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The Road Home: Recovering joy after juvenile detention and ice addiction

June 18, 2023

Tom de Souza battled drug addiction and a harrowing stint in juvenile detention to emerge on the other side. In this powerful four-part series he explains how his experiences both shaped and stunted his outlook.

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The Indonesian Motorcycle Diaries III - The Wild West
March 6, 2024
The Indonesian Motorcycle Diaries III - The Wild West
March 6, 2024

Equipped with a camera, computer, and minimalist quiver, former foreign correspondent Tom de Souza is roaming Indonesia on two wheels, documenting his travels and interviewing characters along the way.

Here, he ventures to West Nusa Tenggara, where itinerant Indonesians work the gold mines while travelling surfers jostle for hollow treasures.

March 6, 2024
The Indonesian Motorcycle Diaries II - Bali
March 6, 2024
The Indonesian Motorcycle Diaries II - Bali
March 6, 2024

Equipped with a camera, computer, and minimalist quiver, former foreign correspondent Tom de Souza is roaming Indonesia on two wheels, documenting his travels and interviewing characters along the way.

Here, he explores Bali beyond the digital nomads and restaurants and wellness centres, and seeks out the advice of one of Indonesia’s earliest surf explorers.

March 6, 2024
The Indonesian Motorcycle Diaries I - The Long Road to Grajagan
March 6, 2024
The Indonesian Motorcycle Diaries I - The Long Road to Grajagan
March 6, 2024

Equipped with a camera, computer, and minimalist quiver, former foreign correspondent Tom de Souza is roaming Indonesia on two wheels, documenting his travels and interviewing characters along the way.

Here, he investigates rumous that the mythical surfing destination, G-Land, is haunted, and finds chaotic perfection at Desert Point.

March 6, 2024
The Razor's Edge
September 20, 2023
The Razor's Edge
September 20, 2023

Wandering Victoria’s wild coast.

September 20, 2023
Life Under Cover
August 27, 2023
Life Under Cover
August 27, 2023

As an undercover police officer, Steven had to change his identity to fit in with the underworld. Immersed in drugs and crime, he soon became the person he was pretending to be.

August 27, 2023
The Road Home: Recovering joy after juvenile detention and ice addiction
June 18, 2023
The Road Home: Recovering joy after juvenile detention and ice addiction
June 18, 2023

Tom de Souza battled drug addiction and a harrowing stint in juvenile detention to emerge on the other side. In this powerful four-part series he explains how his experiences both shaped and stunted his outlook.

June 18, 2023
The Outback Undertaker
January 6, 2023
The Outback Undertaker
January 6, 2023

Paul Cornish is the only undertaker in a wild and remote region the size of a small European country. He deals with snake bites, croc attacks, road train crashes, you name it, but his work has also given him unique insight into the Aboriginal ways of life and death.

January 6, 2023
Ride Everything: The Single Fin
December 28, 2022
Ride Everything: The Single Fin
December 28, 2022

Tom de Souza’s love for a classic 1970s Tom Hoye single fin.

As featured in Tracks Magazine, Issue 588.

December 28, 2022
Bush Magic Inspires Remote Living
March 28, 2022
Bush Magic Inspires Remote Living
March 28, 2022

These people living in remote Australia tread a fine line between abject poverty and the beautiful simplicity of happiness, writes Tom de Souza.

As featured in The West Australian.

March 28, 2022
Surfing Australia's Lonely Coast
January 4, 2022
Surfing Australia's Lonely Coast
January 4, 2022

What it feels like to live and surf on some of Australia’s loneliest and sharkiest coast.

As featured in Tracks Magazine, Issue 582.

January 4, 2022