New here? Start your journey off the main road.
A simple guide to exploring our stories, using our tools, and finding your next favourite place in Australia.
Who we are
We’re Cam, Neil, and Zoe. Three full-time trevallers slowly wandering Australia one quiet road at a time. We take the long way round, chase soft light, and tell honest stories from places most people skip straight past.
Off the Main Road began as a way to capture the small things, the dusty tracks, the back-road bakeries, the country humour, the big skies that stay with you long after you’ve packed up camp.
If you like relaxed travel, real towns, and stories told with heart (and the occasional detour), you’re in the right place.
What You’ll Find Here
Slow Stories from the Road
Easy reads, deep dives, and quiet reflections from across regional and outback Australia.
Photography
Landscapes, little details, and the colours of the bush, coast and inland plains.
Travel Guides & Planning Tools
Detailed route guides, Quick Escapes, printable planners, journals and mini-guides.
Postcards from the Road
A visual way to wander. Real moments, ready to save or share, and all Pinterest-friendly.
Practical Wisdom
Lessons learned, mistakes made, things we wish we’d known sooner, and the reality of full-time motorhome life.
Start with Our Free Guides
If you’re new to motorhome travel or just curious about slow travel, we’ve put together two free guides to help you ease in gently.
Quick Escape Sampler
A short preview of our
travel guides. Includes pacing tips, highlight stops, and a feel for our full route guides.
First-Time Motorhome Traveller Guide
A friendly, realistic look at
your first days on the road reversing nerves, small wins, troubleshooting, rhythms, and the things we learned the hard way
Choose How You Explore
Latest Updates
Where we’ve just been. Fresh stories, recent travels, and new discoveries.
Explore by Theme
Coastal towns, outback tracks, hidden gems, national parks, small towns, and more.
Postcards from the Road
A visual collection of real places and quiet moments.
A Few Stories People Love
Planning a Trip?
Our travel guides are written for people who prefer relaxed days, easy pacing, honest details, and the scenic way around.
Popular guides include:
Our Slow-Travel Philosophy
We travel slowly, often very slowly, because the best bits tend to happen between the “must-see” stops. The roadside cuppa. The small conversation with a local. The sunrise no one else was awake for.
If there’s one thing we hope you take from OTMR, it’s this:
Go gently. Take your time. Let the day unfold.
The road is kinder when you’re not rushing.
A warm welcome to Off the Main Road — we’re glad you’re here.
Join the Journey
We send occasional stories from the road, early peeks at upcoming guides, and the quietly infamous Top-Secret Travel Dispatches.
If you enjoy slow travel, you’ll enjoy these.
Adelaide’s best days are the slow ones. Museums, galleries, gardens and the Central Market make up our top five things to do in the city — an easy, walkable loop we return to every time.