The author takes readers on a tour of the land Down Under that goes far beyond packaged-tour routes.

International Bestseller: The famed travel writer and author of In Patagonia traverses Australia, exploring Aboriginal culture and song-and humanity's origins. Long ago, the creators wandered Australia and sang the landscape into being, naming every rock, tree, and watering hole in the great desert. Those songs were passed down to the Aboriginals, and for centuries they have served not only as a shared heritage but as a living map. Sing the right...

Begin your trip "down under" in Sydney, with its famous Harbor Bridge and Opera House. Join in the raucous nightlife of King's Cross, then head to the Blue Mountains, home of the spectacular Wentworth Falls. Visit the national capital of Canberra, and the far-western urban oasis of Perth. Go to the Outback, where monolithic Ayers Rock is painted blood-red in the heart of Aborigine country. See the coral formations and sea life of the Great Barrier...

Touring Australia brings home some of the world's greatest natural wonders, and most dynamic cosmopolitan cities. You'll visit Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin, Perth and Adelaide. Touring New Zealand is like a dream come true, visiting more than 100 sites on the North and South Islands.

Train journeys through Australia, Canada, and South Africa.

Solitary Australian painter Phillipa Freeman, the child of a violent and broken marriage, uses money inherited from a grandmother to find her father in the Outback. She learns the truth about her family and finds love with a man.

This adventure travelogue begins in dense rainforests outside Cairns in the north of Queensland, one of Australia's most popular tourist destinations, then travels far from the tourist trail to encounter Chief Walangee whose marine hunting practices preserve centuries-old skills. This journey into Australia's natural past has confirmed that it is one of the world's most untouched land masses, where ancient traditions continue to serve daily needs

Information on self-guided tours for people interested in the natural world