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Awesome Australian 2WD Road Trips: Sydney to Coffs Harbour on the Pacific Highway

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Newcastle Beach, New South Wales, Australia

The drive between Sydney and Brisbane is fittingly one of the most popular in Australia. The combination of beautiful beaches, national parks, Australian history and gourmet food and wine experiences make the drive an attractive option for many visitors.

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Road Trip to Outback Australia: White Cliffs, Broken Hill, Mildura and Mungo National Park

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
White Cliffs, Outback Australia

The thought of driving over 3000km (1900 miles) in only twelve days was confronting. To my dismay I had agreed with my husband to go on a road trip to outback Australia with our three young children in tow.

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Journey to Outback Australia: Wrap Up

by Anne Sutherland-Smith
Mt Grenfell Aboriginal Art near Cobar Australia

Was our journey to outback New South Wales worthwhile? I had initially been unsure whether I wanted to travel such long distances. We had considered some other holiday options before committing to this trip.

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Journey to Outback Australia: Mildura Revisited

by Anne Sutherland-Smith

When we drove to Mildura from Turlee Station we experienced bittersweet emotions. While we were looking forward to exploring Mildura we were also keenly aware that our outback New South Wales journey was almost at its end.

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Journey to Outback Australia: Mungo National Park

by Anne Sutherland-Smith

Sometimes you have an experience which is profound. You never know when those moments will strike so you can’t plan it. Our visit to Mungo National Park in outback New South Wales gifted me with one of these rare overpowering moments.

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Journey to Outback Australia: On the Road from Broken Hill to Turlee Station

by Anne Sutherland-Smith

Staying at an outback station (or farm) is a great way to experience a small taste of what life is like in the remote outback. After researching several options we booked into Turlee Station near both Mildura and Mungo National Park.

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Journey to Outback Australia: Discovering Silverton

by Anne Sutherland-Smith

The underpopulated township of Silverton near Broken Hill is an unlikely candidate to be a tourist destination.

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Journey to Outback Australia: Broken Hill Revealed

by Anne Sutherland-Smith

Arriving in Broken Hill is an awe inspiring experience. As you drive in you are immediately struck by the vision of what on first glance appears to be a mountain towering over the middle of town. On second glance you realise that the behemoth is manmade.

Categories New South Wales

Journey to Outback Australia: Fascinating White Cliffs

by Anne Sutherland-Smith

In Australia there is also a long history of underground homes called dugouts, primarily in the opal mining towns of outback Australia. The most famous is Coober Pedy in South Australia, and the lesser known option is the township of White Cliffs in New South Wales.

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Journey to Outback Australia: On the Road from Sydney to White Cliffs

by Anne Sutherland-Smith

Our outback Australia journey commenced with the lengthy 1000km (650 mile) drive from urbane Sydney to the isolated opal mining town of White Cliffs. We were unsure where the real outback began, and looked forward to exploring new territory.

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About Anne & Tony

We are Anne and Tony Sutherland-Smith from Australia, travel bloggers at Pretraveller. We love visiting our home country of Australia as a family, and we have also really enjoyed visiting countries such as Japan and South Korea. We subsequently decided to start writing articles to help other plan their trips to these destinations.

Our family dressed in kimonos in Asakusa!

We look forward to helping you plan your trip, along with many thousands of other happy group members, readers and subscribers 🙂 

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