My World - Geoff Cox

The Sunday Age

Sunday April 2, 2006

Paul Edwards

The star of Seven's Coxy's Big Break suffers from Big Bloke Syndrome when flying economy and abseiling.

Tell us about the abseiling. It was in the Grampians and I was being filmed doing an abseiling stunt down the side of a very large cliff. To my horror and deep embarrassment, I froze with fear - had to be talked down to the bottom. I wasn't built for abseiling

And economy seats? Coxy and economy shouldn't appear in the same sentence. Big blokes like me can't get comfortable. I remember flying economy with Brian Cadd about 30 years ago - my knees packed up on me and I could barely walk at the other end.

But you still like travelling? I absolutely love it. Together with music and a couple of other things, it is my greatest pleasure.

Where have you been? All over Australia as a travel presenter and a rock drummer. And to South Africa, Canada, the US, Ireland, Austria, Germany, Fiji, the Cook Islands, Japan, China - plenty still to visit.

Have you always liked travel? Right back to the rock'n'roll days, I was the complete tourist. The other blokes got sick of me wanting to visit scenic spots and historic places - they just wanted to go to the pub.

Most amazing place? The Eagle's Nest in Bavaria. It was Hitler's mountain hideaway. He rarely went there because he was afraid of heights. It has a spectacular setting on the edge of a cliff.

Where's your favourite holiday spot? If it's the middle of winter, Port Douglas. At other times, I absolutely love the Murray.

What is your kind of town? I've never been anywhere I couldn't visit again, but Dublin is a pretty special place.

-- Paul Edwards