It’s only a two-hour drive from Launceston to the Tasmanian capital Hobart, but if you’re not in a hurry, why not try some detours and pit-stops along the way? From amazing caves to a convict-built bridge with curious carvings, here’s a suggested itinerary that’s full of surprises. Mole Creek Caves (88 kilometres) There’s so much...
At 417 kilometres, a road trip from Western Australia’s capital city Perth to Albany on the south coast can be completed in roughly five hours. But there’s no need to beeline when you’re travelling through a region as rich in local stories as this one. There are plenty of rest stops and detours to help...
The drive from the Queensland capital Brisbane to the city of Rockhampton on the Tropic of Capricorn is one of big skies, rolling green pastureland and the ever present undulations of the Great Dividing Range on your left-hand side. With periodic rest breaks, the entire trip would take you eight or nine hours, but we...
The drive from the Victorian coastal town of Warrnambool to the South Australian capital Adelaide is doable in a day if you high tail it up the A200, but where’s the fun in that? This is one of Australia’s most idyllic rural regions, with the added attraction of some truly dramatic coastline and mind-blowing geological...
Travelling on dual carriage freeways for the entire journey, the 285-kilometre drive from Sydney to Canberra can be comfortably done in 3½ hours, even allowing for the recommended ‘revive, survive’ stop at one of the excellent roadside rest areas. But why not make a day of it and turn your dash between capital cities into...
The end of winter brings warmer weather and that general sense of excitement amongst the smaller members of the family that can only mean one thing: the spring school holidays! They’re a super fun time to get out and about, and if you’re planning a visit to one of Australia’s major cities, here’s part one...
Flying into Mackay, you just know you’re in Queensland. The turquoise blue water of the Coral Sea sparkling beneath you gradually gives way to long stretches of white sandy beaches and great swathes of emerald green sugar cane fields. Mackay is renowned as the cane capital of Queensland, but there’s a lot more to this...
Are you looking for somewhere new to take your kids these school holidays? Somewhere that’s fun but also a little bit different to where you’ve been before? Read on for a guide to some of Australia’s lesser known family holiday destinations. Choice Hotels has fabulous and affordable accommodation options in each. 1. Do...
Here’s what you’re going to do: grab your girls and go for an epic short break while listening to our ‘Ultimate Girls Weekend Road Trip’ Playlist! From The Bangles to Britney, ChoiceHotels.com brings you the classics to sing your heart out during the car ride. 1 – …Baby One More Time – Britney Spears This song is probably...
Everybody knows that the hardest part of a road trip is the packing (or is it unpacking?), and most of the time you’ll end up getting halfway to your location before realising that you forgot the next weeks’ worth of socks! If you’re going to be stuck in a car for hours on end, you’ll need...
