Drives in New South Wales

Australia

Oh! What a turn off

On the Hume Highway, Richard Tulloch finds the diversions matter more than the final destination.

NSW

Turns for the better

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Lee Atkinson ventures off the Pacific Highway and uncovers some hidden gems on the road between Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour.

NSW

Where bush meets beach

Due south ... the road winds through forests near Eden.

Penny Watson plots a course for key campsite stays on a slow road trip towards the Victorian border.

Australia

Are we there yet? Great Australian road trips

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Long an aficionado of the summertime road trip, Lee Atkinson recalls her all-time favourites.

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Diversionary tactics on the long ride north

Tripologist We plan to drive from Sydney to the Gold Coast in mid-December with our two children. Can you suggest some good stopping points along the way?

NSW

State wide in 60 days

Love a sunburnt country ... the stunning sandstone Sculpture Symposium at Broken Hill.

A road trip from Byron Bay to Broken Hill and beyond takes Penny Watson to old haunts and new favourites.

NSW

Alternative therapy

Green outlook ... the view from Pinnacle Lookout, Border Ranges National Park.

Debbie Neilson-Hunter sets off on the Rainforest Way - seven touring routes that link NSW and Queensland.

NSW

Beauty of the back country

Lee Atkinson raises some dust on the road less travelled between Mildura and Broken Hill.

Sydney

Smoke on the water

Surrounded by bush and boats, Briar Jensen enjoys a perfect day trip to Bobbin Head.

Road trip

The pillion princess diaries

Lee Atkinson braves helmet hair and heavy rain on a motorbike from Adelaide to Sydney.

New South Wales

Grisly call of the outlaws

Carmen Michael follows a trail of wickedness through the countryside of NSW.

Lawson's long walk

Back of Bourke ... the Cobb & Co office; and the state's longest straight road.

Bruce Elder follows Henry Lawson into a 'the great grey plain' of outback NSW.

Campervans

Set your sites on camp bliss

Roomy ... inside a six-berth camper.

Susan Bredow Setting up the campervan takes little effort: connect the power, roll out the awning and arrange the camp table and chairs.

Australia

The fateful shore

Dugald Jellie takes a Captain Cook at the east-coast landmarks spied by the explorer, from Point Hicks to Botany Bay.

NSW

Celebrities with tops off

A-list ... Ferraris hug the Sea Cliff Bridge.

Lenny Ann Low turns heads on a high-octane drive along country lanes and coastal cliffs.

New South Wales

Wilderness at every turn

Nature trail ... Bundjalung National Park.

Lee Atkinson finds love is in the air on a drive through World Heritage country.

Darling River

A drive around the bend

Waterworld ... a ghostly tree on the shore of Menindee Lake.

In the state's outback, Briar Jensen explores Australia's longest river - by road.

Motorhomes

Wheel adventure on the cheap

Cruising interstate in a motorised palace is the only way to drive your dollar, writes Dan Goldberg.

New South Wales

Boys are out of town

Take a break ... Easts Beach, Kiama.

Michael Idato makes a dash for freedom with three mates and a high-tech campervan.

Drives

The long and winding road

Simple pleasures ... fishing boats dock at Lakes Entrance.

Dugald Jellie takes the scenic coastal route from Sydney to Melbourne.

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