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4x4Hema’s Guide to Surviving the Tropics - Hema Maps Online Shop

Hema’s Guide to Surviving the Tropics

If something can go wrong, it will go wrong, so next time you're planning to head off to the Tropics, ask yourself whether you will be prepared to survive in Australia’s tropical environments

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4WDTowing a Camper in Cape York - Hema Maps Online Shop

Towing a Camper in Cape York

Words Sam Richards Pics Matt Williams and Tourism and Events Queensland After reading Hema’s crash crash of towing tips, you should have the confidence to tackle Cape York in a camper.Cape York ins...

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4WDChasing Snow - Hema Maps Online Shop

Chasing Snow

Words: Michael BorgPics: Matt Fehlberg Time to rug up and hit the road to Oberon in search of the white stuff. Frozen fingers, foggy breath and a runny nose are exactly what you can expect if you g...

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4WDLet the Goog Times Roll - Googs Track, SA - Hema Maps Online Shop

Let the Goog Times Roll - Googs Track, SA

Words: Sam Richards Pics: Sam Richards & Emma Warren(Image: The Goog's Track is a rollercoaster that refuses to end.)If solitude, dune driving, orange dirt vistas, desert wildlife, and starry s...

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4WDTop Tinnie Territory – Lake Eildon, VIC - Hema Maps

Top Tinnie Territory – Lake Eildon, VIC

Words: Angelo San GiorgioImages: Ellen DewarLake Eildon is a couple of hours northeast of Melbourne and the journey is a destination in itself. Serviced by Eildon, the region was named in honour of...

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4WD11 Reasons to Drive the Gibb River Road - Hema Maps Online Shop

11 Reasons to Drive the Gibb River Road

  This major artery through The Kimberley in Western Australia is one of Australia’s most beautiful drives. We provide 11 reasons why you must drive the Gibb River Road. 1. CONQUER WA'S MOST INFAM...

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4WDSouth Aussie Space Odyssey - Flinders and Gammon Ranges - Hema Maps Online Shop

South Aussie Space Odyssey - Flinders and Gammon Ranges

Words and Pics Sam RichardsThere’s a lot more to the Flinders Ranges in South Australia than the national park, as I discovered on a nine-day expedition as low down as the Bridle Track and as high ...

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