Adventure

It’s not about the bling. (Well, maybe a little bit.)
It’s not about the bling. (Well, maybe a little bit.)

It’s not about the bling. (Well, maybe a little bit.)

OK, so I’ll admit the quality of the bling on offer plays a part in helping me decide what running/adventure race events I’ll enter these days. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t do an event I’m completely uninterested in just because it has good bling. But, ah, actually, scratch that, maybe I might. You know, [...]

By Sputnik|2018-03-31T12:41:00+09:30March 15th, 2018|Adventure, Life, Running|Comments Off

How I did a three day road trip for less than $50
How I did a three day road trip for less than $50

How I did a three day road trip for less than $50

It’s easy to look at people’s adventures on social media and get all wistful and wish you could do this or that. And that kind of Wanderlust gets a bit fuckity if it makes you feel like you’re missing out on something by focusing on the shit you can’t do, rather than excited about what [...]

By Sputnik|2018-04-23T09:58:49+09:30January 24th, 2018|Adventure, Life, News, Travel|Comments Off

Resistance to change. (And why I like turtles more than balloons.)
Resistance to change. (And why I like turtles more than balloons.)

Resistance to change. (And why I like turtles more than balloons.)

Resistance to change is such a fascinating phenomena. We see it in all sorts of ways and places. I'm not immune to it myself. We all have things we like or are attached to. But at some point, if we want 'things' to be different, we can't just sit and hope and pray, (if that's [...]

By Sputnik|2018-04-23T09:59:15+09:30January 16th, 2018|Adventure, Current Affairs, Life, Travel|Comments Off

Why I couldn’t climb Uluru.
Why I couldn’t climb Uluru.

Why I couldn’t climb Uluru.

How often have you caught yourself saying "I've always wanted to do that" or "I've always wanted to go there" but never really stopped to think about what it would take to make it happen? For me personally, I do it all the time. Whenever someone would mention Uluru, or I'd be overseas and someone [...]

By Sputnik|2018-04-23T09:59:45+09:30November 3rd, 2017|Adventure, Current Affairs, Life, Travel|Comments Off

The ‘mid life re-evaluation’. And getting real.
The ‘mid life re-evaluation’. And getting real.

The ‘mid life re-evaluation’. And getting real.

READ THE FULL TRAVEL PLAY LIVE ARTICLE HERE In recent years, after decades of being a bit of an ‘inside guy’, I’ve well and truly fallen in love with Mother Nature and the outdoors. And it’s fundamentally changed many aspects of my life. In fact, it’s difficult to imagine an area of my life it [...]

By Sputnik|2018-04-23T10:00:49+09:30September 19th, 2017|Adventure, Goals, Life|Comments Off

Taking photos & making memories.
Taking photos & making memories.

Taking photos & making memories.

I know there's one school of thought that says, when you're out there living life you should put your damn camera away and just take it all in. And fair enough too. We've all seen people 'watching' concerts through their smart phones instead of being in the moment. So I completely understand why people say [...]

By Sputnik|2017-11-10T13:26:28+09:30March 31st, 2017|Adventure, Goals, Life, Photography, Travel|Comments Off

Kayaking the Sea Caves
Kayaking the Sea Caves

Kayaking the Sea Caves

Way back in 2015 I planned a kayak adventure to go explore the sea caves near Rapid Bay south of Adelaide. Drove down there, weather was crap, tour got cancelled, went hiking instead. In 2016, went back down, weather was crap again, tour got cancelled instead, managed to head on over to the Coorong for [...]

By Sputnik|2017-11-10T13:26:28+09:30March 22nd, 2017|Adventure, Kayak, Life, Travel|Comments Off

Why it’s time to ditch the GPS
Why it’s time to ditch the GPS

Why it’s time to ditch the GPS

We all know the beloved road trip is back in a big way. In 2015 I spent a month road tripping through the USA, and in 2016 I road tripped through New Zealand for two weeks, then here in Australia I did Uluru, Sydney to Adelaide via the Aussie Alps, Melbourne to Adelaide via [...]

By Sputnik|2018-04-19T09:53:02+09:30January 19th, 2017|Adventure, Travel|Comments Off

The joy of not knowing. (And why we hit icebergs.)
The joy of not knowing. (And why we hit icebergs.)

The joy of not knowing. (And why we hit icebergs.)

I don’t subscribe to the ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’ ethos. Give me knowledge any day. Just don’t give me certainty. At least not too much of it. Most of the time, at least, I like the idea that I never quite know what’s just around the corner. Certainty can take away so much glorious possibility and [...]

By Sputnik|2017-11-10T13:26:29+09:30January 9th, 2017|Adventure, Business, Life|Comments Off

Glowing with the flow.
Glowing with the flow.

Glowing with the flow.

With its retro, glow in the dark theme, it would be easy to classify the Afterglow Half Marathon as little more than one of those novelty runs that are all the rage these days, but make no mistake, this is a serious, and seriously beautiful twilight trail run event. For me though, a race is [...]

By Sputnik|2017-11-10T13:26:35+09:30January 3rd, 2017|Adventure, Life, Running, Travel|Comments Off