Bushwalkers Diary

Kavita’s journey wasn’t just about exploring new destinations - it was about discovering love in the most unexpected places. As a solo traveler, she embraced the freedom of the open road, immersing herself in different cultures and forging deep connections. She never set out looking for love, yet in a quiet café by the sea, on a mountaintop at sunrise, or during a spontaneous adventure, love found...

What’s it really like to stay with strangers while traveling the world? In this episode, I take you inside my Couchsurfing adventures - from cozy homes to unexpected friendships, cultural immersion, and lessons on trust. As an Indian woman who lived in Australia , I share my first-hand experiences navigating safety, cultural surprises, and the freedom of solo travel. You’ll hear about heartwarming...

Ever wondered what it’s really like to swap short vacations for a full-time nomadic lifestyle ? In this episode, we dive deep into the untold side of long-term travel - the highs, the struggles, and the profound personal transformations .From budgeting hacks to emotional challenges , from fleeting tourist experiences to building deep cultural connections, we explore how extended travel reshapes yo...

Short holidays give you a break, but long-term travel changes you. 🌍✨ In this episode, we dive into the emotional, mental, and practical shifts that happen when you trade vacations for a nomadic lifestyle. The highs, the struggles, the lessons - let’s talk about what travel really teaches you. Tune in now!

In this episode, titled "Into the Wild: My Journey from Comfort to the Unknown," I share my musings on the past 16 months of travel that have taken me across continents, landscapes, and emotional terrains. Leaving behind the comforts of Australia, I embarked on a journey fueled by the desire to chase my dreams, challenge myself, and embrace the unknown. Along the way, I’ve discovered the healing p...

Blue is larger than life character and has been a good friend. He has not only done many adventures but he is very generousto share his skills with others and takes joy in showing others around our beautiful outdoors in Australia. I feel very lucky to have interviewed Blue for this podcast and very excited to share this episode with you all. Hope you enjoy it.

This is a Christmas special with few teasers along the way. We have a very special guest among us whose stories really brought a lot of joy to me and I hope to share the same with you all.  Please welcome Christopher Ward who has done it all from mountaineering to hiking, climbing to skiing, traveling to be a loving dad. I am very glad to bring you such an adventurer. Enjoy!

Timothy Fox is an avid canyoner, climber, caver and has been running abseiling and rescue training days for Bankstown Bushwalking club as a volunteer for many years now. He is highly skilled/trained in rescue and held a very high position in NSW fire department. He enjoys long distance bike rides, caving and has done many climbs in Yosemite. Tim loves to share his knowledge with others in the club...

Lynda Paju is an avid bushwalker, canyoner and has been exploring the world for past many years. Recently during lockdown she has been exploring various trails in the neighborhood on her bi-cycle. Today we will embark on an outdoor journey with Lynda as she shares some of her experience from the outdoor world. She has been an active contributor in Bankstown bushwalking club running the walk commit...

Kavita Joshi(myself) has been canyoning for quiet a few years and since last summer (2020) she really started focusing on canyoning in terms of skills, gear and also as her main outdoor activity in life to a point that her friends call her crazy how every weekend she just lives to canyon and camp.  In this episode we will hear more about why she loves canyoning so much and share some stories...

Dan Slater is an outdoorsy person with a great sense of humour. I have had the fortune to meet Dan in one of my canyoning trips. I love listening to  his stories around the campfire and slowly getting to know Dan's many talents from writing reviews of the gear or publishing travel books. This episode will aim to bring you some of the awesome adventure stories from Dan's life. Season 2, Episod...

Today we have Wendy Bruere, climber, canyoner and also author of the book - 'More Than It Hurts' on our podcast, sharing with us some of her stories and views on outdoor activities. She has been hiking, climbing and canyoning for many years in Australia and overseas. Stay tuned to get motivated for your next adventure.

Splendour Rock Weeekend Trip 

With this episode we are starting season 2 and also adding a new logo to the podcast so thank you so much for all your positive feedback during the last season.  Today we have Kavita Joshi, host of this podcast, sharing with us her personal account of hiking and adventures around the world. She has been travelling in Europe, Middle East and Asia for last 2 years and has just came back to Aust...

Today we are heading on a journey with Richard Darke to the world of bushwalking around the planet. Richard is part of Sydney Bush Walking club and recently moved to United Kingdom. He has continued the tradition of walking with the community members in UK and is sharing his joy of walking with others in a different part of the world now. I hope you enjoy our talk about Richard's experience in bus...

In this episode we will introduce you to an avid traveller and a hiker whom I met on my trip to Dolomite in Italy. Omar Sharief has been hiking for many years in different parts of the world and is on our podcast to share his world wide hiking experience with us and the reason why he loves to hike in the first place. Stay tuned to get motivated for your next adventure. 

Today we will be talking about our latest 5 days walk in Garden of stones. Alex and I (Kavita) we went with a group on a 5 days adventure that turned into a memorable walk we have done in a while. Stay tuned and see what we have in store for you. 

This episode will bring an exclusive interview with past president of Sydney Bush Walking club and an avid walkers of Australia. Stay tuned to listen to some stories from John. 

In this episode we will talk about walking in the dark with Alex Allchin. He is quiet an experienced bush walker and he would share his stories. Stay tuned and we will bring you some awesome adventures each week.

Today we have Joel Penson on our podcast and we will talk about his adventures including hiking, canyoning, climbing and more. Tune in for some great advice on making your gear.

This walk describes personal experience of the host (Kavita Joshi) of the podcast and Alex Allchin while walking around Great National Sandy park. Its a wonderful walk and definitely recommend to all the hikers out there.

This episode talks about various scenario where you can be separated from your group or lost in the bush and few personal experiences of Alex and Kavita in that case

We are interviewing again Alex for some tips on what to do when thereis bad weather on a bush walk and also some fun stories from his personal experience.

Today we are interviewing Alex Allchin, an experienced bushwalker and member of Sydney Bush Walkers. He has contributed significantly to bush walking communities. We are glad to have him on the podcast and learn a thing or two about bushwalking from his own personal experience.