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Great Dividing Range

Traipsing to Temora part 1

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 25 Comments

In lieu of our flood-cancelled cruise on the Murray River (see yesterday's post), we decided to use our free time to visit a country town called Temora, in the north-east of the Riverina area of New South Wales, 418 kilometres (260 mi) south-west of Sydney. First off, we broke our journey with an overnight visit to … Continue reading Traipsing to Temora part 1

Gold Coast to Toowoomba via The Scenic Rim Way, Queensland

October 17, 2019 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 30 Comments

11th March 2019 After our five nights on the Gold Coast of Queensland we headed inland to Toowoomba. We could have taken the motorways and been there within two and half hours, however we opted for The Scenic Rim Way. This is an area of densely forested ranges which form part of the Great Dividing … Continue reading Gold Coast to Toowoomba via The Scenic Rim Way, Queensland

More roaming in NSW: Gulgong

January 28, 2014April 1, 2025 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 6 Comments

Our next road trip was in the Australian winter of 2011.  With short days, cold weather, and a laptop on hand, the diary stretched into short story writing.  I hope you enjoy coming along on the adventure with us........(Readers currently experiencing the 'polar vortex' may find references to cold weather amusing - guess it is … Continue reading More roaming in NSW: Gulgong

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