David Naylor

When he’s not editing Open Road magazine for NRMA, David likes to go and get lost somewhere.

An inveterate traveller, David took to the ‘hippy trail’ in the early 70s, travelling through countries like India, Nepal, Afghanistan and Iran. He followed that journey with a trans-Siberian adventure in 1978. Though interesting, David says it didn’t compare with the epic nature of the overland trip.

Since then, David and his wife Mary Bridgid have travelled all over Australia with their three daughters. All of them have caught the travel bug from Dad.

David is an avowed music lover, so it’s no surprise he resorts to the words of one of his favourite Australian musicians when asked about his special place. When Kev Carmody sang about “the enormous vastness of those inland plains”, David knew exactly where he was coming from. This experienced newspaper and magazine journo is rarely happier than when he’s driving through the Outback.