On our last day in Australia, we will be touring Elgas, Australia's LPG gas supplier. Elgas provides homes and businesses with LPG gas cylinders all across Australia. One unique service that Elgas offers is BBQ gas tanks. BBQ is huge in Australia so Elgas provides quick and convenient services for locals to get swap'n'go gas bottles. I really enjoy business tours for the chance … [Read more...] about ELGAS tour
On January 7th we will be visiting Ballarat Wildlife Park which I'm very excited to see more wildlife and local animals. Ballarat Wildlife recently redeveloped the park for updates and new exhibits. One new exhibit that just opened up is the Little Penguins exhibit. The Little Penguins consist of the world's smallest penguins and the only native penguins to Australia. The zoo … [Read more...] about Ballarat Wildlife Park
Today I applied and was approved for my Australian visa. I'm now one step close to be ready to depart on December 25th. Continuing researching Melbourne, Australia from my previous post, on Monday, January 6th we will be visiting the 12 Apostles. To get to the 12 Apostles we will drive 4 hours each way down the Great Ocean Road. The Great Ocean Road is known as one of the most … [Read more...] about The 12 Apostles
On Sunday, January 5th we leave Cairns to go to Melbourne. This is also my 23rd birthday and I absolutely can not wait to celebrate my birthday in Australia! We will get to Melbourne fairly late in the day so we get the rest of the evening to explore the CBD of Melbourne. Melbourne's CBD is known for music, graffiti/art, and food. After reading about Melbourne, I learned that … [Read more...] about First day in Melbourne
On January 4th we get to spend all day at the Kuranda Rainforest. Kuranda is known as the village in the rainforest or the colorful village of Kuranda. Kuranda village has markets with all types of shops from clothing, jewelry, candy, and souvenirs, this will definitely be a great place to pick up local souvenirs to bring home to family and friends. Kuranda offers so many … [Read more...] about Kuranda Rainforest