Postsripebanana in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readAn Age we could wander. Synergy .In Australia's Northern Territory, just south of Tennant Creek, lies Karlu Karlu, the Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve. Of great cultural and spiritual significance to the traditional Aboriginal owners of the land, this is one of the oldest religious sites in the world. Mostly underground, a vast granite formation breaks the surface, where…ripebanana in # blurt • 6 yr. ago • 1 min readA time we could wander. 3190m in Nepal.In November 1993, trekking the renown Annapurna Circuit of Nepal. The earlier monsoon season clears dust from the air, leaving it crisp, and making August - October the favoured time for trekking season. But this was November, the busy tourist months had past. The trekkers had gone, the Himalaya tranquil. Already the harsh bleakness of the…ripebanana in # introduceyourself • 6 yr. ago • 2 min readA time we could wander. IntroductionHello all, Originally from England, United Kingdom, I am an Old School Backpacker. Back in 1986, aged 18, when big hair and shoulder pads were in fashion, before the internet, i was fortunate enough to take a year out backpacking. That year turned out to be 11 years. Yep, that's right, eleven years backpacking around the world. I traveled…
