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Fill'er Up, Mate: Australian Road Trips

Three quintessential Australian road trips.
By Jason Cochran, February 2005 issue |

Lodging

  • Cimarron 105 Gilbert St., Aireys Inlet, 011-61/3-5289-7044, cimarron.com.au, from $115


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    Food

  • Louttit Bay Bakery 46b Mountjoy Parade, Lorne, 011-61/3-5289-1207

    • Attractions

  • Surfworld Australia Surf City Plaza, Beach Rd., Torquay, 011-61/3-5261-4606, surfworld.org.au, $5.60

  • Otway Fly Lavers Hill, 011-61/3-5235-9200, otwayfly.com, $9.30

  • Port Campbell National Park  011-61/13-1963, parkweb.vic.gov.au, free

  • PremiAir Port Campbell National Park, 011-61/3-5598-8266, premiairhelicopterservices.com, flights from $58

  • Great Ocean Road Tourism 011-61/3-5237-6529, greatoceanrd.org.au

    • 3. The remote southwest corner

    I'm as far away from home as I can get without swimming--on the opposite end of the planet, with New York City somewhere beneath the soles of my feet--yet few places on earth seem more American. Driving south out of Perth, a city of skyscrapers, suburb tracts, car dealerships, and gas station mini-marts, things rhyme far more with Houston or Miami than with the pseudo-British settlements of eastern Australia.

    Note: This story was accurate when it was published. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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