Hume Corridor

As the major route between Australia's two largest cities, the Hume Highway provides fast travel without too much in the way of scenery. Upgrades are slowly making the road into a divided freeway for the entire route, but at present some stretches are still two-lane and heavily trafficked. It takes nine to ten hours to cover the 872km between Sydney and Melbourne along the highway, but taking scenic detours along stretches of the Old Hume Hwy where it parts from the new can help spruce up the monotony with some beautiful historic villages tucked away in the countryside.

Featured Destinations from Australia

Nambung National Park

Nambung National Park Nambung National Park is situated on the coast of Western Australia and is about three hours travelling time north of Perth. This park features beautiful beaches, coastal dune systems, shady groves of tuart trees and low heathland rich in flowering plants. The vegetation bursts into flower from August

Swan Bell Tower

Swan Bell Tower The modernistic Swan Belltower contains twelve bells from the church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square, London. The bells, cast in 1725, were a bicentennial gift from the U.K. Government. Open 10 – 5 every day. Located at Barrack Square (08 9218 8183)

Australia has the upper hand heading into the final day of play in second cricket test in Melbourne

Australia has the upper hand heading into the final day of play in second cricket test in Melbourne Australia has South Africa on the ropes after four days of the second cricket test in Melbourne. At stumps, the Proteas are struggling at 99 for six in their second innings, chasing 366 to

Great Eastern Highway

Great Eastern Highway The drive from Perth to Kalgoorie along the Great Eastern Highway is long (nearly 600km) and uneventful. The first hour heading east from Perth winds through the city's suburbs and the Swan River Valley, then up a steep slope into the Darling Range; you may encounter nasty traffic

Australia : Sydney

Sydney Sometimes elegant, sometimes wacked-out, and always amazing, Sydney pulses with energy and swaggers with the self-assurance that comes from being one of the world's great cities. This is where it all goes down, where most international travelers first touch Australian soil and find themselves in a cosmopolitan whirlwind set against

Eden

Eden Eden is set in rugged beauty with golden sandy beaches and crystal waters to the east and forests and parklands to the west. Eden is pretty much the last seaside stop before the Princes Highway heads inland towards Victoria. Eden situated on the magnificent harbour of Twofold Bay is steeped

Australia : Adelaide

ADELAIDE Once known only for its inordinate number of churches, Adelaide has emerged as a city with far more to offer than an uplifting Sunday sermon. The first completely planned city in Australia, in the first state not to be settled by convict labor, Adelaide Was destined to be different from

Australia still top dogs despite Ashes woe

Australia still top dogs despite Ashes woe Australia's domination of world cricket was seriously challenged in 2005 for the first time this century after the most dramatic series in living memory. England's 2-1 victory over Ricky Ponting's team wrested the sport's oldest prize out of Australian hands for the first time

Perth Town Hall

Perth Town Hall The Town Hall on the corner of Hay Street and Barrack Street dates from the 1880s and was built by convict labour, but it appears older, copying a traditional English Jacobean style.

Australia : Central and Western Queensland

Central and Western Queensland Queensland's interior has little of the charm of South Australia's and Northern Territory's outback, but it is in many ways more authentic. The land is unforgiving, water is scarce, and constant threats such as rabbit overpopulation and locusts have hardened farmers. There are no "cowboys" here: the