Author Archives: Greg

We’re in the National Archives!

Sophie and I started this blog in 2012 to record our bicycle trip up the east coast of Australia exploring simpler and more sustainable ways to live. We never intended it to last very long, but it took off and … Continue reading

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A pedal-powered essay

I’m excited to announce a very special event in conjunction with the Melbourne Writers Festival on 24 August and 30 August. It’s called “Ride: Pedal-Powered Essay”, and it’s a cross between a social bike ride and a public lecture, exploring … Continue reading

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Slow food in winter

The latest issue of Slow Magazine is out now. I’ve contributed a story about Artist as Family‘s incredible bike-camping adventure up the east coast of Australia documenting wild edibles for a book about free food. I caught up with them … Continue reading

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For a leisurely life, cycle

Say you’re in the market for a second car. You’ve already got the station wagon to drop off the kids at school, but your partner drives it and you want your own set of wheels, something zippy and hassle-free. You … Continue reading

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Latrobe consumption project – survey

A La Trobe honours student (Bachelor of Psychological Science degree) has contacted me about a research project looking at consumption of goods and how this affects our experience of life. She needs people to fill out a survey, which should … Continue reading

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Sydney Writers’ Fest Events

I’m excited to be part of this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival, especially since they gave the go-ahead for my unusual ‘Read & Ride’ event in the Blue Mountains on May 25. First I’ll appear in a panel session with Emma … Continue reading

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A land of cows and carbon – Morwell

Once known for its fertile soils and productive farms, the Latrobe Valley in Gippsland, Victoria, is now famous (or infamous, depending whom you ask) for producing an altogether different commodity. Electricity. Beside the road, forests of power poles lead up … Continue reading

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The sprawl continues – Drouin, Victoria

This morning I woke up early, had a banana hotdog (my fancy name for a raw banana wrapped in a bread roll) and decided to check out life in the suburbs on a typical Monday morning. I expected shiny sedans … Continue reading

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Cycling through the suburbs – Pakenham, Victoria

Melbourne’s spacious south-eastern suburbs. Wide, blue skies. Roomy three-lane highways. And endless rolling hills of…housing developments. Today I toured what Victorian urban planners call the “Casey-Cardinia Growth Area”, though if you’re from Melbourne you probably know it by the suburbs … Continue reading

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