Emma and I have signed up to do the Machu Picchu trek in Peru in mid-June with Intrepid. Having some experience with hiking in Nepal, India and a good bit locally it did not occur to me that this may pose a significant physical challenge. Take some meds for altitude sickness, grit-teeth through some steady…
Clickbait works because apparently the human mind doesn’t like gaps. Give us a headline that says “This Man Hugged A Polar Bear, What Happened Next Will Blow Your Mind” and our rather annoying brain will will send a message to our triggery mouse-clicking finger to go forth an investigate. A bunch of websites describe this…
Read more I clicked the clickbait and you’ll never believe where I ended up
Evie desperately wanted a bunny for her sixth birthday. Two brothers, two cats, six chickens, parents and a giant golden retriever with only two speeds – turbo and asleep – were not enough. And so it seemed to Evie her prayers were answered when a bunny unexpectedly turned up in her life: A small long-eared…
In the past 48 hours, two of my closest friends and I have all been left on the wasteheap of romantic rejection. I got an “I’m just after friendship” via WhatsApp from Captain Skype. Miss A was on the receiving end of a gigantic bit of ghosting from SuperLike, and for Miss P… well, the…
So, here’s a few good Wimmera-Mallee place-names for you: Pimpinio Norhadjuha Patchewollock Wonwondah Bungalally Dimboola Polkemmet Warracknabeal (birth place of Nick Cave) Walpeup Underbool Chinkapook Manangatang Bangerang Wooroonook West Australians think they have weird town names but I can tell you they have nothing on regional Victoria. The weirdest WA place would have to be…
In today’s blog I will respond to the myriad of questions that have demonstrated there are some significant plot holes in my tale that need to be addressed. To make it visually interesting, the blog will be broken up with images from Mt Zero and Mt Stapylton on the outskirts of the Grampians National Park.…
John Williamson once wrote a song about the Mallee. He also wrote a song about knocking a budgerigar on the head with a brick rather than take it to the vet, but that’s beside the point. The Mallee, if you weren’t sure, is north-western Victoria and together with the Wimmera captures some great dusty wheat-and-sheep…
Days since departure: 56 Km travelled: 8204 in the Jeep, then rescue. WINS: Drank a lot of good wine with a lot of very cool people in Adelaide, and got to hang out with my nephew (aka cousin once removed?) Miles the Truck Hero Found Buzti a new home with Steve the mechanic The Giant…
Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down…. …yes, you just got rick rolled. It seemed an appropriate song. See, Buzti Laroo my beloved red chariot has drawn her last breath, her transmission eventually tearing her asunder. And so, to honour the girl who was Zeus’ home, a much adored talking point and…
Zeus and I trundled down to Kalgoorlie where I was a resident back in 20o2, in the wonderfully-named suburb of Lamington. En route I contacted Bec at the Kalgoorlie Miner to let her know about the Leonora ATM break-in so after a morning de-dusting the tent from the Menzies dust storm, I duly wandered in…
Zeus and the Blonde Nomad 