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RACT Journeys Magazine - "A mile in the shoes of an Adventure Seeker" - August 2022

A mile in the shoes of an adventure seeker – RACT : Tory speaks to Elspeth Callender just prior to taking over Roaring 40s, about becoming a Guide and what drives her passion for sharing Wild Places.

 

Tourism Australia - Hobart is calling - March 2021

Tourism Australia - Guide to Hobart: Reg and Jen feature in Tourism Australia's Guide to Hobart video.

 

Hobart Mercury - August 2020

TasWeekend: A kayaking holiday on Flinders Island is a perfect way to get close to this beautiful and rugged destination.  A paddling trip to this island paradise might just be the perfect way to escape on a real adventure without leaving the state.- by Paterick Gee

 

Qantas Travel Insider - February 2020

Our Guide to The Perfect Weekend in Hobart - by Alix Clark

 

Broadsheet - October 2019

Explore Tasmania's Rugged, Pristine South-West Coastline on a Three-Day Sea-Kayaking Adventure - Parts of the World Heritage listed Southwest National Park are so wild the best way to explore them is by water. This multi-day trip will take you to remote islands, one of them a base camp where you’ll sleep in a canvas yurt and dine on Tassie produce every night. By Anna Webster

 

Escape - December 15 2018

Exploring the exhilarating wilderness in the remote South-West of Tasmania - Tasmania’s South-West is famous for wild weather, but on the first day of my kayaking trip the only risk appears to be getting sunburnt. Article by Leena Lavonius.

 

Hobart Mercury - November 15 2018

Helping tourists go wild .... Reg Grundy chats to Amanda Ducker
 
 

Flight Network - April 2018

16 Awesome Aquatic Adventures in Australia and New Zealand .... Exploring the Tasmanian Wilderness with Roaring 40s Kayaking.
 
 

RACT Journeys Magazine - Feb/March 2018 

Messing about in boats .... Kayaking in Fortescue Bay by Andrew Bain
 
 

Sydney Morning Herald - April 15 2017

WHY TASMANIA IS THE PERFECT PLAYGROUND FOR ADVENTUROUS TRAVELLERS ... South-west Tasmania has ample rewards for the adventurous – and energetic – traveller. 

 

SBS - March 21 2017

MIKE TOMALARIS TRYS HIS HAND AT KAYAKING ON TASMANIA'S DERWENT RIVER ... Mike Tomalaris took on Tasmania's picturesque Derwent River and managed to tick off a few health and fitness goals in the process.

 

Wild Magazine - March 1 2017

FARTHEST CORNER: A KAYAK EXPEDITION TO MELALEUCA .... Teaming up with Roaring 40s Kayaking, YD Bar-Ness is treated to a unique expedition of Melaleuca, Tasmania.

 

7 West Travel Club - March 2017

VIDEO - Mogens Johansen shares the sense of exhilaration felt paddling off Tasmania's rugged and remote south west coast. 

 

Wild Magazine - Sept 29 2016

‘IT’S IN THE BLOOD’ – ROARING 40S’ REG GRUNDY AND THE KAYAKING LIFE .... From his earliest experiences of kayaking to running his own Tasmanian-based tour company, Reg Grundy talks about his passion for paddling and the sea.

 

Hobart Observer - May 9 2016

HORIZONS EXPAND FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED ... Four locals proved that disability is no barrier to enjoying recreational kayaking when they took to the water in April as part of an inaugural Tasmanian initiative.

 

Qantas Travel Insider - June 23 2015

THIS IS WHAT ADVENTURE LOOKS LIKE: KAYAKING IN TASMANIA ... To my left and right stretches a body of tea-coloured water three times the size of Sydney Harbour, studded with wide, white sandy coves, and fed by ancient, wild ­rivers. 

 

BBC Travel - June 19 2015

FINDING TIMELESS UTOPIA AT THE WORLD'S EDGE ... An exclusive paddling trip through Tasmania’s wild southwest corner offers solitude – while it lasts.

 

Hobart Mercury - March 16 2015

CALL TO ARMS FOR KAYAK TRIP, IN NAME OF CHARITY .... WANTED: three outdoors-loving females – age unimportant – to accompany an all-women group on the Tasmanian kayaking trip of a lifetime, all in the name of charity.

 

The Australian - February 15 2015

INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER OF TASMANIA'S RUGGED SOUTHWEST ... Cooling my feet in the shallows of one of the nation’s most pristine and remote beaches, my attention is torn between competing wonders — some gigantic, others minuscule.

 

Hobart Mercury - November 28 2014

ROARING 40S KAYAK TOURS TAKE OUT OUR INAUGURAL TASMANIAN TOURISM READERS' CHOICE AWARD ... The new owners of Roaring 40°s Kayaking are already making a splash, taking out the inaugural Mercury/Tourism Industry Council Tasmania Readers’ Choice award in the Tasmanian Tourism Awards.

 

Traveller - October 17 2014

WHERE TO GO KAYAKING IN TASMANIA'S WILDERNESS ... Andrew Bain drinks in the rugged beauty of Tasmania’s Bathurst Harbour and beyond.
 

Hobart Mercury - January 27 2014

KAYAKING COMPANY ROARING 40S ADDS A GOURMET TOUCH TO TOUR SCHEDULES ... If you associate kayaking with roughing it, prepare for something different. Established kayaking company Roaring 40s is among businesses to take advantage of Tasmania's reputation for fine food.