Archives for the 'Australia 2007' Category
Day 24 - Melbourne to Sydney
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Rented bikes today and explored Melbourne by bicycle. Along the Yarra river is a nice bikeroute and you can see Melbourne from a different side. Had to return the bikes early because our flight was leaving in the afternoon.Sydney presented itself, well, rainy. And we had a cabbie that not […]
Day 23 - Melbourne and Mornington peninsula
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Met up for breakfast with a friend who grew up in the Melbourne area. Great way to get around town if you have a local to guide you. We decided to go to Mornington peninsula south because it has the “greatest beach in this part of the world”.I would fully […]
Day 22 - To Melbourne
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Last day driving. From here only big cities. Dropped the car off at city location and found out that our hotel is not nearly close to the city but in St. Kilda, one of the waterfront, trendy and bustling parts of Melbourne.Dropped off our bags and back down town for […]
Day 21 - Phillip Island
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Well, let’s face it. The Great Ocean Route was sort of a letdown. Compared to last year’s drive along Pacific Coast Highway, the weather did suck.
So we did not bother any longer, and went for early breakfast in Apollo Beach (The Lonely Planet recommended a place which we can now […]
Day 20 - The Great Ocean Road (and Hinterland)
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Still foggy today. Nevertheless, we drove from Johanna towards Apollo Beach (which is tourist trap and we mostly avoided it) and then back through the Hinterland to the Twelve Apostles. Had to take about 20 kms of unsealed road to Beech Forest to get to the Otway Fly national park. […]