10 Best Things to Do in Warburton: The Yarra Valley’s Best Kept Secret

Tucked away in the hills of the Yarra Ranges, charming Warburton is one of the Yarra Valley’s best kept secrets. Surrounded by the lush mountain ash of Yarra Ranges National Park, the former Gold Rush town is a true oasis of calm and serenity, within easy driving distance of Melbourne. The best things to do in Warburton are the foundations of the good life: embracing … Continue reading 10 Best Things to Do in Warburton: The Yarra Valley’s Best Kept Secret

Genevieve LaurenOctober 9, 2024October 9, 2024Leave a comment

Melbourne, Yarra Valley

Tesselaar Tulip Festival: Visiting Melbourne’s Spectacular Tulip Festival (2024)

The Tesselaar Tulip Festival is an annual flower festival in the Yarra Valley & Dandenong Ranges, just an hour’s drive from Melbourne. Every September & October, the Tesselaar Tulip Farm bursts into bloom more than a million colourful tulips, and attracts thousands of visitors for four weeks of flower festival splendour. After living in Melbourne for nearly a decade, I visited the Tesselaar Tulip Festival … Continue reading Tesselaar Tulip Festival: Visiting Melbourne’s Spectacular Tulip Festival (2024)

Genevieve LaurenOctober 5, 2024October 5, 2024Leave a comment

Destination Guides, Yarra Valley

11 Of The Best Yarra Valley Wineries to Visit

The Yarra Valley is one of the most celebrated wine regions in Australia, and is one of the best day trips from Melbourne. If you haven’t experienced Australia’s wine country before, the Yarra Valley is a great place to start! There are more than 70 wineries in the region, dozens of which have cellar doors where you can do wine tastings. The best wineries in … Continue reading 11 Of The Best Yarra Valley Wineries to Visit

Genevieve LaurenJuly 15, 2024July 15, 202410 Comments

Australia, Food & Drink, Victoria, Yarra Valley

An Autumn Day Trip to the Yarra Valley

Autumn is one of the most beautiful time of year in Victoria. Forty-degree heat waves are a thing of the past but it is still warm enough to enjoy the outdoors. We took advantage of the beautiful weather and made a day trip to the Yarra Valley, one of Australia’s top wine regions. Since David was driving, we decided to stick to two wineries. Domain … Continue reading An Autumn Day Trip to the Yarra Valley

Genevieve LaurenMay 1, 2024May 1, 20249 Comments

Victoria, Yarra Valley

Wine-ing down in the Yarra Valley at Tarra Warra & Dominique Portet

Melbourne’s had some uncharacteristically pleasant weather lately, so I’m trying to make the most of it with as many weekend road trips around the state as possible. Both my boyfriend and I have been pretty stressed out recently with work, and with a long weekend along the Great Ocean Road on the cards already, we decided to make the most of the sunshine with a change of … Continue reading Wine-ing down in the Yarra Valley at Tarra Warra & Dominique Portet

Genevieve LaurenMarch 7, 2017February 26, 20237 Comments