Melbourne is home to some very popular little laneways which have everything from little shops, to cafes to bars. Leahanne and I joined a walking tour of the laneways to get some history on them and Melbourne. We got to try some chocolate, discover some neat little shops that you would never even know were there and learn some really interesting history. I now know why Melbourne's CBD grid was set on an angle. There once was a creek that flowed from the Yarra river and the man in charge of making Melbourne decided to put the road over the creek which was on an angle. The tour finished up at a little cafe for lunch. We ate our lunch and then Leahanne decided to take me to a couple of her fav laneway bars. One ... read more

Well after my night in the hostel with a great sleep on my own I got ready to head out. It was a bit of a miserable day out. My first stop was Queenstown to fill up on gas. The road out of queenstown climbs up a bit of a mountain and you can stop part way and take pictures. But the rain kind of ruined the pics but still pretty. I arrived in the Franklin Gordon national park and the first stop was Nelson Falls. It was still raining away but I decided to do the 20 minute walk anyways. The falls were really powerful and beautiful so it was worth the walk. The rain started to let up so I headed to the next stop. This was a bit more of a hike to ... read more

I was up early again and headed to Cataract gorge which is right in the city of Launceston. There is a suspension bridge, a chairlift to the other side and some walking tracks. I didn't have much time so I just walked across the suspension bridge and back. It's a beautiful spot but after the accident gorges just aren't my favorite place to be. After snapping a few pictures I headed up north from Launceston to Beauty Point where the Platypus house is located. It's a conservation facility for Platypus and a couple of echidnas. Platypus are such an interesting animal. Although their duck bills look hard they are actually more soft like leather and have thousands of little sensories. They are blind under water as they have to keep their eyes closed. It's rare to ... read more

I was up early and packed up my car. I headed up the east coast towards Freycinet National park which is home to Wineglass Bay. I lucked out with a sunny day but it wasn't that warm! Very windy too. I passed through some very cute little towns and stopped to take some pictures of the convict built spiky bridge. Many of the structures and roads in Tasmania were built by convicts. There is just so much history on this little island of Australia! The coast here is amazing. The colour of the water is so beautiful. I arrived in Bicheno and booked into the hostel there for the night and then drove out to Freycinet National park. I popped into the visitor center and bought my national park pass. I was also told that the ... read more

I arrived very early in the morning into Hobart, Tasmania. My airport shuttle took me to my hostel and I was able to check in straight away. I walked down to the car rental place and picked up my little car for the week. My first stop was to drive down to the information center to get maps and info and things I need to see in Tasmania. I picked up heaps of brochures and walked around the waterfront area. It was a warmish (18 degrees) but with a cold wind day in Hobart with a few clouds in the sky. I decided to head to the grocery store and stock up now that I've got a car for the week. Grabbed some lunch and then decided to make the drive up to Mount Wellington which ... read more