The Magazine for Australian Travellers
May 2005
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.
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.
Walkabout
We’ve found lots of useful products
for travellers this month.
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.
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.
A visit to Shark Bay, a unique and wondrous
place in Western Australia, has won for a reader a great prize
from Snowgum.
Toby Hagon takes a look at the updated
version of Holden’s Adventra.
Anglers across Australia dream of catching
a big barramundi.
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
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The world’s worst pub
It is advertised as the
world’s worst pub and a menu board outside
advises potential patrons that delicacies on the
menu include witchetty grubs, possum pie, maggot
mornay, kangaroo tits, Tasmanian devil steaks, ant
rissoles, wallaby stew, wombat steak and native
hen.
As an entrée, the outer
board advises blow fly sauce, gum leaf soup or
leprechaun soup.
And, if you can stomach the
thought of dessert, the star attraction is
cockroach jelly.
You would expect that array of
food to scare away most eaters – even those
with unusual tastes – but people from all
over Australia and from many overseas countries
flock to the Weldborough Pub on the east coast of
Tasmania to see what the worst pub is all about.
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The pub doesn’t look too
bad, despite its name.
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Save $10 and read the whole story
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