Motorcycling

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

As with much of New England High Country, Tenterfield is in granite country. The landscape is punctuated by spectacular boulders, outcrops and formations that you can get up close and personal with by exploring the area’s many national parks. But if you’re pressed for time and would like an easy way to get into the

From vineyard restaurants to fascinating museums right through to immense waterfalls, New England High Country has it all. Here are just some of the fabulous discoveries Joan made on her tour through this picturesque region. Wollomombi Falls For anyone heading through New England High Country, Waterfall Way is a must. This winding road meanders through

Vineyards – up there?” “Sure, plenty of them, and that’s where you’ll be staying each night.” Just saying the word ‘vineyard’ means I’m a shot dog, but there were plenty of other reasons why I was interested in this trip. I have a long history with Armidale, including some years at the University of New