Oceania

Australia: Melbourne Cup
Monday, December 8th, 2008

Michael and I traveled to Australia as part of our 2007 career break. The following is an excerpt from our travel blog.
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Our final destination in Australia: Melbourne.  And we couldn’t have timed it any better as we arrived in time for spring racing season.  This week long event has the country all a buzz, and it’s not just about the horses – it’s also about fashion, especially hats.

We were fortunate enough to have Emma as our guide.  Emma and I volunteered together in Peru and she was kind enough to put us up in her place in the beachy suburb of St. Kilda.  We toasted our first night in town over a meal at one of the many trendy restaurants.  And joining us on adventures over the next few days was Dan – a young man from the UK who just arrived for eight months of work and travel.

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Australia: Victoria
Monday, December 8th, 2008

Michael and I traveled to Australia as part of our 2007 career break. The following is an excerpt from our travel blog.
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Any affects for the day before were washed away with the rain, so we were keen on visiting the Yarra Valley for some wine tasting.  Emma, Dan, Michael and I made up our foursome and even Mr. Darcy, Emma’s adorable King Charles, joined us for the ride.

The Yarra Valley is about an hours drive northeast of Melbourne and produces some delicious reds.  We visited four of the smaller wineries in the area and introduced Dan to his first wine tasting experience.  And back at Emma’s place we enjoyed several of the bottles over dinner.

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