Bora Indians - Iquitos, Peru

The female chief of the Bora indian village near Iquitos greets visitors in her native tongue. The Bora are originally from the Putumayo River near the Columbia border but were used as forced labour during the rubber boom of the late 19th century.

Eusebia - Peru - Kukama

Eusebia is the village elder at Puerto Prado on the Amazon near Iquitos. She is greeting visitors in her native language of Kukama.

Poidau - Zemei, Naga

Poidau from the Dimapur region of Assam speaks her native language of Zemei, part of the Naga tribal group.

Lydia - Kuki

Lydia from the Dimapur region of Assam speaks her native tongue of Kuki

ABC Nightlife with Tony Delroy - Assam and Brahmaputra

Even the most intrepid adventurers need to open their Atlasas to find the Indian state of Assam. Sitting on top of Bangladesh like a turban, Assam is northeast of Calcutta along the Brahmaputra River – yes, I had to look that one up too!
Famous for some of the world’s best teas, it is also home to endangered Indian rhinoceros, tiger, deer and elephants where they live in UNESCO World Heritage-listed nature reserves
Normally out at sea, Adventure Cruise Guide editor, Roderick Eime, found himself upstream without a paddle.

ABC Nightlife with Rod Quinn - Lost in the Marquesas

Once upon a time if you stumbled across the Marquesas, you were really lost.
Made famous in history through writings of RL Stevenson, Herman Melville and James Cook – and later through art and song of Paul Gauguin and Belgian pop star Jacques Brel – the remote French Polynesian archipelago of the Marquesas islands is now appearing on the adventure map of travellers looking for new and exotic destinations off the beaten track
Editor of Cruise Passenger Magazine’s annual Adventure Guide, Roderick Eime, has just returned from a a two week exploration of the islands aboard the hybrid cruise/freighter, Aranui 3 [www.aranui.com]

Samoa - Open for Business

Tracey Spicer and Rod Eime chat with top-rating ABC radio presenter, Tony Delroy during his regular Monday evening travel slot.

ABC Nightlife with Tony Delroy - Across the Top

Rod chats with top-rating ABC presenter Tony Delroy in his popular Monday night travel time slot.
In this interview Rod describes his journey aboard Coral Princess Cruises's 'Across the Top' itinerary.
See: Nightlife with Tony Delroy

ABC Nightlife with Tony Delroy - Gulf Cruising in South Australia

ABC Nightlife with Tony Delroy - Adventure Cruising

Rod chats with top-rating ABC presenter Tony Delroy in his popular Monday night travel time slot.
In this interview Rod talks about the growth of adventure and expedition cruising.
See: Nightlife with Tony Delroy