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Tackling the Great Victoria Desert
Enough went wrong on this trip… so learn from my mistakes to avoid your own disasters. Len Beadell and his Gunbarrel Road Construction Crew opened up the desert, creating tracks meaningful for the atomic bomb and ballistic missile tests before…
LEMON AND LIME CAMPING SLICE
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE A very ‘a-peeling’ camp treat Citrus is great to take camping – it is robust against all that 4X4 touring and can last a long time out of the fridge.…
A TALE OF THREE RIVERS GETTING CAUGHT BY THE FINKE, PENTECOST AND FORTESCUE
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE During her three-month odyssey kicking up the dust in Australia’s backblocks of WA and the NT, Monica McInnes discovers it’s not the bulldust tracks you need to fear – it’s…
Two Days on Fraser: In A Bog-Stock Isuzu
How much of the island can you see, in a bog-stock Isuzu? Plenty, actually… Lake McKenzie If beach driving is the bread, then Lake McKenzie is the butter of your typical Fraser Island experience. And for good reason: The place…
ILURLKA: A CULTURAL ODYSSEY ON THE ANNE BEADELL
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Who would have thought that a group of high school kids could lead you on an amazing experience at the remotest roadhouse in Australia? THE EXCITEMENT OF THE ANNE BEADELL…
Uluru Road Trip
A 4-week journey through the most popular destinations in Australia. We all know the benefits of travel. Done well, it’s restorative, experiential and life changing. Done badly, it reminds us of how great couches and TV are. It can be…
CLARENCE GORGE BY 4X4 AND KAYAK
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE With fantastic bush camping, a place like ‘The Gorge’ has everything on offer. It caters for people with highly modified trucks through to tourers towing caravans; everyone can have…
RECIPE: BEER BREATH CHICKEN
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Who would have thought that a can of ale could enhance Australia’s favourite bird? Drunken chicken indeed. Ingredients 1-1.4kg chicken 1 can of beer 1 tablespoon each…
PLANNING A DANGEROUS SOLO ADVENTURE
What you need to know about planning the most dangerous solo adventure CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Get the logistics right or the headline ‘Idiot found dead doing what he loved’ will be splashed across…
VICTORIA’S BEST KEPT 4WD SECRET REVEALED
Well, it was until now… but you must promise to keep this information to yourself. I trust you. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE “So, what is so secretive about this place and why are you…
GEEHI GLAMPING: THE ART OF ROUGHING IT IN COMFORT
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE I have a lot of friends who would associate ‘camp grub’ with stuff that comes out of a can – such as Spam, baked beans, sardines and sauerkraut. Nothing wrong…
IDALIA NP: HOME OF THE SUPER WALLABY
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Watching the form of the Yellow-Footed Rock Wallaby, you could easily be mistaken and think that the Wallabies rugby team might have looked at these little macropods for inspiration. Once…
ZUCCHINI SLICE
Don’t get to use your cheese grater enough? Then this is the recipe for you! CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Ingredients 3 large zucchinis, grated 2 carrots, grated 3 eggs 1 cup of cheddar cheese,…
HURRY! GET TO CAPE LEVEQUE BEFORE IT’S SEALED UP
With plans and work underway to cover the road to Cape Leveque in Western Australia’s far north with blacktop, Monica McInnes gets one last hurrah in before the dirt road is sealed up. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN…
CONDAMINE CROSSING: A GREAT FAMILY WEEKENDER
Wet the wheels on your 4X4, just out of Brisbane CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Day trip or weekend, Cambanoora Gorge and surrounds is a top spot for the family. About an hour and half…
