Discover Perth & Western Australia Savor the lush forests and vintage surf of the Margaret River region (and get the low-down on the good drops with our wine section). Spread your toes and sink your feet into white sand at Lucky Bay, another contender for 'most beautiful beach in Australia'. Drink in the lifestyle of Perth, the world's most remote city of its size, then relearn the meaning of remote in awesome Kimberley. Collect our other passport stamp: have a beer with the royals in the sovereign state of Hutt River Province Principality. In This Guide: One 4WD and an intrepid husband and wife team cover 12,000km of outback Zero impact on the environment with tips on camping, greener businesses and local travel Swags of seasonal work and accommodation advice for those who want to say longer
OUR STORY A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.