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About poachers

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

When I was a kid, I thought that poachers are tough and scary looking men, who are out there in the woods, causing trouble and getting chased by noble-looking rangers.

Now ...

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Simpson Desert and the Other Australia. Part 2

Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Day 2.
Mildura, Victoria � Port Augusta, South Australia
750km.

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Simpson Desert and the Other Australia. Part 5

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Day 5.
Birdsville, Queensland�� Poeppel Corner
Aprox. 175km.

I had to do some serios cleaning of these shots in Photoshop to get read of the �sand fog�:

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Simpson Desert and the Other Australia. Part 6

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Day 6.
Poeppel Corner�� Somewhere in the desert
Aprox 200km.

The route for the day:

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Simpson Desert and the Other Australia. Part 8

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Day 8.
Purney Bore�� Mount Dare
Aprox. 160km.

Cought a scorpion in the morning:

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Simpson Desert and the Other Australia. Part 12

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Salt lake:

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Simpson Desert and the Other Australia. Part 13

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Day 12.
Port Augusta, South Australia�� Cobar, New South Wales
Aprox. 900km.

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Moscow�� 6:�Red Bar

Sat, 24 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

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�Snow� in Sydney

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

I swear, I nearly came in my pants when I saw it!

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Classmates. Moscow 2006

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

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Server room � 2

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Remember Part 1? Here is the rest of the story:

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Server room relocation

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

We had to move in two stages. The racks have been moved already and the servers that were left behind had to sit on the floor for now:

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Server room � 1

Tue, 06 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Readers often ask me, what is it that I actually do at work. Well, it's rather simple:

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The Russian coup of 1991

Mon, 19 Aug 1991 00:00:00 GMT

Most of the shots I took during those days of unrest in Moscow are still in negatives. I have them, but, to be honest, am very lazy to scan them. So, here is what ...

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Sweetheart's birthday

Tue, 16 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

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Bakhyt-Kompot concert

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

While in Moscow, I went to a concert of this band called "Bakhyt-Kompot". What a flashback from my teenage days:

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Naturmort a'la Moscow

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

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�Saviolovskaya� metro station in Moscow

Mon, 26 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

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Sleeping the winter over

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

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Abandoned Nissan Patrol. Stockton beach

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This magnificent unit was found abandoned within Stockton Beach dune formation, in�the vicinity of�the �Tin City�. NSW, Australia

No, you can't start it :))

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Abandoned nightclub in Botany road, Alexandria

Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

And this one other time, I climbed into an abandoned nightclub:

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Off-road trip in a... VW Golf! Part 2: Canberra

Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

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Off-road trip in a... VW Golf! Part 1: Sydney-Canberra

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

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Off-road trip in a... VW Golf! Part 3: Canberra-Currango

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

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Off-road trip in a... VW Golf! Part 4: Currango homestead

Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

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Off-road trip in a... VW Golf! Part 5: Long plain road and the huts

Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Dead horse:

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Off-road trip in a... VW Golf! Part 7: Caves, Kiandra, Canberra and the road back home

Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Is this an oven?

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Off-road trip in a... VW Golf! Part 6: How not to cut corners

Sun, 12 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Keep digging, mate:

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Travel notes: Perisher Blue

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT

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Travel notes: Junkies go boarding

Mon, 08 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The evening started out quietly � with a book and a bottle of beer:

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Tokyo � Myths and reality

Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

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Bangkok � 1

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

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Bangkok � 2

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

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Skiing in Moscow

Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

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St. Petersburg

Mon, 26 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The trip to St.Petersburg was so spontanious that it s...

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Spring, you say? Uhuh... Spring skiing Perisher

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 00:00:00 GMT

This is what I call a perfect day:

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London

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

My stay in London was short, cold, misirable and unpleasant. On top of that I've been bitten by some insect at the hotel. Several fucking times.

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Tokyo � 2

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

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Anna Bay � dunes, Tin City, Signa

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This weekend we finally made it to Anna Bay. Here we go � Stockton dunes, 200km north of Sydney.�30km long and aprox. 2km wide, Stockton dunes are the longest dune form...

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2006 ski season opening

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Have you opened the ski season yet?

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Alpine trip. Part 6 � Trail, Pedens Hut and the park gates business

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The average speed in the bush is 20km/h:

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Aussie summer. Bloody hot one too�

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Once I realised that there is no way to beat this fucking heat, I decidded to join it:

The only salvation is � The Beach...

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Morton National Park via Yalwal Fire Trail � Part 2: the bush, the track and the mission accomplished

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The plan was to go off-road by midday.

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Morton National Park via Yalwal Fire Trail � Part 3: breakfast, on the way home and the wheel saga

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The morning was bloody tough :)

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Autumn snowboarding at Perisher

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Autumn starts when you drive 150km out of Sydney:

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Hong-Kong

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

The mainland part of Hong-Kong is rather dirty and dusty, with run-down houses:

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Snowyride 2005

Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Just returned from the snowy ride. It�was ecstatic. This year was the first time that I�went and all I�can say to�those that are not sure whether to�take part in�this e...

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Kangaroo Valley ride

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

First of�all, thank you those that attended, it�was a�great ride!

We�met at�the service station just after 11am. Tara was the first to�arrive. Very organised!...

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Snowyride 2006

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

It�all started peacefully on�Friday:

Naturally, I�forgot what the meeting time was and we�ended up�hanging out at�the servo for a�while. At�19:30�the group was ready to�hit the road:...

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A weekend at Kangaroo Valley

Thu, 27 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT

Kangaroo Valley is located abot 200km south of Sydney:

Interestingly that despite the name, Kangaroo Valley has little to do with the 'roos. But the scenery th...

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August 2004

Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT

And this is what is was like in August 2004. This is Cooma at 800 meters above sea level:

And this is the Crackenback resourt near Thredbo. 1200 meters above sea...

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Love is in the air. A walk in Centennial park

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

It's spring time in Sydney.

� C'mon, love, give us some?

� Get lo...

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Motor-cake by my sweetie-puss

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

My sweetie gave me this super-motor-cake for my birthday. I am definateley keeping this photo :)

The exaust pipe was yummy!

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Moscow in winter

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

An alley, leading to Moscow State University on a very, very cold morning:

While you are in Moscow, it seems like Australia doesn't exist at all. When you see...

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Baby-dolls

Sat, 27 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT

And this one other time I woke up and heard girlie sounds outside my window. I looked out and saw these:

Say.. kiddies, what are you up to in my backyard?

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Cataract Dam

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

It's raining non-stop here in Sydney, like it normally does in winter, and future adventures are put on hold.

In the meantime, here is a bit of summer for you.

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Anzac Day poker run ride with Hell's Angels MC (in colour)

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

This is a story of our Anzac Day ride with Hell's Angels' MC.

The ride was held on April 25, 2007. It was organised by the Sydney Chapter of Hell�s Angel�s b...

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Batemans Bay ride

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Scratching his head after scratching the bike:

These are some phone camera shots from the ride. How do�you start the thing?

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Three trips in this one post

Sun, 06 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT

While I sit here with no licence, let me dig up some oldies. Firstly, me with a beard:

My trusty, old CBX750. Great m...

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How to fit a custom undertail to 1999 Kawasaki ZX9R Ninja

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

I�love Ninjas. I�do.�Especially the pre-2001�models:

I�truly believe that they are the best street sport bikes around. Comfortable, powerful, yet reliable and...

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Alpine trip. Part 1 � Canberra, well as usual

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

As we arrived in Canberra, we had to work out where to stay for the night:

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Alpine trip. Part 2 � Brindabella station, dirt tracks and the National Park

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

As we were leaving the bitumen, we were greeted by a big bird. Not sure if that's a good luck sign or the contrary:

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Alpine trip. Part 3 � Cooleman, Blue Waterholes, Coolamine hut

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

I know how to work the camera, don't I? :)

The beauty of a 4WD is that you can deviate off-road at any time. You don't really need a good reason ether. You ca...

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Alpine trip. Part 5 � Long plains and the dry lake bed

Sun, 28 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT

After refferencing the map, we decided to go over the dry lake bed and go deep into the forest on the other side:

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Morton National Park via Yalwal Fire Trail � first try

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

I was struck by another insane idea, this time � to cross an impassable forest in my 4WD.

There is a common misconseption that the only way to cross Morton National Park is via Neri...

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Simpson Desert and the Other Australia. Part 1

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This was my first serious trip inland and not just inland.

Day 1.
Sydney, NSW � Mildura, Victoria.
1100��.

Route for the day:

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Simpson Desert and the Other Australia. Part 3

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

The bitumen runs almost all the way to�Marree, a dusty remote outpost of three streets:

This is just the beginning, of our journey, really.

Day 3.
Port Augus...

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Simpson Desert and the Other Australia. Part 4

Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

A morning in the oasis:

Day 4.
Mungerannie station, South Australia � Birdsville, Queensland
320km.

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Simpson Desert and the Other Australia. Part 7

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This is what is reffered to as "The Rig Road". Must be hell after a rain:

Day 7.
Somewhere in the desert�� Purney Bore
Aprox. 250km.

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Simpson Desert and the Other Australia. Part 9

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

A new day, a new mishap:

Day 9.
Mount Dare�� Erldunda, Northern Territory
Aprox. 350km.

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Simpson Desert and the Other Australia. Part 10

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Route for the day:

Day 10.
Erldunda, Northern Territory�� Uluru (Ayers Rock)�� Coober Pedy, South Australia
Aprox. 1100km.

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Simpson Desert and the Other Australia. Part 11

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Coober Pedy is unlike any other town I've ever seen:

Day 11.
Coober Pedy, S.Australia�� Port Augusta, South Australia
Aprox. 540km.

Route for the day:

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Morton National Park via Yalwal Fire Trail � Part 1: the boring bits

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT

This time, we were smart enough to take two 4WD's, which actually saved us later on.

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Alpine trip. Part 4 � Night camping and the bloody clod morning

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 GMT

First we set up camp:

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Victorian High Country or how we went looking for snow

Sat, 26 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The snow is scarce here in Au-land:

So if you want to dig up enough of the white stuff to play snow balls or build a mini-snowman, you have to climb high up...

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Anzac Day poker run ride with Hell's Angels MC

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

This is a story of our Anzac Day ride with Hell's Angels' MC.

The ride was held on April 25, 2007. It was organised by the Sydney Chapter of Hell�s Angel�s ...

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New Year 2007. Part III: On the way home

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

I woke up feeling suspiciously well. Something that could not be said about our neighbours:

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Kangaroo hunting

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Disclaimer:

This post features dead animals. A dead kangaroo to be specific. The post also features the process of carving a dead kangaroo. It also fea...

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Sydney Knights ride with Russian TV crew

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT

A short while ago, Sydney Knights were paid a visit by a Russian TV crew:

They were doing a piece on Sydney bikers. I am told that the piece will be aired i...

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New Year 2007. Part I: Sydney � Townsville

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

About a month before the New Years myself and my mate Alex realised that we have absolutely nothing planned for the holidays. We thought about it and decided that there...

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