October 04, 2015

The Sapphire Coast

October 04, 2015/ Andy McCulloch

The introduction of a new public holiday in Victoria, the "Friday before the Australian Football League Grand Final" presented a great opportunity to put as much space between ourselves and the football as possible. I was buoyed on by our previous whale watching expeditions and having recently watched a documentary about the killer whales of Eden is southeastern New South Wales to the point of proposing a trip to the so-called Sapphire coast, the marketing name for the Bega Valley and surrounding coastline. The driving would be plentiful, but there would be whales!

August 08, 2015

In and around Melbourne

August 08, 2015/ Andy McCulloch

Living anywhere will mean that you have adventures in and around where you are living. In Paris, these seemed all very glamorous; however it is clear that in and around Melbourne is equally glamorous, albeit in a different way. I have often had people ask me for things to do close to the city, and here a a few things that we have done in the region of Melbourne.

February 24, 2015

Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania

February 24, 2015/ Andy McCulloch

In what would become a bit a trend in 2015, I signed up to all of the spam mailing lists for low-cost airline carriers in Australia in hopes of finding some good bargains. With fairly flexible working arrangements, it is often possible to take leave with short notice. Moreover, sometimes the travel deities throw you a bone; in this case Jetstar proposed travel to Hobart for $39 during a time Mia was in Hobart for a conference. This meant that I could just pop over Bass Strait, pick up a car and get out and do some hiking!

January 04, 2015

Southwest Victoria

January 04, 2015/ Andy McCulloch

It was our first summer back in Australia, and with our first lot of holidays, we went to one of our favourite areas: the Great Otway National Park and the south-western coast of Victoria. As it was the Christmas holidays, the area was utterly packed with people, so finding a spot to camp was miserable. We ended up making a base at Beauchamp falls, allowing us to explore the Otways without too much driving. The forest, wildlife and landscape make the area something memorable. We moved onto the Port Campbell National Park which is always spectacular before hiding away in the Cobboboonee National Park for new year's eve. We thought we would be isolated from the festivities, but it was not to be, with a group of campers taking the opportunity to party on. From here we made some day trips to Cape Bridgewater, Mount Richmond National Park and the Lower Glenelg National Park; however our trip was cut short when the weather turned extreme and the fire danger skyrocketed. This meant missing out on the Grampians, but with fires all around, it is not the best place to be!

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