Submarine in a rural park? You would hardly expect to find a submarine submerged in a rural Australian Park. Yet in the southern New South Wales town of Holbrook, the HMAS Otway has become the town’s biggest tourist attraction. During the late 1980’s many towns on the highway between Sydney and Melbourne were bypassed to…
Category: Road Trip Itineraries
What to pack for an Australian Road Trip
A road trip is the best way to see Australia and there are many great road trips you can take. Before you hit the road however, a little planning will help you to make the most of your trip. Once you have sorted out your itinerary, you can start planning what to pack for your…
Planning an Australian Road Trip
Planning an Australian road trip? We are Australians who have spent over 50 years driving around the Eastern and Southern Coast of Australia. So we have lots of local knowledge that can help you make the most of your trip to Australia and avoid making some of the mistakes overseas tourists frequently make. Planning your…
Driving inland from Port Fairy to Melbourne
Port Fairy to Melbourne itinerary Whether you are returning to Melbourne from a trip down the Great Ocean Road, or headed to Adelaide take the alternative route from Port Fairy to Melbourne. This drive along the National Highway takes you past some beautiful coastal towns and lesser known attractions in rural Victoria. The drive along the…
Limestone Loop- Penola to Adelaide
Driving towards Melbourne from Adelaide along the Western Highway can be a quite boring route. It may be the quickest route to Melbourne, but it can also be quite boring. Endless paddocks of canola and vineyards, with very few larger towns along the way. Whether you are heading the whole way to Melbourne, or wanting…
A beer at the Ettamogah Pub
There’s nothing as quintessentially Australian than an Aussie pub. The recreated Ettamogah Pub at Table Top successfully encapsulates the ramshackle bush pubs of Aussie folk-lore. Driving along the Hume Highway from Sydney to Melbourne, it would be easy to miss this quirky Aussie pub just 16 kilometres north of Albury. We certainly enjoyed a stop…
Drive along the Limestone Coast
Arriving at the end of the Great Ocean Road doesn’t have to be the end of your road trip of Coastal Australia. You can continue your journey towards Adelaide along the South Australian Limestone Coast. The total driving time from Port Fairy to Adelaide is a little over eight hours. It can easily done in…
Why you cant “do” the Great Ocean Road in a day
I always shake my head in disbelief when I hear of tourists planning to “do” the Great Ocean Road in a day. It is Australia’s most iconic road trip, taking in the dramatic rock formations of the southern coastline. The most famous of these is the Twelve Apostles. Yes, it is possible to drive out…
Driving in Australia
There is no better way to see Australia than with a Road Trip. Yet sadly, each year we see international drivers killed on our roads, simply due to a lack of knowledge and research on driving in Australia. Before you hit the road to drive in Australia, make sure you are familiar with the road…
Drive the inland route from Sydney to Melbourne
Explore rural Australia with a Sydney to Melbourne inland drive. Melbourne is only an hour and a half flight or a nine hour drive down the Hume Freeway from Sydney. The highway was once little more than an unformed track between the two cities. Drovers and bullocky’s made the often treacherous journey to carry supplies…