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October 2012

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October 2012

Lollies, they work every time. Photo: Matthew Pike
How to lure your loved one into the outdoors… if they hate the outdoors! “What’s the point? You spend three days walking through mud, rain and fog with a lead weight on your back, blisters on your feet and stinking of stale cheese. You force your way up hills that have been rightly avoided since […]
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