Eyre Highway

Trail·NullarborMentioned by The Guardian
Eyre Highway
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“Eyre Highway is a 1,664-kilometre (1,034 mi) highway linking Western Australia and South Australia via the Nullarbor Plain. Signed as National Highways 1 and A1, it forms part of Highway 1 and the Australian National Highway network linking Perth and Adelaide. It was named after explorer Edward…”
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The GuardianOct 9

I hitchhiked from Sydney to Perth, and found comfort in the company of strangers

The lost practice of hitchhiking is a subculture, an art, and a way of travel that satisfies wanderlust like no other trip. Plus, it costs nothing Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email I’m alone, hunched over by a dusty road junction, and feeling the bite of the morning sun. I’ve already been waiting here, on the outskirts of Esperance on the south coast of Western Australia, for more tha…

Highway where Neil pulled off at a truckstop

6 things in this story
  • Eyre HighwayTrailHighway where Neil pulled off at a truckstop
  • 90 Mile StraightTrailLongest straight road in the southern hemisphere
  • Elsewhere
  • HitchwikiPlaceSydney, AustraliaOnline resource for hitchhiking information
  • TrustrootsPlaceSydney, AustraliaOffshoot of Hitchwiki with over 120,000 members
  • CSIROPlaceSydney, AustraliaAustralia's national science agency
  • noisy scrubbirdPlaceAlbany, AustraliaOne of Australia's rarest birds
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