Posted on January 8, 2011, 10:08 am, by Frank, under
General.
Just a quick note from us to let you know we are off on our
annual family car camping trip for a week or so. This year all the
family are spread far and wide so it will just be us and some
mates. ( with two huge exceptions, too personal for here…..) it
will be the first time for about 14 years one or all of our
children won’t be joining us…….
On our return we have a few surprises, freebies and a competition all in the
pipeline.
Cheers and many thanks for your fantastic support in
2010.…
Posted on December 30, 2010, 4:27 pm, by Frank, under
General.
It has been a very busy 2010 at Our Hiking Blog. We thought it was a great time to review some of the most popular articles over the last 12 months and share a couple of highlights of the year.
We hope you had a great 2010 with plenty of adventures and have some fantastic trips planned for 2011!
What to eat while hiking or bushwalking has been very popular.…
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Posted on August 31, 2010, 8:58 am, by Frank, under
General.
We are sitting in the transit lounge of Changi airport waiting for our flight to Siem Reap. It has been a very weird 14 hours. At 5pm yesterday ( Monday) Frank realized we were flying out THAT night not the next night.
This gave us 2 hrs to finish sorting out the domestic stuff and pack our bags for a 3 week trip…… Pressure ++++ but we did it and still had time to splash a LOT of cash on duty free stuff ….
So, we are off to Cambodia for 3 weeks of traveling around backpacker fashion. This trip is the least organized we have ever been so the outcome will be interesting. We only have the first 7 …
Posted on August 18, 2010, 9:31 am, by Frank, under
General.
At Our Hiking Blog we try and mix up a variety of topics and information each time we publish an article.
Over the last five years the site has evolved from a spot where we have chronicled our personal trips, to something broader, with a stack of different topics we think you, our readers, may find interesting.
These have broadly included:
Trip reports – both Australian and international
Gear reviews from people who have ited it
Food, meal and menu planning ideas
Interviews with interesting people we have discovered from around the world
Highlighting some exceptional wilderness photography
Reviewing and encouraging you to visit some other fantastic outdoor sites
Providing resources and information so that people can get into the outdoors and enjoy themselves safely
So over to you valued readers, we are seeking your feedback:
What topics would you like to see more of on Our Hiking Blog?
Have YOU done a great trip and would love to share it with our readers?
Have YOU got a favourite piece of gear or equipment you are dying to write about?
Have YOU got a funny story, great pictures or MUST DO trip you would like to tell the world about!
Do you know someone in the outdoor world who would make a great interview subject?
Have you got an idea for an eBook that you would be keen to collaborate with us to produce?
One of the reasons we manage Our Hiking Blog is the community of terrific people that are part of this site. We are in contact with many people from across the world who all have a shared love and passion of the outdoors. It is great fun to meet new people and read their stories or help them out with information.
A few months ago we were contacted by Pete who was planning to move back to Australia from the USA. He had lived in the US (California, NY, Oregon) since 1997 and had picked up a new job in Hobart. He was asking for recommendations about the best hiking books that contained walks suitable with young childern.
We kept up some correpondance and Pete recommended a book by William L Sullivan – Listening for Coyote – A walk across Oregon’s Wilderness. A couple of weeks ago it arrive in the mail.
