Category: Australia

  • Q: Paid Camping is costly, Wild Camping may not be legal. How do I keep my camping costs minimal?

    Q: Paid Camping is costly, Wild Camping may not be legal. How do I keep my camping costs minimal?

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    “I have been thinking / contemplating cycling Europe and looking for any pointers. I came across your travelogue during my search and found out that it can be done.”  Received an email with a bunch of questions from this person looking to cycle tour in Europe. One of the Qs is about camping, Q: Free…

  • Australian Bush Macro-Style Photographs

    Australian Bush Macro-Style Photographs

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    Macro photography: producing photographs of small items in larger-than-life size. I don’t have professional macro photography setup, but here are some interesting photographs from the Australian bush, macro-style. :) But before you take a look at those, a quick note on – what is the Australian Bush? The ‘Australian bush’ loosely means any area outside the…

  • Solo Cycle Touring In Different Corners Of The World

    Solo Cycle Touring In Different Corners Of The World

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    I prefer slow, immersive travel experiences. In the Summer of 2015, I went on my first trip to Europe, and tried out solo cycle touring. It was amazing and I found it very well suited for my tastes. Since then I have been on more cycling adventures in other countries and within India too. Writing…

  • Australian Spring Weather : Travel Planning Tips

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    Traveling to Aussie land in Spring? You probably need to know more about the Australian Spring weather before planning your itinerary. I was in Australia from 1st September to 15th October, 2016 – a month and half long trip and the idea was to cycle for at least a month. I would be in Melbourne…

  • Tentative Melbourne to Adelaide Cycling Route Map

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    I went on a cycling trip to Australia in Spring 2016. I was to land in Melbourne and had tentatively thought of doing a Melbourne to Adelaide Cycling circuit. One obvious route between these two cities is the coastal one including the great ocean road. I plotted another more northern route which I thought would…

  • Biking Australia 2016: Summary, Route, Weather & So On

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    Australia is amazing! So much unique flora, fauna, wildlife and also to a certain extent the people culture. The scenic beauty especially the Great Ocean Road (pic above) was so good. And the country/continent is so huge that I have barely explored a bit so there is much room for it to get better. Here…

  • Biking Australia, Ride 3: Back To Atisha Buddhist Centre (Bad Weather)

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    It was really tough to take the decision of turning back. I kept wondering if I was chickening out. But I realized one thing very clearly – I don’t have gear for cold and wet climate. That’s all. That was the main reason I turned back. To give you a synopsis the weather became really…

  • Cycling In Australia: Inglewoods, Ride 2

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    Cycle touring is not that common in Australia and that has one fall out – People keep wishing me safety from traffic because that for them is the biggest danger in this kind of travel I guess. As I entered Inglewoods 40km from Atisha Buddhist Centre, I passed by an old woman. She stopped me…

  • Australian Visa For Indians (compared to Schengen)

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    I had my flight from Kochi to Melbourne on 27th Aug, 2016. The Mumbai – Kochi wasn’t booked because I hadn’t gotten my visa yet. It was already 25th Aug. Then on 26th Aug morning I received The Email – with my visa. :) So all is happy and a LOT of last minute packing…

  • Cycling in Australia, Day 1

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    Heavy breakfast. Yep, I managed at least this as I left hill city Melby, better known as Melbourne. All packed and ready to go, The stand gave up..