Cessnock Travel Blogs

Friday was a glorious day.  I joined a small tour organised by the YHA with the sole intent to get leathered on fine wines and talk rubbish like they do on TV - Oh yes, I can taste peppermint with honey and a hint of… grapes maybe?   The intimate crew consisted of 4 young students fr…

wake up in hostel, spare bed. not sure at first where i was or how i got there. rough from the night before. wandering around waiting for someone to come pick us up and go back to the campsite. say good bye to the folks and head back. didn't do much all day just laze about at the pool pub for a c…

On our way to Gloucester we made a stop at Hunter Valley to have a look at the wine fields. We didn't do much more than pay a visit to the visitor center and pay a visit to one of the wineries.

We had a fun time getting from the Blue Mountains to the Hunter Valley. Rather than heading back to Sydney and then up the coast, we made our way across country, which was made more interesting by the fact that the only map we had was the national map of the whole of Australia in the back of the Lo…

Apres un workout d'une quizaine de minutes, soit le temps de marcher avec nos gros sacs-à-dos jusqu'à l'endroit où nous prenions possession de l'auto, nous voilà prêts à attaquer les routes australiennes... Il faut juste attendre l'auto une quinzaine de minutes car elle n'est pas encore arriv…

Today I had to be downstairs at 9am; far too early to be up, washed and dressed AND have got something to eat. I was going to have to consume all this wine on an empty stomach. The tour was only $50; not too bad really, about 25 quid. I figured I might as well do this while I'm here. I'm starting t…

Showing our more sophistacated side, Wendy and I took a tour of a winery this morning....and surprisingly enough it was very educational to a heretic like me. It doesn't mean I'll be putting down the guinness or lage for a nice semillon, but I now know why certain bottles are 4GBP each and some are…