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I’ve just returned form the beautiful bonnie land of Scotland – Aberdeen to be precise – where I bugged the missus to take me for a bit of an adventure! …mainly in search of Lochs and Highlands cows to photograph but all the same I wanted to explore the lovely landscape that Scotland has to [...]

Todays been rather eventful, exciting, tiring and sad in equal measure – and for a mixture of reasons. I’ll get the surf update out of the way – mainly because my blog is chock a block full of my surf related ramblings and also because I’m sure my brother only reads the intros to my [...]

Having just sold my van Leslie late last week I’ve been thinking back over the good times I’ve had roadtripping around Australia, and with another roadtrip a mere week away I’ve been trying to organise myself! So this week I’m bringing you my Top Ten Roadtrip Items …let the good times roll! Tweet

Half way through today I was informed by Kez that today marks the start of my final month in Australia – I fly from Sydney on October 12th. …where the hell did the last year go?! Tweet

Yesterday, after 8,000+km’s, an extension, a few battery related mishaps and months of pic roadtripping I sold my beloved van “Leslie”. Tweet

Road to Nowhere – West Coast Australia Ok so it’s not been a full week, but I’ve now decided to do the Photo update every Monday – it’s easier that way! This shot was taken on Australias West Coast, where red dirt verges and roads that never end dominate the barren landscape between small towns. [...]

So we’ve finally arrived in Byron Bay :) We drove straight through the town by accident! Tweet

After a good nights sleep by the lake we hit the road again for a quick breakfast stop (well a supply stop at Coles!) in Gosford and then ploughed up the coast to Newcastle. On the way there we couldn’t bring ourselves to avoid an amusing photo stop at Mooney Creek :) Tweet

So after a few days chilling in the back gardens of Maz’s (@fillingtheages) mates (where muchos beer and goon was consumed on a regular basis!) the time came to say goodbye to the nations capital and head up the East Coast…a prospect I was rather excited about due to surf withdrawal symptoms! Tweet

So after a great couple weeks partying, van pimping, rude bin men illegal parking awakening and roatripping in and around Melbourne its time to semi start the East Coast carnage….backtracking up the never ending Hume Highway via Canberra and Sydney. First stop Canberra though….with a couple days catch up in the company of Mirianne (@fillingthepages) [...]

Its done. I’m finally living the adventure that I’ve been planning since I started surfing ay the age of 15. I’m in Australia. I have a tasty 9foot longboard. …and now I have my own campervan, complete with a bed :D STOKED! So now the plan is the head to Melbourne, crash with some friends [...]