Mar 8, 2005 - Melbourne

Well, here I am in Melbourne - cldn't tell you much about it though as I arrived yesterday afternoon (tis now 9. ... 45 in the morning) and went to sleep for about 20 hours or something ridiculous, I didn't sleep at all in the plane (like literally not at all) and so I was pretttty tired.Well, here I am in Melbourne - cldn't tell you much about it though as I arrived yesterday afternoon (tis now 9. ... 45 in the morning) and went to sleep for about 20 hours or something ridiculous, I didn't sleep at all in the plane (like literally not at all) and so I was pretttty tired....

Mar 8, 2005 - Adelaide to Melbourne via Kangaroo Island - The Great Ocean Road

We got back into Adelaide around 8pm and after a few hours sleep left for Melbourne on the Groovy Grape bus. ... Flying 90 degrees to the horizon was pretty cool! We then followed the Great Ocean Road taking in Torquay, Lorne (great t-shirt shop) and arriving in Melbourne early evening. ... Our first day in Melbourne, we didn't surface until well after noon. ... She is so short! The weather here in Melbourne is pretty good, dry and sunny but a bit nippy at night. ...

Mar 5, 2005 - Melbourne / St. Kilda

We arrived in Melbourne Friday night, utterly exhausted after a totally satisfying last day in Sydney (zoo for Susan, shopping for Cath). ... Cath's friend Shirley met us at the airport and has been a fantastic host--never tiring of the foreigner questions and showing us far more of the Australian culture than we could have possibly seen with guidebook and map.We arrived in Melbourne Friday night, utterly exhausted after a totally satisfying last day in Sydney (zoo for Susan, shopping for Cath). ... Cath's friend Shirley met us at the airport and has been a fantastic host--never tiring of the foreigner questions and showing us far more of the Australian culture than we could have possibly seen with guidebook and map....

Mar 5, 2005 - The 'Needham/Jackson' tour cont - Perth, Melbourne + Great Ocean Road

But we each had a bike this time, no tandems, once was enough!! From Perth we then flew onto Melbourne for a couple of days before heading down to do the Great Ocean Road. ... In Melbourne we met up with my Aunt and Uncle who happened to be visiting some friends and were then heading up north to Darwin. ... It's so bizarre that you can be on the other side of the world and still meet up with friends!! We couldn't have chosen a busier time to be in Melbourne though, Grand Prix weekend!! The first day we walked into town and wondered what was going on and were informed that a parade was happening that morning for the Grand Prix so some roads were being blocked off for the drivers to drive along. ... Back to Melbourne now where I have to embark on finding a job, the money has now run out and I'm not sure how much more bashing the credit cards can take, whilst Mum and Peter fly onto Sydney and then back to the UK next week. ...

Feb 28, 2005 - Melbourne

Ich hab in den letzten Tagen mal wieder ein paar Kilometer zurueckgelegt, bin von Albury nach Melbourne (mit dem Bus um 4. ... ) und sie hat mich dankenswerterweise nach Melbourne gefahren. ... Autofahren in Melbourne ist echt kein Spass, ueberall Einbahnstrassen, kein Rechtsabbiegen, kein U-Turn, dafuer aber sogenannte "Hookturns", d. ...

Feb 25, 2005 - Melbourne

Finally got to Melbourne/Wangaratta. ... Drove from Hobart to Devonport, waited around to just before boarding time, checked in about #15 at 6:30 PM but were 3rd last to board at 9 PM - actual scheduled sailing time.Finally got to Melbourne/Wangaratta. ... Drove from Hobart to Devonport, waited around to just before boarding time, checked in about #15 at 6:30 PM but were 3rd last to board at 9 PM - actual scheduled sailing time....

Feb 20, 2005 - Melbourne! GO MAGPIES!!!!!!!

G'Day all! Had a few photos left from the Gold Coast so included them here! Enjoy! Got into Melbourne on Wednesday arvo (that's afternoon in Aussie to all you Canucks) without too many problems. ... They're all in their early 20s but I've decided that I'm only 25 in Australian years, so we all got along well! Staying at Steph's place while in Melbourne - her Mom and her husband Graeme are amazing and Steph's 2 little brothers Connor (3) and Lachlan aka Lachie (10 mos) were just gorgeous! Felt so welcomed and nice to have a family and home-cooked meals for a change. ... Spent Thursday recovering and shopping with the girls and Friday touring around downtown Melbourne. ... Melbourne reminds me of Seattle with the river running through it and all the restaurants and buildings lining the river. ... He's working for the Good Guys in Melbourne and they offered me a job whenever I want it - I guess N American consumer electronics experience is pretty valuable down here - nice to know it's there if I ever come back. ...

Feb 19, 2005 - Melbourne - g'day mates

Hello everyone, sorry about the lack of updating over the past couple of days, we've not had the chance to get to a computer. We spent 6 days in Melbourne and had a great time. ... It was such a change from Singapore as the city is very cosmopolitan and we saw quite a few 'characters' including a man that had a few characters of his own.Hello everyone, sorry about the lack of updating over the past couple of days, we've not had the chance to get to a computer. We spent 6 days in Melbourne and had a great time. ... It was such a change from Singapore as the city is very cosmopolitan and we saw quite a few 'characters' including a man that had a few characters of his own....

Feb 18, 2005 - Flying into Australia

-Flying out of Pearson International Airport at 6pm on Friday, February 18th, 2005 -Arriving LAX via Air Canada,A320 jet at 8:29pm (WT) that evening -Departing LAX at 11:15pm (WT) via Quantas boeing 747 and en route to Melbourne -Arrive Melbourne 9:25am (ET) on Sunday, February 20th, 2005 -Depart Melbourne at 12:10pm (ET) via Quantas boeing 767 -ARRIVE IN PERTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 1:05pm (WT) ON SUNDAY, FEB. ...

Feb 15, 2005 - Victoria, Australia

15-02-05 Leaving Albury on the Greyhound at 1pm, this is our last bus journey in Austalia as the ticket takes us to Melbourne where we are set to make a welcome visit to Derek's friends from Glasgow, Joe and Colette. ... We arrived in Melbourne city centre around 5pm and were greeted at the station by Colette. ... 17-02-05 We caught the train into Melbourne city centre today, getting off at Federation Square where we went straight into the large tourist information office opposite the station. ... We wandered through Melbournes main shopping area for a bit then hunted down the Rialto building on Collins Street for a quick trip up to the observation deck of Melbournes tallest building. ... From the top you get an excellent view of the area, over Albert Park, the Yarra River and down the coast line past St Kilda, Brighton, you can make out Southland Shopping centre!! We strolled back through central Melbourne to our start point near Flinders Station and walked down to the Southbank along the Yarra River with excellent views over the river to the CBD. ...

Feb 12, 2005 - Melbourne, Australia

Our cabin is very comfortable.Our cabin is very comfortable....

Feb 8, 2005 - Melbourne

Vi tilbragte 4 netter i Melbourne på "Greenhouse Backpackers" midt i sentrum. ... Det var stort sett rolige dager med planlegging av turen framover.Vi tilbragte 4 netter i Melbourne på "Greenhouse Backpackers" midt i sentrum. ... Det var stort sett rolige dager med planlegging av turen framover....