One April afternoon, friends both with shiny new KTM Adventures—purpose built off road motorcycles—sent a WhatsApp message; ‘who’s in for a three days of off road riding in the NSW Snowy Mountains and Victorian High Country?’…
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This eight-day, 3,000-kilometre motorcycle camping adventure, started in Sydney and made its way to Broken Hill via the Warrumbungles. This is the return leg via Western Plains Zoon in Dubbo and the glorious Oxley Highway….
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Covid19 travel restrictions have shrunk the world in which we can explore. Fortunately, Australia is a gigantic country with the region of NSW approximately four times the size of the United Kingdom. This means, road-trips for the…
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Covid-19 has meant that many of us are on reduced working hours. While this is bad for our bank balances, it is a good time for a road trip. This four-day motorcycle ride links three exceptional roads in…
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With the weekend free, I hit the road for an overnight ride to the New South Wales South Coast. Pouring over Google Maps, I settled on a route through the Royal National Park, onwards to…
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The adventure in the mountains of Vietnam continues with misty mountain roads, trucks hurtling through small villages and hours of riding high in the clouds. Starting in Hanoi (see part one here), we drove north…
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The adventure in the mountains of Vietnam continues with breathtaking vistas, smoke haze and more repairs. Starting in Hanoi (see part one here), we drove north to Ha Giang to spend seven days on old…
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And so the adventure begins. After nearly a year of planning, we are heading north to Ha Giang—pronounced ‘Hazan’—to spend seven days on old motorcycles in the mountains near the Chinese border. At 8 am,…
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This four-day adventure started superbly with a windless ride through the Royal National Park south of Sydney. The tarmac was smooth and the temperature ideal for motorcycle riding. A low number of cars meant I…
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This instalment is part three of a 4,000-kilometre road trip. Part one covered the ride along the coast from Sydney to Tilba and then over the Snowy Mountains to Ballarat. Part two covered the 1,607…
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This instalment is part two of a 4,000-kilometre motorcycle road trip. Part one covered the ride along the coast from Sydney and over the Snowy Mountains to Ballarat. Part two comprises riding 1,607 kilometres north via…
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This year’s holiday break represented an ideal opportunity to take a 4,000-kilometre road trip, with stays in Jindabyne, Ballarat, Daylesford, West Wyalong, Armadale, Brunswick Heads, Ballina, Bellingen and Walcha. This is travelling in its most…
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This impromptu road trip started out life as a passing suggestion before quickly turning into a two-day riding adventure. Scouring my trusty motorcycle atlas, I was looking for an overnight ride from Sydney, settling on a…
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After last summer’s ride over the Snowy Mountains to Ballarat, I felt the beckoning call of a mid-winter ride to my favourite country town of Daylesford. Snowfall in the aptly named Snowy Mountains necessitated taking an inland route through the Blue Mountains to…
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Summer holidays present an ideal opportunity to get on your motorcycle and ride off into the mountains. This year, the wide-open roads of New South Wales and Victoria beckoned. With the bike packed, it was off down…
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Sunday is always a good day for an adventure. This weeks’ began by packing a 5’2″ Mini Simmons surfboard—shaped by Thomas Bexton—and heading south of Sydney to Thirroul. First stop was breakfast with the charming gents…
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As anyone who lives in a city can tell you, there are times when it is just blissful to escape. If you’re feeling trapped in Sydney, then you might want to consider a drive down…
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Seal Rocks, on the NSW Mid-North Coast, is a lovely part of the world offering stunning beaches, a charming lighthouse and very little else to distract one from surfing, walking, reading and relaxing. I love short…
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The Rally by The Better Living Index combines our passion for good food and coffee with our love for exploring country roads. This weekend we held our one day return rally from Sydney to Bathurst. Fine weather greeted…
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Combining motorcycles and surfing into a road tripping adventure holds the promise of distant waves, empty runs through sun dappled forests and the bringing together of two very sensual experiences. Properly caffeinated, I headed south…
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