Great Outdoors : Article
South Africa
Chill time with the maneaters
The ratio of animals to humans on this small game reserve means you can have your wildlife virtually to yourself, writes Sarah Maguire.
Victoria
Take it all in your stride
Patricia Maunder discovers wild coastline and waterfalls while tackling three of the state's hiking trails.
Blue Mountains
Descent of a cave man
Ben Stubbs conquers his fear, plunging 120 metres into one of Australia's most challenging cave systems.
New South Wales
Views are top of the range
Majestic waterfalls, gorges and rainforest greets Lee Atkinson on a four-day, four-park journey near Armidale.
Tasmania
On the lightly trodden trail
Nature buffs know Tasmania's landmarks by heart but the island has no shortage of wilderness and unsung whistle-stoops, writes Rick Eaves.
New Zealand
A walk in the woods
Tim Dick sees gushing waterfalls, swims in icy waters and shares mountain huts with strangers on a classic Kiwi trek.
England
In the forest of a folk hero
As Russell Crowe's new film about Robin Hood nears our cinemas, David Whitley ventures into Sherwood Forest.
Australia
Into the wide, found land
Lee Atkinson traces six great journeys of six great Australian explorers across deserts, rivers and ranges.
Queensland
Deeper shades of green
Craig Tansley rediscovers his favourite North Queensland hideaway.
New Zealand
Nature and nurture
The gentle art of walking combines with can-do conservation and creativity on the Banks peninsula, writes David Knox.
Iceland
Where the dust never settles
One volcano seethes and the world shudders, yet for Iceland it's just another day, writes Christine Salins.
NSW
Villains and gold diggers
Ben Stubbs hunts for the buried loot from a daring highway robbery by bushranger Ben Hall.
Snowy Mountains
Bush, boulders and billy tea
Near the nation's capital, Ben Stubbs discovers an untamed wilderness where only the hardy survive.
England
Rambling tummies
Daniel Scott thickens his midriff as he wends his way along South Devon's coastal trails.
Outback
Heaven and high water
Lee Atkinson manages to stay one step ahead of the floodwaters on a road trip through outback NSW.
Canada
Into the wild with Sarah Palin's neighbours
Craig Platt Craig Platt heads east of Alaska to get a taste of life on Canada's frontier.
Frequent flyer
Frequent flyer: Bill Willoughby
This well-travelled horseman is far happier in the saddle than in the city.
NSW
Perfect for that dirty weekend
An alpine wilderness is just the place to get a shiny off-roader a little muddy, writes Lee Atkinson.
NSW
Theatre in the wild
Nature puts on daily, and nightly, shows in this private forest, writes Craig Tansley.
Scotland
Mud cake and whisky
On foot and mountain bike, Kathryn Heyman crosses hill and dale in the country's south-west.
