The Magazine for Australian Travellers
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Win
We have five
copies of Explore Australia by 4WD: Adventure Treks to give away. Find out how to
enter our draw in the April 2005 issue of On The
Road.
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On The Road is Australia's top monthly
magazine for people who enjoy camping, caravanning and touring
Australia.
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May 2005
GREAT PLACES TO GO
There is much to see at this Outback
oasis in the backblocks of New South Wales.
The Flinders is one of Australia’s
most impressive ranges, stretching through several hundred
kilometres of South Australia’s central and northern
regions.
Campsite reports
This month we visit a park in South
Australia’s Riverland,
a campsite from which you can see the spectacular Staircase to the Moon phenomenon, campgrounds near underground lava tubes and a spot where you’re likely to see a
paddlesteamer or two.
a campsite from which you can see the spectacular Staircase to the Moon phenomenon, campgrounds near underground lava tubes and a spot where you’re likely to see a
paddlesteamer or two.
CARAVANS AND MOTORHOMES
Mark Taylor has restored a
1950s
caravan to its former glory – complete with memorabilia from that golden age.
caravan to its former glory – complete with memorabilia from that golden age.
GOOD GEAR & GADGETS
Walkabout
We’ve found lots of useful products
for travellers this month.
CAMPERS’ TALES
John McCann enters a subterranean world
of beautiful
stalactites north of Rockhampton in Queensland.
stalactites north of Rockhampton in Queensland.
Ochre was traded across the continent for
thousands of years and, today, travellers can see some of the
sites from which it was mined.
Take the right precautions against biting
and stinging pests so nothing will mar your outdoor experience.
George Duxbury tells of his experience of
coping with sleep apnoea while still enjoying a travelling
lifestyle.
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Peanuts are an easy food to take along
when you’re camping and the Peanut Company of Australia
has some ideas on how to use these nuts in tasty and easy
snacks.
JUST FOR READERS
A visit to Shark Bay, a unique and
wondrous place in Western Australia, has won for a reader a
great prize from Snowgum.
GETAWAY VEHICLE
Toby Hagon takes a look at the updated
version of Holden’s Adventra.
CATCH A FEED
Anglers across Australia dream of
catching a big barramundi.
REGULAR FEATURES
Win a 4WD
Survival Guide
We have six copies of this book to give
away.
Readers’ letters
Readers agree that training would benefit
caravanners.
Aussie Cross Quiz
Take time out to enjoy an Australiana
quiz
