The great Australian tradition of getting lost.

Australia is a big country with plenty of places to get lost in. We hear from someone whose narrow escape could have meant never being able to face his dad again.

Sturt’s Steps has a really “big” environmental message.

Corner Country, in far north-west NSW, played a significant role in Charles Sturt’s pursuit of an inland sea. Now, environmental groups, governments and others are using sculptures to raise the profile of the area – and reintroduce some old friends.

The Nomad from Newcastle

We all felt it during the lockdowns and height of the pandemic... the feeling to just drop everything and live life on the road. But for most of us, we didn't do it. But what about those who did?

Rescuing the Big Potato

Australia is home to more than 150 “big things”, from the Big Prawn to the Big Merino. We meet Melanie Tait, heiress to NSW’s Big Potato, and learn how her family saved it from devastation.

Taking blind and low-vision travelers on the road.

Heading on a road trip isn’t the same for every Australian. Sometimes poor accessibility limits opportunities for blind or low-vision people to hit the open road. We talk to a tour guide who is using every sensory input to create a rich road trip experience for blind and low-vision travelers.

Burke and Wills’ surprising first-day camp

A lot of Australians will know about the famous explorer's Burke and Wills and their ill-fated journey from Melbourne to Central Australia. But what many don’t know is that the first day of their travels ended with a stop in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds - a trip which could be co…

Mad Maxes - Australia’s iconic muscle car history

Australia has a thriving car enthusiasm scene backed by decades of muscle and performance car history. We talk to Simon Telford, Editor in Chief of Street Machine, about his most memorable muscle car community road trip into the outback.

Will we really have flying cars?

We talk to an expert about what a road trip in the future might look like, and see if the community’s imagination lines up.

Magnetic Hill... Where cars defy gravity

A few hours out of Adelaide, near the town of Orroroo, there’s a hill where cars roll up, not down. Or at least, that’s what the sign says. Every year, countless tourists turn up to try out the phenomenon. They switch their cars into neutral and freak the kids out as they gently roll up the hill. B…

Here's why you should take the scenic route to Perth!

Aussies love a big roadside attraction, from the Big Pineapple in Cairns, to the Big Boxing Kangaroo in the Northern Territory, but a 15km stretch of road in WA known as the ‘Tin Horse Highway’ might feature the most bizarre and hilarious big attractions of them all.