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Stephen Scourfield

Stephen Scourfield

Writer

Oct 14, 2026

9:39
If I
9:40
might, just jump in, because it's probably a good point to talk about the increasing option to be able to fly over the Drake Passage.
9:47
So just briefly, you've got the circumpolar... currents going around the bottom of the planet, round, round, round, kind of, you know, clockwise, if you look from the bottom, clockwise direction.
9:59
And then you've got this pinch point.
10:00
So the peninsula we've been talking about is like, it's an extension of the Andes, which comes, the mountains, comes down South America, duck under the Drake Passage, just under 1,000 kilometres, and pop up again as the peninsula.
10:15
That's kind of how it is.
10:16
So you've got this pinch point You know, that's why you get this rough water.

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23:53
It is,
27:40
And if you're visiting places like Uluru, follow the cultural protocols to the T.
27:46
Yeah, you're exactly right.
27:47
Find out first.
27:48
Find out first is the answer.
27:50
And you will see, a very good suggestion is to go to, Uluru is a good example, to go to the cultural centre first.
27:57
There's a visitor centre quite near the rock itself.
28:01
But as you walk around the bottom of the rock, which is a fantastic thing to do, just to go back to Uluru, the walk around the bottom, which...
30:26
When should people go? Because I know that the cooler months tend to be easier to navigate the heat, right?
1:16
What makes it so special and how would you describe the city's unique charm to someone who has never visited?
1:22
Good question.
1:23
It used to be called Trivandrum, so there may be people out there that that resonates with.
1:29
But Tiruvannamalai is an unusual place to aim for.
1:35
So you can fly in from Singapore, for example.
1:37
I'm always interested in kind of triangles where you can arrive in one place, do a nice simple little journey and leave from another place.
1:45
So Tiruvannamalai, you know, you're in an old place.

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9:43
Do you want to suggest any other places around Turriffin and Tuporum where people should put on their list? Yeah, well,
9:47
We'll look into
9:48
that.
9:49
Aran's a good suggestion.
9:50
I'd sort of not forgotten it, but you've just stimulated that whole thought.
9:55
You're exactly right.
9:56
Look, I've got three suggestions.
9:59
One is obvious, which is Edinburgh, because...

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29:41
And Stephen, where would you go, paddling in between all the aisles? Yeah,

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