SMH Blogger's Terrifying Brush With Death |
| Published: May 27, 2008, 7:28 pm |
| Tags: au, blogging, future walkley award winners, massaging the data, sharks |
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"Adventure tourism" is a concept that I never really 'got', to be honest; if I'm going to have a holiday, chances are I'd rather spend it vegetating than risking death in a small sardine tin while being pelted down a waterfall in the middle of tornado season (or whatever). However, when it comes to travel writing about adventure tourism, I appreciate the need to create a sense of danger, excitement, and living on the edge, maaan. Perhaps that's what happened to SMH blogger Sam De Brito when he went on a shark dive - in a tank.Recently, I had the opportunity to swim with the man-eaters at Mooloolaba's Underwater World and it ranks as one of the most surreal, challenging half hours of my life. If you've ever been paddling or surfing in the ocean and spotted a nearby shark, you'll know it's about as chilling a feeling as you can experience; every fibre of your being screams "GET OUT OF THE WATER, NOW!" To voluntarily induce this meeting of man and fish thus runs counter to [ Full article ] |
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