Spotlight on Barwon Heads Nestled between Ocean Grove and Torquay, the cute little hamlet of Barwon Heads is a gourmet, golf, beach, walking and cycling delight. It’s around 90 mins from Melbourne’s Bayside suburbs or 75 minutes from Melbourne’s CBD but has the feeling of being further away from city life due to it’s cute little bridge crossing as you enter town and its wild and rugged 13th beach. In […]
This boot-shaped peninsula looks a little like Southern Italy in shape and boasts a town named from that area (Sorrento) as well as an abundance of olive groves, wineries and wood-fired pizza but it’s very much a laid-back Australian holiday destination with lots of surf beaches, sailing clubs, farmer’s markets, mazes, horse-riding, hot springs, golf clubs and fabulous walks. We’ve been exploring this area for too many decades to mention […]
Who knew Canberra was so cool? This compact, country-style capital punches way above its weight dishing up delicious food, funky bars, cultural highlights, great hikes, bike rides and even boutique wineries in the nearby Murrumbateman area. There’s so much to explore we thought we’d put our top three things to tick in three categories of 1. Restaurants and bars 2. Hiking and biking and 3. Arts and culture. Top three […]