Garry's Reviews

The Great Ocean Road
by Garry — last modified 2008-08-21 19:49

The Great Ocean Road has been called the longest war memorial in the world.

National Wool Museum & Ford Discovery Centre
by Garry — last modified 2008-01-08 23:27

Located close to the refurbished waterfront are two of Geelong’s premier tourist attractions. Both are modern museums, unique within Australia. Each museum showcases a particular industry that has been central to Geelong’s economy and also has been of incalculable national significance.

Surf's Up
by Garry — last modified 2008-02-06 04:24

Bells Beach is probably Australia’s most famous surfing beach. It was even mentioned in the Keanu Reaves surfing/action movie Point Break, as the site of a huge break.

Paying a Visit
by Garry — last modified 2008-01-08 23:26

Hard to believe a toilet block has become an artistic attraction worth going out of your way to see, but the public convenience at Bells Beach is certainly is that.

Muloorina Station
by Garry — last modified 2009-06-30 02:33

Muloorina Station is about 54km from Marree and not far from Lake Eyre South. Muloorina allows visitors to bush-camp along the banks of the Frome River, which has water in it due to the flow of a bore. It is said to have great bird life and also has an access road to Lake Eyre.

Muloorina: birdwatching
by Garry — last modified 2009-06-30 02:32

Dawn was just outside the back of our campertruck. I opened the doors, curled up under my sleeping bag, and watched the sun rise over the water of Frome River. It was peaceful and beautiful.

Whale-watching: Head of Bight
by Garry — last modified 2009-06-30 02:35

We spent the day whale-watching back at the Head of Bight. The whales delighted us in so many ways.

Red Hill
by Garry — last modified 2008-08-21 19:48

Red Hill is a great spot to view Canberra. Along with Mount Ainslie and Black Mountain, it rates a mention in Margaret Wade's Canberra's Secrets as a top place to get a sense of the city. One writer, Kevin Cole, is quoted as saying: "like the seven hills of Rome, we've got the three hills of Canberra".

Eumundi - Kevin Rudd's birthplace
by Garry — last modified 2008-02-06 17:16

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was born in Eumundi on 21 September 1957, the youngest of four children.

Barfold - William Alexander Watt's Birthplace
by Garry — last modified 2008-10-17 23:12

W.A. Watt was born at Barfold, near Kyneton, on 23 November 1871. While a former Victorian Premier, Australian Treasurer, Speaker of the House of Representatives and acting Prime Minister for a 16-month period (1918 -19) when Billy Hughes was overseas, Watt has largely been written out of the history books.

Brisbane - I was impressed
by Garry — last modified 2008-10-20 23:04

I recently stayed with my wife and two young children just across the road from the Botanical Gardens. In some ways, I was there by accident, my wife attended a conference and I tagged along. But Brisbane impressed me as a city.

Hooked on Paperchain
by Garry — last modified 2008-11-17 20:54

The Paperchain Bookstore is billed as one of Canberra's leading independent book stores and, from my experience, that would have to be about right.