Facing our fears of discomfort and alienation to tackle food waste and transport emissions
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Slow travel by bike, foot, sail, and other alternatives to mainstream tourism
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In Waste I Wandered – Returning from Sydney
recounting my return journey from Sydney, carried, comforted and fueled by waste as I wandered from train to truckstop
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To Sydney by Sea – Part 3 of 3
The third and final part of Jon’s experience at sea, helping deliver a sailing charter vessel from Hamilton to Sydney over 18 days
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To Sydney by Sea – Part 2 of 3
Learning the Ropes The second day on the sea was an opportunity to establish what was to become the regular routine. This included: We attempted to set the
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To Sydney by Sea – Part 1 of 3
Airlie to Hamilton Island In my last travel post I mentioned organising transport to Hamilton via Facebook. Paul was a great sport about it. Clearly a very experienced
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Brisbane to Airlie – Day 3-4
Arrived in Airlie, days ahead of time. Waking at first light to a cacophony of birdsong must have once been a near universal experience. There’s a certain comfort
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Brisbane to Airlie – Day 2
1150km completed, 25km to go. A very fruitful day! After a somewhat rough sleep, I steeped my porridge in the strangely warm tap water at the rest spot
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Brisbane to Airlie – Day 1
420km completed, 750km to go. After skipping from bus to train to bus, I finally made it to the novel part of my journey at around 1pm, standing
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Hitching North to Sail South
Today I am setting off on the start of a four or five week multi-modal journey with the aim of intensely developing my sailing skills. Ever since we
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Winter Update Part 3: Sailing, Cycling, and Slowing Down
While our lives have stayed firmly grounded at home these past months, a lot of time has gone into movement. Not the fast kind, but the deliberate, effortful