Category: travel
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Hiking Mt Feathertop via Razorback
There’s something about a trip in a car that’s seen more kilometres than a one-way trip to the moon. Mark’s battered Subaru, with its bouncy suspension and a boot full of hiking gear, was our auto from Fitzroy to the high country for the ANZAC Day long weekend. Five hours of winding highways, coffee stops,…
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Easter on two wheels: A ride through Victoria’s Autumn highlands
The Easter long weekend stretched out ahead, four days that felt like a rare gift. I decided to make the most of it, setting out from Fitzroy on Good Friday with my motorbike pointed east towards Bruthen in Gippsland. The city was emptying fast; Highway 1 was thick with people eager to escape. It’s a…
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The Rubicon Heritage Trail
The Rubicon Heritage Trail is a peaceful weekend escape tucked away in Victoria’s Rubicon Valley, about two hours northeast of Melbourne. At just a few hours long, it’s the kind of walk that feels rewarding without requiring too much effort. The trail follows old narrow-gauge tramlines and aqueducts, winding through lush Mountain Ash forests and…
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Black Bluff: It never gets easier
Black Bluff and I have a long history. It’s the kind of climb that sticks with you—not just because of its eye candy natural views or its place in Tasmania’s ominous Penguin Cradle Trail, but because it humbles anyone who dares climb it. I’ve hiked it three times now, and it hasn’t gotten any easier.…
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A Boxing Day escape to Lismore
The long inland route from Melbourne to Lismore has become a ritual, especially during Christmas when coastal routes transform into parking lots of misguided hedonists. Boxing Day found us at the Star Lodge in Narrandera, a grand railway hotel constructed in 1916. The two-storied red brick building dominates its corner site with substantial double-storey verandahs…
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The Steppenwolf on the beach
The Phi Phi Islands—a name that rolls off the tongue like a wave on the Thai shore. Nestled in the Andaman Sea, these islands are textbook natural beauty, with towering limestone cliffs, vibrant coral reefs, and clear waters. The islands landscapes have been the backdrop for countless postcard visions of paradise including, of course, the…