Seahorses hold an amazing fascination for me. They look so fragile but are very strong. They can be between 1.5cm and 35cm (0.5in and...

Loss, mateship, community spirit, ingenuity, persistence, and heroism are words displayed at the Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre....

Beaconsfield in the rural north-east of Tasmania is 40 kilometres from Launceston and situated near the Tamar River. This former gold...

Cradle Mountain is one of my favourite places on the planet to spend time at! There are various walks and hikes to be undertaken, the...

Have you ever wanted to own your own brewery? I have heard many people say they want to, but few actually do. Imagine my surprise when I...

Voted as one of the world's most livable cities, Port Fairy is a coastal town in south-western Victoria, 28kms west of Warrnambool and...

A great way to get to know a new area is to take a tour with a local company. They have a passion for their local area and are keen to...

After visiting the Deep Blue Hotel and Hot Springs in Warrnambool, I wished that I lived in Victoria, Australia. To stay at the hotel and...

Why do I like waterfalls? Waterfalls are always different. Variations in the season, time of day, weather conditions etc means that the...

The Spirit of Tasmania Ferry from Victoria arrives in Devonport at 6.30am, just in time to break a fast. There are several options close...

The Great Ocean Road (GOR) along the south-eastern coast of Victoria is a 243 kilometre (150 mile) stretch of road that is majestic and...

A day of delicious delacies! Following the 12 Apostles gourmet trail took me through the beautiful countryside of south west Victoria....

After an epic 3,500 km (2,174 miles) trek across Australia from west to east, only 450 kms (280 miles) of water now separated Melbourne,...

Being able to walk around inside a volcano sounds scary, unless the volcano is dormant. Tower Hill, near Warrnambool in the South West of...

Read part 1 here. The next fuel restop was Cocklebiddy. I remembered stopping here on the way over a year ago. They have two rescued...

Brave is the word most people uttered when they heard I was intending to drive from Western Australia eastward across the Nullarbor...

When I mentioned to people in Perth that I was looking forward to spending several days in the Wave Rock and Hyden area, most asked, "Why...

The Southwest corner of the Australian continent is a vast granite landscape. Much of the granite is hidden under sandy soils, but there...

Since 1995 colourful tin horses have continually been decorating the highway between Kulin and Hyden and entertaining travellers. They...

A 1.5m (5ft) sculpture of a dog sits guarding the entrance to the Corrigin Dog Cemetery, 4km (2.5miles) from the town of Corrigin and 229...