Melbourne Travel Articles

Chasing Horizons #29a: Melbourne Friend (- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meeting up with an old friend contributed to Phil's shift in lifestyle from "roaming backpacker" to "urban yuppie".

Travels without a Plan #10

Melbourne Mumblings After all the excitement of the opening weekend of the Olympics, to say that arriving in Melbourne was a bit of a shock to the system would be an understatement. It also did not help that for the day before I was feeling like death warmed up, I think with a 48 hour [...]

The Road to Becoming OZ Experienced – Phillip Island from Melbourne

Photojournalist David Savage travels Australia on the OZ Experience… Phillip Island Phillip Island is just a two-hour drive from Melbourne. As we crossed the bridge joining the mainland to the island we entered an Island that was declared a Nature Park in 1997. The Island is home to Australia’s famous colony of ‘Little Penguins’ at [...]

The Road to Becoming OZ Experienced – Melbourne from Cape Otway

Photojournalist David Savage travels Australia on the OZ Experience… On The Bus… From Bimbi Park in Cape Otway we drove for just a few minutes to Maits Rainforest. This is the last piece of ‘Cool Temperate Rainforest’ in the area, wear a jacket because it van be pretty cool. Some of the group had been [...]

Melbourne, Australia – Internet Cafes

Where to check your email around the city.

Melbourne, Australia – Getting There

Melbourne is very accessible, internationally or i

Melbourne, Australia – Accommodation

Less expensive, but more interesting places to sta