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    The Big Draw Festival: When ink and kombi collide

    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”

    September 4, 2016May 14, 2017 by nickiletts

    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”

    August 28, 2016May 14, 2017 by nickiletts

    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”

    August 8, 2016May 14, 2017 by nickiletts

    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”

    August 2, 2016May 14, 2017 by mat8it

    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?”

    July 25, 2016July 25, 2016 by nickiletts

    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!”

    July 22, 2016July 22, 2016 by nickiletts

    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”

    July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 by mat8it

    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”

    July 10, 2016May 14, 2017 by nickiletts

    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”

    July 6, 2016May 14, 2017 by nickiletts

    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”

    June 29, 2016May 14, 2017 by mat8it

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