exploring painted silos
– faded glory days and resilient determination – The silo art trail in north west Victoria is becoming a major tourist attraction. We’d seen a string of painted silos on…
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the endless lake mungo
– a place of lost dreams and enduring stories – A visit to Mungo National Park is an easy day trip from Mildura (see our other post for more Mildura…
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day trips from mildura
– the meeting place of rivers, desert and sand hills – Mildura can be a little quiet on weekends, so we organised a couple of side trips to make the…
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lake tyrrell, ethereal and incredibly beautiful
– a vast expanse of salt, sky and stars – We had spent the morning in Echuca and were now on our way. The road from Echuca to Sea Lake…
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a paddle steamer on the murray at echuca
– a gentle paddle up an iconic river – We had decided to follow the iconic Murray River along the Victorian border and were headed to Sea Lake after a…
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slow down in benalla, victoria
So you’ve decided to drive from Sydney to Melbourne (or vice versa). Why not take the slow road and make it an opportunity to see a little more of Australia?…
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lovely sticky wines in rutherglen
Rutherglen occupies a special place in the Australian wine industry as the home of Australian fortified wines. You can easily spend a day in Rutherglen cycling between wineries and enjoying a long lazy lunch overlooking gorgeous vistas.
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an interesting drive from Sydney to Melbourne
Search for directions for the trip from Sydney to Melbourne, and Google Maps will instantly suggest the direct but unimaginative route via the Hume Highway. But if you want to experience some beautiful Australian countryside, rather than hundreds of kilometres of monotonous motorway, then an itinerary which takes you through the Snowy Mountains National Park and the upper reaches of Australia's longest river may be more up your alley.
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…..ooohhh vienna!
We had decided to all meet in Vienna for the weekend. Calum & Mini were coming from Budapest where they had been for the week; and Niran and I were…
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the treasures of empire
Sunday was a much more relaxed affair! We started the morning with breakfast at Vollpension – which is a cafe run by grandmas and grandpas. What a brilliant concept! We…
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