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4 awesome station stays in South Australia

If you’re looking for something other than a caravan park stay but you’re not ready for off-grid camping, the alternative could be a station stay. Station stays give you the best of both worlds. Typically you’ll have power, water, ablutions…

4×4 Vs Goat No Kidding, This Billy Goat is Feral!

Rugged red ranges, spectacular off-road adventures, Outback skies and SA’s gnarly Billy Goat Ridge. Will you take on the goat? In the stunning southern Flinders Ranges our family drove over a goat – and loved it. But don’t go reporting…

EYRE PENINSULA: HOW’S THE SERENITY

WHY THE EYRE PENINSULA IS ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED ESCAPES FROM THE RAT RACE   The Eyre Peninsula is a popular stopover on the way west for many travellers but this spectacular region is well worth an extended stay…

Australia’s Best Coastal Drive

We live on a big island, so there is a lot of coastline to explore – but Vic Widman reckons this stretch in South Australia is possibly the best. There is no question that we have some simply amazing coastal…

Australia’s Scariest Camping

We venture to Ground Zero of Australia’s biggest atom blast and survive with just a slight green glow… As Outback folklore has it, nowhere has ever gone off like Maralinga. The rocket range at Woomera had big bangs often and…

The Limestone Coast

Here’s six reasons you need to get to one of the most underrated off-road destinations in the country:  South Australia often gets overlooked as a 4X4 destination, often thanks to places like the Cape, the Kimberley, the deserts and Fraser…

LAKE EYRE IN FLOOD… OR IS IT?

Lake Eyre is filling with water and the tourists are flocking to see it, so we sent Vic Widman out to see what all the fuss is about. For images and the full Unsealed 4X4 experience, read this on our…

The Gawler Ranges

Mention the Gawler Ranges to most people and you tend to get a blank stare back at you. I’ve been visiting this area and including it on various Outback itineraries for a few years now and I reckon it’s a…

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