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We arrived in Australia Sept 1991. my parents where already there a few month before we arrived.  we were here from when i was in 3rd grade to 5th.  We lived in different part of Victoria.... lets see Dandenong first, then Narre Warren North on my uncles cactus farm, then Endevour Hills which was only a few mins walk from my primary school.  Victoria is great although always cold and dreary. haha so whenever the sun came out we would always go out hiking or picnicking somewhere...

4 week trip to Australia 15 dec tm 11 jan 08.

The Great Ocean Road After we picked up our rental car at Europcar in Melbourne we drove to Torquay where we entered the Great Ocean Road. This highway (highway 1) is one of the most beautiful routes in the world. In Apollo Bay we stayed for the night. After a good night sleep we drove to the Beauchamp falls in the Otway National Park. I stood on a rock in the water and then it happened. I fell off in the water. 600 euro which was in my hand (the camera) was destroyed by the water. So we had...

a few days hiking with the boys

Was in Melbourne, Australia and went on a day excursion down the scenic, coastal drive of the Great Ocean Road.

We went to Gippsland on February 16th-18th On Friday night there was a little welcome party at a house in Leongatha. We got to see our friends that we had met at the Jan. briefing. We met our weekend host (the family we were staying with) at this little party. Out host name was Gary and Sue. They have been to Canada. They stayed in London, Ontario! If I get this order of activities wrong my bad then! On Saturday we met at the Inverloch environment Centre. They had a good shell museum there! W...

I spent a semester here, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. It's so different yet so familiar.

Next stop...

Some of the places my family traveled to during this time period: Howqua, Lake Eildon, Jamieson, Kevington, Mansfield, Tolmie, and more.

My family went on multiple camping trips throughout 1999, to various National Parks in Victoria, Australia.

The You Yangs is a really pretty nature reserve, very rugged with amazing views from the top. It's being used as a set for Tom Hanks and Steven Speilberg's latest mini-series and follow-up to Band of Brothers,  The Pacific. Taken from Wikipedia: The You Yangs are a series of granite peaks that rise dramatically near Lara, Victoria in the Werribee Lava Plains in Australia, located 22 km north of Geelong and approximately 55 km south-west of Melbourne. Although only 352 m in hei...

After graduating I promised myself 'The Big Trip'. I had family overseas that I'd never met, so it was a journey of discovery in several ways. I started with a visit to Toronto, Canada, moving next to Southern California, USA, from there to Melbourne, Australia, and on to Adelaide. A quick stop in Canberra, and then on to Sydney. An impromptu long weekend in New Zealand's South Island, followed by a brief return to Sydney and a long flight home. Two and a half months of travel bliss...