Can you think of a country where camping is more popular than Australia? Australia is a vast empty country, where hotels, boarding houses and pubs are few and far between. Camping in the bush is a tradition in the outback, where the nightly barbeque is king and the cool nightly drinks are eagerly awaited. At sundown, as the unrelenting heat of the day dies away, the outback comes alive. A cool refreshing beer tops off the day—a ‘fair dinkum’ treat.

Today Australia has developed considerably—its main cities, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane now offer all the cultural amenities of which it was once deprived. But head for a country town like Kalgoorlie, or Broken Hill, and you’ll still maybe find a church at one end and a brothel at the other end of its main street. Somewhere in between will be a couple of drinking bars, and probably the local camping ground thereabouts.

With a hearty welcoming “G’day!”, the Australians have long been known for their unabashed friendliness. But it’s the wild open campsites of Australia that attract many a camper. Australia is one of the few remaining destinations that offer secure and comfortable camping, where the modern and the primitive pristine remain close together.

Can you think of a country where camping is more popular than Australia? Australia is a vast empty country, where hotels, boarding houses and pubs are few and far between. Camping in the bush is a tradition in the outback, where the nightly barbeque is king and the cool nightly drinks are eagerly awaited. At sundown, as the unrelenting heat of the day dies away, the outback comes alive. A cool refreshing beer tops off the day—a ‘fair dinkum’ treat.

Today Australia has developed considerably—its main cities, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth…