If you have a free day in Melbourne I can thoroughly recommend taking a tour with Gippsland Food Adventures. I was fortunate to have a "Paddock to Plate" tour included as a study tour as part of a conference I attended and was excited to explore a region I had never been to before. Gippsland is south-east of Melbourne and is farming country. Jenny and husband Paul of Malabar Farms set up Gippsland Food Adventures to share with visitors what happens behind the scenes in food production and … [Read more...]
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Tour
When I go to Melbourne for work I like to explore the city a bit while I'm there. Walking tours are a great way to get a different perspective and some history. This time I went on a Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Tour. The tour was run by Kathy of MEL Tours. For those of you who haven't yet met Miss Phryne Fisher - you really ought to. She is a fabulously sassy lady detective based in Melbourne in the 1920s, a woman of a certain class who does all the things that ladies weren't expected to … [Read more...]
The Great Ocean Road and Kangaroo Island Adventure
May 2017 Take a memorable road trip through Victoria and South Australia, starting from Melbourne and taking in each twist and turn of the Great Ocean Road. Channel your inner surfer at some famed boarding locations, drink in the sweeping vistas of the Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge, and get an insight into local Aboriginal history in the lush surrounds of the Grampians National Park. Continue through the Adelaide Hills and cross to Kangaroo Island. Much of this stunning landscape is … [Read more...]
Day 1: The Great Ocean Road
14 May 2017 Today we leave Melbourne and journey along one of Australia's most beautiful and famous drives: the Great Ocean Road; including koala spotting, Apollo Bay, The Twelve Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge. It is an early start as we need to be at the meeting point at 7.00am. It is the pick up point for multiple tours so is a bit chaotic but eventually we find our bus and guide Kelly. As it is coming into winter, we have multiple tours combined into one: some people are doing 3 days and … [Read more...]