris Ord's Profile

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Editor of TTR - freelance writer/journalist, researcher and photographer:

Stories

Finding Flipper: dolphin swim, Melbourne, Australia

With the announcement that dredging is to go ahead Chris Ordremembers a swim with at risk dolphins in Port Philip Bay and wonders if it they'll survive for another encounter. more....

Safari so good - Namibia, Africa

While spotting game in Namibia’s famed Etosha Game Reserve is a wild experience - the accommodation is anything but, writes Chris Ord. more....

Bottled in Mendoza: Argentina

Chris Ord discovers a drop from the seventies swinging the right way in Argentina’s Mendoza wine region. more....

Cheeting game: Namibia, Africa

Problem: your prized livestock - your livelihood - keep ending up as ravaged carcasses rotting in the African sun, the victim of midnight raids by local wildlife. Solution: fling the sheep and ‘farm’ the predator. Chris Ord visits a grassroots cheetah conservation project in Namibia. more....

Book review: Blue List 2008

Published by Lonely Planet. Review by Chris Ord. more....

Owning Oktoberfest: Munich, Germany

Chris Ord looks to steal Oktoberfest from the Germans. more....

Easy riders: kitesurfing, Melbourne, Australia

Australia’s southern capital of latte culture is also a Mecca for wind and wave junkies who are taking to Melbourne’s seaside suburbs, writes Chris Ord more....

Book review: First pass under heaven

Author: Nathan Gray. Review by Chris Ord more....

Boots 'n all: hiking boot reviews

It’s guaranteed to ruin your maiden Inca Trail trek: blisters exploding like cluster bombs two days in and miles from anywhere courtesy of those new, bloody expensive, boots. Chris Ord risks heels and toes testing the best in the biz. more....

Jungle fever: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is touted as ‘The Land Of The Unexpected’. As Chris Ord discovers on a sojourn in the country’s remote and rugged north, it’s one tourism tagline that lives up to its promise. more....

River Wild

Tasmania Australia offers some of the best whitewater river kayaking in the world. Novice paddler Chris Ord headed down a creek called the Lea with a paddle but without a clue as he joined Team Teva for the annual Xstream race. more....

BOOK REVIEW: Even A Daughter Is Better Than Nothing – Mykel Board

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In the saddle of Sundance

Novice horseman Chris Ord traces the final stand hoofprints of notorious 19th Century outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in Bolivia’s Wild West. more....

BOOK REVIEW: A Place To Stay – Hotels of New Zealand

Chris Ord dreams of a plush stay in New Zealand’s frontier hotels. more....

Anything but cold feet

Real men get pedicures, says Chris Ord after a visiting a day spa on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. more....

The other side of Zanzibar

Getting to the heart of the spice islands just requires a little extra time and effort reports Chris Ord. more....

Cloud Prince of Ecuador

A trek to the cloud forests of Ecuador is a magical experience, except for a sting in the tale, writes Chris Ord. more....

Thunderwater baptism at Iguazu Falls

Chris Ord becomes a convert at one of the world’s loudest natural wonders of the world; Foz de Iguazu Falls on the border of Brazil and Argentina. more....

Travel book review

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Patagonian drama

Chris Ord takes in a sweeping view of Argentina’s wild frontier. more....

Travel book review

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Gravity, grime ‘n gravel

A wild mountain bike ride down ‘the world’s most dangerous road’ in Bolivia’s Cordillera Real leaves a rather grubby Chris Ord gasping for more gravity-assisted thrills. more....

The art of creative hospitality: Sandanzas, Buenos Aires

A circle of Argentine friends has creatively blended art, entertainment, culture and hospitality to create one of Buenos Aires’ most inviting hostels reports Chris Ord. more....

River wide, river rough…

Chris Ord finds Ecuador’s rivers are as beautiful as they are challenging on a four day kayak course experienced mostly upside-down. more....

Heartbreak hill

Billed as a ‘beginners’ summit’, Bolivia’s 6,088 metre Huayna Potosi proves to be more than a mere mountain for first-time climber Chris Ord. more....

Huascaran highs

The crisp Andean air goes to Chris Ord’s head and heart (but not always his lungs) as he treks through Central Peru’s stunning Huascaran National Park. more....

Around the world in twenty dishes: Café Eucalyptus, Cuenca, Ecuador

Chris Ord finds a place to eat in Ecuador that takes your tongue on a world discovery tour without having to leave the comfort of a fire-warmed couch. more....

Roll, baby, roll...

From the world’s highest active volcano to cloud forests and lush Ecuadorian jungles, Chris Ord discovers down and Dutch is the only way to fly on a two-day biking tour. more....

Ain't Nothin But... the best in London blues

Chris Ord, finds the best blues bar this side of New Orleans ...in London more....

Beachside bliss: Casa da Praia, Itaunas, ES Brazil

Chris Ord discovers a Brazilian beachside guesthouse where motherly love makes all the difference. more....

Itauna Inn, Itauna (Saquarema), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.

Chris Ord relaxes at a laid-back ‘pousada’ on Brazil’s Costa Do Sol. more....

Mayokan meditation

Perched on the shores of Lake Malawi, Chris Ord finds Mayoka Village the perfect place to ease into the wonders of middle-Africa Malawi. more....

Chalet Martin, Gryon, Switzerland

A Swiss Alpine retreat feels like home to Chris Ord after a day on the slopes. more....

View to thrill, Sani Top Chalet, Lesotho

Chris Ord, sips hot port while taking in the view from Africa's highest pub. more....

Flood of life: Amazonia’s nature of change

Chris Ord visits Brazil’s Mamiraua Sustainable Development Reserve deep in the Amazon. more....

Roll, baby, roll...

From the world’s highest active volcano to cloud forests and lush Ecuadorian jungles, Chris Ord discovers down and Dutch is the only way to fly on a two-day biking tour. more....