Drives in South Australia

South Australia

Life is but a stream

Sue Williams takes a drive along the mighty Murray on its stately journey to the sea.

Australia

Road to the red heart

Lake Eyre

The world has plenty of famed routes for the adventurer but none kick up as much dust as Australia's Adelaide to Uluru escapade, writes Sue Williams.

Australia

Into the red dust and wind

Painted Desert near Coober Pedy.

Retracing the route of Australia's hardiest roadmakers, Lee Atkinson tackles a trip through the heart of our western deserts.

South Australia

The highs of a slow road

Bird's-eye views ... emus check out visitors at Brachina Gorge.

How rough could it be, thought Lee Atkinson as she headed into the Flinders Ranges. Then she took Public Access Route 4.

Central Australia

The heartland hop

Sunburnt country ... the massive granite Devil's Marbles near Tennant Creek.

Four days on a Greyhound hardly seems the ideal outback holiday, but Sue Williams has some tricks in mind as she embarks on the longest bus ride in the world.

Road trip

The pillion princess diaries

Lee Atkinson braves helmet hair and heavy rain on a motorbike from Adelaide to Sydney.

Nullarbor

Never alone on the plain

Unspecified

Don't let the movies put you off this trip, writes Jodie Pfarr.

Flinders Ranges:

Home on the range

Steve Meacham It takes a remarkable kind of person to thrive in Australia's beautiful but harsh outback, writes Steve Meacham.

Lake Eyre:

Sea of uncertainty

Steve Meacham Whether it's wet or dry, the world's largest salt lake is an amazing sight, writes Steve Meacham.

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