Skyrockets in flight
Any travel writer needs to give practical, sensible advice from time to time. Living on the road isn't all smashed avo on organic sourdough toast, you know. Sometimes, we need to get our hands dirty with diesel. So today, I'm giving your the inside edge on hire cars, and how not to get screwed over. Even if you're a complete cheapskate like me, and scamming free vehicles for weeks on end. The original plan was to circumnavigate Australia in a tightarse quest for The Ultimate Holiday Experience. Around 700 km west of Emerald, Queensland. Where I dumped my tiresome travelling companion. Based on feedback, that's not going to cut the mustard. I mean, people travel right around the country all the time, visiting tourism hotspots like Westfield Parramatta, the MCG and Ikea. Instagram doesn't lie. So why not focus on the real Australia? Places like Coonabarabran, Stinking Gully (often known by the more polite moniker of Ferny Gully) and M...