Wow...what an amazing couple of days! We have just got back from Phillip Island where we have spent the last 5 days. Phillip Island is about 125 km south east of Melbourne and is filled with wildlife and beaches. The first stop was a rescue centre called Maru and Fauna Park. Here we fed Kangaroos and Wallabies, stroked wombats, watched as Tasmanian Devils and a 5 ft crocodile had their dinner and had our picture taken with Sally the koala. We also saw di...

We have just got back from our tour of the Grampians and The Great Ocean Road - absolutely amazing!! Our first day was spent hiking up hollow mountain in the middle of the Grampians National Park. This region has scenic woodland walks and rugged rock formations! To say that we weren't tired is abit of an understatement but the views from the top were absolutely amazing! I think it's one of those things that neither one of us imagined doing before before we g...

G\'day Pommies (lol), Our first few days in Melbourne were spent exploring the sights of the city and St Kilda! St Kilda is about 20 mins from the city but is the place to be too party and meet people as its filled with cafes, resturants and bars! Its right on the beach as well which of course is a bonus and home to the infamous Luna Park! In the city we sat in Federation Square watching the world go by for a while - there is an amazing mix of people in Melb...

G'day, We arrived in Melbourne at 6.20am (local time). The journey wasn't as bad as we expected but we didn't look or small too clever so if photos don't appear for a while you know why! Pete was star struck at Heathrow as a guy who plays international rugby for Australia got on our plane. We soon lost sight of him though as he turned left into first class and we turned right into cattle class...one day we will turn left!! We're staying at Base Ba...