Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year in Australia and what better way to celebrate than to actually get out in the open. While the lack of daylight may bring some people down, it brings about a sense of renewal for many who realise that winter is slowly melting away and spring will […]
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I’ve lived in Melbourne’s east for a big chunk of my life and The Dandenongs are right on my doorstep. It’s always been on my list to do a bit of bushwalking in The Dandenongs but I’ve never proactively set the time aside to actually do it. There have been times when I’ve trekked up
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We’re waiting patiently in the visitor centre. It’s 8.00am and a dry heat is rising outside. Tourists are crammed in every corner. If they don’t have a seat, they’re sitting on the tiles or standing to converse with newfound friends. Our guide hands us our passes; mere pieces of paper that will grant us access
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Lumbini lies towards the south of Nepal in Rupandehi, in the foothills of the Himalayas. Lumbini, or “The Lovely” in Sanskrit, is where Queen Maya Devi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautam Buddha. Buddhist pilgrims travel here regularly to pay their respects to Buddha, who was said to have lived between 623 and 543 BC. Pilgrims
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Cars generally don’t excite me and the prospect of going to a motor museum really doesn’t appeal to me either. However, I discovered that the Shepparton Motor Museum was holding a special Volkswagen exhibition during our weekend away to the region and I immediately became excited. You see, I may not be a car girl
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As a Melburnian, I’m well-versed when it comes to transport by tram. Though, I don’t think even Melbourne’s trams could scale Victoria Peak’s steep aspect. The Peak Tram runs up and down the dizzying heights of Hong Kong’s mountainous terrain, ferrying residents and tourists alike from Garden Road to within metres of Victoria Peak’s summit;
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Easter is another special time on the calendar and another opportunity to spend time with loved ones. There are many ways that people across the globe celebrate Easter, such as attending church, eating fish on Good Friday and giving each other chocolate Easter egg treats. Yet, there are more colourful traditions that make us wish
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Darren Kelly, Kellybrook Winery’s patriarch and self-confessed cider lover, has been making cider since the 60’s. He has since passed down his methods and recipes to sons Phil and Gus Kelly. To celebrate their cider-making, Kellybrook Winery started its own Kellybrook Cider Festival and has been going strong for 25 years. The festival began in
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The bayside suburb of St Kilda hugs Melbourne’s CBD and enticing beach of Port Phillip Bay. St Kilda attracts many visitors, and rightly so. Day-trippers from the urban sprawl of Melbourne, interstate travellers on a short sojourn and international backpackers all come here. Yet, it’s not just the beachside lifestyle that lures them. Cosmopolitan cafés
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It’s 11am on a sunny Saturday morning in Lancefield. This quaint little town, nestled in the rolling surrounds of the Macedon Ranges, is buzzing. Cars are vying for car-parks along the centre plantation in High Street, mothers link hands with their excited toddlers and the dulcet sounds of an acoustic duo lure the foot-traffic closer.
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