An early start we pack our bags and head to the Wonderland carpark for a long walk, once we get there one of the tracks is closed so we went to the 'grand canyon' pass where we saw some people abseiling down the beautifully rugged rock faces. The next stopon the road was the sundial car park where we did another short walk up to lakeview point. This was the n followed by a trip to silverband falls. One which I didn't enjoy very much as it seemed to be the home of...

From Habitat hostel I ventured around St Kilda for the day checking out the main street and wandered down to the beach front, a pretty area the rich mix of coffee culture, vintage shops and small boutique places appealed. I sat and watched the world go by down at the beach - more of a boardwalk the joggers cyclists and tourists ventured along the coastline which stretched for a few miles. I wandered down to the pier where penguins are said to venture at dusk with...

Wahoo Day 1 of the XMAS ROAD TRIP!!! So we head down to the Aloha Car rental place at 9am after our not so comfortable night in Hotel Discovery and get everything sorted with the car. And of course just to my luck it's a chavvy white colour - perfect for picking up every speck of dirton the road!! So after a quick food shop we hit the road, first heading out of the city through the pouring rain on to Hepburn Springs, The spa centre of Victoria. After a stroll aro...

Ellen joined me down in St Kilda where we got drenched in the torrential downpour - so ducked into a fantastic coffee shop where I munched on a tasty croissant as well, before we headed back to the hostel and planned out the trip. Booked the car hire as well to push on our plans J This evening after my tasty jacket potato dinner I headed to a free gig at the Espy - a local venue, to watch some live bands, wow they were awesome, one band in particular, Stonefield,...

Today I get up early and venture to the city library before meeting Ellen at Federation Square ready to plan the next few days! WE head out for some food - fish and chips before going back to the library to research a bit more for the roadtrip. WE then head out to get some pancakes to try and cheer Ellen up as she had just heard that her brother was still stuck in Amsterdam due to the weather L wow, they were tasty! WE then split off to sort a few things out I ha...