Outdoors stories

The Nudist Beach in Croatia Incident

"Hey guys! Apparently we're about to sail passed a nudist beach!"

At this very moment in mid 2007, I was on a sail boat tour in Croatia with my (...

Luke Simmons
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Ding! Ding! DING!

It’s the law in Queensland to have a small bell attached to your bike. For the uninitiated, this bell is to be used to warn meandering pedestrians yo...

Andy Thompson
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Shaking my chakra

Despite being born under the sign of Aquarius I’m not a new-age kind of girl. I don’t meditate, I'm not vegetarian and incense makes me sneeze....

Genevieve Frew
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How to make a driveway and plough a field with an ex

Ok, so I've bought a patch of scrub an hour west of Brisbane, 3 acres, as much as I wanted 100 or more, 3 would have to do for now. ...

Dave Crankston
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The Leaf Blower: a Symbol of All That's Wrong With Humanity

You’ll never see a woman using a leaf blower. Women have more sense than to lay their hands on the most obnoxious invention mankind ever dreamt up....

Baz McAlister
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The Duke of Edinburgh didn't intend this...

We were full of the energy and optimism of youth as we set out that day as we set off on our DofE expedition....

Andy Boura
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