Kara & Kristina Melbourne Walkabout
It’s finally here! Our first trip “Down Under”!! The flight leaves at 11:15 PM and arrives in Melbourne Friday morning. Although we lose Thursday we will kind of “get it back” on the return flight. (In fact, I think we will land back in LA at a time that is actually before we took off…weird!). On our Melbourne Walkabout we visited the Yarra Valley wine country and Daylesford spa country. A highlight was definitely shopping at the Queen Victoria Market and the Hidden Secrets shopping tour.

Heather & Frank Melbourne One Week Walkabout
Out Melbourne Aussie Week was full of adventure. We took a drive down the Great Ocean Road . We came to Otway Fly first, where we did the tree top walk. We went as high as 50 meters walking on bridges that are suspended by cables above and amongst the trees. Then we drove to view the Twelve Apostles, they are definitely an amazing sight to see.

Elizabeth & Jennifer Melbourne
One Week Walkabout
A great way to get familiar with the city is to take a tour of the city. We toured the Central Business District and the downtown shopping district. We got to see the beautiful European style architecture of Melbourne – Spanish / Italian / Greek / English influences. And the many different ethnic districts as well. We stop at Fitzroy Gardens and visited the Conservatory, Cook’s cottage, the Royal Botanical Gardens and the War Memorial.

Mark & Amerlia Great Ocean Walk
A great way to spend part of a Melbourne One Week Walkabout is to take the Great Ocean Walk, from the idyllic resort town of Apollo Bay to Glenample. The walk passes through the beautiful National Parks and overlooks the Marine National Park and Sanctuary. The Great Ocean Walk has been designed so that walkers can 'step on and step off' the trail at a number of places, completing short, day or overnight hikes.