I love brands that do things differently. People who aren’t afraid to break the mould and take a few risks. Those with big ideas stemming from things they are passionate about, but who don’t just dream big – they make it happen. Duncan and Nic, our friends behind Classroom of Hope, are two such people. […]
Douth. West Australian slang for “Down South.” Douth is where most West Aussies would rather be. Surfing the waves at Yallingup, tasting the wines around Margaret River and cozying up with a book a veranda with a view of the wild bushland. Douth is where Carmen and I spent our honeymoon, countless holidays as children […]
Sometimes you don’t have to travel far and wide to see the wonders of nature. I can see one of Australia’s grandest sights whenever I go into my parents’ backyard… Can you see him? All the way up there? That man in a high-vis jacket is a tree surgeon and he’s scaled the heights of […]
The sunlight of Western Australia is a bleached beam that strips colour from everything it touches; an Instagram filter in a steep, white cloudy sky. Meanwhile, out on the Indian Ocean, dark blue waves ride high above patches of green seaweed and yellow sand. Fat gulls ride the tide; not bothered about flying, they wait […]
Carmen and I are always moaning about the size and weight of our backpacks. Just like Goldilocks cadging hot porridge from the Three Bears, we continuously search for a combination that’s just right. But I met a bloke the other day who’s backpacking arrangements go far beyond anything I’d haul around. Just imagine lugging this thing […]
