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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…
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 you will need to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Local tips for planning a Sydney to Melbourne road trip. The Sydney to Melbourne flight path is one of the busiest in the world, connecting Australia’s two largest cities in a little over an hour and a half. By road, the Hume Freeway now connects the two cities in a little under nine hours. Yet…
Bypassed towns along the Hume Highway You would probably expect to find a giant sheep or Ned Kelly statue on the Hume Highway between Sydney and Melbourne. But did you know there is also a submarine submerged in a rural Australian park? These are just some of the unique attractions rural towns have devised to…