Featured Series · 2025

The Big Lap

A family of four. A Mars 15 Elite caravan. Australia's most remote tracks. We documented everything — the good, the hard, and the unforgettable.

Where We Went

Sydney to the outback, across the top, down the west coast and home through the Nullarbor. Fourteen weeks, one Mars 15 Elite, four people, and more stories than we can fit in a single page. Every leg is documented below.

1

NSW & QLD Outback

Sydney → Dubbo → Longreach → Mt Isa. The long drive in.

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2

NT — Red Centre to Top End

Devil's Marbles, Mataranka, Katherine Gorge, Kakadu, Darwin, Litchfield.

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3

WA Kimberley

Lake Argyle, Bungle Bungles, El Questro, Gibb River Road, Broome.

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4

WA Ningaloo Coast

Karijini, Cape Range, whale sharks, Coral Bay.

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5

WA South & Shark Bay

Quobba, Monkey Mia, Francois Peron, Kalbarri, Perth.

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6

SA Homeward

Nullarbor, Streaky Bay, Coffin Bay — and back to Sydney.

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Big Lap Posts

Northern Territory

Devils Marbles (Karlu Karlu): Worth the Stop, But Know What You're In For

20 Apr 2025
Northern Territory

Bitter Springs, Mataranka: The Most Underrated Swim on the Entire Lap

21 Apr 2025
Northern Territory

Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk): Bigger, Wilder, and Worth the Heat

23 Apr 2025
Northern Territory

Kakadu: The Rock Art, the Wildlife, and Why Two Days Isn't Enough

25 Apr 2025
Northern Territory

Kakadu With Kids: What to Actually Expect

28 Apr 2025
Northern Territory

Darwin: The City Stop That Actually Earns Its Place on the Lap

2 May 2025
Northern Territory

Litchfield National Park: The NT's Best Swimming Holes (And How to Actually Enjoy Them)

5 May 2025
Western Australia

Lake Argyle: The Night the Stars Outnumbered Everything We Know

9 May 2025
Western Australia

The Bungle Bungles: 53km of Corrugations for the Best View in WA

12 May 2025
Western Australia

El Questro: A Cattle Station the Size of a Small Country

15 May 2025
Western Australia

Barn Hill Station: Dinosaur Tracks, Cliff-Top Sunsets, and an Uninvited Guest

26 May 2025
Western Australia

80 Mile Beach: A Whole Lot of Nothing, Then This

28 May 2025
Western Australia

Karijini: Gorges That Reset What We Thought This Country Could Do

31 May 2025
Western Australia

Mandu Mandu: The Campsite Booking We Set an Alarm For

4 June 2025
Western Australia

Osprey Bay: The Quiet Alternative That Doesn't Feel Like a Consolation Prize

7 June 2025
Western Australia

Turquoise Bay: A Name That Undersells It, and That's Saying Something

10 June 2025
South Australia

Bunda Cliffs: The Edge of the Continent, and a Whale Ten Metres Below

12 July 2025
South Australia

Streaky Bay: The Town That Doesn't Try Too Hard, and Doesn't Need To

13 July 2025
Gear & Kit

Off-Grid Essentials: Water, Solar, Battery and the Mistakes That Cost You

1 Sept 2025
Gear & Kit

Big Lap Gear: What We Actually Use (And What Stayed in the Shed)

10 Sept 2025
Gear & Kit

Camp Cooking Done Right: What We Actually Eat on the Road

20 Sept 2025

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