Why I Care About Gay Marriage Equality in Australia
This should be a no brainer, people. Even if you think that gay people shouldn’t be able to marry, are you really so naive as to think that you can stop them? Wake up and smell the coffee, Bruce…
Beach Busking & BBQ with Bob (Again) – Kuantan, Malaysia
“You don’t have any money left at all? Where are you sleeping?” I ask Bob.
“Well… unfortunately, last night I slept under the roof of the public toilet in the park” he admits…
Dog Shooters & Roof-Top Tents – The Nullarbor, Australia
“I flick the flashlight in the direction of the treeline and the light is shot back at me from five, six, maybe eight sets of flickering eyes. Dogs…
Am I Crazy? Hitchhiking Across Australia
“I see many films, and hear many stories about hitchhikers, and they always meet with some crazy guy, who kill them… You must be careful. Especially here in Australia…”
Cooking a Kangaroo
Half way up the track we meet Tank, on his ATV.
“Looks like good eating” he comments, peering at the roo between the folds of the tarp. “I’ll give you a ride to the top if there’s a burger in it for me…”
KC the Singing Dog
I started to notice that KC really liked certain harmonies. If I played an A or a G chord, she would stretch her neck out and howl a little bit, like she was singing…
Just Can’t Wait – Queensland, Australia
Flash-forwards to 2054: I squint down the road. Is that a car? They’re getting rarer and rarer. Most people have upgraded to anti-grav ships or jet-packs, these days. Yes, it’s a car. I lift my thumb a bit higher…
Solo Female Hitchhiker: Not So Scary After All
As I started festival-hopping, I got into the “scene of crazy people”… Instead of spending all their money on a car or on public transport, they would just hitchhike everywhere…
Swim Between the Flags – Wollongong, Australia
Fairy Meadow Beach is in the northern suburbs of Wollongong, on Australia’s south-east coast. Shannon and I have spent a lazy, sunny week here. This is a spot that could hardly be more convenient for low budget travelers. There are plenty of dumpsters nearby, overflowing with fresh fruit and vege’s. We have set ourselves up…
Tribe Life – Drake, Australia
Hitchhiked 900 kilometres across Eastern Australia to Drake Village. Rode my bike 15 kilometres to the banks of the Rocky River. Hiked through the bush, pitched my tent, lived on mung beans and lentils for a week… all so I could be at Rainbow Gathering. Was it worth it? Yep. Absurdly beautiful river. Lovely, lovely…
Oasis – Ellery Creek Big Hole, Australia
Travelers Dilemma ( #2 ) Sometimes you stumble into a place and it’s beauty makes you feel as if you could spend the rest of your life there. Paradoxically, if you followed those sort of impulses you would not be a traveler and you would not have discovered the place you yearn to remain in.…
Sk8 – Tennant Creek, Australia
Sophia is skateboarding from Darwin to Alice Springs. If you see her, please stop and offer her a cold drink. Sophia, you rock! I love it when I meet people who travel in more eccentric ways than I do. Then again… What is “normal” travel?