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Given the long drive, I recommend spending 1 night in Apollo Bay (or nearby Apollo Bay) and 2 nights in Port Campbell. I recommend staying in Port Campbell not only so you can rest after a long drive, but after all the day-trippers have left, you will have this part of the Great Ocean Road all to yourself! Port Campbell (this is only a 10-minute drive to the 12 Apostles) Visiting the 12 Apostles is probably the biggest highlight along the Great Ocean Road route. Seeing the Bay of Islands Psst: you can visit these places on your 3rd day, or if you run out of time, visit them on your 4th day.

It’s been nearly a year since the world of travel changed, and while I’m no longer salty about my travel plans changing, I am feeling nostalgic for travel. I’m getting off track, especially as an Australian who can’t even fly overseas right now (currently Aussies can’t even leave our own country We couldn’t travel more than 5 km from our homes, we could only exercise 1 hr per day and unless you were on a list of essential workers, you couldn’t even go to work. In the scheme of things, spending more time indoors was a small price to pay for the health of my loved ones (noting for my non-Australian friends that those who were unable to work were given fortnightly support payments).

This coastal road trip begins in New England’s busiest city, Boston, but takes you through some of Maine’s most well-known coastal towns before finishing at Acadia National Park in Maine. Recommended no. of days: 5 days (2 days in Savannah, 1 day in Hilton Head and Beaufort, 2 days in Charleston) A road trip from Savannah to Charleston This road trip takes you from Miami through the archipelago of the Florida Keys and finishes at Key West, Florida’s southernmost point. Top picks include Clingman’s Dome and Cade’s Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Dark Hollow Falls in Shenandoah National Park.

Visiting NYC makes for the perfect weekend trip on the east coast (though if I’m super honest, I spent 2-weeks in NYC and I felt like it still wasn’t enough!) Located in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, Yosemite National Park is famous for Tunnel View, an iconic view of the Bridalveil Falls and the granite cliffs of El Capitan and Half Dome. Highlights include going on an Art Deco Tour, visiting Little Havana, and visiting nearby Everglades National Park. Highlights of the Grand Canyon include hiking down into the canyon via the South Kaibab Trail and hiking the short rim trail from the Grand Canyon Visitor’s Centre to Yavapai Point.