Anges Excellent Kokoda Trail Adventure

Trekking In New Guinea With Ange Recchia I’ve come to know Ange quite well since I first met her on Facebook. After meeting her there we also linked on Stumbleupon, Twitter, Digg, Faves and more recently, Plurk. Obviously, Ange is a social networking Diva, and seems to be every where. Ange’s blog covers topics that … Read more

Trekking The Kokoda Trail Video Two

Ange is Trekking The Kokoda Track Ange is preparing herself for the physical, mental and emotional challenge of trekking the Kokoda Trail throgh the Owen Stanley Ranges in New Guinea. Today, we join a group of Australian celebrities as they trek the Kokoda trail, made famous during World War 2 as Allied and Japanese forces … Read more

A Short History Of The Kokoda Track

Kokoda is a town in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea, and is the northern most point on the Kokoda Track. The area was the scene of several battles between Allied (mainly Australian, with US air support) and Japanese forces during World War 2. Following its defeat in the battle of The Coral Sea … Read more

Kormorant German Raider And HMAS Sydney

The auxiliary cruiser Kormoran was a Kriegsmarine (German Navy) merchant raider during World War II. It was designated as ‘Schiff 41’ and known to the Allied navies as Raider G. Best known for sinking the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney in November 1941 off Western Australia, a battle in which she was also destroyed, Kormoran … Read more