Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition

LIFE ON THE RANGES

Driving through the Australian outback is one of the most serene activities you can do, but it’s even better when someone does the driving for you. I’m sitting in the back seat of a rugged Mercedes Benz 4WD van, staring out the windows as Adelaide, the South Australian capital, quickly fades into a scene of open countryside and green and yellow trees.

We whip out our cameras... before the wallaby hops up the rocky ledge and away

Soon, those country sights morph into red sand, gold and brown boulders, and an open blue sky that covers one of Australia’s best-kept secrets. The Flinders Ranges are in the heart of South Australia, and are the gateway to the outback; Uluru (previously known as Ayers Rock) may be world renowned as a natural icon, but the Flinders Ranges as a destination deserve

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