Getting around By Air Qantas The Blue Virgin JetStar Rex By Train Indian Pacific The Ghan Overlander Countrylink By Bus Greyhound Buslines By Car Thrifty Avis Hertz Europ Car By Motorhome Britz Apollo Camper Aussie Camper Vans Eating on the run: Pies are serious business in Australia and whilst you'll still find the traditional types you will also be able to sample "pies" from around the world. However here's a list of pie vendors that are sure to please: Harry's Cafe de Wheels in Sydney's Woolloomooloo is a heritage listed tourist attraction whose most famous patrons have been Frank Sinatra, Pamela Anderson, Elton John & Kevin Costner (to name just a few). It's open until 4am on weekends. The Pie Cart outside Adelaide Railway Station in North Terrace is famous for its pie floater (a meat pie floating in pea soup and topped with either Tomato Sauce, Worcestershire Sauce or Vinegar) The Old Bakery at Stone Hut in the South Australia's Flinders Ranges offers camel, crocodile, venison, goat, rabbit. Freddos in the village of Fredrickton, just north of Kempsey North Coast NSW also uses this range of meats and is a hugely popular stop for busloads of tourists trekking north to Brisbane. The Robertson Pie Shop in the NSW southern highlands offers 24 varieties of pies. Mick's Bakehouse has a wide range of fillings such as prawn and crab, Thai Red Curry, Satay Chicken and apricot chicken. You'll find a shop in Wagga Wagga and in the Riverina at Leeton. Heatherbrae Pies just north of Newcastle on the Pacific Highway is a good place to stop for a recharge before setting out on the Pacific Highway for the state's northern beaches. Pie In The Sky at Olinda in Victoria has beef and burgundy, beer and Guinness, tandoori chicken and Thai Green Curry. There's a German Bakery in village of Truro on the Sturt Highway north of Adelaide also worthy of mention. Here you can pop into the Bakery for a pastie or pie, then nip across the road for a Golden North Honey Icecream before heading into the Olive Shop for a great coffee and to stock up on olive products such as the Thai Olives (an absolute treat) Fish and Chips, a Friday night tradition, has moved upmarket but you can still get good fare at The Big Prawn Ballina NSW, Jimmy's Port Noarlunga Fish Shop SA, Aberfoyle Park Hub Fish Shop SA					The Great Tropical Drive (1625km) From Cairns, take in regional centres such as Port Douglas and Townsville, gorgeous coastal towns, the Reef and hinterland national parks. Tropical Australia is a different world; time slows down, giving visitors time to relax and enjoy. Cairns - Kuranda - Great Barrier Reef - Port Douglas - Daintree - Mareeba The Great Sunshine Way (740km) A stretch of golden coast, holiday towns and modern cities, southern Queensland is a drawcard for locals and visitors looking for beauty and ease in one sun-kissed package. Brisbane - Mooloolaba - Eumundi - Noosa Pacific Coast Touring Route (1055km) Sydney to Brisbane on the Pacific coast takes travellers through the Central Coast, Hunter, North Coast and Northern Rivers regions before crossing into southern Queensland: a diverse mix of towns, cities and glorious scenery. Sydney- Central Coast - Port Stephens - Port Macquarie- Coffs Harbour - Ballina - Byron Bay - Tweed Heads - Surfers Paradise - Brisbane Sydney & Surrounds (675 km) Close to Sydney are some of the best national parks, wine-growing and gourmet food regions Australia has to offer. Add a dash of Aussie coastal lifestyle and this becomes a fabulous - and convenient - sampler of the good life. Sydney - Blue Mountains or Sydney - Hunter Valley Sydney to Southern Highlands (1595 km) (via Grand Pacific Drive) Mild weather, an endless supply of glorious beaches and Australia's unique wildlife never far from reach: the coast connecting Australia's two biggest cities features calm inlets, raging surf, and enough fine food to satiate any appetite. Sydney - Wollongong - Canberra - Southern Highlands Capital & Country (1140km) Drive through the Victorian Goldfields up to the mighty Murray River, then through the Rutherglen wine-growing region to Australia's capital city, Canberra. Finally, on to majestic Sydney. Melbourne - Bendigo - Echuca - Moama - Albury - Wodonga - Canberra - Sydney Melbourne's Southeast Touring Triangle (540km) This drive takes you from Melbourne to the Yarra Valley, the Dandenongs, Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island. See varied landscapes - mountains, valleys and stunning beaches - and experience close encounters with wildlife. Melbourne - Yarra Valley - Phillip Island - Mornington Peninsula - Geelong Great Southern Touring Route (780km) The Great Southern Touring Route connects some of Victoria's most scenic locations - dramatic landscapes and native flora and fauna - with the history of white settlement and the Gold Rush. Melbourne - Apollo Bay - Warrnambool - Halls Gap - Melbourne Melbourne to Adelaide (1070km) (via Great Ocean Road) Drive the Great Ocean Road skirting the rugged western coastline of Victoria experience the Grampians and South Australia's Coonawarra wine-growing region and Naracoorte Caves, before winding into charming Adelaide. Melbourne - Apollo Bay - Warrnambool - Port Fairy - Port Fairy - Port MacDonnell - Mount Gambier - Penola - Coonawarra - Naracoorte - Padthaway - Keith - Adelaide Adelaide, Kangaroo Island & Fleurieu Peninsula (775km) From the wineries of the Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula onto the unspoilt outdoors, rugged coastline and wildlife of Kangaroo Island, this route is breathtaking. Adelaide - Mount Lofty Summit - Hahndorf - Gumeracha - Birdwood - McLaren Vale - Victor Harbour - Cape Jervis - Penneshaw (ferry crossing) - Seal Bay - Flinders Chase National Park - Kingscote - Penneshaw - Cape Jervis (ferry crossing) - Adelaide  Wine & Outback (975km) From the grapes, wines and great food of the valleys outside Adelaide to the incredible, rugged Flinders Ranges and the dry, red, Real Australian Outback, this route takes in some strong contrasts. Adelaide - Tanunda - Clare Valley - Wilpena Pound - Parachilna - Adelaide  Perth to the Southwest (1200km) The southwest is Australia's lush and fertile corner, brimming with great outdoor experiences, dramatic coastlines, beaches and karri forests, and the good life of fine wine and gourmet food. Perth - Fremantle - Mandurah - Bunbury - Busselton - Dunsborough - Margaret River  Coral Coast & Monkey Mia (1945 km) Western Australia's long, untouched Coral Coast offers pristine beaches, wilderness and up-close wildlife experiences like no other. Monkey Mia draws people from all over the world to see wild dolphins Perth - Geraldton - Monkey Mia - Kalbarri  Nature's Way (815km) This all-sealed route takes in some of the Northern Territory's most outstanding natural features and World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park. See wetlands, waterfalls and wildlife, and learn the history of the land's first inhabitants. Darwin - Kakadu - Katherine - Litchfield  Red Centre Way (1130km) Outback Australia - Uluru/Ayers Rock and Kata Tjuta/The Olgas, Hermannsburg and the vast Aboriginal lands. It's here that people come to contemplate scale and space - an awe-inspiring and truly spiritual experience. Alice Springs - Uluru Tasmanian Food & Nature Trail (600km) Some of the country's most outstanding scenery - and freshest produce and finest gourmet food and wine - features on the road from the Tamar Valley along the glorious east coast to historic and surprising Hobart. Launceston - Tamar Valley - St Helens - Bicheno/East Coast - Richmond - Hobart Tasmanian Wilderness & West Coast (605 km) Experience the rugged wilderness of Tasmania's west coast, its quaint historic towns, and the lakes and rivers of its spectacular World Heritage-listed national parks. Hobart - Huon Valley - Queenstown - Strahan - Cradle Mountain - Launceston Big River Country (600km) Just two hours north east of Adelaide, the Riverland is the largest wine producing area in Australia and most major Australian wine companies source grapes and wine from here. The first vines in the region were planted a century ago after Canadian William and George Chaffey established South Australia's first irrigation scheme at Renmark, and later at Berri and Loxton. In 1910, Thomas Angove built a distillery in Renmark to cater for an over-supply of drying grapes. This trip takes you through the Barossa Valley to the lesser known but much much bigger wine producing area of the Riverland. Adelaide - Tanunda - Nuriootpa - Blanchetown - Waikerie - Barmera - Berri - Renmark - Loxton MORE ADVENTURES>>
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