We were lucky to escape for a road trip between Melbourne lockdowns in late June to do the Silo Art trail which stretches 200km through the northwest Wimmera Mallee region from Rupanyup to Patchewollock. You can tick off all the silos in a 2 hour journey but we zig zagged a bit to take in a few side attractions. It is a great way to see the local ‘colour’ of […]
You can drive to Canberra from Melbourne non-stop along the Hume Highway in 7 hours. We do this a lot as our daughter lives in Canberra. However, in late November, we decided to take our campervan and veer off on a few side trips to explore some of the river and mountain towns, on the way including Wodonga, Walwa, Tumbarumba, Jugiong. It was worth the detour(s) as we discovered some […]
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 […]