Driving to Sydney for a holiday to see my daughter and the grandkids was becoming a bit of a major chore because I was not a confident driver like I used to be. Not only that but my wife and I have just moved to sunny Queensland to retire so it is much further than having to drive from Ballina each trip. So what we do these days with great thanks o that useful tool the internet, we hire a car from the Sydney airport depot and then fly down to Sydney for our holidays.

Seeing the grandkids is the best thing in the world and we love to spoil them when it comes to Christmas and birthdays. It was not my birthday when I went to collect the rental car from car rental Sydney airport but because it was just about an entirely new car I did feel like it was my birthday. Driving is not the only thing that should be left to the younger generation but I still like a little independence around town.