roadtrip

Discovering the Wild Side of Phillip Island’s Wildlife (Part 1)

Phillip Island on Victoria’s Bass Coast is a weekend destination under a two-hour drive from Melbourne. It’s where a torrent of waves from Bass Strait collide into craggy cliffs stretching the breadth of the island. Phillip Island is naturally staged for a weekend nature adventure, furnished by wild and wondrous bushland and inhabited by unique […]

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Sunday Road-Tripping and Eating Peanuts in Warburton

Travel along Maroondah Highway in the outer east of Melbourne and the trail leads road-trippers to the leafy township of Warburton in the Warburton Valley. It’s well under an hour from where I live in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs and about an hour’s drive from Melbourne’s city centre. Strip shops line the main street – their

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Weekend Beach Food Hangouts at Phillip Island in Victoria

Day-trippers and weekend wanderers travel to Phillip Island to get away from Melbourne for some beachside travel time. This naturally rich location on the southern coast of Victoria, easily accessible by car, offers travellers all the nature experiences one can hope for – back-beach seascapes, lush bushwalking spots and day-trips to view native koalas, little

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Eliminate your Fear of Taking Annual Leave and Book in More Travel

This sponsored post is brought to you in partnership with MyNRMA, Australia’s largest motoring and services member organisation. Australians are very lucky in the sense that they enjoy up to four weeks of paid annual leave a year; one of the highest levels in the world. Yet, we are simultaneously afraid to take this annual

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A Curious Lunch and Local Art Stop in Kaniva

While road-tripping across Victoria towards Adelaide last month, my husband and I decided to stop roughly midway in the regional town of Kaniva for lunch. Kaniva is a remote town, located about 400 kilometres, or roughly four and a half hours’ drive from Melbourne on the Western Highway.  It’s here we found a gorgeous retro-styled

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Hitting the Pavement for a Vegan Food Tour of Adelaide

South Australia was voted by Lonely Planet as Number 6 in its Top 10 regions in the world recently for 2017; though we can’t forget about the state’s capital in this accolade. Adelaide – the city of churches – is bursting with vegan menus at restaurants around town and seems to be overwhelmingly welcoming to

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Daytrip Destinations for Picking Christmas Berries in Victoria

What I love about spending Christmas at home in Australia is the hot weather and the chance to explore. I’ve never known Christmas any other way because I love Australian summers filled with lots of foodie daytrips, beach swims and an abundance of fresh summer berries popping up everywhere. I’ve always adored eating beautifully plump berries

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Finding New Pitstops and Remembering Weekend Roadtrips Past

“Do you want to go tonight?” We spent a busy Christmas Day with relatives while eating endless mountains of festive food. As we pulled into our driveway, with bellies still bursting, my husband and I contemplated our next move. Our weekend roadtrip destination was calling us from afar and we decided to make a dash

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Celebrating Argentinean Food at The Independent in Gembrook

Gembrook is a sleepy village tucked away in The Dandenongs in Melbourne’s far-east. It’s a place where the fog hangs in the valleys and the air is crisp and cool. By the time you reach Gembrook’s main street, it’s clear that Saturdays are days of rest and relaxation. Despite being close to noon, its seems that Gembrook is

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