Spotlight on Barwon Heads Nestled between Ocean Grove and Torquay, the cute little hamlet of Barwon Heads is a gourmet, golf, beach, walking and cycling delight. It’s around 90 mins from Melbourne’s Bayside suburbs or 75 minutes from Melbourne’s CBD but has the feeling of being further away from city life due to it’s cute little bridge crossing as you enter town and its wild and rugged 13th beach. In […]
Outback New South wales is a pretty spectacular place with rustic towns (Hay, Walgett, Hillston) punctuating big wide, dry swathes of land broken up by mighty rivers (Murrumbidgee and the Murray) and mining towns (Cobar and Lightning Ridge). We drove 1,300 kms over one week in late November and discovered some magical sights. We’ve collated the highlights of our 1 week in Outback NSW itinerary with three things to tick […]
This boot-shaped peninsula looks a little like Southern Italy in shape and boasts a town named from that area (Sorrento) as well as an abundance of olive groves, wineries and wood-fired pizza but it’s very much a laid-back Australian holiday destination with lots of surf beaches, sailing clubs, farmer’s markets, mazes, horse-riding, hot springs, golf clubs and fabulous walks. We’ve been exploring this area for too many decades to mention […]
