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Brooke Nolan

Sydney
Covers:  Travel, sustainability, adventure, conservation, environment.
A Brit down under. Journalist, copywriter & adventure lover. Write about #Travel #Outdoors #Adventure #Environment #Sustainability

Brooke Nolan’s Journalist Portfolio

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The Multi-tool Master // An Interview With Tim Leatherman - We Are Explorers

The Multi-tool Master // An Interview With Tim Leatherman - We Are Explorers

We Are Explorers — We're all gear junkies here at We Are Explorers, so when we heard that the man behind the famous multi-tool was heading to the Land Down Under on tour , we couldn't resist finding out how it feels to invent something that's now a must-have for so many dirtbags.

Help Save Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park From 200 Flights A Day - We Are Explorers

Help Save Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park From 200 Flights A Day - We Are Explorers

We Are Explorers — A new management plan for Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park could see 200 aircraft per day landing throughout the park. Brooke shares the reasons why this shouldn't be allowed to happen and urges you to send one email which could make all the difference. Aoraki/Mt Cook feels so close I can almost touch it.

An Ode To My Outside Self

An Ode To My Outside Self

travelplaylive.com.au — "When I'm in the outdoors I feel as though I'm exactly where I should be. In the outdoors I feel stronger, more capable and more focused. I no longer care about what I've achieved in life because I've just achieved something amazing. Right here. Right now. Right in this very moment."

Three unbelievable expeditions that prove zero-waste travel is possible

Three unbelievable expeditions that prove zero-waste travel is possible

adventure.com — Brooke Nolan Think going waste-free when traveling is too hard? Tell that to the couple who built a solar-powered car from recycled plastic and drove it to the South Pole. It seems like every second article on my news feed right now is about single-use plastic. And with good reason.

Please freeze me! How scores of middle-class British couples are hoping to buy immortality for ju...

Please freeze me! How scores of middle-class British couples are hoping to buy immortality for ju...

Daily Mail — It sounds like the loopiest science fiction, but - like Simon Cowell - scores of middle-class couples are paying £10 a week for their bodies to be frozen when they die. So can you really buy immortality for the price of a pizza?

How a former Miss Australia is helping girls realise brave is the new pretty

How a former Miss Australia is helping girls realise brave is the new pretty

www.thedirtydogooders.com — Former Miss Australia Caroline Pemberton never set out to be a beauty queen. But now, she's using the lessons she learnt to show young girls that there is more to life than looks. And that by choosing outdoor adventure they can achieve more than they ever imagined.

How To Pack A Backpack Like A Boss - We Are Explorers

How To Pack A Backpack Like A Boss - We Are Explorers

We Are Explorers — It's the weekend; the smell of adventure is in the air, freedom is so close you can almost taste it, and you've got a sweet 48 hours before you need to return to reality. With excitement running high, it's tempting to just throw everything into your backpack and hope for the best.

Do young people care about the environment? Megan Rowlatt from Intrepid Landcare knows they do - ...

Do young people care about the environment? Megan Rowlatt from Intrepid Landcare knows they do - ...

thedirtydogooders.com — Megan Rowlatt is one of the co-founders of Intrepid Landcare, an Australian grassroots movement which empowers young people to drive environmental change. At the heart of Intrepid's approach lies outdoor adventure and social connection. Sitting across from Megan in a coffee shop in the Royal National Park south of Sydney, the rain splattering the windows, ...

Medullary Thyroid Cancer: How I had to choose my son or my life

Medullary Thyroid Cancer: How I had to choose my son or my life

Kidspot — When Kate Vines was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, she made the toughest decision a mum could ever have to make: she had to choose her child or her life. She was 33 years old when she was diagnosed with medullary thyroid cancer in 1991.

Why kids should hang out with older folks

Why kids should hang out with older folks

Kidspot — Stressed out by sky-high daycare fees? There's another option for busy working parents, and it's an age-old solution your kids will love.

Snowbombing

Snowbombing

Total Production International — It's a place where Skrillex DJs in an igloo, The Prodigy once (allegedly) played so loud the cows didn't produce milk for three weeks, and PA equipment is ferried 2,000 metres up a mountain via cable car. Welcome to Broadwick Live's Snowbombing - the greatest show on snow, which TPi discovers, is far from the usual run-of-the-mill festival.

Would You Like Change With That? These Byron Bay Businesses Are Redefining Business With Purpose ...

Would You Like Change With That? These Byron Bay Businesses Are Redefining Business With Purpose ...

We Are Explorers — It's no secret that We Are Explorers loves the outdoors - that's why we think protecting it is so important. And it got us thinking...what can the everyday adventurer do to help? The answer is to vote with your dollar. Yep, where you spend your money matters.

How To Pack A Backpack Like A Boss - We Are Explorers

How To Pack A Backpack Like A Boss - We Are Explorers

We Are Explorers — It's the weekend; the smell of adventure is in the air, freedom is so close you can almost taste it, and you've got a sweet 48 hours before you need to return to reality. With excitement running high, it's tempting to just throw everything into your backpack and hope for the best.

Are we 'liking', sharing and swiping the great outdoors to death?

Are we 'liking', sharing and swiping the great outdoors to death?

adventure.com — Brooke Nolan With Instagram and other social platforms contributing to a new, selfie-fueled explosion of travelers visiting the world's most photogenic nooks, Brooke Nolan asks: Are we 'liking' our natural spaces to death? In March this year, a super bloom of California's bright orange poppies encouraged some 66,000 smartphone-wielding visitors to descend on the tiny town of Lake Elsinore, some 100 kilometers southeast of Los Angeles.