Episodes
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
Episode 54 - 2019 in Review
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
With a busy year for both The Long Way's Better and The Life of Py, we sat down and reminisced about the past year's adventures and what will be coming up in the future.
Thursday Dec 26, 2019
Episode 53 - Dream Bibbulmun (Part Two)
Thursday Dec 26, 2019
Thursday Dec 26, 2019
Continuing on with the blank slate idea of where we would take the Bibbulmun Track in an ideal world, the journey continues from Donnelly River to Albany. We are joined by Steve Sertis from the Bibbulmun Track Foundation and Bonny from Friendly Dropbear as the hotly debated coastal section receives a major realignment including an epic finish as proposed by Mark.
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Episode 52 - Dream Bibbulmun (Part One)
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
In this episode we are joined by Steve Sertis from the Bibbulmun Track Foundation and recent end to ender Bonny to discuss where we would take the Bibbulmun Track if given a clean slate.
Grab a map or follow along on the Bibbulmun Track website and join us as we have a fun discussion about the changes we would make and why.
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Episode 51 - World Trails Network
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
This week we sit down with Melina, a World Trails Network Ambassador from Perth to discuss who the World Trails Network, what they do and what the future holds. It was a great insight into the world trails community that is developing and what to expect at the 2020 World Trails Conference in Nepal.
For more information visit their website a visit (https://worldtrailsnetwork.org/)
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Episode 50 - Half Century Q&A
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019
To celebrate our 50th episode we asked you, the listeners, to send in your questions that we would try our best to answer. We had some fun in the process and thank you to everyone who sent in something. Here's to our first 50 episodes and to continuing on with the next 50 episodes.
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Episode 49 - Golden Outback Coastal Walks
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
With Western Australia being home to some spectacular coastal walking, we spend this episode talking about some of the best coastal walking along the south east part of WA. With walks in Cape Arid NP, Cape Le Grand NP and Esperance, we discuss what makes this area so special.
In the second half of the episode Donovan provides his insight into his visits to Fitzgerald River National Park that we previously talked about with Erika Jacobson.
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Episode 48 - Grose Valley
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Part 2 of our NSW series of overnight hikes, this episode we are talking about The Long Way's Better's adventure at Grose Valley in the Blue Mountains. A challenging hike, you descend down into the valley where you follow the Grose River and camp the night before heading up some steep terrain to the finishing point.
Wednesday Aug 28, 2019
Episode 47 - Royal Coast Track
Wednesday Aug 28, 2019
Wednesday Aug 28, 2019
This week we are joined by Alissa for the first of a two part NSW special discussing the Royal Coast Track, located in Royal National Park, just south of Sydney.
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
Episode 46 - Caminos and Pilgrimages
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
We are pleased to welcome back Michelle Ryan from Walkingtwobytwo to discuss Caminos from around the world, what they are, what defines them, the experience of walking a Camino and who hikes them.
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Episode 45 - Bibbulmun Track - Denmark to Albany
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Joined by Kerstin Stender, former maintenance volunteer in this area and current Unit Coordinator for the Trails and Recreation Department of Parks and Wildlife, we discuss the Denmark to Albany section of the Bibbulmun Track. The final section of the 1000km track, enjoy the coastal finish into the Southern Terminus with plenty of great views and nice beaches.
Stay tuned for more Bibbulmun Track content in the future as we wrap up the whole 1000km in one giant episode.