Exploring
Hiking in a Mother City
A “mother city”, you ask? The English word “metropolitan” is derived from two Greek words, “meter” meaning “mother” and “polis” meaning “city”, a “metropolis”. It also indicates a city from which others have been colonized, a parent state of a…
Rainy Seaside Retreat
Between 2nd and 6th of October 2023, Rebecca and I had an opportunity to do what has become our yearly tradition: a holiday to a seaside town. This time we chose Lakes Entrance, and rather than drive the car we…
Rebecca’s Graduation in Adelaide
Sunday 24th September We boarded the Albury – Adelaide, South Australia bus at Wangaratta at about 5:30am. This was the longest scheduled bus journey I’ve every been on up to this point. We have driven most of the route the…
Romantic Road Virtual Challenge
Germany’s Romantic Road ( https://www.romanticroadgermany.com/ ) is based very loosely on an old Roman route that linked the participating towns, with some stunning medieval locations to the north added. The Romantic Road concept is a modern marketing idea which appears…
- Camping, Exploring, Family, Hiking, Holidays, Interesting Places, NAtional Parks, Nature, Travel, Walking
Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time
The title of this post is a quote from someone called Steven Wright. I can’t remember where I first saw it, or even who Steven Wright is, but the idea of everywhere being within walking distance if you have the…
Breaking a 20+ Year Drought
Over the Victorian Labour Day long weekend, I did my 1st overnight hiking camp in more than 20 years. A week or so before that I purchased a 65 litre hiking backpack, and some new hiking boots. What follows describes…
Apollo Bay Holiday
Between 5th and 16th September Rebecca had her study break, and I had annual leave booked. In the weeks, even months, leading up to those dates we didn’t know where we would go for our twice yearly holiday, but Rebecca…
- Beauty, Camping, Cycling, Exercise, Exploring, Footbiking, Hiking, Holidays, Interesting Places, NAtional Parks, Nature, Travel, Walking
A Very Outdoor Month
Late March 2022 was the time of a “wife and me” holiday – the first such holiday after the last of our progeny departed the nest. The destination was Mitta Mitta, a place I had stayed at twice before. Mitta…
Merimbula Marital Moments
As parents, Rebecca and I haven’t had more than a few days at a time away together from our children that were still young enough to be living at home with us. Now that Eliana is 16 years old, and…
Out the Back of NSW
Between 19th and 28th March, I had annual leave and so I decided I would do some exploring. Due to the possibility of cross-border restrictions, travel permits for interstate travellers, and the possibility of COVID19 outbreaks in general, I decided…