15 years ago, in December, I loaded up a Holden Commodore with the spouse, 2 young daughters and then 75 year old dad and meandered North along the Hume Highway from Melbourne to Sydney & onwards to Brisbane via the Princes Hwy. We had no timetable and took a leisurly 6 weeks to travel. The highways then were certainly not as developed and maintained as they are now... Much of the route then was undivided highway. We had a great drive and made lots of stops along the way.

This January I will be driving a Toyota Camry with one daughter as passenger... This time we're heading South along the Hume Highway from Sydney to Melbourne. I want to make the trip with one overnight stop, not being inclined to haul arse for 10 hours point to point!

Here's my question, can any of you Blokes (or Blokettes) recommend a place to stay between Sydney and Melbourne? Is Albury too far for an overnight or is there a location closer to Sydney that would be a better location to overnight? Thanks.

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