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 […]
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 […]
