I know you think you'd rather be tucked up warm inside, reading a good book or bingeing on Netflix, but if you do, you'll be missing out on the best season for hiking in Australia. Here's why: Our pioneering bushwalking fore-fathers… (and mothers) - people like Paddy Pallin or the legend, Dot Butler - had a “walking season”. It was Easter to the October Long Weekend. Outside of this they’d go … [Read more...]
Connecting to the ‘Why’
Sigh. Don't worry, that's not one of those sighs of frustration or exhaustion. It's one of those sighs of contentment - like settling down into the couch, with a hot cuppa and a slice of raisin toast smothered in butter. It's also a sigh which goes some way to explain the silence over the last few weeks from the blog as I settle into my new life with a different view out the … [Read more...]
6 Tips for Finding Bushwalks in NSW
I often get asked, "Where are places that I can go bushwalking"? or "How do I find walks that are suited to my experience level"? Like a loaded gun, these questions are full of possibilities and adventures - good and bad. Imagine picking somewhere that put you waaaay out of your comfort zone and resulted in a hellish experience or on the other hand, you found yourself heading along a track with … [Read more...]