The Magazine for Australian Travellers

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

in Australia’s great

outdoors

Capturing Australia

Award-winning nature photographer

Steve Parish is offering more of

his secrets on photographing

Australia in a new book

Steve Parish has been quoted as saying: “Cameras don’t make pictures… people do.” And Steve’s new book, How to Photograph Australia, is designed to inspire and motivate travellers to make the best pictures they can by using his simple tips and advice.

How to Photograph Australia is a condensed version of Steve’s best-selling Photographing Australia and it concentrates on the creative side of photography. It’s also in a compact form, so perfect to take along on your travels, and is applicable for both film and digital users.

The five chapters include making the most of your photographic
trips, working with natural and
artificial light, and developing your own technique and style. Each chapter is easy to read and understand and filled with Steve’s personal ideas and experiences that can help to make a good picture even better.

The technique and style section will appeal especially to On The Roaders wanting to capture specific details of any trip – with special sub-sections that give advice on photographing trees, rainforests, wildflowers, birds, frogs and more.

Steve even covers planning your expedition and following dreams, as well as giving advice on travelling with the seasons to try to be at the right place at the right time for your specific area of interest.