Monthly Archives: December 2015

Wednesday WIN (2015-Dec-23)

Microadventures : The story behind microadventures, and a call to action.

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Christmas Microadventure Challenge (2015)

The Christmas Microadventure Challenge “Head out of town with a friend or two. Climb a hill. Crack open a box of 50%-reduced mince pies and a few beers. Earn your Christmas Dinner. Work off your Christmas Dinner. Do whatever you … Continue reading

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2015/2016 Banff Mountain Film Festival

Banff Mountain Film Festival 2016 Intro Australia Banff Mountain Film Festival 2016 The Banff Mountain Film Festival is the most prestigious international film competition and an annual presentation of short films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports, and environment. It … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tunes‬ #212 – 🎅 🎄 🎁 A bit of Christmas cheer

The Pogues Featuring Kirsty MacColl – Fairytale Of New York Chris Rea – Driving home for christmas Bing Crosby, David Bowie – The Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth The Darkness – Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)

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This weeks links (2015-12-21)

In brief: * Christmas Microadventure Challenge For us it will be the Christmas/ Summer Solstice Microadventure Challenge : Southern Hemisphere Summer Solstice (Australia, New Zealand, South America, Southern Africa), 2015 December 22, at 04:48 UTC. “Head out of town with … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tunes‬ #211 – Halestorm

Halestorm is an American rock band from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Lzzy Hale, her brother drummer and percussionist Arejay Hale, guitarist Joe Hottinger and bassist Josh Smith. The group’s self-titled debut album was released on … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2015-12-14)

In brief: * Camping fees to be slashed at popular parks in Victoria (2015-Dec-15) [The Age] Camping fees have been slashed at 55 camp grounds across the state, including popular locations such as the Grampians and Great Otway National Park. … Continue reading

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🎄This is a Christmas Tree 🎄

🎄 This is a Christmas Tree 🎄 The custom of decorated trees originated among Pagans, but was appropriated as a Christian symbol. In fact, the decorated Christmas tree only caught on in the mid-19th century as it was viewed by … Continue reading

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iOS 9.2

Apple has released its latest iOS 9 update, iOS 9.2. This update contains a mass of bug fixes [1], and also brings several new features. ** iOS 9.2 has SD card support to all iPhone models with which the software … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tunes‬ #210 – It’s a warning, not a training program!

It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others. Today’s playlist is brought to you by the comment section. Remember folks some lyrics are to be taken as a warning, not … Continue reading

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