[RobMonashUni]

Wow…thank you to all for the very warm welcome and helpful information.

I will certainly follow up Simone as a contact; it seems her work and mine will be different yet similar in many ways. Still, Im confident I won't be treading on someone else's "patch" so to speak.

At this stage, I have completed my initial sections on battlefield tourism in a general sense; where it fits in to the tourism world sphere; and a generalist sense of the development of Gallipoli as a site of pilgrimage, dating back to the 1920's, and Kokoda up until around the late 1990's.

From here, I want to look at how and why each place has developed in the way that it has; what are the boundaries to further development, and what are the positives. Almost a large SWOT analysis for those familiar with the term (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats).

Being able to bring in anecdotal evidence, or statistics, will certainly add a great deal to my paper.

I will, of course, make it available upon completion to all who are interested. Timeline- ambitiously, Im aiming to submit by March 1st 2010. As it is a relatively short paper at 22,000 words, and I've written about 10,000 thus far, I am confident I can get it done.

Thanks again to those who have provided advice and suggestions, I will be sure to follow it up. In the meantime, I can be contacted best at robert.kelly@arts.monash.edu.au

Cheers
Rob

[RobMonashUni]

Thanks guys, certainly a warm welcome!

Meri, I certainly have read Hutchinson's Pilgrimage Guide, I have been referring to it frequently. I've also been using Stuart Hawthorne's "Kokoda Trail: A History", and Bill James' excellent field guide. Iv'e also found Lindsay's "Spirit of Kokoda" to be likewise quite helpful.

I will look out for the book on the Japanese; could add an extra dimension to my paper.

Cheers
Rob

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