Melbourne Day 1

We left last night at almost midnight and flew in to Melbourne at 6am. We have made this trip specially as we were invited for a wedding in Dandenong. We were fortunate to be able to check-in early atRead more
Melbourne Day 2 Brunswick Street

To begin our day after a good sleep in, we had to go to Queen Victoria Markets for our second attempt at having borek, after our last miserable one. By the time we got to Queen Victoria Markets it wasRead more
Melb Day 3 National Gallery of Victoria

Breakfast was spiral kale and leek borek and a bratwurst as we weren't planning on having lunch but having an early dinner after the gallery
We were very impressed with the quality of art at theRead more
Great Alpine Road Day 1

Ruby found a car hire office that was only 100m from our accommodation. It was a very quick and easy process to get our Mazda CX-5 rental from East Coast Car Hire. Getting out of Melbourne City wasRead more
Beechworth and Paradise Falls

The Airbnb host made the most scrumptious breakfast of bacon and eggs from her chickens, muesli and fresh fruit.
After the hearty breakfast we visited the small quaint town of Beechworth. An old goldRead more
Myrtleford and Bright

Our next accommodation in Eurobin is midway between Myrtleford and Bright. We didn't spend much time in Myrtleford as there wasn't much to see. Even their mosaic trail had no mosaics.
So we checked inRead more
Mt Buffalo

Today is a day spent doing 4 short hikes at different locations at Mt Buffalo.
One hike was at the high point 1907m called The Horn.
The other walks were Dickerson Falls Nature Reserve, OldRead more
Mt Hotham and Omeo

Today was a very uneventful day. We drove from Eurobin to Omeo, through Mt Hotham, and Dinner Plains.
Both towns are ski towns and very quiet now that ski season is over.
The architecture of theRead more
Omeo to Olinda

We set off bright and early, before 8am. The drive to Olinda was long but scenic and picturesque. On the way we stopped at Bairnsdale, Moe and Morwell. We went to the farmers market and got yummyRead more
Olinda, Tanya and Williem's wedding

The Airbnb accommodation in Olinda provides bread, muesli, Vegemite, peanut butter, jam, milk, yoghurt and so much more breakfast provisions.
After a rather big breakfast, we did a hike around RJRead more
Olinda

Today was a catch up with the cousins and the newly weds at a quirky restaurant called The Hatter and The Hare. As the name suggest, the restaurant is themed in the Alice in Wonderland decor and theRead more
Homeward Bound

We were sad to leave the trees of Dandenong. Sad also that we never made the drive to Sydney. However, it was good to be home as both Ruby and I tested positive to COVID on our return. This strain ofRead more