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WANTING a road trip and accommodation for the whole family, four-legged friends included? Gone are the days when pet-friendly accommodation consisted of mildew walls and flea ridden couches, or when…
WANTING a road trip and accommodation for the whole family, four-legged friends included? Gone are the days when pet-friendly accommodation consisted of mildew walls and flea ridden couches, or when…
VISITORS to Melbourne may not be able to count on the weather, but there is one thing they can be sure about – Victoria’s capital comes alive every autumn with…
ABOUT 380km north west of Brisbane, Lake Cania is an easy spot to reach for a cool Queensland road trip idea. Lake Cania itself is situated just north of the…
CRUISING around in your Melbourne rental car to Victoria’s hotpots can always be broken up with a bit of activity on the water whether it be a river, creek or…
So, you’ve jumped in your Brisbane hire car after lobbing in Queensland and don’t know where to head next? Head north, hug the coastline and you won’t be disappointed. Bundaberg…
AUSSIES love live music and that love has grown into a festival culture of worldwide appeal, allowing people of all ages to combine their passion for performing acts with an…
OK, so you’ve decided to take the family on a road trip, or you’ve roped in a friend or partner to hit the road with you. You’ve then picked up…
SO, you’ve hit Brisbane, picked up the keys to your campervan and thought, ‘wow, Queensland is big. Where do I start?’ Well, Nambour, 101kms north of Brisbane is the home…
In part two of our big attractions series, Scott Podmore suggest some more ideas for hitting the bright lights of Melbourne in a DriveNow car rental or campervan hire and…
AUSTRALIA is a big country. We like to think big. In fact, it’s estimated there are more than 150 “big’’ attractions in this great nation of ours. So if you’ve…
One of Victoria’s most popular and most written about Car journeys is the Great Ocean Road. Officially starting at Torquay and finishing at Allansford the road is just over 240…
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…
KILLARNEY is the jewel of the Queensland hinterland, so we decided to bask in its glow for a while. Only a two-hour drive in a southerly direction in your Brisbane…
LEAVING the cold of the south behind, team Everitt moved on to the beachside haven of Byron Bay. And what a welcome sight! After three weeks of grey skies, unloading…
VISITORS to Victoria’s capital looking for a weekend day-trip may not know the Yarra Valley is a prime location and only an hour from the CBD in your car rental….
Angela De Lyon grabs a rental car in Sydney and heads down a notorious road offering not only spectacular views but also some dark and spooky history. THE steep descent…
The Great Ocean Road region hugs the contours of Victoria’s rugged south west coast and offers visitors one of Australia’s greatest and most spectacular coastal drives. Start your journey in…
HOLIDAY parks are experiencing a boom time period, there’s no doubt about that, with more and more Australians realising the idea of a road trip holiday staying at the new…
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…
UNDER normal circumstances if someone were to ask me along on a road trip from Melbourne to Nagambie, a less than two-hour drive, my first question would be, ‘Why?’. Understandable…
AT about a leisurely four hours after you pick up your rental car in Brisbane or on the Gold Coast, Goondiwindi is easy to get to with great roads all…
SOME of the country’s happiest cows can be found grazing on the cliff-top at East’s Beach Holiday Park in Kiama as they join you in casting an eye over the…
AFTER arriving in the Top End, I needed a way to get around and also a place to stay. Luckily both these problems were solved when I picked up a…
IF you ever happen to be staying in the north-central coastline of New South Wales and you’re looking for a quick road trip adventure to an off-the-beaten path destination, look…
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