Swan Hill, Australia Travel Blogs

swanning about
Jan 20, 2008 (5 photos)

... moment we couldn't dream of that - she's behaving so well! So onward we will go- aircon or no aircon! Where we are today, swan hill , is a bit of a letdown - the caravan park is very neat and tidy but theres not much going on- nearly empty of campers. The ...

getting in a mess
Jan 20, 2008

... etc and todays drive provides lots more orange groves and vineyards - we have to keep reminding ourselves of where we are going today - swan hill - things have been a bit samey lately! Aiming for another park with wi-fi so we can get in touch back home we ...

Campervan!!
May 3, 2009 (11 photos)

 By Mette Så er vi på farten igen. Men denne gang har vi taget vores  hus med os! Vi har nemlig lejet en campervan på størrelse med en mindre to-værelses lejlighed. Der er førerhus, dobbeltseng over førerhuset, køkkenafdeling med siddeplads til 4 og ...

Decompression III
May 14, 2007

... just slapped me. In a way, that's exactly what happened. This past weekend was Amy and Robby's engagement party in Swan Hill. I was invited, but I was feeling serious trepidation about attending. In my foolish, depressed mental state I nearly convinced ...

On the road across the brown land
Sep 8, 2009

... , but road still somewhat curvey. Took a break in Mildura, then followed the river back into Victoria to run down the Murray Valley highway to Swan Hill for the night.  First big day on the road, about 650km so far. Had a 50's style meal at the local ...

Swan Hill
Mar 27, 2008 (9 photos)

... a photo finish. The weather has been cool since we left home and a bitter wind has been blowing since we arrived in Swan Hill but that didn't stop Guy and Fraser going for a brief swim before they to conceded that it was too cold to stay ...

Melbourne to Swan Hill
Mar 26, 2008 (9 photos)

... we created a backlog of traffic waiting to get through the roundabout. Hopefully not a sign of things to come. Our first destination was Swan Hill.  The worst bit of the journey was the GPS always saying 'Take the next right; take the next right'.  It was ...

Mildura
Mar 28, 2008 (4 photos)

We were away from Swan Hill by 9am this morning and after a few stops along the way arrived in Mildura by 2pm.  Our fuel economy was shocking on Wednesday so we aimed to stick to 90km/h along the way and as it was flat kept the cruise control on to ...

SWAN HILL
Apr 17, 2009 (6 photos)

SWAN HILL 10/4/09 - 14/4/09 Packed up on Good Friday to head to Swan Hill. Fortunately the roads were very quiet so we had a good trip along the Murray Valley Highway. Had a lunch stop at a little place called "Wood Wood" - a really pleasant spot on ...

Swan Hill
May 8, 2007

Benalla-Swan Hill

Pancakes and wet washing
Jul 29, 2007 (3 photos)

... into the farming country behind, seeing the place.  This area has many many farms growing all manner of things.  West of Swan Hill we saw almonds, olives, pistachios, plum, peach, grapes and other things.  To the north of the highway were a ...

The Daltons
Feb 2, 2009 (18 photos)

We were told of the "Steve Irwin" look-alike, so we decided to head inland for a couple of days to spend some time with the Daltons. Nisele,Wynita and childrin, live on a farm in Victoria. We fished for Murrey Cod in the Great Murrey River, hunted roos (" ...

The Van Park lifestyle
Jul 25, 2007

... the tree on to the other side of the road, and the branches reach more than half way across the road which is the main Swan Hill city centre bypass on the Murray Valley Highway.  It is metres in diameter in the trunk.  They will have to make ...

Pioneer Days, River Boats and Night Sounds
Jul 27, 2007 (10 photos)

... the Sound and Light show at the Pioneer Museum, and this was well done - not as glitzy or stirring as at Sovereign Hill, but nicely done, accompanied by a narration at each stop, music and a good storyline explanation life in the old days.  Leaving ...

Swan Hill
May 3, 1998

I went to Swan Hil with my roommate Gary for the weekend.  We rode motorcycles, stole a Kangaroo sign and had alot of fun in the countryside!!

Country Livin'
Nov 5, 2009 (7 photos)

I am now two weeks into my Swan Hill adventure and surviving life as a country bumpkin better than I ever imagined. My life currently consists of work, sitting in the sun, reading books and visiting the local library for my daily dose of free internet. It ...

Schooners, stubbies and outback survival
Oct 23, 2009 (3 photos)

... the excuse of bad weather to stop me from cycling. This is because the weather out here is glorious. According to Wikipedia Swan Hill has a Mediterranean climate with only around 60 days of rain a year. This is visible in the garden behind the house ...

Swan Hill
Jul 27, 2008 (15 photos)

... a pleasant place to be. Next door to the Goal is a large display of old cars, farming equipment and horse drawn carts. Swan Hill is a charming town. We went to the Pioneer Settlement, which has displays of shops, housing, machinery etc.  from ...

New work in Swan Hill.
Jan 14, 2008

New work in Swan Hill. We went to Swan Hill and started to pack fruit. It was not that much to do comparing to Renmark. But we did work every day and Jonathan got bored and went to Sydney a week before me and Emma. He wanted to meet his army friend ...

Swimsuits and Snowflakes
Nov 20, 2009 (5 photos)

... - they even use a similar programme to write and file stories. The content of the paper did differ slightly however as Swan Hill is a much smaller town with only around 10,000 inhabitants. I have also been out on the river attempting to knee board - ...

Concentrate Hard and then Rest
Jul 24, 2007

... the Murray at Barham, with Koondrook on the Victorian side.  We joined the Murray Valley Highway at Kerang and had soon reached Swan Hill.  The Van Park is on the highway - lots of truck noise as they slow down to deliver cattle to the sale ...

Country living and giant cods
Nov 23, 2009

... my legs a little this past weekend and escaped the dizzying city heights of Melbourne for somewhere a little less cosmopolitan and hectic...Swan Hill (although how many times I wanted to refer to it as Swan Lake I lost count) to visit Suzy for a weekend ...