Tag: Australia
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Back Under the Aussie Sky
“I presume the flight isn’t full?” I asked as we checked in to our flight back to Narita. Covid was spreading and the world was panicking. A brief grin followed by a chuckle, and then that most Australian of replies, “Nah.” The attendant was right, too. The airplane was half empty as people were becoming…
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Life: Backpacking Australia in the 1990s
Photo Above: Remnants of a bush fire in northern Western Australia. I’ve always had more interest in Australia than anywhere else. More so even than Japan or the U.K. My goal in my youth was to get as far away from the U.K. as possible. It had nothing to do with the U.K. I just…
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Hiking: Mt. Warning / Wollumbin
Mt. Warning / Wollumbin, northern New South Wales. Apparently Tom Hanks was also in the neighbourhood the day we climbed Mt. Warning / Wollumbin in northern New South Wales. The Aboriginal elders request that it’s not climbed, but we did, and so do many others. I get it – it’s a part of traditional culture…
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Adventure: Trips to Australia
Photo above: From a personal perspective I could stand and photograph surfers all day long. I’m in Australia at the moment which a small group of Japanese kids. The reason? To hopefully instill a sense of adventure into the children’s lives and open their eyes to the possibilities of a world beyond Japan. Coronavirus be…
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Cycling: 2017 & Trip to Australia
Happy New Year. For BikePackingJapan.com last year was simply an experiment to see if this blog concept had any life in it and I’m happy to say I’ve had numerous emails regarding bike packing and cycle touring in Japan. My aim for 2017 then is to ramp up the content and make the website a…
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