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/2011/08/16/48-hours-in-tasmania/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2011/08/16/48-hours-in-tasmania/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:54:30 +0000 scott http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=2335 SO, you’ve picked up your car rental or campervan and are wondering how to best spend the next 48 hours in Tasmania? Well, it really depends on the season.
If you’re on a winter break, perhaps check out the state’s eclectic west coast. On the way, be sure to explore Cradle Mountain. If your timing’s right, you might get in a good afternoon of skiing or, at the very least, a scenic walk around Dove Lake. Spend a night tucked up in the Cradle Mountain Lodge or one of the varieties of self-contained cabins available. After a hearty brekky, keep [...]]]> http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2011/08/16/48-hours-in-tasmania/feed/ 0 http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2011/05/27/a-beauty-by-the-beach-on-great-ocean-road/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2011/05/27/a-beauty-by-the-beach-on-great-ocean-road/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 05:38:44 +0000 spida http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=2212 Barwon Heads was next on the agenda for the Everitt clan and it was an easy 90-minute road trip from Melbourne or if you are coming along the Great Ocean Road in an Adelaide campervan rental then its only a 20-minute deviation from Geelong.
Barwon Heads is the most beautiful beachside village you are likely to see, especially in Victoria. There’s a tonne of beach for everyone to enjoy, including ocean, river and estuary – you name it, they have it. The Barwon Heads Caravan Park was built on multi-million dollar land which runs right along the river/estuary. There are [...]]]> http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2011/05/27/a-beauty-by-the-beach-on-great-ocean-road/feed/ 0 http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/07/31/great-drives-melbourne-to-sydney-tumut-a-place-to-sweep-you-off-your-feet/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/07/31/great-drives-melbourne-to-sydney-tumut-a-place-to-sweep-you-off-your-feet/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:38:46 +0000 spida http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=1367 MANY Aussies have done the famous trek from Melbourne to Sydney along the Hume Highway, but make sure you take the time to stop in a little town called Tumut.
Once grabbing a campervan rental in Melbourne head north and you will arrive at this amazing little destination after about six or seven hours later. Tumut is just before Goulburn, and is only a 25-minute drive from the highway – you won’t be disappointed! This is where you will find Australia’s only remaining original broom factory that makes good old-fashioned straw brooms. Prices start at just $10 each and have [...]]]> http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/07/31/great-drives-melbourne-to-sydney-tumut-a-place-to-sweep-you-off-your-feet/feed/ 0 http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/07/18/romantic-drives-coffs-harbour-to-crystal-castle-byron-bay/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/07/18/romantic-drives-coffs-harbour-to-crystal-castle-byron-bay/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:37:57 +0000 austin http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=1326 While Coffs Harbour and surrounds offer some wonderful sites, attractions and lovely beaches, take the time to head up the Pacific Highway for a coast-hugging journey of four hours or so to one of the most peaceful places in Australia – Crystal Castle in Mullumbimby.
Though the trip is easy on the eyes, it’s the final destination that truly treats all the senses. This beautiful place in the Byron hinterland is ideal to enrich your own spirit and that of your partner’s, so make sure you plan to spend a good day there. In a nutshell, simply get on Park [...]]]> http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/07/18/romantic-drives-coffs-harbour-to-crystal-castle-byron-bay/feed/ 0 http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/05/11/great-driving-holidays-drivenow-is-king-of-the-road-for-campervan-hire/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/05/11/great-driving-holidays-drivenow-is-king-of-the-road-for-campervan-hire/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 01:40:19 +0000 spida http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=1145 WE took advantage of the great deals offered through this super website for last minute campervan hire and did a test drive.
After an easy online booking process, and super deal thanks to the DriveNow gang, we and took one of Maui’s Jayco Conquest campervans for a spin to Adelaide. Peter and I have come to the conclusion www.drivenow.com.au offers the best way to test drive a motorhome (or campervan) without going all out and buying one up front. You know what? it’s actually better than hiring a car and staying in motels and I will even go a stretch [...]]]> http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/05/11/great-driving-holidays-drivenow-is-king-of-the-road-for-campervan-hire/feed/ 0 http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/04/25/romantic-drives-sydney-to-wollongong/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/04/25/romantic-drives-sydney-to-wollongong/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:28:36 +0000 austin http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=1120 THE Grand Pacific Drive departing from Sydney doesn’t take long to lose yourself in the chill factor as you leave the city behind and enter its southern fringe and into the sub-tropical lushness of the Royal National Park. It pays to stop off for a walk here and explore one of the oldest national parks in the world.
From here, it’s a leisurely drive  offering spectacular scenery, dramatic coastal cliffside views and sandstone heaths inland. Stop off at the Hindu Temple in Helensburgh or enjoy a spot of  horseriding at beautiful Otford to really fire up the romance-o-meter before jumping [...]]]> http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/04/25/romantic-drives-sydney-to-wollongong/feed/ 0 http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/04/12/romantic-drives-great-ocean-road-in-victoria/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/04/12/romantic-drives-great-ocean-road-in-victoria/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:21:27 +0000 scott http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=1097 CALLING all lovers, it’s time to warm up your wheels and start your engines – the DriveNow team has asked me to suggest some of the most romantic drives in Australia for starcrossed lovers.
Forget the caravan of love, our focus is the campervan of love and you needn’t worry about forking out for a costly mobile love machine with wheels as you can hire a camper for a steal on the DriveNow website. Click up a pick-up and drop-off deal from Melbourne and you are all set for the first of our Romantic Drives series in 2010 – Great [...]]]> http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/04/12/romantic-drives-great-ocean-road-in-victoria/feed/ 0 http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/03/09/great-driving-holidays-normanton-to-quamby-queensland/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/03/09/great-driving-holidays-normanton-to-quamby-queensland/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:47:31 +0000 spida http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=1020 LEAVING Normanton, we headed south to a teeny, weeny place called Quamby.
The roadtrip was surprisingly easy thanks to good roads and not a lot of road trains, thankfully on this particular day. There were plenty of cattle, though, so you still have to be careful. The cattle around these parts seem to have sound road skills. Believe it or not, I actually saw a herd of cows stop and wait and then cross the road, unlike the horses up around Cooktown who wait, then run out in front of you!
There is little warning that Quamby is approaching, so [...]]]> http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/03/09/great-driving-holidays-normanton-to-quamby-queensland/feed/ 0 http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/02/06/great-driving-holidays-cooktown-to-mount-surprise-qld/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/02/06/great-driving-holidays-cooktown-to-mount-surprise-qld/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:25:30 +0000 spida http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=1001 HEADING south and inland from Cooktown down to Mt Surprise was, well, a bit of a surprise – a pleasant one.
Definitely take the short-cut and head along the top of the Atherton Tablelands, and cut out going back through Cairns. It’s a great drive that’s fairly easy until you reach Rolleston. From then on its only bitumen for the width of one car, down the middle of the road, so drive your campervan and carry your load carefully especially on corners, as chances are others coming towards you are using the middle of the road too! The other half [...]]]> http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/02/06/great-driving-holidays-cooktown-to-mount-surprise-qld/feed/ 0 http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/01/26/great-driving-holidays-mosman-to-cooktown-nswqld/ http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/01/26/great-driving-holidays-mosman-to-cooktown-nswqld/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:26:33 +0000 spida http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/?p=985 THE drive from Mossman to Cooktown is brilliant. It isn’t an easy drive, but still it’s really worth the while. Make sure you stock up on everything before you head off and there are plenty of stops along the way including some great photo opportunities.
Cooktown is a place full of wonder and it certainly wasn’t what I expected, that’s for sure! Simply put – it is stunning and there is no other way to describe it. And the history you will see and learn is astounding. I knew so little before going there it was actually embarrassing.
For starters, [...]]]> http://www.drivenow.com.au/blog/2010/01/26/great-driving-holidays-mosman-to-cooktown-nswqld/feed/ 0