

And the other one is probably the drive to Portofino along the Italian coast. It is the most spectacular drive and the views are breathtaking. One is a little dirt road in the upper Hunter, the Salisbury Gap Road, which goes up over a ridge between the Allyn River Valley and the Williams River Valley. I feel like I'm a mere driver error away from a horrible death. That really scares the living daylights out of me. I hate people who seem to be unaware that there any other cars on the road.Īnd I also hate trucks that bully small-car drivers by getting right up behind them and trying to push them along to go faster.

I hate people who don't use their indicator until the last possible second before they decide to turn left. I hate people who go slow in the overtaking lane. I loved my first C3 but my youngest daughter was learning to drive and she parked it in our driveway, which is steep, and didn't put the handbrake on properly and it smashed down the driveway and was written off. I don't really like mainstream saloons at all. I like a car with a little bit of something different about it. I remember I used to have to rock the car back and forth until I heard this little click and then I could start it.Ī Citroen diesel C3. It only had one problem: the starter motor used to get stuck. It was the old-fashioned Mini, so it was a tiny little car with a great big steering wheel that was flat like an old-fashioned truck's. Her first novel, Just a Girl, was released this year. She has also published and co-authored two books, The Stupid Country: How Australiia is Dismantling Public Education and The F Word: How We Learned to Swear by Feminism. Other media: Caro has appeared on Sunrise, Q&A and the political forum on 702 ABC Sydney.Ĭareer highlights: Winning Cannes, AWARD and London International Advertising awards. She's particularly well known for her role as a panellist on The Gruen Transfer on ABC TV. The low down: Born in London and based in Sydney, Caro is highly regarded as an author, lecturer, columnist and advertising writer.
