Contributors

Australian native Tony Perrottet, author of Off the Deep End: Travels in Forgotten Frontiers (Flamingo/HarperCollins), introduces us to a couple of his favorite Aussie getaways: the Whitsunday Islands and the Coconut Beach Resort at Cape Tribulation.

With New Hampshire-based Meg Lukens Noonan, a frequent contributor to Outside, we go surfcasting off Nantucketand diving at Little Cayman Island. Bob Howells, editor of Outside's annual Buyer's Guide, tested the latest in travel clothing and bags.

Tallahassee resident Bucky McMahon, an Outside correspondent and frequent contributor to dive magazines, shares his diving experiences in the Galßpagos Islands and his light-tackle fishing adventures off Key West.

The author of Travels Along the Edge (Vintage Books), David Noland, of Mountainville, New York, writes about mountain biking in Arizona and Utah and provides an update on adventure travel to Chile (see "Bulletins").

New York-based Everett Potter, a travel columnist for Smart Money, researched vacation costs and airline meal policies, and also checked out the windsurfing scene in Morocco.

Thurston Clarke, author of California Fault (Ballantine Books), gives us an account of his family's skiing adventures in Canada. Ron C. Judd, an outdoor writer for The Seattle Times and author of Washington: A Best Places Guide to the Outdoors (Sasquatch Books), reveals his favorite cruiser-friendly ski resorts.

Douglas Gantenbein, aka The Interactive Gear Guy on Outside Online, covers the latest in ski equipment, cameras, and travel gadgets.