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Routeburn Track Day 1: Glenorchy Walky

This is not how I imagined starting my three day hike through the glorious mountain pass of the Routeburn Track. Having hitch hiked my way from Queenstown to Glenorchy, I have been walking ever since... It is about 26km to the start of the track. I have 19km left. The day is passing too q...

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World’s Highest Doombutt

OH MA GAWD! SIM BOWA MUST BE 50...60....70...134 METRES HIGH! HE CAN'T BE THINKING OF... DOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMBBBBBBUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!! [gallery type="rectangular" ids="3197,3196,3194,3200,3199,3198,3201"] There are only 2 bungy jumps in the world higher than this one. It...was...AMAZING!...

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TO THE SKIES!

Today the bathroom was busy, so I brushed my teeth in the shower. It was exhilarating. Oh, I also jumped out of a plane 15,000 feet above the earth, with only some billowing device to prevent my body from being obliterated upon impact. Oh and another man to activate aforementioned billowing devi...

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Blood and Iron

When I was forged upon the great anvil in the sky, the prophets of men foretold that I would be the last. Like all prophets, however, their conviction was a weak as their grip. Before the Great Smith could even finish his work, the Nine Champions of Men were sent to bash Him in the face and send ...

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The Nine Best Things

Today is the weekend and, here in Queensland, that means the pace of life slows down even more than usual. It is almost stationary...and blissful. I sleep in and we head out for a late breakfast at the Edge cafe. It is amougnst the most expensive breakfasts I have even eaten, but also amoungst th...

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Drilling with the Doggies

Luckily for me, tonight's Aussie Rules training is mainly just drills. The guys have a match tomorrow, so they don't want to get too bashed up in the pre-match training session. Also luckily for me, everybody here is friendly and inviting; they include me immediately and don't even mock my u...

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Trekking the World’s Oldest Rainforest

Today will be busy. To start with, we are heading back to the tree house to clean, tidy and put up some walls to keep the worst of the rain out. I'm actually quite excited; not only do I love the tree house, this is my first chance to hang out properly with Matt – the man who built the tree hous...

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