Head north out of Sydney towards Newcastle swinging inland through Cessnock in the Hunter Valley's hinterland wine country. Take a pit stop to enjoy award winning wines, olives, seasonal fruit, local cheeses and perhaps overnighting in a cosy cottage amongst the vineyards. Singleton is next, a laidback atmosphere awaits in this town which is conveniently bordered by the Broke Fordwich wine region. The centres of Broke and Muswellbrook are surrounded by national parks and steeped in the heritage of Australian bush lore. Into the Upper Hunter the fertile river flats house award winning wineries, horse studs, quaint lane ways and country roads winding through rolling hills. Big Sky Country signals you are half way to Toowoomba and a long way from the daily grind. The landscape shifts to the famous Australian grazing country and gorge country.