About
… Some background information about me, this website, making comments, and my disclosure policy.
About Me
My name is Graham Barker and I live in Perth, Western Australia. Until recently I was an IT technician, and currently I’m studying library and information services while working in a health research library. Whatever my day job, I love to travel!
I partly grew up on Australia’s east coast, where the travel bug bit me. Since moving to the west, I’ve been methodically exploring the nooks and crannies of south Western Australia, as well as regularly returning to the east. My love of skiing introduced me to New Zealand, which I have come to love as much as Australia. Skiing has since been replaced by hiking, which has further fuelled my desire to explore the natural environments down under.
Some of my other interests and hobbies are documented on my personal website at www.feargod.net
The author, reclining in the Snowy Mountains
About This Website
- It focuses on places worth visiting in Australia and New Zealand which are beyond the well-trodden tourist routes, or not as well publicised as they deserve to be.
- It is intended mainly (but not entirely) for independant travellers who have some flexibility, and preferably their own transport.
- The places and subjects covered reflect my personal experiences and tastes; this means there is a bias towards nature-based attractions, cooler climates (southern areas), and off-season travel.
- It is a labour of love - I share my discoveries and photos as a means of documenting my journeys, and as a hobby, with the hope that it might encourage travellers to see more than the average tourist.
- It is a long term project - from small beginnings I plan to gradually keep adding articles for as long as I’m able.
Using This Website
To find things of interest on this site, you can:
- View the Home page to see the most recently added items, on all topics, or
- Select a Category (eg. Beaches) from the right sidebar menu to display just items related to that category, or
- Select a Region (eg. Tasmania) from the right sidebar menu to display just items from that region
In each case, up to ten posts are displayed per page, with the most recent at the top. Links at the bottom of the page lead to any older material.
- Or you can search for something specific using the search box in the right sidebar.
You can also subscribe to my RSS feed using the orange button in the right sidebar. This allows you to receive my new posts automatically in your feed reader, without needing to come here and check for them. The Problogger website has a great intro to RSS if you’re not familiar with it. Due to time constraints I don’t expect to post more than twice per week, usually much less.
Comments
Your comments are welcome; my own opinion is just one of many. My policy on comments is basically “be nice, and be relevant”.
Specifically, comments should add something to the discussion, and be relevant to the original post or other people’s comments on it. Constructive criticism is fine. Profanity or personal attacks are not.
New comments need to be approved by me before they will appear (necessary to prevent spam), and this won’t happen straight away.
Disclosure
I have not received any benefit from recommending or writing favourably about any products or services. Any opinions expressed in my writings are entirely my own, and are not influenced by any commercial affiliations.
If I am ever offered any form of reward for writing about something on this website, that fact will be disclosed underneath the relevant writing. Even then, the opinion I express would still be my own honest opinion.
Any Google advertising that might appear on this site is selected by Google - I cannot be influenced by these ads as I don’t know what they will be!