The Awe of the GOR We’ve driven on some pretty spectacular roads around the globe from the Umbrail pass in Switzerland to the high-altitude road from Salta to Cachi in northern Argentina but the Great Ocean Road (GOR) still takes out breath away every time, particularly the iconic 100 km stretch from #Anglesea to #WyeRiver to #Lorne and on to #ApolloBay. The GOR is not a fang-fest, you need to […]
We were lucky to escape for a road trip between Melbourne lockdowns in late June to do the Silo Art trail which stretches 200km through the northwest Wimmera Mallee region from Rupanyup to Patchewollock. You can tick off all the silos in a 2 hour journey but we zig zagged a bit to take in a few side attractions. It is a great way to see the local ‘colour’ of […]
You can drive to Canberra from Melbourne non-stop along the Hume Highway in 7 hours. We do this a lot as our daughter lives in Canberra. However, in late November, we decided to take our campervan and veer off on a few side trips to explore some of the river and mountain towns, on the way including Wodonga, Walwa, Tumbarumba, Jugiong. It was worth the detour(s) as we discovered some […]