We've been back home a week now, back to the daily grind of work, what most people refer to as "normal" life. Well I guess that depends on prospectives and what you want out of life. It was most certainly interesting touring in our own "backyard", a lot easier than overseas, we understand the monetary system, the customs, the language, but it is no less adventurous and you still get to meet interesting people and you get to see interesting landscapes. People had ...

We spent New Years Eve in a camp/resort near Robe, we had a great night and stayed on for New Years Day to recover. We met some wonderful people again and were very impressed with the Eco work the owners have done. After our rest day we battled the South Australian winds and made our way around to Victor Harbor where we took a ride on the horse drawn tram before continuing towards Adelaide, we spent the night about an hour south of Adelaide near the famous Masli...

After spending 2015 working, Julie and I flew back to Melbourne to spend Christmas with family and to be reunited with our faithful bike. It felt wonderful getting back on our old steed, the bike that has taken us through so many memorable countries and places, it was just unfortunate we were riding in so much traffic in inner city Melbourne, it was no fun at all! On Boxing Day we headed out of the city and into the country to visit friends, this was more like we...

For some time now I have been planning to write a list of what we were carrying on the bike. A lot of people have asked just what we are carrying because we always pull out what we need when we need it. So below is a list of what was carried in each area. Tank Bag. 2 X Stainless MSR cooking pots. 1 X Folding toaster. 1 X Billy holder. 1 X Dragon Fly MSR multi fuel stove. 1 X Universal clothes line. 1 X Tube of glue. 2 X Tyre pressure gauges. 2 X Head t...

What makes traveling so addictive? A friend and many others have suggested it's because you're not working. This raises another question; What is work? According to the dictionary; noun 1. exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil. 2. productive or operative activity. So does this mean traveling is work? Julie and I felt that we were working, up every day, packing up, riding to the next place and setting up camp again, o...