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Camping and Bush Walks in the forest at Gembrook, Australia

by Dean Wickham April 22, 2013 Adventure
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We left Golden Beach on the south coast of Victoria, Australia, with the intention of only having a short drive to our next camping spot on the Morwell River. The drive took us to the small town of Boolarra where we took the Morwell River Road along the forested valley. When we reached the first [...]

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Johanna Beach Sunset on the Great Ocean Road, Australia

by Dean Wickham April 17, 2013 Australia
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The Great Ocean Road in Victoria is one of Australia’s most popular tourist destinations, and rightly so. It travels along some of the most breathtaking coastline that I have ever seen. We took two days to drive the road so that we could make lots of stops along the way. We camped for the night [...]

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A couple of days relaxing at Golden Beach in Victoria, Australia

by Dean Wickham April 15, 2013 Australia
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It had basically been nonstop driving since we left Queensland. We had seen some amazing places driving through New South Wales and into Victoria, basically stopping at a different place every night, but it was now starting to wear us down. We needed to just stay put somewhere for a couple of days to recuperate, [...]

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Following the Great Alpine Road through the Victorian Alps, Australia

by Dean Wickham April 13, 2013 Australia
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Our first day in Victoria, Australia, was eventful. Travelling from the border to Glenrowan, where Ned Kelly made his last stand, we travelled to Greta to pay our respects at the cemetery where he is buried, before making our way to the base of Mount Buffalo where we camped at Nug Nug Reserve. Today would [...]

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Ned Kelly’s Last Stand at Glenrowan, Australia

by Dean Wickham April 11, 2013 Australia
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As we turned off the main freeway to head to the town of Glenrowan in the North of Victoria, Australia, I wasn’t really sure what I would find. This town is the site of Australia’s most famous bushranger battle – Ned Kelly’s Last Stand. I remember learning all about Ned Kelly in school, and although [...]

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Panorama: Rocky Valley Dam on the Bogong High Plains, Australia

by Dean Wickham April 9, 2013 Australia
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When the Great Alpine Road of Victoria was blocked off on the way to Mt Hotham, we instead had to take the road up through Falls Creek to get to the coast. It turned out to be an absolutely beautiful drive up the forested slopes to the alpine village of Falls Creek, high up on [...]

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Driving through the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia

by Dean Wickham April 7, 2013 Australia
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We had only really gone through Canberra for one reason – To go to the Vietnamese Embassy to get our visas for our future trip. I was glad that we had made the choice to go here as the Australian War Memorial alone was a good enough reason to visit the city. From Canberra, we [...]

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A sombre experience at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra

by Dean Wickham April 3, 2013 Australia
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I looked up at the names covering the dark grey metal wall. Thousands and thousands of them covered the length of each of the long walls of the huge hall. Almost as many plastic red poppies were bunched next to them where people had found the name of a long dead relative. Somewhere among the [...]

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