I headed from Dalveen back into New South Wales across an insignificant border crossing with just a basic signpost giving my new state and take the turn to Woodenbong. Now there are rough roads, very rough roads and then there is the road to Woodenbong. Whilst the...
The rain continued as I turned off the main road that appears to have bypassed the small village of Dalveen where I find a village store and a few houses and not too much else. The village is located at the northern end of what Queenslanders refer to as the Granite...
I arrived in Wallangarra on a rather wet afternoon and thought it rather strange to see a tree taking shelter under what looked like a rather new tin shed. However, with the rain picking up speed, I thought I’d go and join the tree to see what was happening and...
Day 26 – 10,733 KM. Town 53. After stopping the night in Barrabri, I continued my journey north to Emmaville. Unfortunately the bad weather deteriorated further and when news bulletins started to announce details of towns being evacuated due to flooding (the worst...
Day 25 – 10,727 KM. Town 52. Today is officially the first day of autumn and the weather has turned overcast and showery on cue as I head north to the town of Boggabri. Boggabri has proven to be a bit illusive for me as somehow I managed to miss the town when I was...
Day 26 – 10,165 KM. Town 51. Girraween is a residential suburb in western Sydney. On driving through there was little other than many houses, with the town presumably acting as a dormitory suburb for Sydney workers. Unfortunately the present Girraween has little to...
As I drove into Paramatta I could not help but notice the high rise office blocks lining the skyline ahead of me and it soon became apparent that Parramatta is a major city within the Sydney area. With it being a major Sydney city it has all the trappings that come...
I drove into Cabramatta on an overcast Sunday afternoon but was pleased to see a vibrancy that would be clear regardless of weather conditions. With chinese lanterns lining the high street, asian grocery stores and international cuisine on offer it is very apparent...
Milperra is another one of those suburbs perhaps best described as not on the tourist route. It’s a backroom, a place where people sleep and work and go about their daily business but do not have time to dress up their daily surrounds for the benefit of...
You have country towns and city suburbs and then you have Engadine, a place that is a kind hybrid of the two. I visited this town on a Sunday morning and if it were a true country town, the shops would be shut and only a few people would be hanging around in the...
