Tag: Wineries & Cellar Doors

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California, Central Coast, Destination Guides, Los Angeles, Nature, San Francisco, USA

California Road Trip: Big Sur & Pacific Coast Highway (San Francisco-Los Angeles)

The Pacific Coast Highway is one of the most legendary road trips in the world. The route hugs the California coastline and is renowned for it’s rugged coastal scenery, especially the dramatic stretch of coastline known as Big Sur. A one month trip around the USA & Canada was the perfect time to finally take a road trip in the USA. I’d never been to … Continue reading California Road Trip: Big Sur & Pacific Coast Highway (San Francisco-Los Angeles)

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Barossa Valley winery cellar at Chateau Yaldara
Barossa Valley, Food & Drink

The Best Barossa Valley Wineries to Visit

The Barossa Valley is one of the world’s premier wine regions, known for its big, bold red wines, grand chateaux and for being home to Australia’s most beloved heritage wineries. Widely considered to be the best wine region in Australia (although, the competition is fierce!), the Barossa Valley is a must-visit for food & wine lovers. There are 80 wineries to visit in the Barossa … Continue reading The Best Barossa Valley Wineries to Visit

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Adelaide Hills

The Best Wineries in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia

The Adelaide Hills wine region was one of the best surprises of our first trip to South Australia, so much so that we had to go back on our second! It’s a beautiful area, with scenic landscapes, dozens of award-winning, down-to-earth wineries and several lovely villages to explore. There are more than 60 wineries in the Adelaide Hills, and many of them are household names. … Continue reading The Best Wineries in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia

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Destination Guides, Yarra Valley

8 Beautiful Yarra Valley Wineries to Visit

The Yarra Valley is one of the most celebrated wine regions in Australia, and makes an easy day trip 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 (tasting rooms) which are open to the public. The Yarra Valley is … Continue reading 8 Beautiful Yarra Valley Wineries to Visit

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Destination Guides, Mornington Peninsula

The Best Wineries on the Mornington Peninsula, Australia

The Mornington Peninsula is one of the most beautiful and most popular wine regions in Australia. Located in southeast Victoria, the Mornington Peninsula is fringed by beaches with crystal clear water, and filled with wineries, orchards, dairies and excellent restaurants. It’s easily one of the best day trips from Melbourne. The Mornington Peninsula Wine Region There are more than 200 wineries in the region, and … Continue reading The Best Wineries on the Mornington Peninsula, Australia

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Napa Valley, San Francisco

Golden City: 3 Days in San Francisco

When I was a teenager, I was fascinated by San Francisco. For reasons that are unclear to me now, it was where I wanted to travel before anywhere else and I spent so much time reading about the city and dreaming of my first trip there. I completely forgot about this, until I visited for the first time during my recent trip where I spent … Continue reading Golden City: 3 Days in San Francisco

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High Country Victoria

A Weekend in the King Valley & High Country Victoria

Every few months, my friend Liv and I plan a weekend getaway somewhere in Victoria. We decided on High Country, since it was one of the few regions of Victoria I was still yet to visit, and Liv was keen to explore more of the area.  At 3 hours from Melbourne, it’s the perfect candidate for a weekend getaway rather than a day trip. High Country … Continue reading A Weekend in the King Valley & High Country Victoria

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Daylesford Cider Macedon Ranges
Daylesford & The Macedon Ranges, Food & Drink, Nature

A Day Trip to Daylesford & the Macedon Ranges

March has some of the most beautiful weather of the year in Victoria, so on the weekend my boyfriend and I decided to make the most of it with a day trip to the Daylesford & The Macedon Ranges. Initially, we planned to do a hike in the Macedon Ranges, have a picnic by Lake Daylesford and then stop in at a winery or two … Continue reading A Day Trip to Daylesford & the Macedon Ranges

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Food & Drink, Nature, The Grampians, Victorian Goldfields

Highlights from a weekend in the Grampians

Last weekend, I visited The Grampians for the first time with two girlfriends, Olivia and Marlo. The Grampians National Park is one of the most beloved regions of Victoria, around four hours’ drive west of Melbourne. The park is enormous, and best explored in sections. We stayed in Hall’s Gap, which is close to more lookouts, mountains and hiking trails than we could possibly do in … Continue reading Highlights from a weekend in the Grampians

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Dominique Portet Winery Yarra Valley
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

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