Ballarat, Victoria
The ibis Budget Hotel, as the name suggests, is very basic, but it provided me with exactly what I needed: a comfortable bed overnight and a good shower this morning.
After a refreshing night, this morning involved a bit more traveling as I headed back to the airport to pick up the shuttle bus to Ballarat, a journey of about 1.5 hours.
Ballarat gained its fortune due to gold, and the evidence is all around in the shape of Victorian colonial architecture. Th...