I loved our time visiting Melbourne. Not only is it a fantastic city to explore filled with many world-class restaurants, stadiums, galleries and theatres, but it’s also a fantastic base to explore other parts of Victoria and Southeastern Australia.
Surprisingly we knew almost nothing about Wilsons Promontory National Park before our road trip around Australia and had never heard of Squeaky Beach, which we now put up there with the best beaches in Australia.
The charming town of Bright is our favourite town in Victoria and one of our top three towns in Australia, period. We tell everyone we meet who is visiting Victoria, you MUST visit Bright!
Go hiking at Lake Mountain, take in Steavenson Falls, marvel at Bruno’s Sculpture Garden, go trout fishing at Buxton Trout Farm, taste wines at Buxton Ridge Winery and so much more.
Explore seaside towns, walk through rainforests to waterfalls, spot koalas, swim at scenic beaches, and stand in awe as you take in the famous Twelve Apostles.
I vividly remember the sunset on Dromana Beach being as impressive as anywhere in Victoria, and our pub lunch at the Portsea Hotel had as good a view as anywhere for a beer garden.