Category: Travel

  • Road Trip Victoria – Day 4 and 5: Dandenong Ranges and Daylesford

    Road Trip Victoria – Day 4 and 5: Dandenong Ranges and Daylesford
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    Our final destination in our road trip from Adelaide along the Great Ocean Road was the Dandenong Ranges. Skip back to Day 1 to read about Adelaide to Warrnambool, or read Day 2 about the Great Ocean Road, and you can jump back a day to read about Day 3 for Geelong to Olinda. Dandenong… Read more

  • Road Trip Victoria – Day 3: Geelong to Olinda (Dandenong Ranges)

    Road Trip Victoria – Day 3: Geelong to Olinda (Dandenong Ranges)
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    Welcome to day three of our road trip from Adelaide to Dandenong Ranges along the Great Ocean Road. You can read all about Day 1 to get to Warrnambool, and Day 2 along the Great Ocean Road, or you can skip to days 4 and 5 from Dandenong Ranges to Adelaide. Geelong After a relaxing… Read more

  • Review – The Loft in the Mill, Olinda

    Review – The Loft in the Mill, Olinda
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    During our trip to the Dandenong Ranges, we stayed in the Hathaway Suite at The Loft In The Mill, in Olinda. The Hathaway Suite The Hathaway Suite is one of four accommodation options available at The Loft In The Mill, and it is one of the most magnificent rooms that we’ve ever experienced. It exudes… Read more

  • Road Trip Victoria – Day 2: Warrnambool to Geelong via Great Ocean Road

    Road Trip Victoria – Day 2: Warrnambool to Geelong via Great Ocean Road
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    Our road trip adventure is spread over multiple days and posts. Read more about our journey start in our Day 1 post, skip to Day 3, or read about Days 4 and 5. Warrnambool Our day 2 journey began in Warrnambool as we left the Deep Blue hotel and spa. On the way out we… Read more

  • Road Trip Victoria – Day 1: Adelaide to Warrnambool

    Road Trip Victoria – Day 1: Adelaide to Warrnambool
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    We embarked on a road trip from Adelaide, starting early to cover miles before breakfast. Highlights included a stop at Meningie for coffee and enjoying scenic views, visiting Tantanoola Caves and its geological wonders, and exploring charming townships like Robe, Kingston, Port Fairy, and Warrnambool with their picturesque settings and unique attractions. Read more

  • Melbourne – weekend away

    Melbourne – weekend away
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    We love visiting Melbourne! It has a wonderful atmosphere and is only a short plane trip for us – less than an hour in the air. This time, Bianca had a work trip at the end of the week. So Christian flew in on Friday and we spent the weekend there. Christian’s flight was paid… Read more

  • Bali – Kopi Luwak (cat poo coffee)

    Bali – Kopi Luwak (cat poo coffee)
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    We could not leave Indonesia without trying the Kopi Luwak (cat poo coffee). It is one of the most expensive coffees in the world, made from the poo of the Civet Cat. Kopi is Indonesian for coffee and Luwak is Indonesian for the Civets which eat the coffee. The cats eat the coffee cherries and… Read more

  • Bali – Aling Aling waterfall

    Bali – Aling Aling waterfall
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    There are plenty of waterfalls to visit in Bali. We chose to visit Aling Aling, which sits on the north edge of Bali, about a two hour drive from Kuta. It is actually a string of different waterfalls, several of which you can swim in. We arrived at Aling Aling after what seemed like hours… Read more

  • Bali – Mt Batur Hot Springs

    Bali – Mt Batur Hot Springs
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    After our dawn hike up an active volcano to see the sunrise, we walked back down and straight into the Mt Batur Natural Hot Springs resort for a relaxing soak. The walk down the volcano was through rainforest and along winding paths. With the daylight, we could see more of the scenery that we had… Read more

  • Bali – dawn volcano climb

    Bali – dawn volcano climb
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    Yes, you read that right – we climbed an active volcano in Bali by torchlight to watch the dawn! This was the best experience of our whole trip! We knew it would be an early start, so we decided to do it on our first day. Our driver picked us up from our hotel at… Read more