Blogs from St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania - page 2

We arrived into Victoria slightly ahead of schedule. In true Mau and Donal style, we forewent the opportunity to have a lazy day and decided instead to squeeze in a visit to the Grampians National Park. What's another 360km at this stage! The Grampians turned out to be one of the most beautiful places we have visited with lots of hiking opportunities and breathtaking panoramic views! Sunset from Mount William (the highest peak at 1,167m) was a definite highlight, helped by the fact that we got to share the evening with just one other couple (and a bottle of red). Note: Donal was the designated driver so no prizes for guessing who enjoyed sunset more!! Our second highlight was an early morning hike up Mount Abrupt the next day as it provided the best views of ... read more

Well, when did this holiday actually start? The line between being on holidays and not being on holidays has blurred for me since I stopped working!! However, the worker in the family finished up at the office on Friday so I reckon that's about when we started our vacation. In which case we spent the first morning of our latest travel adventure finishing off washing and cleaning the house so it would be neat and tidy for the house sitters. We also managed to fit in a walk with Gidget and Finbar before Kerry arrived to have a quick lunch with us before driving us all back to her place. At Kerry's I re-packed my bag after finally admitting that the only way my hiking boots would be going to South America was on my feet! ... read more

This first Blog is to record a diary of our travels. I wish I'd started it on out first trip together in 2012 to England, Paris, Rome, Venice, Prague and Amsterdam but maybe I'll write about it later on. In 2013, we had to cancel our 5 week trip to the U.S, 8 weeks before we left as Bens US visa didn't come through in time. So disappointing at the time but it was a big lesson for us that 'Things Happen For A Reason'. We ended up going to Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand instead. This allowed us to save all the money for the US for the following year and also allowed us to visit some amazing places that we may not have ventured to otherwise. I will write about this trip at ... read more

When I woke up this morning it was raining :( that meant I had no idea what to do today. I was chatting to some girls at breakfast about what to do and they said they were going to a free museum so I thought I might as well join them. I agreed to meet them at 1pm so I walked round St Kilda for a bit to see what is here. When I got back to the hostel Kennedy was sat downstairs so I got talking to her and her friends and I decided I'd rather spend my afternoon with them so I told the other girls I wasn't coming- the best thing about travelling by myself is I can do what I want and don't have to waste time doings things I don't want ... read more

3 million flies, 40 degrees, roaming cows and the smell of horses… welcome to the countryside of Australia. A new side of Australia that I haven’t seen before. We have been to long white beaches, green mountains and big busting cities. This was new and something different but I liked it. Mick dropped me off 4 days ago at the Southern Cross in Melbourne. After many kisses and hugs and with plenty of snacks and fruit I got on the train with a nervous but exciting feeling in my stomach. After travelling together and sharing moments, problems and solutions with my other half I suddenly felt very lonely. The train moved in a slow pace and outside the window fields, lonely houses and a dry landscape passed by. After 1 hour or so the train stopped ... read more