If you have some extra time while visiting Melbourne, definitely take a road trip on the Great Ocean Road. You can either rent your own vehicle or campervan or take a one day guided tour from Melbourne.

Spectacular scenery and cute little coastal towns are scattered along the road as well as some of [...]

Guess who is turning the “Dirty Thirty”?! And look what we found?!

A GRAY EYELASH! Oh Boy.
Terry decided to celebrate by jumping 43 meters off a bridge into a frigid river!

Happy Birthday to the best hubby in the world! Here’s to more wonderful adventures, love you lots and can’t wait to celebrate many more around [...]

We had no idea what to book for campervans, had no suggestions from others and since it was the busy season and relatively urgent, we pretty much blindly booked a vehicle a few months before our arrival with Britz. The administration and paperwork at the office was a nightmare at 8am and the company [...]

Here are some of the views we enjoyed from the back of our van!

We had heard that Tasmania was a place not to miss when you are down under, so we spent a week on the island driving around in a hi-top campervan, the spacious Toyota HiAce.

We figured it would be the best way to see the island, but totally overlooked that not only did Terry [...]

Australia’s second largest city, Melbourne (3.7 million people), is an extremely “liveable” city offering a plethora of activities, arts and a lively café culture. We experienced rain, extreme heat, humidity and cool breezes in a span of an hour - it is commonly said that if you don’t like the weather in Melbourne, just wait [...]

This award winning hostel was one of our favorites. The common rooms, kitchens (a little small, but one on each floor) and bathrooms were spotless and recently renovated, the beds were comfortable and long (enough for Terry’s long legs not to stick out from the covers!), awesome rooftop views equipped with BBQs, and a helpful [...]

We were lucky enough to secure some awesome tickets for the opening week of the 2010 Australian Open, held here in Melbourne Park. Perfect weather, rowdy Aussie crowds and dramatic tennis filled few of our days in this great city. We scored great up close and personal seats (the ushers are not nearly [...]