This article provides an analysis of the quantity of fuel imported into Australia from Middle Eastern origins focusing on diesel. We explore three possible scenarios, indicating the likely shortfalls of Australia’s fuel supplies due to the Iran war and potential implications.
What if the good life is not the most comfortable ride, but the most meaningful one? In this presentation we explored three ways of moving through the world. The car life keeps the windows up. It is private, insulated, comfortable. We focus on our own lane, our own schedule, our own bubble. The bus life […]
Facing our fears of discomfort and alienation to tackle food waste and transport emissions
recounting my return journey from Sydney, carried, comforted and fueled by waste as I wandered from train to truckstop
The third and final part of Jon’s experience at sea, helping deliver a sailing charter vessel from Hamilton to Sydney over 18 days
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 genoa (head sail) in the afternoon with some decent wind coming up. This was when I learned that the closest angle to wind we could hold was […]
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 sailor, patient instructor and decent person all round. He had once been quite wealthy, but had been humbled by financial devastation about 9 years ago. A combination […]
Arrived in Airlie, days ahead of time. Shared experiences Waking at first light to a cacophony of birdsong must have once been a near universal experience. There’s a certain comfort to such an overt sign of life and community. In spite of a short and broken sleep I came to swiftly and started the day […]
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 before heading out to the highway with my new sign. Hitch-hiking day two. My aim today was Rockhampton, figuring on several short lifts, similar to yesterday. Fortunately […]
420km completed, 750km to go. Jumping in with both feet After skipping from bus to train to bus, I finally made it to the novel part of my journey at around 1pm, standing by the road in Gympie with my slightly too small sign, Working up the courage to actually stick out my thumb. I […]
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 came up with the idea of taking Adam and Dani to witness some of our charity work in Cambodia, I’ve been looking for an opportunity to gather […]
Dani injured her wrist last week so can’t take her own bike. Nevermind, she’s more than happy to ride on the back of Emelie’s bike. Making this 4km round trip by bike saves us about $4 in vehicle expenses, makes the roads safer, reduces congestion and emissions and provides Emelie with 20 minutes of her […]
