http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog Travel ideas for those on the road in Australia Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:38:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2011/02/28/tastes-of-rutherglen-a-road-trip-for-the-senses/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2011/02/28/tastes-of-rutherglen-a-road-trip-for-the-senses/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:35:32 +0000 scott http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=1911 EVERY Autumn, there’s a road trip in Victoria that every lover of food and wine must experience. Tastes of Rutherglen is a festival every long weekend in March when two worlds collide – an explosion of taste sensations, where the best chefs unite with old and new wineries in the region to match up food with the glorious liquid gold on offer. Best of all, if you can’t make it on the long weekend don’t despair – they double up again the following weekend!
People flock from everywhere, whether it’s coming from the north in your Sydney car rental (500km, [...]]]> http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2011/02/28/tastes-of-rutherglen-a-road-trip-for-the-senses/feed/ 0 http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2011/02/09/port-fairy-folk-festival-accommodation-the-campervan-rental-alternative/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2011/02/09/port-fairy-folk-festival-accommodation-the-campervan-rental-alternative/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:14:15 +0000 chrisc http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=1875 RAPIDLY becoming Australia’s leading Folk event, the Port Fairy Folk Festival takes place over the Victorian Labor Day long weekend each March And this year falls on 11-14th March. Located 290 kilometres west of Melbourne, Port Fairy attracts performers from around the world and 2010 saw it complete its 34th festival with record number of visitors and artists.
The increasing popularity has meant the limited Port Fairy accommodation is in much greater demand including Campervan and Motorhome hire. In recent years, particularly 2010, DriveNow has had to turn away many Festival visitors as [...]]]> http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2011/02/09/port-fairy-folk-festival-accommodation-the-campervan-rental-alternative/feed/ 0 http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/06/07/five-top-aussie-festivals-around-australia/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/06/07/five-top-aussie-festivals-around-australia/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 07:57:54 +0000 austin http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=1188 From country music events to spectacular Outback festivals, or food and wine extravaganzas to riverboats and jazz, there’s something worth driving to just about anywhere in Australia all-year round. Here are five diverse festivals worth packing your bags for and hitting the road in a drivenow campervan for a unique Australian cultural experience.
1. Riverboats, Jazz, Food & Wine Weekend – Echuca, Victoria.
Pick up your DriveNow Melbourne Rental Car and a leisurely three-hour drive along the Hume Freeway and Northern Highway will take you to the riverbanks of beautiful Echuca where this annual event creates a buzz in February every year. The [...]]]> http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/06/07/five-top-aussie-festivals-around-australia/feed/ 0 http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/02/27/australian-music-festivals-well-worth-the-drive/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/02/27/australian-music-festivals-well-worth-the-drive/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:42:53 +0000 scott http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=1015
EVERYONE loves a music festival, whether you love blues, country, jazz, pop or rock. So snap up a campervan rental deal with DriveNow, hit the highway and prepare to dance, sing, eat and drink ’til your heart’s content. While there are loads of big ones such as the Big Day Out, Good Vibrations and V Festival that do the rounds countrywide, don’t forget the smaller ones that might just offer something a little more intimate and also give you the chance to look around. Try these for size …
1) Riverboats Jazz Food and Wine Festival. Every July [...]]]> http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/02/27/australian-music-festivals-well-worth-the-drive/feed/ 0