Articles tagged ‘Melbourne’

Great Ocean Road - Australia’s best seaside drive

By Roger | July 10th, 2008 | Add a Comment »

The Great Ocean Road has one of those names that sounds like it was recently dreamed up by some tourist board employee, but it actually dates back to the early 20th Century. It’s a 273-kilometer stretch of road that offers many stunning coastal views and passes some really worthwhile attractions and pleasant small towns. It [...]

 

Melbourne Bushwalks/Day Hikes

By Heather | August 8th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Check out this article from the Daily Boomerang. It looks like they had a fab time in the local Werribee Gorge near Melbourne. Come on! How can you resist going to a town called Bacchus!
If you are in the Melbourne area looking for an easy day hike that isn’t to [...]

 

Melbourne Airport Upgrade

By Heather | July 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Melbourne is at it again! Trying to flash up their image as the shopping Mecca of Australia, now you don’t even have to leave the airport. A development plan has been put underway to basically add a mall onto the Melbourne International Airport.
Aimed at helping out the 12,000+ people who work [...]

 

Polio Case in Australia, July 1, Thai Airways

By Heather | July 16th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

July 1st, the first case of Polio flew into Australia in more than 20 years. A word of caution for all travellers- always make sure you immunizations are up to date! If you were on Thai Airways flight TG999 from Bangkok on July 1, you should get in contact with Victorian Authorities.
Almost 250 people [...]