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  • Avalon Airshow – Melbourne March 2017

    Travelling to the Avalon Airshow We went to the Avalon Airshow, just out of Melbourne on Saturday 4th of March.  Getting there was very easy.  We bought tickets from VLine online which covered the train from Southern Cross Station and a shuttle bus from Lara Station to Avalon.  The trains were running every 20 minutes…

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  • Taronga Zoo Sydney Australia

    Getting To Taronga Zoo There was nothing to do last Sunday afternoon, so we decided on a two and a half hour drive down to Sydney to visit Taronga Zoo.  The only tricky bit with driving was making sure you were in the right hand of three lanes when exiting the Warringah Freeway, so as…

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  • Road Trip to Melbourne Days 3 to 7

    Day 3. We drove directly to Melbourne and our accommodation, the Mercure Welcome Melbourne.  We had the car parked by the valet for $35 a night.  There is an option to park it for $25 a day at a nearby secure parking, but as we didn’t want to walk with bags and would need the…

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