Category: Microadventure
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Crossing Singapore by Human Power
Hello everyone! It’s been awhile since I posted, but just to let you know the activity has not died down. I am like a duck in a pond, where above the surface I seem placid and calm but underneath the water my legs are moving like crazy! I am in the process of designing and…
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Sea, salt and sex pegs!!!
Happy Monday morning folks – here in Singapore we are looking forward to Chinese New Year and a shortened work week ahead. I celebrated the upcoming year of the goat (click here to read more about Chinese Zodiac signs) with a beautiful 24km paddle around an Island at the weekend – along with a friendly Singapore chap and…
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Climbing the Chief’s Apron, Squamish
In 2014 I found myself with one day to spare in the outdoor adventurer’s paradise city of Vancouver. After some short research on google for a possible microadventure, there I was in a rental car, driving on the wrong side of the road out of town – destination Squamish. Squamish is a town around a 1…
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The world’s best tasting coffee found on the summit of Fantham’s Peak!
Once per year I return to my home province of Taranaki in New Zealand. Each visit is typically no longer than one week – but it can be a blur of meeting and catch up’s and whilst very nice to see familiar and friendly faces again after a long absence – I often wish the…
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Inspiring People: Andrew Glass – human power from Singapore to Pulau Tengah
Adding to the ‘Inspiring People’ section of my website – today we catch up with an adventurous Australian, Andrew Glass – a.k.a ‘Glassy’. Glassy recently had a family holiday and decided to spice it up by travelling to his Island destination completely by human power! Read more about what he did, how he did it…
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An open water sea kayaking expedition to Pulau Pisang
To celebrate Chinese New Year (year of the horse), we saddled up our sea kayaks and took to the sea for an exploratory mission to Pulau Pisang Island (literally translating to ‘Banana Island’ in Malay). Pulau Pisang is located 14km off the coast of Malaysia in the Malacca Straits. The island officially belongs to Malaysia.…
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House hunting in Iskander: A seakayaking microadventure in search of a home
If you are struggling to convince your wife or partner to join you on a microadventure, I have a solution for you. Recently, together with my wife Stephanie we paddled 27km along the coast of Southern Malaysia. This is the longest one-day trip we have undertaken so far in our Seaeagle FastTrack inflatable kayak (christened…
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A journey to the end of Asia – Kayaking Tanjung Piai
In 2005 I attempted to walk to the very end of the mainland South American continent. The most Southern Point of mainland South America is known as ‘Cabo Froward‘ and access involves a challenging 5 – 6 day walk along an unmarked trail following the rugged Patagonian coastline. The trek must be carried out completely…
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A Changi Airport transit stop microadventure – beach, beer and boats!
“What can we do with a 5 hour stop-over in Changi airport?” This was the question my friend Bevan asked me last week on while in transit through Singapore’s ultra-efficient Changi airport. Bevan is a kiwi mate of mine whom I know from University days. He is currently based in Sydney but had previously spent…
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Dodging Giants: A sea kayaking microadventure to Pulau Jong
Singapore has around 60 Islands, most are natural, some are man-made and some no longer exist. (See the complete list here). Today with my wife Stephanie, we decided to head out to explore a tiny little uninhabited island known as ‘Pulau Jong’. This island is also referred to as ‘Junk Island’ or ‘Hamburger Island’. …
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Crocodile Hunting in Singapore: A sea kayaking microadventure from Kranji to Sungei Boloh
It was reported in the Straits Times in June 2013 that as many as ten saltwater crocodiles are now living in the north-west coast of Singapore. They live predominantly in an area known as the ‘Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve’. When this information was released (read the report here) it surprised a number of people. It…
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Sleeping with rats: An overnight microadventure to the Sisters Islands
For all those men out there who are wishing for more physical contact or intimacy with their wives or partners, I have the solution for you. Take your partner on a microadventure to sleep on a deserted island infested with rats. I did this with my wife and she never strayed more than 0.5m from…
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A geocaching microadventure
I recently embarked on a fun morning excursion. It took me to a place I had never before visited, was a challenge, cost nothing but time, gave me some exercise and I completed it in 1.5 hours in the morning – before I went to work! Adding to the enjoyment was the fact my parents…
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A failed microadventure – Kayaking SAFYC to Sentosa
A great thing about microadventure is that we get to experience so many new parts of Singapore we have never visited before. So last Sunday morning Stephanie and I opted to try to paddle from SAFYC (the Singapore Armed Forces Yacht Club) all the way down the east coast to Sentosa Island. This would be…
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Inflatable sea kayaking microadventure: Sembawang beach to Changi beach
The captain of the Divorce Machine (my wife Stephanie) was unavailable to paddle yesterday so cabin boy Blair Spendelow was called in to fill the 2nd seat on the sleek inflatable dream machine. The plan was to paddle from Sembawang beach down to Changi beach, checking out the small islands of Pulau Seletar and Pulau…
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Sea kayaking microadventure – Changi Village to the East Coast SAF Yacht Club
When the alarm went at 6am on Saturday morning, neither myself or Stephanie were feeling particularly energetic. After a few minutes lying in bed procrastinating we got up, loaded our inflatable kayak (a.k.a ‘The Divorce Machine’) into the car and set off on our morning microadventure. The plan was to paddle from Changi beach all…
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Maiden voyage of The Divorce Machine – a kayaking micro adventure from Changi to Pulau Ubin
After living for almost 15 years on this beautiful tiny little Island, Singapore yet again surprised and delighted me this morning. The story actually starts some weeks back. A wise man once said “Every man wants three things in life, beautiful woman, the company of good friends, and an inflatable kayak”. (I just made that…
Grant 'Axe' Rawlinson 