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A dark sedan standing at the kerb of an empty country town street on a hard winter morning, its roof and rear window thickly frosted with an ice scraper lying on the boot and vapour drifting behind, shopfront awnings along the footpath and low hills disappearing into fog at the end of the street

Frost, Fog and the Early Run: Getting Around the Macedon Ranges on a Cold Morning

The hard part of a cold morning is not the destination. It is the first stretch of the drive, and deciding whether the drive should happen....

A plain dark sedan parked at the kerb of a country town main street at first light, its rear door open with a soft travel bag standing on the footpath beside it, empty veranda-fronted shopfronts running down the street and mist over the paddocks at the far end

Travel1 week ago

The Long Booking: Getting Out of Seymour for the Day, and Home Again

Most trips out of a town like Seymour take a few minutes. The ones that matter take a day, and they are planned differently. A short...

Plain white van parked on a gravel vineyard driveway with a door open, a windbreak of cypress trees and vine rows rising behind it and a soft glimpse of the bay beyond

Travel2 weeks ago

Nobody Has to Drive: Planning a Group Day Out on the Mornington Peninsula

The Peninsula is a brilliant group day out and a hard group drive, and the difference between the two is planning rather than luck. Six cars...

Dark sedan parked beside a country railway station platform at dusk, with a soft travel bag on the gravel behind it and a lit lamp over an empty timber bench, the station building glowing red brick

Travel2 weeks ago

Castlemaine Without a Car: The Station, the Shire and What Has to Be Booked

The train gets you here, and then the questions start. In this town the answers exist; they just take a phone call made early. Castlemaine is...

Dark sedan parked at the kerb on a quiet suburban Australian street at first light, its boot open and two soft-shell suitcases standing on the footpath beside it, both kerbside doors open

Travel2 weeks ago

The Airport Transfer, Planned Backwards: Which Melbourne Airport, and What Time to Leave

Two questions decide an airport run: which airport your flight leaves from, and what time the car has to be outside. Everything else follows from those...

A parent helping a child with a backpack into the back seat of a waiting car in a school pickup zone in the late afternoon.

Travel6 months ago

School Runs Without the Stress: When a Booked Taxi Helps Busy Families

The school run is a deadline that arrives twice a day, every school day, and it does not move for a parent who is running late....

A white taxi driving along a quiet country-town main street in the afternoon.

Travel6 months ago

Are You Overcomplicating Local Travel? When a Taxi Keeps It Simple

Local travel has a way of feeling more complicated than it is. The trips are short, the town is familiar, and yet a simple errand can...

A driver helping an older passenger out of a car outside a medical centre in the morning.

Travel7 months ago

Getting to Medical Appointments Without a Car: When a Local Taxi Is the Answer

Getting to a medical appointment is not always straightforward. For people who do not drive, and for older people or those managing an illness, the trip...

A passenger stepping into the back seat of a waiting car on a quiet suburban street in daylight.

Travel8 months ago

Is Your Current Travel Option Saving You Time and Effort?

Most people settle on one way of getting around and stop revisiting the choice. The default might be driving, public transport or calling a taxi, and...