Last entry from Down Under The roads from Dubbo onwards changed a lot as we had long left the outback behind. From Dubbo we headed to Tamworth, from Tamworth we spent the night in a place called Bellingen which is near what's called the NSW Hinterland. Then we headed up to Byron Bay for a few days r+r. Byron Bay has some really lovely beaches and there are loads of young surfer types wandering around. It's a laid back place and definitely a welcomed break from a...

NSW Outback On Thursday we left Broken Hill and travelled the 340 km east on the Barrier Highway to a small mining town called Cobar. Then on the Friday we travelled 340 km on to Dubbo. On Saturday we travelled a further 300 km to the country (as in music) capital of Australia - Tamworth. These were all just interesting overnight stops on our way back towards the coast. Tomorrow we head for Bellingen then onto Byron Bay by Monday. As there's not too much to wri...

Into Broken Hill On Tuesday we left Mildura and drove the 300km to Broken Hill, also known as Silver City. As we approached Broken Hill we had to add 30 minutes to our watches; this is due to Broken Hill having a minor altercation with the NSW state government about some public service (or lack of) and deciding to follow central Australian time in protest when they weren't then allowed to 'leave' the rule of the state. As we approached Broken Hill, we could see...

Heading inland On Saturday morning we picked up our hire car and headed out of the city. Of course, getting out of the centre of Melbourne was a lot more difficult than that but I won't go into detail, let's just say the air in the car was quite blue by the time we got onto the Calder Highway . We settled into the 550 km journey and headed north inland to a place called Mildura. We are ultimately heading for Brisbane to spend a few more days with Matt's sister ...

In and around Melbourne We like Melbourne a lot. If we were ever to emigrate then this place would be a definite contender. We arrived here at 7.30am on Wednesday morning and walked the kilometre or so to our motel (picture us, slightly dishevelled and bleary eyed with bags on backs amidst the hundreds of city types smartly dressed on the way to the office). The motel is pretty central and not bad accommodation however we couldn't check-in until 2pm, so we dum...