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Walking the World

  • 19-01-2009 11:04am
    #1
    Anouilh
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    I'm going into training for a trip to Australia.

    There are plenty of sites that guide the photographer and today's find is useful for anybody planning to visit Paris:

    http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/524709

    Any advice on places not to miss in Melbourne and Tasmania would be welcome at this point. I already have the photos of the Blue Mountains which are "de rigueur" and one of the Twelve Apostles crumbled after my last visit to the Great Ocean Road.

    Be Prepared...


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  • #2
    bovril
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    For Melbourne, Flinders street station is pretty iconic, the Botanic gardens are nice. There is also a relatively new square beside Flinders St station which has some some modern architecture.

    Taking a tram out to St Kilda is worth a trip. You can walk along the promenade.

    Brunswick Street (just outside the city) is fantastic for coffee shops and restaurants. Very Bohemian.

    The main museum is very impressive too. They have a neighbours bit in it!


  • #3
    sNarah
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    Tazzie:

    * Wineglass Bay & The Freycinet NP - Gorgeous nature & plenty of little flully creatures around when evening falls (or early morning)
    * Cataract Gorge in Launceston
    * White white beaches and azur blue seas @ East coast (Friendly beaches, Bicheno, up to Falmouth)
    * If money & time available; the Tassie Devil enclosure NP @ Maria Island


    Melbourne:

    * Cliché but notheless fun fun fun: St Kilda & the entrance of the lunapark there
    * Brunswick street @ Fitzroyfor those more arty/Indie/bohemian photo's
    * Queen Victoria Gardens & KIngs domain
    * Touristy but obligatory; Federation Sqaure

    If you're going to go into Victoria as well, just say so and some more tips will follow!


  • #4
    Anouilh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,826 ✭✭✭Anouilh


    Many thanks for all those good ideas.

    I've been to "The Prom" and you might enjoy this photo of Squeaky Beach:

    http://www.33cl.it/photos/photo/2923520321

    If you look at the description on the original Flickr page and the comments, you will learn why the sand squeaks there.

    It's like a scene from Nevil Shute, without the horror.


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