Geelong Travel Blogs

Here is the official start of the road trip.  Made a CD of road tunes for the drive that really made it fun in between the sights.Leave Melbourne @10:20am and head to Geelong the actual start point of "The Great Ocean Road". Vist Torquay,Belles Beach,where surfing was "invented". It was r…

After 16.5 hours in the same seat it is always a relief to get off the plane, and to see my father waiting for me at the airport. Always nice to see a friendly face when you get back home. I have decided that I may be bad luck when I visit cities. London had flooding, New York has storms and floo…

Geelong has been my home all of my life. Geelong is located and hour south/west of Melbourne and is in the perfect location to experience everything that Melbourne has to offer as well as the fantastic Surf Coast, Bellerine Peninsula and the Great Ocean Road. Geelong is a laid back and friendly place and has a lovely water front.

Summary: 4 weeks 5 countries 12 flights / 60hrs 'in the air' 2 ferries 3 car hire and many more ;) I and a friend of mine went on a trip to Australia and New Zealand. On the way to New Zealand we stopped for a few days in Tokyo, Japan. On our way back to good all Europe we stopped in Hong Kong and Macau.

A great holiday Down Under

Now we have had a busy few days. We have been to see lakes in old volcanos, gardens in sink holes (check out pic), We have been through so many different landscapes, forest, sand, little england, we have been in odd weather, rain , wind, sun.The great ocean road. What can I say wow. The lookouts on…

In December 2006 I went to Melbourne to visit my brother and to be best man at his wedding. I didn't travel much around, but I've seen the Melbourne area.

Great to see old friends.

Flied alone from Hong Kong, but traveled with different people in Tasmania, Victoria and NSW!!

3 weeks, halfway around Australia.

We stopped for lunch in Geelong and chatted to the guy in the information centre who, despite 22 years in Australia, still had a thick Middlesbrough accent. He told us about the Geelong waterfront and a load of carvings made from old jetty. So we stopped and had alook.

A blog about our planned trip to Australia and Singapore in 2007