New Year’s Eve 2017 found us in Melbourne, Australia, at the top of the Eureka Tower watching fireworks exploding around us. Eight years and a few months later we were back in the city we both fell in love with, to visit family and find explore anew. Our 2026 Australian adventure began with a three-leg…
Month: March 2026
Daylesford, Victorian spa town
Daylesford in Britain has a reputation for being posh and exclusive. Its namesake in the Australian state of Victoria may be a bit more egalitarian, but it still has the air of being a cut above the average. It’s got a wealth of beautiful traditional homes, quiet streets with manicured gardens, fancy restaurants, boutiques, galleries…
Rottnest Island and Perth, Western Australia
When it’s hotto, go to Rotto. It’s the slogan that’s hard to escape in many of Perth’s popular tourist spots – an invitation to escape the heat of the city for the cooler air of Rottnest Island, 11 miles offshore. With temperatures around 40c while we were staying in the capital of Western Australia, we…
Busselton and Geographe Bay, Western Australia
A couple of hours drive south from Perth, lying on the shores of Geographe Bay, stands the beautiful seaside town of Busselton. We spent three nights there, right on the seafront at the modern Hilton Garden Inn, after a relentless drive south from the big-city vibes and sweltering heat of Perth and Fremantle. There was…