Originally Posted by
MastaHanky
Thanks for the suggestions all! We do plan on renting a car, so that will make access much easier. Is it worth taking a leisurely drive to Melbourne from Sydney (maybe stopping at beach towns along the way), and then taking a one-way flight back? Or is it kind of a bland drive? Perhaps that time would be better spent in the cities?
Also are there any "unusual sites" along the way that may be worth checking out? We love things that are out-of-the-norm.
There's nothing that will make you go "wow", but it is a nice part of the world. If you drive from Sydney to Melbourne then it opens up places like Bega, that BadgerBoi mentioned, because they are equidistant from Sydney and Melbourne. The far south coast of NSW (Sapphire Coast) is very pretty. Most Sydneysiders go north for holidays, so the south coast, past about Jervis Bay, tends to be far less touristy than if you head north from Sydney.