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Journey From the Back Door – Nitmiluk National Park

Friday, July 29, 2016

I am not about to deny the allure of a white-sand beach with diamond-sparkling water; nor the majesty of jagged snowy peaks cutting into an unreachable horizon; (*insert your favourite travel image here*), etc. etc. But at the end of the day, sometimes the greatest treasures are waiting at your …

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Thoughts from a bus

Monday, June 20, 2016

Outback Australia from inside the bus looks so vast, so red, so ugly. I feel lonely. The window is my constant companion.

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Bob and Breathe in Budgewoi

Friday, June 10, 2016

It is only a matter of moments after I enter the Central Coast Highway from the junction at Doyalson, that I notice a change in the flora hugging the narrow road, suggesting that I am getting closer to the sea. Soon after I catch a glimpse of water in my peripheral vision and …

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A busking experience in Berlin

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

A speaker, speaker stand, two microphones, two microphone stands, two guitars, effects pedal boards, a car battery and a backpack full of leads. An icey-toed and scruffy Lawson Hull and friend carry 100 kilograms of music gear around Europe with numb, prickly calloused hands, just to make themselves louder than the yodelling Olof around the corner.