In Australia, Victoria has a strong history of cycle advocacy. Over the decades, the state has accumulated extensive bicycle infrastructure.

After taking the Spirit of Tasmania ferry from Devonport to Geelong we completed a 1,500km tour in January 2025, avoiding bushfires and heatwaves.

Murray from Albury to the junction of the Darling. We chose January, and were fortunate to not strike a heatwave.

A Covid-period, A-to-B ride,  using walk-on and off metro trains to access both ends of the route. We start in… Read More »Exploring the Central West NSW, Australia — continued

A COVID-period ride in Western Australia (WA), made possible because I was in Tasmania, the only eastern state from which… Read More »Testing Wider Tyres on the Munda Biddi Trail, Western Australia

A Covid-period ride, staying within one state, using walk-on and off public transport to access the route. Wanting it to… Read More »Exploring the Central West Cycling Trail in central NSW

The last section of the Nullarbor had been recently sealed and, in Sydney, riding to Perth had become ‘a thing’.… Read More »Frozen Chocolate Milk & Muesli in Western Australia in 1977

The Tasmanian Trail crosses Tasmania Nth to Sth or vice versa. We (Chris from Omafiets in Sydney and Noel from… Read More »Road Testing Tyre Widths on the Tasmanian Trail

A highlight of the trip in Queensland was cycling what was called “the horror stretch” or “the triple murder highway”.… Read More »Going Through the Horror Stretch Anyway in East Coast Australia in 1977

A tour of the Pilbara in Western Australia. Newman to Port Headland. All dirt. We are ready to go. It’s… Read More »The Dirt Roads of Pilbara, Western Australia

A ride from Kununurra to Derby on the Gibb River Road. We flew into Kununurra, put the bikes together at… Read More »A Tour in Western Australia