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Rough roads and detours to Wollombi and Wisemans Ferry, Australia
The van rocked and strained as I edged it through a gutter that had been carved through the dirt road by the rain. Although it was dry now, at sometime in the recent past there [...]
Wine Tasting in the Hunter Valley, Australia
The Hunter Valley is a beautiful area inland from Newcastle on the central coast of New South Wales. The area is one of Australia’s premier wine growing regions, and since we just happened to be [...]
Off the beaten track to Sheba Dam and Lake Liddell, Australia
Leaving the cool mountain air of the New England Tableland behind us, it was time to continue south and head down off the highlands to Australia’s country music capital – Tamworth. I personally have no [...]
Visiting Captain Thunderbolt’s Grave in Uralla, Australia
We had spent the morning exploring the historic town of Glen Innes on the New England Tableland of New South Wales, Australia. It was a chilly morning as we walked around, so I was quite [...]
Discovering a Bloody Past at Bluff Rock, Australia
We set off on the first day of our Great Australian Road Trip with the intention of making it to Uralla, a town just south of Armidale in New South Wales. As it turned out, [...]
Why driving is the best way to explore Tuscany
When we travelled to Italy, one of the things that I was set on doing was renting a villa in Tuscany for a week. The villa that I ended up choosing was located near the [...]
