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Melbourne Pier, VIC This is one of my favourite shots from Australia – somewhere on the sea front in Melbourne lies a little pier with this beautiful building at the end. I just so happened to be wandering around as a storm was rolling in at sunset – creating an epic background to shoot with. [...]

If you’re looking for a hostel that’s cheap, centrally located and basic then Flinders Station Backpackers is for you. We’ve found that travelling as a couple can get expensive when you want to rent a double room instead of staying in a dorm but the rates at Flinders were better than we’ve seen at other [...]

The 12 Apostles, Australia This image of the famous 12 Apostles marked the pinnacle of my road trip along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. If you’re down in Melbourne then make sure you give yourself time to explore this beautiful stretch of coastline. The drive itself is a mix of winding coastal roads [...]

It’s that time of year again – the cork hats are being dug out, the Tooheys is in the esky, the BBQ’s are warming up and the whole neighbourhood is heading to the beach. That’s right – January 26th is Australia Day! Tweet

Melbourne Skyline One of the things I began to photograph the most on my visit to Australia was the architecture. From thriving urban metropolises (check that out for some pompous splurge!) to rustic outback shacks Oz has a whole range of skylines. Melbourne proved one of the most photographic and I particularly enjoyed the way [...]

Great Ocean Rd, Victoria The above is another shot from my trip along the Great Ocean Road. This bay is actually the view from the lookout facing away from the 12 Apostles. A quaint turquoise horseshoe formation bordered by sand cliffs and dotted with rock pillars. It’s scenes like this that make hours of driving [...]

In the first off her guest posts Kerri Finlayson reviews Coffee Palace in Melbourne – it’s brutally honest and a word of warning… Tweet

So after a great couple weeks partying, van pimping, rude bin men illegal parking awakening and roatripping in and around Melbourne its time to semi start the East Coast carnage….backtracking up the never ending Hume Highway via Canberra and Sydney. First stop Canberra though….with a couple days catch up in the company of Mirianne (@fillingthepages) [...]

Got back on the photography side of things today with a good old walk around Melb’ to take some nice architectural shots. Tweet

So with Leslie all kitted out he needed a trial run. So what better trip for a Devonian surfer to take to christen his house on wheels and get back on the surfari than down Australias infamous Great Ocean Road – a 560km roundtrip along Victoria’s coastline to Port Campbell. Tweet

Australia Day….the one day of the year that the whole of this great country fills eskys full of booze, cracks out the BBQ’s and has a little bit of a party. ….so when in Rome…! Tweet