On my first night out in Melbourne I took the street car along St. Kilda to the Flinders Station to explore a bit of the city of Melbourne. You must realize that I was forewarned that Australians may not take kindly to those of us from across the pond, however, a must read is my …
The Great Ocean Road, between Torquay and Allansford, Victoria, Australia is what I compare Route 1 along the California coast to. The list of things to see and do is only limited by the time one has to explore everything along this route. But time changes everything and this is sadly true with the 12 …
The Grampians (Aboriginal name Gariwerd) are a series of five spectacular sandstone ridges located only 3 hours north of Melbourne. Hiking to the Pinnacle Lookout is probably the most sought out attraction, as well as a number of mountain climbing routes that are available. While this isn’t a post related to a bar and the …
I was fortunate to meet Mercedes on my first day in Melbourne. She was my waitress at Barbarino’s, a place I visited almost daily, and thru her I met her roommate Ulla, and a couple Aussie friends they both had met while traveling in Bali. We were six counting me, and in various combinations of …
It’s about 7,182 miles from where I live to the Broken Spoke Saloon. It’s about a 7.182 mile drive for Wayne, living now in Hope Island. Like the Giant Sombrero, it’s a place I haven’t been to as yet, but unlike the big cement hat, it’s a place that seems a lot more interesting, certainly …
The Esplanade Hotel was built in 1878 and remains one of the earliest, largest and most prominent 19th century resort hotels in Victoria. Originally intended to be three large terraces, the building was altered to become a hotel during construction, and became one of the premier hotels in Melbourne outside the city. Alterations were made …
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Adult fans at one of Australia’s most popular motor sport races, the Bathurst 1000, will be limited to one “slab” of beer a day — or 24 375 ml (12.7 fluid ounces) cans — as police focus on reducing alcohol-related crime. For comparison the US longneck is 341 ml (11.5 fluid ounces). That’s only a …