Posts Tagged ‘Victoria’
Down-Under Dayz : Melbourne Zoo
I have been in Australia for 2 weeks and have not seen a live Kangaroo yet! I saw so many dead ones on the road that after our trip to Sydney, I needed to see a live one. I decided to visit the Melbourne Zoo. It cost me AUD 23 and its not far from Melbourne Uni where Sara studied. I took a tram there and within minutes I was snapping away. Most of [...]
Down-Under Dayz : Road Trip Summary
After being on the Road for 5 straight days, Sara, Ally and myself were dead tired. We have seen so much of Australia and done so much. The 3 of us spent a total of AUD 1200 for our 5 day trip including petrol, food and lodging. Most of the money went into petrol and then lodging. We tried not to spend more than AUD 40 a night per person, which we [...]
Down-Under Dayz : Road Trip Day 5
Mt Gambier, South Australia - The Grampians - Melbourne, Victoria With the Wine region behind us, and the last day of our road trip at hand, we woke up early to explore Mt Gambier, which was famous for its Blue Lake and the SinkHole we visited last night. Both these places did not disappoint. The Sink Hole didn't have any possums in the day, [...]
Down-Under Dayz : Road Trip Day 4
Warronbol, Victoria - Mt Gambier and Coonawarra, South Australia We left our little place early that morning, and prepared to cross the state line into South Australia. It was a long journey through the countryside and the road had many a twist and turn. The speed limit was 100km/h and I was very sure I was following it closely. The GPS stated [...]
Down-Under Dayz : Road Trip Day 3
Bibli National Park - Great Ocean Road - Warronbol, Victoria It was the Anzac day morning, and I was invited to join a dawn service by the families who had cooked an amazing dinner the night before. I got up at 5am, freshened up, and at 5:30, they had already had a few adults by the fireplace. We gathered around, 7 adults i total, and began [...]
Down-Under Dayz : Road Trip Day 2
Philip Island - Mornington Peninsular - Bimbi National Park, Cape Otway, Victoria We woke up early the next morning, thinking that we had spent alittle too much time on Philip island and quickly made our way out of there, heading instead to a town called Sorrento, on the Mornington Peninsular. There we paid some heavy coin to take a 1 hour [...]
