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Hiking In Kamikochi, What You Need To Know
Day 9 - Hiking In Kamikochi, What You Need To Know Kamikochi Valley Monday, 11 July 2011 Goodbye to Kamikochi, back on the bus to Hurau Onsen... It was enough…
Relaxing
Out Of The Valley To Where The Alps Begin
Day 8 - Out Of The Valley To Where The Alps Begin Kamikochi Valley Sunday, 10 July 2011 The last minute change from yari-ga-date to Karasawa hut ended up being…
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Goodbye To The Castle, Hello To The Mountains
Day 6 - Goodbye To The Castle, Hello To The Mountains Kamikochi Valley, Matsumoto Friday, 8 July 2011 It is with mixed feelings I am leaving matsomoto for Kamikochi, I…
Matsumoto Castle is one of the best preserved in Japan.
Over The West, Here Come The Alps
Day 5 - Over The West, Here Come The Alps! Matsumoto, Tokyo Thursday, 7 July 2011 Matsumoto Castle is one of the best preserved in Japan. After a quick look…
Perhaps sitting on the couch IS healthier!
The result of running through a carpark after a 17km trail run in the dark... Should have stuck to the bush!
Ryde National Park
It is finally beginning to warm up in Sydney so it was the perfect day to hit the water at Lane Cove National Park. One of the best parts of…
Lush, green and humid, Malaysia
Getting itchy feet again so time for a trip, this time to Malaysia. The first stop is of course Kuala Lumpur. For some reason I never get particularly inspired by…
Cycling down to Kiama
A few weeks ago I went with Span on a cycling trip from Macquarie to Kiama.
This is a great trip, you catch the train to Macquarie for the start then ride through beautiful rolling hills to the Robertson Hotel for the night. Actually those hills tended to roll far more up than down, but it meant dinner was really appreciated!
Sydney Half Marathon
Today was the day for the Sydney Half Marathon, even though this was by far my best training I had a lousy race….
The weather was absolutely perfect, could not be better, around 16 degrees and clear. The start was more crowded than I remember and I really couldn’t get my rhythm. The same kept happening for most of the next hour, I always have a dead patch between around 55 and 65 minutes, today was no different. I had to have my first gel at only around 40 minutes!
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Milford Sound
I recently went to New Zealand to visit some friends and do some walking. Some friends from Sydney were keen to go over around the same time so it all…
Stunning white Limestone in the Royal National Park
The trip starts at Cronulla in Sydney South with a really pretty ferry ride to Bundeena and then a few quick kilometres hiking into the park. Very quickly you start getting the incredible views.
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Clean and ready to roll
Anderson’s, Oaks and Narrowneck in a weekend….
Last weekend it was off to the Blue Mountains for a big weekend of riding. We were doing Anderson's and Oaks trails on the first day then Narrowneck on the…