Wangaratta
Travel Blogs from Wangaratta, Australia
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Egypt here we come: Only 4 weeks to go!
Only 4 weeks to go and counting down! I am so looking forward to this trip. I'm sure that Mum is looking forward to it too but she doesn't show emotion and wont let herself get excited, preventing any possible disappointment. I don't ...
Conclusion and Summary
We had such a full and wonderful trip, seeing and doing so much. It was very tiring but extremely enjoyable. It was all great, but for me the highlight was not the pyramids and temples but the experiences and cultural differences. In ...
My own Pyramids of Giza Mystery!
My Camera had problems both times we visited the Pyramids of Giza. Not Before and Not since! A coincidence? The second day of the trip we were at the Pyramids and the memory card that I was using stopped working although plenty of space ...
A Lovestruck Romeo, seen the streets
... roads and once I had cleared the outskirts of Melbourne there was just me and a bunch of scary-arse road trains. In Wangaratta now and I've got to move these refrigerators, I’ve got to move these colour TVs. What I watched: Celebrity Masterchef ...
The other side of the story
... around on the beach drinking an alcoholic bubbly beverage and reading a book. I am now sitting outside a church again, in Wangaratta, (blogging while I wait for the service to start) wondering why I am here. I went to another church last week, ...
The Great Alpine Road
... but we were more interested in the countryside. The target of our inland foray was the start of the Great Alpine Road at Wangaratta, which we reached towards the end of the afternoon. We had just enough time before nightfall to find our way to yet ...
Roz and Shimmo's
The next place we went to was Wanganderry.We stayed with our two friends Ros and Shimmo.I played with Alice.Alice had no tale.When you throw a toy up she jumps really high she even jumps higher then me.At night we lit a big as fire.It was like a ...
Oxley - near Wangaratta
We had an easy day today, got up at the crack of dawn again to 100's of kids waiting outside our van (we happened to park right infront of the village school bus stop!) We waited till they dissapeared and then headded off for a day of wine tasting. ...
Ned Kelly Country
Stopped in Wangaratta to catch up with Bill & Sue, traveler's we first meet on a tour of Europe back in 2003. While here we did a winery tour one day up the King Valley, got to try some not so well known wine varieties such as Prosecco, Graciano, ...
Wangaratta
Auf dem Weg nach Wangaratta fuhren wir durch ein Gebiet das dem Bushbrand zum Opfergefallen ist. Und wir staunen immer wieder wie schnell es geht, bis sich der Bush erholt und alles wieder schön grün ...
Crazy partying, road trip and promotion!
... ;) and had great kebabs at 2 in the morning. Sunday we pretty much just all hung out all day, chilled.. And then road trip to Wangaratta! Now the name "Wangaratta" you gotta say really slappy, kind of American, like “Waangaradda” lol. ...
Desperate measures, desperate times
It was a catastrophe of almost monumental proportions so we just had to rush to the nearest caravan park. Yes it was time to wash the jocks and the socks or no clean(ies) for us for the next day. 31st January: What an amazing day. First of all the ...
Watching some Footy
Next morning I had time for a later start because I bought a ticket to an AFL game at Melbourne Cricket Grounds, which was at 2 PM. Once at the stadium a few hours early I saw some bikes and some guys talking so I pulled over to ask about stashing my ...
The long drive back.....
This drive was just tooooooo long, plus we were disapointed that we couldnt play mini golf back in Warrnambool :( Anyhooo we rucked up at Wangaratta only for the night but managed to get a good bargain for the 4 of us in this really nice Motor Inn where ...
The other side of the story
... around on the beach drinking an alcoholic bubbly beverage and reading a book. I am now sitting outside a church again, in Wangaratta, (blogging while I wait for the service to start) wondering why I am here. I went to another church last week, and ...
Boxing Day
We watched the Cricket then Paul, Summer and Bex took us on a car journey, we went to teh Ned Kelly Museum and saw a weird show. Then we saw the wedding venue and had some free wine samples at the vineyard where the ceremony will be. Next i asked to see ...
What to pack??????
Only 52 hours, and 26 minutes until we fly out. Do you think I am looking forward to this trip? I have been watching the countdown clock for 3 months now. We are struggling with what to pack though! Shopping and Bargains are a priority on the ...
Relaxing
Left Goulburn at 3 degrees and bleak weather. Drove along the freeway to Yass where we had morning tea and on to Albury to have lunch at the Canteen Cuisine - we always find good food in Victoria. Squeezed in a bit of shopping (actually an emergency ...
Ned Kelly's Last Stand
Just had to visit Glenrowan the site of Ned Kelly's last stand. In the same way that everything in Tintagel is "King Arthur's This, That or the Other" so everything in Glenrowan is Ned Kelly's. Marvellous to see Jo again and really enjoyed the ...
We're Off!
... and Litchfield National Park, catching up with Wendy in Adelaide and Mike in Perth. It was with great anticipation that we drove into Wangaratta and left the car at a friend's place near the station. The XPT to Melbourne was on time and we had a very ...
Xmas Day with family
We woke up in the tent,it was early and so so hot. A swarm of Locusts kept hitting our tent so i gave inand got up. By the time i showered and dressed John had already made a punch and everyone was drinking. It was so nice to be around a bunch of nice ...
Grand Final (part one), pole dancing and Kangaroos
Sat 25th - Drive further south to Wangaratta and try to find a pub - harder than you would think - to watch the AFL grand final. Our choices were a large empty bistro or a pole-dancing club. We went for the latter for obvious ...
Wangaratta
... have lunch. Then travelled to Pakenham and turned off towards Cockatoo. The plan was to to go to Yea and then head towards Wangaratta, BUT we were turned back because there was major MCA and the helicopter was landing on the road; which then meant we had ...
Our lovely home in the hills.
I will write the story as I go. Needless to say like most people that seem to do this journey, there is generally a good reason for ...
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