The best days are before us, even if we broke a new record last Saturday ... the coldest of days! The end of winter is felt, and the sun shines propels us beyond the 20 °: just enough to plan a few outings in the vicinity of Melbourne. The device output and the blog lives again! Here is the schedule for the month of September ...

A 1 hour drive you can go get lost in the Dandenongs, ( see map ) hiking trails through the forests, but it's for a barbecue that we went. We must begin to Australian fashion ...

However, is along the coast, to go on the side of Mornington Peninsula ( see map ), we have included a faster athlete ... We? Yes small group of French met by chance at a job fair. And yes it was a time when we were looking all the work, and with a colorful cover of a French university, it is recognizable!

Place for hiking along the beach and the cliffs to the ocean side, tumultuous and rocky, or the peaceful calm of Port Phillip Bay and its blue color at sunset. On the side of Nepean Point is a strong (that is quite rare here!) Abandoned after the Second World War. More history is on the beach that we discover the remains of the banks that welcomed immigrants and their animals in the 19th century ... As an air of Ellis Island ... A significant change of scene, even if 60kms from the city, we feels it forever. Here to join the authentic Australian bush, drive for 3 hours ... everything is a matter of scale. But the landscape is well worth a visit ...

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One thing that makes the charm of Sydney, it is the taxi-boat! Cross the Victoria Harbour to join the business district or go to a park to another immediately gives an air of holiday every day.
Melbourne has its enthusiasts rowing course, which shares the Yarra River [...]

Melbourne Open House 2009: it was this weekend in the State of Design Festival! A new opportunity to explore the CBD which I have not been around. A sort of open house on thirty monuments, hotels or rooms normally closed to the public, and for the occasion lets [...]

From the top of the Eiffel Tower, Australia's only dream of ... kangaroos, koalas, beautiful scenery, quality of life, beer, surf ... Yes it's true, the Land of Oz is a bit of everything !
In fact, Australians are "cool" as one might say ... Or maybe they just like to have time for other experiences. It starts [...]

Imagine ...
While the French made their revolution, Wurundjeris occupied the area around the bay later called "Port Phillip". Arborigènes land where the tribes lived in harmony with nature, it was 200 years ago.
Then the Gold Rush attracted early settlers, the village of Melbourne starting to grow, we [...]

Three letters to Central Business District and is the historic heart of Melbourne, now the business district, where Victorian architecture is reflected in the glass towers. Dockland is east of the CBD, along the waterfront, while the crowd swarming in Flinders Street, Federation Square and Southbank, places of all the festivities [...]

Welcome to Dockland!
It is time to resume the series on the discovery of Melbourne! You a first look was given with Bayside and beaches; walk along the waterfront, let St Kilda and go back to Docklands!
This ultra-modern new district is located east of the CBD, Victorian architecture here [...]

Looking for opportunities, so I tried my luck time for a weekend in the old gold mines in Victoria Point ... nugget, but an experience out of time in that city which marked the history of Australia.
A 100 kms north-east of Melbourne, Ballarat has developed in the mid 19th century, attracting miners [...]