Tag: Australia
Spa and Foodie Weekend
Posted: June 24th, 2011 by Courtney
For Queen’s birthday weekend this year we decided to visit the spa towns of Daylesford and Hepburn Springs about 2 hours north of Melbourne. They are both known for their mineral springs, local cheese and produce, and good restaurants. As I was looking for hotels in the area I found this Japanese style retreat and knew immediately that […]
Weekend in the Top End
Posted: April 30th, 2011 by Scott
Over easter weekend we headed up to the “Top End” of Australia to celebrate our friend Matt’s 30th birthday. After taking a red-eye flight, we arrived at 6am, picked up our 4wd rental cars and headed out to Litchfield National Park. One of the features in the park is huge termite mounds. There […]
Our new home
Posted: February 8th, 2011 by Courtney
Its been over a year since we arrived in Melbourne with a free room at a friends house and no plans for what we were going to do.  We have had an amazing year!  We have met lots of great friends and colleagues, had a chance to live in Brisbane for 5-weeks, and visited three other Australian states since we […]