The Penguin Parade, for many the highlight of the island, simply has to be seen to be believed. However you look at it, this is one attraction which you are going to tell all your friends about, and it certainly goes on my list of things you must do before you die - but just how far do these people have to go to make a natural wonder such…
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The Penguin Parade, for many the highlight of the island, simply has to be seen to be believed. However you look at it, this is one attraction which you are going to tell all your friends abo…
While we were in the area, we made arrangements with the local backpacker travel centre to take a day trip out to Phillip Island - home of the famous Penguin Parade. One hundred and forty kil…
While waiting for a coach earlier in the trip, I had struck up a conversation with a young woman by the name of Christine who had warned me that I should expect to find a much more residentia…
When Eloise and I arrived in Melbourne at the end of our tour along the Great Ocean Road, our plan was to stay just long enough to take a trip out to nearby Philip Island to see the world fam…
The region beyond the small town of Nelson, past the Surfing beach at the curiously named Port Fairy, is known locally as the Shipwreck Coast. Over the years nearly seven hundred ships have cr…
Richard Staines
Impressive. Different from Alain de Botton. Thank you for your time and help last week.
