otrmastrev.gif
cover-oct-05.jpg
The Magazine for Australian Travellers
langi-0075.tif
foot.gif
October 2005

GREAT PLACES TO GO
Cutta Cutta Caves
The Northern Territory town of Katherine has a secret treasure deep underground.
Great walking on Fraser Island
Melanie Ball heads away from Fraser’s coast to focus on the middle of the world’s largest sand island.
Campsite reports
Our campsite reporters find the best places to camp, this month in Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia.

CARAVANS & MOTORHOMES
Waltzing with Matilda
New owner, new factory and new model motorhomes.

GOOD GEAR & GADGETS
Walkabout
Go on the greatest bushwalk, live the Snowy River legend and travel with a greener outlook – find out how in Walkabout this month.
How to photograph Australia
A new book by Steve Parish can help us to make our holiday pictures much better.

CAMPERS’ TALES
Cruising Australia
Aussies are planning for a life of leisure in their retirement – and, apparently, we’re very good at it.
The good life at McLaren Vale
This area in South Australia is truly gorgeous.
Hit the Spot
A seafood feast awaits at Airlie Beach.
The hazards of helping out
Adrian Ryan has some tales of woe to tell – he’s helping out a friend.
Dismal Swamp
This place in Tasmania is anything but dismal.
Outback wings and
stockmen’s things
Jim Foster takes us for a tour around two Australian icons.
Campfire cooking
Derek “The Camp Oven Cook” Bullock doesn’t need a campfire to make a camp oven feast.

JUST FOR READERS
My Favorite Place
The tantilising glitter of garnets has won for a reader a pair of great daypacks from Snowgum.

GETAWAY VEHICLE
Facelifted Forester
Subaru’s popular soft-roader Forester has increased its appeal.

CATCH A FEED
Snapping happy
This month, Paul B. Kidd offers some tips on getting better fishy photos.

REGULAR FEATURES
Readers’ Letters
Advice on locating a doctor wherever you travel is discussed this issue.
Aussie Cross Quiz
retire-0215.jpg
86BU0534.JPG
No wonder we’re so optimistic about retirement, with all this at our fingertips.
Save $10 and read the whole story

To read the whole story and see more pics subscribe now to On The Road Magazine for the special price of $59.90 and save $10
shopbanani3460_Copy11907.gif
Visit the On The Road Shop Have a look at our selection of boo
otroct9912096_Copy12101.jpg
Previous Editions Click here to see details of past issues of O
in Australia’s great
outdoors
navbar1.gif
Get ready to
HIT THE ROAD

Thousands of
Australians are
looking forward to
exploring the
wonders of their
own country

There’s a perception out there that your average Aussie just can’t wait to shake off the shackles of employment and join the ranks of the travellers getting on the road around this country and beyond.
Well, one of the large insurance companies, AXA Australia, in a bid to know their market better, has conducted a major benchmark study of the attitudes of working folks and retirees.
The survey covered 15 countries and compared actions, intentions and attitudes of a range of age groups, gaining a fascinating overview of our thinking as an industrial age population. No, we were not compared with the Horn of Africa, Outer Mongolia and the Aleutian Islands. These were similarly industrialised countries with similar wealth levels so all valid comparisons.
The study provided some terrific insights into our attitudes, as well as some interesting observations on how we compare to other parts of the world, and most of the news is good.
I’d walk a mile
I’d walk a mile
Subscribe online now & save $10
Subscribe online now & save $10