The Big Lap

Lee Atkinson, freelance travel writer and guide book author, has just completed an epic 10-month road trip driving 40,000 of the country’s roughest, toughest and dustiest kilometres on a lap of mainland Australia. Towing a camper trailer with a 4WD ute, her road trip took her across some of the country’s most iconic landscapes and destinations and into places where few other travellers roam, so she knows exactly where to go if you want to beat the crowds.

Featuring hundreds of beautiful images, The Big Lap is the pictorial diary of her journey. It’s a lavish book of 144 full-colour pages, with detailed captions giving the stories behind the images. But this is not just another photobook, even though it is an inspirational showcase of some of the most scenic – and remote – roads and places around Australia. What makes this book different to the rest is that it’s full of helpful information to help you plan your own Big Lap. The best spots are off the tourist trail, and most aren’t even on the map, but this book will tell you how to get there.

Read a review of The Big Lap published in Briar’s Travel Beat.

Print copies of The Big Lap have sold out, but it is still available to download.

Download the PDF: $15. 

Downloads are not automatic: Please be patient – I’m often on the road and it may take a day or two before I can send you the PDF.  Apologies for any inconvenience.