Happy Australia Day. Now that's over, let's get on to serious issues.
You probably read that The Weekend Australian's print readership continues to dominate with 551,000 punters like yourself going down to the newsagent of a Saturday morning to hand over $3.80 for a copy.
Today the world's five best road trips. Full disclosure: these are roads I have personally driven in vehicles I unfortunately paid for myself.
1. Anywhere in the real Australian outback: Think the five-hour cruise from Adelaide to Wilpena Pound; the 690km Red Centre Way from Alice Springs; any part of the 660km Gibb River Road through the wild centre of the Kimberley or hire a car in Broken Hill and head out for a day or a week.
2. The Nurburgring: the kiddies will love this. For sensational views of Armco and German trees it's hard to beat the world's most infamous racecourse. This is the 21km Nordschleife part of the track with 154 corners where if you don't get any one of them right you end up in the safety barrier.
3. Las Vegas to the Napa Valley via Death Valley and Yosemite National Park: it should take you at least two days. The roads, particularly up and down the mountains, are serious fun.
4. Stelvio Pass, Italy: the Nurburgring of roads. Not one if you easily vomit. On the Swiss/Italian border with 60 hairpin turns in 42km.
5. Dog sledding in the Arctic Circle: five days of the best parent/child bonding experience of all time.