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Merna Mora Station, Old Ghan and Marree, Flinders Ranges, South Australia 2018

April 19, 2018May 8, 2019OutdoorstypeLeave a comment

Camping trip to the Nothern Flinders Ranges and outback Marree in April 2018. (also on Youtube)...

From the Good Living Blog, courtesy DEWNR.

South Australia’s National Park Camp Site Booking System

January 29, 2018August 9, 2018OutdoorstypeLeave a comment

‘Booking’ your camp site and paying entry fees for national parks used to mean being first to arrive and pay at the money boxes or the park office. It was first in, first served. The online camp site booking and payment system in South Australia was introduced as a trial in 2013 and now...

Writing

Australian Outdoors Bloggers

September 5, 2017February 19, 2018OutdoorstypeLeave a comment

Three Australian outdoors bloggers talk about blogging and social media. John Feeney from The Hiking Society, Michela Fantinel from Rocky Travel, and Ben Collaton from the Snowys blog share invaluable insights into blogging about the great Australian outdoors. This post focuses on the work that goes into a blog, how much work each post...

Travel, Camp and Hike

A Big Clumsy List of Camping Tents

October 12, 2016August 15, 2018OutdoorstypeLeave a comment

Never bought a camping tent before? Don’t have a lot of experience with tents? This article will help you and if you’ve tried most of these tents like I have it’ll give you a laugh. It’s OK to know nothing about camping or tents. Just when you think you know everything… you learn...

If You Post Another Top Ten Anything I’m Not Going Camping With You

September 21, 2016December 11, 2018OutdoorstypeLeave a comment

After another day researching blogs and social media marketing I’ve witnessed dozens more thinly veiled attempts at click-bait and really crappy affiliate marketing. The stupidity is close to critical and the sheer vandalism of the English language makes me want to cry but I will persevere. My first hikes were in the 80s. I...