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6 indoor adventures for cold, rainy Melbourne winter days
Image courtesy of Melbourne Aquarium As much as I don’t mind the odd hike in the rain, it’s not something I generally subject my wife and kids to. In Melbourne’s rainy winter, we tend to stay at home...
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Bucket List: 3 of the best outdoor adventures in Cambodia
By Radu Micu, on flickr From rice paddies to dense tropical jungles, ancient temples to bamboo houses, breathtaking mountain ranges to untouched beaches, Cambodia has something to excite every type of...
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Review: Salomon OUTline GTX – an outstanding SUV in the traffic jam of trail...
Salomon originated as a French manufacturer of skiing equipment after WWII and produces quality equipment for trail running, hiking, climbing, adventure racing, skiing, and snowboarding. Salomon have...
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5 of the best outdoor adventures in the Philippines
Image courtesy of Ivan Torres, on Unsplash If you think the Philippines is all about beach resorts and cocktails, think again. While this chain of islands located in the Western Pacific is home to...
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Red Bluff Circuit Walk, Sandringham – Victoria (Bare Bones Bushwalking)
“This is more of a city walk than a bushwalk,” The Chop points out (you’ll never meet a 10-year-old who’s as quick to correct you when you misspeak). “But you wouldn’t know it. This is one of my...
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Bucket List: 5 of the best outdoor adventures in Bali
Image courtesy of Artem Bali, on Unsplash There’s so much more to Bali than most Australians ever see. If you’ve been turned off visiting by images of disrespectful visitors in thongs and Bintang...
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Brand spotlight: Crumpler’s 5 best bags for travel and outdoor adventure
Crumpler bags aren’t just good for travel and outdoor adventure. I’ve got one that I’ve used almost every day since I bought it. The one I’ve got is called a Barney Rustle Blanket (they’re very...
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Hiking with Kevin: Hiking plus celebrities equals hilarity
Remember Kevin Nealon? I remember him most fondly from the TV series, Weeds. Or at least most strongly. His character was actually a bit of a jerk but he was funny as hell. His other most famous...
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Serendip Sanctuary: A free day outdoors with the kids in Lara (Victoria)
Serendip Sanctuary in Lara (Victoria) may not be well known and let’s be honest, it’s no competition for somewhere like Healesville Sanctuary, but the very big difference is that it’s free. You might...
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5 of the best outdoor adventures in the Northern Territory (Australia)
Vast desert, red dirt, crocodiles, unfathomable gorges, untouched coastline, indigenous history, and of course the famous Uluru. There’s so much to see in Australia’s Northern Territory. While many...
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3 of the best outdoorsy day tours from Melbourne
Lord Howe Island By John Game, on flickr Melbourne is a hard place not to love, but anyone visiting would be missing out if they didn’t get out of town to explore at least a couple of Victoria’s wild...
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Melbourne’s Yarra Valley region: The best walks and wineries
Image courtesy of Jon Lin Photography, on flickr The Yarra Valley, less than an hour from Melbourne, is a favourite destination for day-trips and weekend breaks. It’s best known for its wine and food,...
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Review: 8K Flexwarm Heated Jacket
Are you one of those people that struggle to get warm no matter what? If you love the outdoors but don’t love the cold then the Flexwarm® jacket from 8K is well worth a look. It’s like being wrapped...
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Buying an adventure mobile: Caravan, campervan or camper trailer?
Our campervan, Roamy, at the Arapiles. Are you a tent camper who’s just about sick of poles, flys and guide ropes? It might be time for an upgrade. There are plenty of choices available if you’re...
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Review: Osprey Mutant 22L Backpack
Osprey’s Mutant series of packs have nothing to do with turtles but may well have something to do with ninja’s – the alpine variety. The Mutant series, now in its 5th generation is specifically...
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Review: Scarpa Mojito Hike GTX Hiking Boot
Most people probably think of gin, lime, mint and tropical beaches in the sun when they hear the word Mojitos. Not Scarpa, though. They think of hiking boots, and nice ones at that. The Mojito Hike...
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Walhalla Cemetery Walk – Walhalla – Victoria – Australia (Bare Bones...
The Walhalla Cemetery Walk is obviously not one for hardcore hikers, but any visitor to Walhalla would be missing out if they didn’t take in this excellent slice of Walhalla’s history. A short...
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Hiking Wilsons Promontory National Park: The best Wilsons Prom walks for all...
Image courtesy of Tony Fernandez, on flickr Jutting into Bass Strait, 225 kilometres south-east of Melbourne, lies Australia’s most spectacular (and Victoria’s largest) patch of coastal wilderness,...
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Forest Fairies at Otway Fly Treetop Walk bring some magic to the Otways
When we last visited Otway Fly Adventures to take on the amazing zipline (back in 2016), our little Fairy Princess was obsessed with the idea that we were “treetop fairies”. So it was a nice surprise...
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The best insulated water bottles for hot or cold hydration
We all know that keeping hydrated is essential to staying safe on any outdoor adventure, and it’s that much easier when you have the perfect water bottle by your side. Water bottles come in all shapes...
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