Melbourne is often dubbed the most ‘European’ of Australian cities – indeed the eastern, designer section of Collins St was crowned the ‘Paris End’ in the 1950s. There’s also a mini New York vibe here, thanks to the city’s well-ordered grid and scattering of art-deco high-rises. Much of that is due to the 230-plus laneways …
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Located 58km away from Melbourne, visiting Yarra Valley is yet another convenient day trip to make. The traditional land of the Wurundjeri people, scenic Yarra Valley is now Victoria’s premier wine region and weekend getaway – partly for its close proximity to Melbourne, but mainly for its wineries, superb restaurants, national parks and wildlife-viewing opportunities. …
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Synonymous with penguins and petrolheads, Phillip Island attracts a curious mix of holidaymakers and tourists. At its heart, the island is still a farming community, but nature has conspired to turn it into one of Victoria’s most popular tourist destinations. Apart from the major draws of the Penguin Parade and the annual Motorcycle Grand Prix, …
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There are several zoos to visit in Melbourne and beyond, some public and some privately owned. If you are around the Grampians National Park, you can visit this top-notch wildlife park – Halls Gap Zoo – with breeding and conservation programs and a natural bush setting. Here you can get up close to Australian native …
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Rising from the pastoral land of Victoria’s west are the Grampians – a playground for adventurers and haven for food and wine lovers, with a fascinating Aboriginal story to tell. The Grampians National Park is home to an incredible mountain landscape dotted with small towns such as Dunkeld, Stawell, Halls Gap, Wartook Valley and Beaufort. With …
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Upon arrival in Melbourne and after clearing immigration, we went to pick up our rental car. Since our first night accommodation is not in Melbourne but in Grampians National Park which is about 3 hours drive away, we decided to head out of town in the direction of the Grampians. We stopped by in the …
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Trip Report : Singapore – Melbourne on Singapore Airlines Airlines: Singapore AirlinesFlight : SQ237 SIN – MELAircraft: Boeing 777Departure – SIN : 00:25 Arrival – Mel : 09:50Flight time : 7 hours 25 minutesDistance : 6,057 kilometers It was a red-eye flight as we wanted to have more time to spend exploring Melbourne. We set …
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Far North Queenand’s vibrant capital is a kaleidoscope of tropical colour, with the Great Barrier Reef on its doorstep. Here is the rough itinerary of what to do in Cairns from dusk to dawn if you only have one day in this city. 7am: Get an early start from your hotel and take a leisurely …
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It seems that the amazing city of Sydney is everyone’s favourite travel destination. Well, this definitely doesn’t come as a surprise since Sydney really has it all. And with so many places to visit, sights to see and things to experience, there are also plenty of ways to explore this city. There’s nothing wrong with …
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What did I do for 2015? So I did fulfill my new year resolution of traveling more and making sense of the world we live in. This has been an epic year of thesis submission, graduation, pedagogical training and lots of crazy traveling. most unique experience – sleeping in a Mongolian ger (yurt) in the …
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Melbourne is sometimes called ‘Paris of the Southern Hemisphere’, but with its grand buildings, broad avenues, sense of space and its trams, it is perhaps more like Vienna. And like Vienna, Melbourne has a long and rather unfair reputation of being formal and stuffy. Not any longer. It has been given a new injection of …
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