Ride the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (+ a 5 year old in tow)
Adventure is not just for grown-ups. Best Life Adventures founder Ben Southall recently embarked on a two-and-a-half day Back Pocket Adventure with his son Atlas on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (BVRT) – the longest rail trail in Australia. So, this Father's Day If...
What it’s Like to Kayak the Moreton Bay Wilderness
We’re just back from three days of majestic adventure on the crystal clear waters of Moreton Bay...yes you heard me right, Moreton Bay. It's hard to imagine such clear conditions when you're only 25kms from the infamous Brisbane River (aka the Chocolate Snake) as it...
Extreme Dreams: Africa – Expedition Report – Part 2 Serengeti
In July 2022 we finally completed our long-awaited Extreme Dreams: Wildest Africa and the Mountains of the Moon expedition and boy was it worth the wait. A tough mountain ascent on the equator followed by four days of Big 5 action in the Serengeti. If you haven't...
Extreme Dreams: Africa Expedition Report – Part 1 Rwenzoris
In July 2022 we finally completed our long-awaited Extreme Dreams: Wildest Africa expedition and boy was it worth the wait. A tough mountain ascent on the equator followed by four days of Big 5 action in the Serengeti.
Balanz Corporate Team Adventure Expedition Report – May 2022
What a cracking weekend of Autumnal adventures we just had with the team from Balanz in chilly Victoria. This year's annual adventure swapped paddle for peddle-power as we took on the famous 'Murray to Mountains' rail trail for 125kms of cycling over two days on MTBs...
Our 2022 Expedition logo – by Makula Nona
When our Extreme Dreams: Torres Strait expedition was nothing more than a far-flung dream in my head, it was wracked with logistical nightmares and ocean-topped incidents. My mind was laden with images of ancient First-Nation seafarers, battling the elements in...
Extreme Dreams: Torres Strait Trip Report
Our ten-day pioneering Extreme Dreams expedition to the untamed sea-country of the Torres Strait Islands was seriously the bad-ass adventure we had hoped it to be after 12 months of planning. Our crew of Venturers (all first-time paddlers) became the first 6-man...
Interview with Wayne Gerard, Queensland’s Chief Entrepreneur
The role of Queensland’s Chief Entrepreneur makes a significant impact to the innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem in Queensland. We recently caught up with a member of our Society of Extraordinary Venturers and CEO and Co-Founder of RedEye, Wayne Gerard, who has...
Clamp on your crampons…in Australia?
The Snowy Mountains called and the Best Life Adventures community answered. Winter Mountaineering is a very un-Australian experience, but having previously braved the cold of the Arctic winter and high altitude trekking in the Himalayas, our Venturer* community were...
The original ‘yes’ girl – interview with serial venturer – Cathy U’Ren
If there was ever going to be a sequel to the movie, ‘Yes Man’ with a female lead, it'd be called ‘Yes Girl’ based around the life of one of the core members of our Society of Extraordinary Venturers*, Cathy U’Ren. Why? Cathy epitomizes the ‘Yes Girl’ attitude in all...
