Category: Melbourne

The first two hours of the day was spent eating breakfast, packing bags and stashing them with the front desk of the hotel after checking out. Our plan was to get on the free tram that circles the CBD of Melbourne, so we backtracked the way Kelly and I walked the night before through the… Continue reading Melbourne Trip – Day 4

The 8 of us met in the lobby of the Paramount Apartments to find the breakfast cafe together. This meal was included in the price of our accommodation so we were able to get a continental breakfast in the cafe in the shopping centre. Continental means coffee, tea and a croissant, toast or cereal. Normally… Continue reading Melbourne Trip – Day 3

With uncanny family understanding (or extreme hunger) we left the Torquay caravan cottages heading for big breakfasts and coffee. I had a very nice hash brown harry (hash brown, bacon and eggs on bread) from the Sand-bah in Torquay and two cups of coffee to keep me going the rest of the day. Kelly tucked… Continue reading Melbourne Trip – Day 2

Catching a taxi driven by a slightly odorous driver at 4.45am isn’t my usual start to a Saturday morning but this was no usual Saturday. 8 women from various locales in Queensland were all meeting at the Brisbane domestic airport for a 4 day journey around Melbourne and it’s surrounds. This was the third trip… Continue reading Melbourne Trip – Day 1