The art of free travel : a frugal family adventure / Patrick Jones and Meg Ulman.
Publication details: Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2015.Description: 256 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, maps, colour portraits ; 21 cmISBN:- 9781742234434
- 1742234437 (paperback)
- Jones, Patrick, 1970- -- Travel -- Australia
- Ulman, Meg -- Travel -- Australia
- Bicycle touring -- Economic aspects -- Australia
- Family vacations -- Australia -- Anecdotes
- Bicycle touring -- Australia -- Anecdotes
- Travel writing -- Australia
- Sustainable living -- Australia
- Australia -- Description and travel
- Australian
- 919.4 23
- GV1044
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 919.4 JON | Available | 059737 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-254.
Patrick, Meg and their family had built a happy, sustainable life in regional Victoria. But in late 2013, they found themselves craving an adventure close to the hearts of many Australians: a road trip. But this was a road trip with a difference. With Zephyr (10), Woody (1) and their Jack Russell Zero, they set off on an epic 6,000km year-long cycling journey along Australia's east coast, from Daylesford to Cape York and back. Their aim was to live as cheaply as possible - guerrilla camping, hunting, foraging and bartering their permaculture skills, and living on a diet of free food, bush tucker, and the occasional fresh road kill. They joined an anti-fracking blockade, spent time in Aboriginal communities, documented edible plants along the way, and braved the country's most hazardous highways. The Art of Free Travel is the remarkable story of a rule-breaking year of ethical living.
