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{in a ‘RUSH’ because: I am juggling this request – ahem! yes, feel guilty – with work work work and a bad bad flu that has lingered on way too long … sapping my energy … and also in a ‘RUSH’ because … (read below)}
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Ok. I thought I had better start this off with a big RED BLAZING WARNING!!!
You have to be absolutely MAD (institutionalized insane mad) to do this itinerary … or unless you are ‘married to the brand’ like we are in the Bank*!
And here’s why I’m saying it’s insane.
First, the base is (1) – Melbourne. The areas that my friend would like to cover in 7-and three quarters days are:
(5) Phillip Island – for the penguins,
(6) Great Ocean Road (GOR),
(9) Mt. Buller – skiing,
(3) Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges, and
(1) Melbourne of course.
For me, GOR is best done on an overnight trip with some light trekking involved and Mt. Buller is a 3D/2N (ideal) or (at the very least) a 2D/1N.
First, the base is (1) – Melbourne. The areas that my friend would like to cover in 7-and three quarters days are:
(5) Phillip Island – for the penguins,
(6) Great Ocean Road (GOR),
(9) Mt. Buller – skiing,
(3) Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges, and
(1) Melbourne of course.
For me, GOR is best done on an overnight trip with some light trekking involved and Mt. Buller is a 3D/2N (ideal) or (at the very least) a 2D/1N.
Also note that it is CRIMINAL to expose one self to the elements along the GOR and Philip Island, this time of the year … so do this in Spring … and just so you know Australia is Down Under and yes, the weather is up-side-down which means its freaking bone chilling Winter. The winter gets worse along the coastal fronts with chilling winds blowing from the Antarctic. Sure, you’d have the beaches to yourself, but it will be deserted windswept beaches.
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{you bet I am enjoying this – coz he is so stubborn!}
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the ITINERARY
Day 1 (Saturday)
Flight arrives @ Tullamarine Airport 11:10 am
Collect rented car (with GPS!) @ Airport
settle-in Melbourne CBD
2 hours drive to Phillip Island
Day 2 (Sunday)
1-day coastal and farmland drive to Great Ocean Road
Activities:
Lunch at Apollo’s Bay
explore Port Campbell National Park
(stop along this rugged coast line to visit “The Shipwreck Coast”, The Huge Stone Monoliths of the Twelve Apostles, Island Arch, Razorback and Loch Ard Gorge)
{ !!! stop at Gibson´s Steps for stunning view of the Twelve Apostles from the water´s edge !!! }
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Day 3 (Monday)
Easy, late drive to Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges
Activities:
visit Healesville Sanctuary wildlife park
Ride on the Puffing Billy
Vineyard visit and wine tasting
Overnight
Activities:
visit Healesville Sanctuary wildlife park
Ride on the Puffing Billy
Vineyard visit and wine tasting
Overnight
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Day 4 (Tuesday)
Early morning drive to Mt. Buller
Activities:
Explore Mt Buller Alpine Village
Explore the mountain using sightseeing chair lift
Fun in the Snow
Beginner’s Skiing Lessons
Drive back to Melbourne and return rented car
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.Day 5 (Wednesday)
around Melbourne CBD | Cosmopolitan Sights
Activities:
Federation Square
Melbourne Cricket Ground (National Sports Museum)
Fitzroy Garden
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Little Bourke Street (Chinatown)
Old Melbourne Goal
Royal Exhibition Building
Lygon Street
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. Day 6 (Thursday)
around Melbourne CBD | Waterfront
Activities:
Eureka Skydeck 88
Southbank – Yarra Promenade – Crown Entertainment Complex
Day 7 (Friday)
around Melbourne CBD | Shopping & Bargain Hunting!
around Melbourne CBD | Shopping & Bargain Hunting!
Activities:
Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! @ Swan Street, Richmond
DFO @ Spencer Street, Melbourne CBD
Eclectic clothes, bookshops, designer jewelery shops and interesting one-off boutiques @ Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
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Day 8 (Saturday)
Flight departs Tullamarine Airport midnight
around Melbourne CBD | Markets
Activities:
Docklands
Shop at Queen Victoria Market
Bourke Street Mall
Arcades & Lanes
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for {tips} + my POV
click HERE for Melbourne and its surroundings
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other useful TRAVEL VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA links
{a quick and informative guide about Victoria, Australia}
{guide to public transport in Melbourne and Victoria}
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{life street views}
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{informative and updated events in Melbourne as well as download-able brochures and maps}
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.*(i) totally, insanely committed and devoted to the job, (ii) reports to a pain in the rear boss that is (i)
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he as far as i can tell is a vain pot who likes shopping… don't all pisces men?
wah so much shopping???
kc,its all in the CBD and very close to one another. driving long distances, ocean drive, and up mt. buller is a killer.
they throttle blogspot/youtube/facebook here so i don't know if earlier comment got through – anyways -> days 6,7 & 8 look more tiring compared to 1 – 5!
@xterminatorI do have a packed work year and some of which requires travel.andyYou should know wat!!!!!!!!Been on both ends of the stick and survived.ha ha ha
I just figured something.It's a blessing to be your friend. A curse to be your foe/competitor.It must be hell being your colleague or subordinate!lol
Traveling again?I thought you just got back and have a packed year work wise?
oh also in defense, you asked Sikkim only last time, so I gave you Sikkim.BTW, I did West Bengal and NE covering Calcutta-Sikkim-Kalimpong-Darjeeling-Assam-Calcutta. You want the whole thing?
i knew it! i juz knew it!i got yours in full lah … will send to you.email addy lei?so secretive.
wow, so 'spoonfeeding' for your Oz bound fren but not for me…..*sulk sulk*. lolz. expect the same for the calcutta-sikkim-assam trip, i dont care. i bet u wont hv a flu by then..lolz.