Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

... as normal if we were working and were in Ballarat by 10am. The main tourist attraction, apparently the biggest attraction in Victoria, is Sovereign Hill. It is basically a museum based on 1860's life in the town of Ballarat but features actors living ...

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We drove to Ballarat and found a well-equipped campsite for two nights which gave us the opportunity to explore Sovereign Hill. This is a reconstructed Gold mining town, which has been done extensively well, from the mid 1800's. We had fantastic day and ...

This is the first entry on the travel blog iv just setup for Jake and i not really sure what to write im at work and just playing around with this site trying to get the hang of it, once we get on the move things should go a lot smoother and this will be ...

The colonial town reminded me of Winthrop, Washington. It really gave a good idea about life during the colonial times in Australia. The activities were great, they had candle making and dippin, sweet making, and gold panning. I didn't do any of the ...