Leaving the Pacific Ocean

My departure from Sydney was on the Indian Pacific, which fortunately doesn’t change its name when it travels from the … More

The wine…

Of course I couldn’t spend time in New South Wales without venturing into wine country. I’m no wine critic, so … More

True to form, I left Victoria on a train, taking the XPT to Sydney. I had been warned by a … More

When our guide had been talking about this stop along the Great Ocean Road I thought it was named after … More

The next stop along the journey was Loch Ard Gorge, named after the ship which was wrecked here. The entrance … More

Philip Island is to the south of Melbourne, to its west is the Great Ocean Road. There are a number … More

I did of course explore Melbourne itself as well. I had seen these cuddling buildings on my way into town … More

I made a couple of day-trips to places around Melbourne while in Victoria, the first was to Phillip Island. Phillip … More

After a lovely weekend in beautiful Adelaide, I embarked on another Great Southern Rail journey, albeit slightly shorter to Melbourne. … More

I also wandered around the central shopping area of Adelaide and very much enjoyed all the public art. One reader … More