Day Three Well into the corner country as they call this part of Australia. Tibooburra is where the bitumen road meets the dirt. Unsealed roads and of course no railway or roadside fencing. Driving is at risk of wandering wildlife such as kangaroo, emu, dingo, stray cattle and even the odd camel. Upon arrival in the unofficial capital Tibooburra of the outback corner country. One could be mistaken as going to Bedrock as in the Fred Flintstone tv cartoon. Large and small grani

Day Two A planned overnight stay in Broken Hill, an early start after sunrise, and a hearty morning breakfast before driving to an overnight stop in Tibooburra in outback New South Wales. Toyota Landcruiser easy driving. Broken Hill to Tibooburra is an all-sealed road, covering a distance of about 330km. The travel route follows the Silver City Highway via Fowlers Gap, Packsaddle, Milparinka, and the historic site of Depot Glen. Packsaddle Packsaddle is little more than a roa

Macquarie Pass The Pass is an eight km short, forested mountain pass on the Illawarra Highway. About two and a half hours drive from Canberra or two hours from Sydney. The Pass contains a few single lane sections with steep gradients. Acknowledged as an area for motor vehicle incidents. There are a few small quirky roadside oddments. Height above sea level of six hundred and twenty-two metres. If driven to the conditions, and allowing for passing traffic, Macquarie Pass is an

the most dangerous section of track is braking into Forrest's Elbow - Traveldriven Bathurst On day five of this Canberra road trip I was tempted to detour about 350 km to Bathurst. A regional city on the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. Distance from Sydney is about two hundred kilometres (120 mi) via the Blue Mountains. Bathurst is the oldest inland settlement in Australia. The population exceeds 37,000. Mount Panorama racetrack is located three kilometres

ROADTRIP AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY Queanbeyan The city could almost be considered an outer, outer suburb of Canberra. The city is located in New South Wales and connected to Canberra via the Kings Highway. About a ten-minute drive from Canberra. Queanbeyan is a good choice for lower accommodation costs than in Canberra. Up to a third lower. Living in Canberra can be very expensive. Canberra is renowned by visitor's for it's circles of confusing city streets and large round

Hume Freeway & the Dog on The Tuckerbox The Hume Freeway runs the entire inland route from Melbourne in Victoria to Sydney in New South Wales. There are a number of roadside attractions worthy of a stop and a rest break along the freeway. One such attraction is the famous Dog on The Tuckerbox. To view the Dog on The Tuckerbox is free to all those who pass by. The Dog Located at Snake Gully. The dog is a very famous Australian historical monument and tourist attraction. Five m