Drives & Touring

We started our trip early in the morning, too early really, but such was our keenness to make the first stop, Cullendore High Country, a privately run farmstay on the edges of the great dividing range (GDR) that, should you believe the images on the internet is my kind of paradise. Only a few leisurely

Over the past year, COVID lockdowns have restricted the way we travel and the way we interact, depriving us of the simple things we often take for granted. Things like catching up with mates or being able to jump in the car and go for a long drive. Now, the future is looking up. Travel

The Mt Lindesay Rd section of Tourist Drive 7 stretches 50km between the town of Tenterfield and village of Liston. Along the way, there are many opportunities to experience history, national parks and quaint village areas. Whether you’re wanting to make short stops along the way, or get off the beaten track for some adventure,

It’s a quick 64 kilometres from Inverell to Glen Innes along the Gwydir Highway. That’s about 20 minutes on the BMW GS R1200 I was riding yesterday. Just kidding, officer. But we’re tooling about on a posse of brand new BMWs and going the direct route would be like taking the Starship Enterprise to Woolworths.

THE OXLEY Highway is one of those roads that experienced motorbike riders talk of with something approaching awe. If you’re an Oxley virgin then it’s a trip that, once finished, you’d like to go back and do again. Better this time, smoother, a tad faster perhaps? Starting out from Husqvarna Motorcycles in Port Macquarie, a

A weaving meander from coastal hinterland to mountainous high country, Thunderbolt’s Way is one of Australia’s most beautiful drives. Running from Gloucester in the pretty hinterland of the Mid-North Coast to Inverell on New England’s western plains, it’s a 290km odyssey that weaves over the Great Dividing Range, climbs over 1000m in altitude and provides