What happens when ink and Kombi collide? Find out at The Big Draw Festival in Albany, 4-7 October! As part of our artists in residency at Vancouver… Read more “The Big Draw Festival: When ink and kombi collide”
Category: Australia
Run Larapinta: A rollercoaster ride
For Mat’s 40th birthday, I signed us up to Run Larapinta, a four-day, 132km (and then some…) trail run across parts of the iconic Larapinta Trail in Central… Read more “Run Larapinta: A rollercoaster ride”
Counting cows and running with dogs in Arcadia Valley
The cows stare as we hold out our arms and try to “shoo” them out of the open gate. Then Bruce, a hyperactive Jack Russell, nips at… Read more “Counting cows and running with dogs in Arcadia Valley”
Turn Left Day
Their so-called “Turn Left Day” came and went and nothing changed. With the promise of fewer hills, shorter days, and more rest came longer days and no… Read more “Turn Left Day”
The Inbetweeners: Are we grey nomads or backpackers?
“Gonna sign up fer the twerking contest?” A 20-something guy in tight jeans dangled his clipboard in front of us, like he didn’t really care one… Read more “The Inbetweeners: Are we grey nomads or backpackers?”
5 minutes with KOOEE!
KOOOOOOEEEEEEE! There’s something about that sound that screams “adventure” isn’t there? Back in the day, the call was used by Indigenous Australians to shout across vast distances. Nowadays, it’s the… Read more “5 minutes with KOOEE!”
OG gets the flu
A bit of a hiccup Ha! That’s it, I’ll show them who’s boss. Take me on those unsealed roads, up them unsealed mountains, leave me in the… Read more “OG gets the flu”
Tall trees, giant nuts and ice in the Bunya Mountains
Waking up to icy windows, surrounded by red-necked wallabies munching on crunchy frosty grass, before hiking through a majestic bunya pine forest is not the first image that comes… Read more “Tall trees, giant nuts and ice in the Bunya Mountains”
Two guys, the Old Girl and lots of Jaffles
Steve and Mark are the kind of guys that inspire respect, while also making you roll your eyes and laugh. They’d take off in the morning to… Read more “Two guys, the Old Girl and lots of Jaffles”
The Old Girl meets Lismore Art Space
We pulled into the driveway and had just killed the engine, letting the Old Girl’s iconic tick, tick, ticking come to a shake and a stop, when… Read more “The Old Girl meets Lismore Art Space”