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New South Wales is a destination where all the trips have stories. The region boasts its wonderful beaches in Byron Bay, whale watching, wonderful coastal drives, luxury escapes, and lovely villages, providing visitors with amazing experiences, no matter what kind of traveller you are. Experience Nature’s Grand Performance: Whale Watching in Byron Bay This area […]

The first time that I got a glimpse of the Byron Community College in Mullumbimby, NSW, I wondered what a beautiful place it was! I pictured myself teaching there myself one day since I would give workshops at universities, and other institutions, every now and then. And a couple of years later, I would indeed […]

The idea to create a local listing platform for businesses grew over many years, and initially I had in mind to create one for businesses in the area, where I grew up. However, since I had moved to the Northern Rivers Region almost three years ago, my team and I finally started to create this […]

Last Saturday, the alarm wasn’t needed—at 2:48 a.m. I was already wide awake, fueled by pre-race adrenaline as always. A few cappuccinos and some light reading later, I got to work loosening up my muscles with some stretching and the foam roller, mentally preparing for what would be my second ultra trail marathon.

Yesterday, my wife and I made a trip to Tweed Heads because I needed my international driver´s license to be converted to a NSW license. Their office is located in the Tweed Mall Shopping Centre, and I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by the friendliness of all the team at Service NSW.

During my last trip to Grafton, I had a chat with a local. He was asking me about my whereabouts. I told him that I just came from Armidale and had a stopover in Dorrigo (Bellingen Shire), cycled to Nymboida and was on my way back to Ocean Shores (Byron Shire). On my bicycle. He […]

When I first arrived in Australia, I would have never imaged to live “down under” one day. Having grown up around Munich, Bavaria, my life was pretty “limited” as a young boy. Just after the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000, my father had brought back a didgeridoo and two boomerangs from his trip to Australia. […]