ARE you enjoying these sunny autumn days? They're perfect for road-tripping don't you think?

We've spent a couple of weekends recently visiting old stomping grounds and going on long drives, one of them through the hinterland of the NSW Central Coast, through wine country and out to the Central West through the Bylong Valley - with Goulburn River National Park on one side of the road and Wollemi National Park on the other.

It's nice to get off the beaten track, see things you've never seen before, dream about places you might like to live and how you'd live there.

On all of our adventures we've come across motorcycle clubs enjoying the camaraderie of being on the road, or pulled up at coffee stops sipping their lattes and short blacks in the sun.


My Dad rides motorcycles. Has done for ever and a day. In fact, he's such a fan of the road trip he penned a book about his rides around the NSW Southern Highlands, almost all of them ending with a stop for coffee.

EDITED: His book Short Black: Short Rides on a Black Bike is sold out.


If you're not one for road-tripping, maybe you'd like a virtual turn around the interwebs instead. Here's a few of my recent Pinterest pins for your pinning pleasure.