Comments on: February 1, 2008 http://www.redecho.org/2008/02/01/352/ my life, reflected and filtered Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:06:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Gerard Hammond http://www.redecho.org/2008/02/01/352/#comment-974 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:16:50 +0000 http://www.redecho.org/2008/02/01/352/#comment-974 Ha! I was driving down the Great Ocean road just last month. It really is one of the worlds great drives. Make sure that you take both water proof clothes and swimming cozzies; the weather can change in a few minutes. Ha! I was driving down the Great Ocean road just last month.
It really is one of the worlds great drives.

Make sure that you take both water proof clothes and swimming cozzies; the weather can change in a few minutes.

]]> by: Guyren http://www.redecho.org/2008/02/01/352/#comment-973 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:22:32 +0000 http://www.redecho.org/2008/02/01/352/#comment-973 If you like wine, and you're able to do it on one of your travel vectors, I *highly* recommend the Rutherglen region, on the NSW-Victoria border. It's an almost completely flat wine growing region, with a bunch of small wineries that mostly make (mostly *very* good) dessert wines. So you can rent a bike, and do tastings at half a dozen wineries in maybe a five mile ride. A *wobbly* ride, but a really fun one. Did that with my now wife. One of the most fun days I ever spent. Oh: and an a cheap Aussie travel tip: trailer parks (there called "caravan parks") will usually have on-site vans for rent, much more cheaply than any hotel. Often very nice (sometimes not...). Super-cheap if you're travelling in a group of four or so. You might get away with $5 a night a lot of the time (each). If you like wine, and you’re able to do it on one of your travel vectors, I *highly* recommend the Rutherglen region, on the NSW-Victoria border. It’s an almost completely flat wine growing region, with a bunch of small wineries that mostly make (mostly *very* good) dessert wines.

So you can rent a bike, and do tastings at half a dozen wineries in maybe a five mile ride. A *wobbly* ride, but a really fun one.

Did that with my now wife. One of the most fun days I ever spent.

Oh: and an a cheap Aussie travel tip: trailer parks (there called “caravan parks”) will usually have on-site vans for rent, much more cheaply than any hotel. Often very nice (sometimes not…). Super-cheap if you’re travelling in a group of four or so. You might get away with $5 a night a lot of the time (each).

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