New here? Start your journey Off the Main Road.
Big skies, back roads, and the stories in between.
Welcome to Off the Main Road
We're Cam and Neil, two Aussies travelling the country full-time, with our senior Staffy, Zoe, riding shotgun. We take the long way round, chase soft light on quiet roads, and tell honest stories from places most people just pass through on their way somewhere else.
Off the Main Road began as a way to capture the small things like the dusty back tracks, the country humour and the big skies that make you stop for no good reason.
Over time, it's grown into something bigger: a library of slow travel stories, photography, practical guides, and now a magazine, all from across regional and outback Australia.
We travel the way we do because we’ve learned our country reveals itself differently when you’re not rushing. The best moments, such as a conversation with a local, a lookout you stumbled onto by accident, or a sunrise nobody else was awake for, only happen when you give yourself enough room to notice them.
Travel slowly. Notice more. If that’s the way you like to travel, you’re in the right place.
What You’ll Find Here
Off the Main Road is home to slow travel stories, photography, and practical guides from across regional and outback Australia.
You'll find deep dives into small towns, honest notes from the road, photo essays, travel guides for planning your own trip, and the occasional reflection on what it actually feels like to live this way full-time.
The best way to start exploring is with our Story Map. Every destination we've written about is pinned and ready to click.
Quick Escape Sampler
A short preview of our
travel guides. Includes pacing tips, highlight stops, and a feel for our full route guides.
Free 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.
A few things we genuinely use and recommend on the road
