As the name suggests, the Great Ocean Road drive is one of the most beautiful coastal roadtrips, with many mini stops of attractions such as the Twelve Apostles, beaches and waterfalls that are more than just picture-worthy!!

Before we decided on visiting Melbourne, we were Googling the best roadtrips that could be completed within a couple of days, and GOR came up as the top few on many lists.
Since Han prefers western countries and I wanted to experience Melbourne's cafe scene that is so often enthused about, we narrowed down to a few choices and eventually decided on the GOR for our first roadtrip together!



The GOR took us two full days to complete. In that two days, we spent a night camping out (in our car) in a nature reserve park. The whole GOR drive was 600km thereabouts, but we made some detours and went Canola field hunting (LOL yes it was my idea) so the whole distance we covered on our roadtrip was about 700km.
The GOR is breathtaking. If you're a beginner to roadtrips, I think GOR is quite friendly. You won't really find yourself getting lost while on the road cause the highways are pretty straightforward. As newbies to roadtripping, we did make a few wrong turns sometimes and chanced upon quaint towns or interesting rest stops. And we got back on the main road just as easily. So, get yourself off the beaten track if you can. It'll be rewarding.

We started our road trip after a 9am breakfast in a cafe in the city. We also got a couple of snacks and drinks to keep us filled for the first part of the ride!

Bells Beach

The first stop to our Great Ocean Road trip! We went on a relatively cold day so we didn't get to see any surfers, but I heard that you could get tours or have a go at surfing here.








Not too far from Bells Beach, there should've been the pretty Split Point Lighthouse too, but I think we missed it or decided to give it a pass...
There was also the famous Memorial Arch that basically welcomes you to the start of your GOR trip, but we didn't stop to take a picture of that.

Anglesea

Before stoppping at Lorne (the next main stopover for the GOR) we stopped by Anglesea for a break and found ourselves in a quaint little surf town. They are known for their water activities, golf clubs and wildlife and fauna. But since we stopped at the heart of the town, we only took a couple of photos at their lake!




I think we might have drove pass the Anglesea beaches too.

Urquhart Bluff

It's another mini stop along the GOR, not the main few attractions but we got a pretty good view. And being as excited as we were for the start of the trip, we went on and ventured deeper a little to get some pictures.

Devil's Elbow

And right before we reached Lorne town, we were karaoking (probably to Guns n Roses) when we chanced upon this stunning coast!!! It's actually blocked off the highways, so I suppose it's not a spot for tourists or anyone to linger but we pulled our car to the side of the road, grabbed our phones, camera and gopro and went ahead anyways.

It was a steep slope down but when you have an infantry trained boyfriend... I guess it wasn't too bad LOL. I suffered a few ugly cuts from the thorns and bushes while traipsing down. But it was super worth it cause the pictures and the view was amazing!!!






While it may seem easy to get all the way to the end of the coastal rocks, it wasn't. I believe what we were on was known as a fringing reef, so it was kind of slippery with holes of water which our shoes can misstep into.
We spent about an hour or so here just taking pictures, taking videos and exploring the coast. I believe this is also the spot I got ridiculously sunburnt. You could feel the warm sun rays despite the cooling 16 degree celcius weather.




Initially, I wasn't too sure where this place was cause we didn't have phone service, and neither were there any boards around other than the Devil's Elbow a few kilometres behind. But looking at Google Maps now, I'm think it's along the Lorne - Queenscliff Coastal Reserve.

Lorne

We made a stop at Lorne to stock up on groceries and whatever we needed that night since we were going to be camping out in our car.
Initially we had plans to get a tent and camp out in the wilds, but since we were spending the rest of our nights in the city, the costs of getting the relevant equipment wasn't exactly worth it. But still, Han was pretty enthusiastic about it. He was telling me how he was going to bring his SAF issued mass tin to prepare our meals if we camp out. Or that if we can't find a shower, we can always use soap sponge or powder bath. I guess all the NS outfields prepared him well...






En route to Lorne Waterfalls.

Phantom Waterfalls

By the time we were done, it was about 6pm. Luckily for us, the sun only began to set at 9pm since we were there in summer so their days were considerably long.

We made a stop at the Lorne Waterfalls but only visited one of the three - Phantom Falls.





We also missed Apollo Bay, one of the main stops with Cape Otway Light Station. If you have more time to spare, you shouldn't miss them. Especially not Apollo Bay ):

Princetown Recreational Reserve

We settled down at Port Campbell for the night, with plans to cover the remaining of the GOR the next morning! There were actually many other places we could've stayed for the night, such as Apollo Bay itself (then we could have explored it the next morning), but we had already made a reservation at the Princetown Recreational Reserve since it was during the holiday season.

Princetown Recreational Reserve has BBQ, shower and laundry facilities and they basically provide you an empty space for you to park your car, set up your tent and what not.
For two people, we paid $25 for our space including power supply. If you do not need to charge up your devices, then it would be $20 for two people, and an additional $5 per person thereafter.

I think the best part about the reserve was that we got to be really close with kangaroos!! As night fell, while Han and I was chilling outside our car, the wild and gentle kangeroos would just hang around our car haha.




As we drank hot seafood stew and sipped on some fine moscato in the boot of our car, the cool wind and quiet night sky were all that surrounded us. It was also that tranquil night that we had this moment of epiphany as we pondered about how we made this roadtrip happen.

That night was one of the most revitalising nights ever.

Gibson Steps

The next morning, we got up a little later since Han needed more rest after the long drive from the day before. But it took us less than an hour to arrive at our next stop!

This was one of the prettiest spots throughout the whole GOR ever!! And luckily for us, Twelve Apostles and the rest of the sights weren't too far away so we had more time to capture pictures and footages.

Twelve Apostles

The Twelve Apostles really lived up to its name. Intitally, I thought it was going to be somewhat similar to Kalbarri, from the Perth roadtrip I went to in July but nope. Though there's a resemblance, it is still a breathtaking sight.



Living life on the edge :')

Loch Ard Gorge

I wanted to Photoshop this dude out from this otherwise perfect shot, but because he tried so hard to stay in my shot (I believe it was a few minutes), I shall give him the liberty to show off his body :')
That and because I had enough of Photoshop from work lol.

Port Campbell

After a morning of exploring the most scenic sights of the GOR, we made a stop at Port Campbell to top up on petrol, stock up on some light snacks and to have lunch! Port Campbell is another peaceful little coastal village that's famous for its fishing shores.
It's a nice place for you to just slow down after the jam packed drive.



Their fish and chips was amazing!!

Fake Lalang Field (lol)

As we failed on our hunt to find the Canola fields, we settled for this lalang field lookalike, only to realise it's actually ripened rice fields upon closer inspection LOL.

I think we missed the Canola fields by a month? I knew that they were in full bloom sometime in late October, but I guess by the time we arrived in mid December, they must have already withered or something... ):




Anyhow, I'm not complaining. Han still took super pretty photos!! Thank you for willingly driving a little off course and for including field hunting into our itinerary :')


So yes, that's pretty much it for our Great Ocean Road trip! A summary of our initial itinerary, and what we missed or happened to chance upon:

1. Bells Beach
2. Split Point Lighthouse
3. Memorial Arch
4. Anglesea (added)
5. Urquhart Bluff (added)
6. Devil's Elbow (added)
7. Lorne
8. Phantom Waterfall
9. Lake Elizabeth
10. Apollo Bay
11. Cape Otway Light Station
12. Princetown Recreational Reserve
13. Gibson Steps
14. Twelve Apostles
15. Loch ard Gorge
16. Port Campbell
17. Canola Fields Rice Fields

A total of approximately 700km covered on the road. I'm sure we visited a few other small stops along the way, but it's been two months since so I can't quite remember what were their names without pictures backing my memory up...



Petrol was kind of expensive. So was food. To save costs, cook your own meals! Shops generally close about 5pm - 7pm, so make your purchases early.
Since we wanted to try Melbourne's cafes, we did put aside some sum of money for them. The cafes outside and in Melbourne city all generally close about 4pm, so we (or rather Han) would usually make our own $10 budget dinner heh.

Hopefully our Great Ocean Road trip itinerary and its visuals were helpful! I haven't even started on editing my travel video for Melbourne yet, but I can't wait!! There were quite a number of scenic footages we caught on the gopro.

Anyway, I'll be covering on our day trip to Yarra in my next post! Melbourne is really full of beautiful places to share.



So till then, here's wishing everyone an advanced happy Lunar New Year!! I just got a beautiful lace maxi from Ohvola and I can't wait to wear it LOL ok bimbo moment over bye.

Check out my other posts on Melbourne:

▶ 7 Things you need to know if you're planning a Melbourne Roadtrip
▶ Melbourne Roadtrip (part 1) - Melbourne City
▶ Melbourne Roadtrip (part 2) - Great Ocean Road
▶ Melbourne Roadtrip (part 3) - Yaara & Healesville Sanctuary
▶ 5 Cafes in Melbourne to feed your camera and tastebuds
▶ Melbourne Roadtrip - Great Ocean Road (Video)

To start off the Melbourne travelogue series, I'll put the disclaimer out there that I was kinda conflicted between choosing Melbourne or Sydney for our one week vacation.
The whole Melbourne vs Sydney rivalry thing going on totally did not help me in my decision making, because from the articles I've read both countries have their own merits and nothing about either countries particularly turned me off.

But we eventually decided on Melbourne because of these three reasons:
1. We had our sights set on the super scenic Great Ocean Road Trip
2. The cafe scene is incredible (I prepared a whole list of places to dine at but we only managed to cover half)
3. It's more down-to-earth as compared to fancy Sydney, and we preferred something more chill



Melbourne is also perfect for shopping in the CBD areas, although things tend to be kinda expensive. Well, everything in Australia is pricey so lol.
For our 7D6N itinerary, we spent three days in the city, two days on the Great Ocean Road and one day on a daytrip to Yarra.

But for now, here's what we covered while we're in Melbourne city!!!

Rose Street Artist Market

The Rose Street Artist Market is an indoor and outdoor market, featuring handmade goods by Melbourne's artistic talents. It's the best place for you to find unique, artisan wares  - ranging from accessories, apparels, art pieces, ornaments, pottery and sweet treats.

When I first chanced upon this Artist Market online, I was so stoked to see it in person because of how arty and hippy the whole market looked. I love Aussie markets, and although Rose Street was different from Aussie's typical farmer markets, it sure didn't disappoint!! My inner wannabe hipster was screaming when I was looking at all of the crafts that they had.

If you're an arts person, or just someone who appreciates all these handicraft knickknacks, you probably don't want to miss this. The market is kind of small though, so you probably won't spend more than an hour or two there.

However, the Rose Street Artist Market is only open during the weekends. So you'll probably have to plan your schedule around it like we did for most of our market trips.

They also have this grafitti filled carpark along rose street! Super photogenic place hehehe.






The Rose Street Artist Market
60 Rose St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
Saturdays & Sundays, 11AM - 5PM

Old Melbourne Gaol 

This wasn't in our itinerary at first, but since we had extra time in the city, Han saw the museum and was keen in the paying the old prison a visit. The Old Melbourne Gaol is a 19th century jail that used to house some of Australia's most infamous criminals.
They had this watch house experience that was really interesting - you get to experience being arrested and put into the old cells. That was that main point that got us sold actually.





Aside from the watch house experience, they have lots of informative stories on how Melbourne's justice was like from personal stories in small cells, accompanied with structured heads of previous criminals. Definitely not a museum experience I'm used to, pretty creepy, but cool.

Surprisingly, we spent about two hours at the museum soaking up nuggets of information that proved to be engrossing.

Old Melbourne Gaol
377 Russell St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Mondays to Sundays, 9:30AM - 5PM

Red Cape Lane

We happened to chance upon Red Cape Lane by chance, or rather, it was when I was bugging Han to go ice-cream hunting with me LOL.

Red Cape Lane is one of Melbourne's newest city laneway shopping zone. It's located super near the Old Melbourne Gaol. We happened to walk around this city area a lot because there's just so many foodstuff!! And even though it's not officially named so, I thought that it was basically Melbourne's Asian district. It's not just the crowd, but the stalls there as well.

They have all sorts of Asian cuisine here (Japanese, Thai, Korean, Chinese, Indian etc.) and as someone who loves her rice, do you know how happy I was when I found sushi!!!  And as a fan of Gongcha, I was so happy when I saw that they have a huge outlet there as well?!?! LOL I guess I can never forget my Asian roots. Rice and milktea forever.




So anyway, I was saying I went ice-cream hunting. More specifically, I was looking for the highly raved Aqua S, also known as Sydney's best soft serve which recently just opened an outlet in Melbourne!

They had three flavours that day - Matcha, Sea Salt Caramel and Rose. We eventually tried all three flavours, together with popcorn, popping candy and their noteworthy charcoal cone. Beats all the soft serves I have tried thus far.

Aqua S
16 Red Cape Ln, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
Mondays to Sundays, 12NOON - 10PM

Queen Victoria Market

Queen Victoria Market has to be on your list if you're visiting Melbourne. Raved for its market size and fresh produce, it's located right in the heart of Melbourne, so it's easily accessible. Aside from foodstuff, they also sell clothing, toys and other trinkets. You'll easily spend about two hours there, because they have multiple goods and peculiar stalls that are sure to catch your attention.
It reminded of Perth's Fremantle, if you've been there.




For Han, it was like his haven because he got to shop Melbourne's own garden-fresh produce. Many of their vegetables and fruits were super fresh, so he bagged quite a number of stuff so he could whip out his chef skills for our dinner that night HAHA.
Travelling with Han = He settles our dinners if we're staying in so we don't have to worry about spending extra money. So lucky me cause I got fresh goods + a chef's cooking :')

If you love cooking or wanna get some of Aussie's freshest fruits, don't miss this place!!



Queen Victoria Market
513 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6AM - 2PM
Fridays, 6AM -5PM
Saturdays, 6AM - 3PM
Sundays, 9AM - 4PM


Other noteworthy places were Flinders Street (those hipster graffiti walls), St Kilda Esplande Market, Brighton Beach (colourful rows of beach houses) and Ashcombe Maze & Lavender Gardens. But due to time constraints, we didn't get to visit them all.
Towards the end of my Melbourne travellogue, I will blog about the cafes I've visited during the 7D6N roadtrip. All the food was just so damn good!! And I don't remember having any cup of bad latte. The coffee and cafe scene in Melbourne left a foodie like me wanting more.

But before that, it's the Great Ocean Road Trip for the next post! Can't wait to cover the scenic drive on this space heh.

Check out my other posts on Melbourne:

▶ 7 Things you need to know if you're planning a Melbourne Roadtrip
▶ Melbourne Roadtrip (part 1) - Melbourne City
▶ Melbourne Roadtrip (part 2) - Great Ocean Road
▶ Melbourne Roadtrip (part 3) - Yaara & Healesville Sanctuary
▶ 5 Cafes in Melbourne to feed your camera and tastebuds
▶ Melbourne Roadtrip - Great Ocean Road (Video)

With CNY coming around, the past two weeks at work have been crazy, so much so that I barely have enough time to myself, much less blog. The last weekend was a good respite though, when I roped in Victor and Trisha to help me with baking Han's 21st birthday cake! The oreo cake turned out amazing hehe.

Also, I've been receiving quite the number of emails/FB messages since my NZ story was published on TripZilla, so I really hope that my travel stories (like the Melbourne one I'm working on now) would help others with their itineraries or what not. :)

It's been a month since my trip to Melbourne so I thought I should really, seriously get this post out before my memory of the trip starts to fade hahah.



It was my second road trip to Australia that year (2016), and during the time on the road with my fellow travel companion(s), we came face to face with quite a number of unexpected situations. Circumstances that other travelers on Australian road trips also frequently face, but are not often talked about.

And so I thought to write about it for any Singaporean who might happen to chance upon this page while planning for their Aussie trip on the road, or anyone actually.
This tip list is not exhaustive and I may not be the best spokesperson since I am but a twenty year old who's been in Aussie only twice, but you know just my two cents. Australia is a such a beautiful place and I'm definitely paying it a visit again sometime (hopefully) this year. Maybe then I'll have more stuff to add to this post but for now:

7 Things You Need To Know If You're Planning A Melbourne Road Trip

1. Car Rental Age Limit 

Although the minimum age to be able to acquire a driving license in Australia is 17, the minimum age to rent out a car in Aussie is 21. So if you're aged between 18 to 20 with a Singapore driver's license, it's going to be tough luck trying to get a rented car. Australia seems super strict about this because during my trip to Perth, many companies turned us down even though we were technically just a few months away to turning 21 lol.

However, Ace's minimum age for drivers is only 18! It states 20 on the website, but my friend who was 19 when we visited Perth back then successfully made a booking when we gave them a call. I think the age limit depends on which city you're renting it from. But yes, if you're a young driver below the age of 21, Ace may just be your (only) hope.

2. Young Driver Surcharges & Insurance

If you're older than 25, then lucky you. You can skip this whole point entirely cause it would be totally irrelevant to your planning when it comes to renting a car for your trip. However, if you're aged 18 to 25, this will affect you a lot more so read on.

As most of us would know, renting out a car in other countries aside from Singapore is comparatively cheaper. Most car rental sites/third party booking platforms has their Toyota Camry/Corolla cars rented out at $20-$30/day. Wow, right? However, it's not that cheap if you're a young driver. Simply because there's a young driver fee imposed on drivers below the age of 25, regardless of how many years of driving experience you have. They are pretty strict about this.

In Australia, depending on which company you decide you to loan your car from, the fee imposed is approximately $16AUD to $28AUD per day. Well that's not too bad, until you multiply it by the number of days you're renting the car, and add in the total base rental fee. It could easily be another $100 if your booking is for a week. So one week booking would cost you about $300? That's not too bad... But it doesn't end there.

It's mandatory for all young drivers to get insured under whatever insurance the company provides, whether or not you have other travel insurance plans that has got you covered. Call it a money-making gimmick or extra safety precaution by the car company, either way, you have to pay. That's about another $20 to $30 PER DAY. Which easily sets you back by another $100.
Feeling cheated? Yeap, that's how I felt too when I settled the car rental booking for Melbourne this time. Especially since I'm a cheapo twenty year old who pays every penny of the trip through my own pocket (which I work so hard to earn btw), I would scrimp even on $8 worth of parking fees so all these extra costs was a pain.

Alternatively, there are also Aussie private car rental sites that work a little like Airbnb. Owners list their cars on the platform and for buyers to rent, at a relatively cheap rate + low insurance fee. During my planning, I found DriveMyCar to be the best (based on reviews, pricing etc), with pretty neat/sexy cars at affordable rates!! The respective car owners, however, will set their preferred minimum driver's age (which is typically 21 or 25) so, not the platform for you if you're still "underaged" like me and my group of friends lol. If you're above 21 though, go for it!

3. Confusing Parking in the City

Took us about two days to fully understand how their parking system works, with the help of the Internet and random forums. Even though two days is a pretty short time, it just took us 24 hours into Melbourne to get our first parking fine :')

While I was in Perth, the dudes handled the parking so I didn't bothered so much about the parking signs... But we got fined $120AUD then too. This time, it was just me and my boyfriend in Melbourne so I had to help out with deciphering their parking signs, which I suppose I didn't really do a good job and had to learn it the hard way... LOL. The fine was $93AUD this time sigh.

Find out more about what each sign means before you park in a space that is seemingly available. 1P and 2P basically means free parking for an hour and two hours respectively. However, if there's a ticket below the 1P/2P, you have to pay for parking from a ticketing machine. There will also be a time frame indicated on the bottom of these boards, which indicates the time in which you have to pay for the parking. Anything out of that time frame is free for parking. Well, you can search up more on Google.



Also, you would want to avoid those "secured parking" multi-storey carparks because their charges are more than just overpriced. Those multi-storey carparks can cost up to $8AUD every 30mins. That is more than the cost of my Mac meal lol.

4. Sufficient Camping Sites for Your Car

5. Annoying Flies on the road

Okay, this probably isn't a vital point that you must know, but I thought it would help if you're warned beforehand.

If you are going on a roadtrip in Summer, you (and your car) will often be pestered by houseflies and tiny, pesky Australian bush flies. I don't mean two or three flies, I mean literally a whole bunch of them would settle on your car while you're out sight seeing within that short few minutes. It was alright for the first couple of hours... Until they started trying to get into our noses/mouths/ears and made it hard for us to even drink water.

I remember my boyfriend getting so frustrated because they just wouldn't stop flying to his face and invading his ear every few minutes. They won't cause you any harm, but they'll annoy the hell out of you. You can google more about Aussie's fly situation. From what I've read, not every part of Australia is affected by this epidemic. However, if you're visiting Melbourne (Victoria) or going on the Great Ocean Road Trip, then... Maybe you'll wanna prepare some sort of repellent beforehand to buzz them off.

I promise you, they are incredibly irritating.



He got so irritated he rather reveal his botak head to use his cap as a fly swatter hahaha.

6. The Sun Will Burn You

If you didn't know, Australia is listed as the skin cancer capital of the world, simply because of its proximity to the hole in the ozone layer that helps to filter the harmful UV rays from the sun (wew funfact). That also means that the chances of you getting easily burnt while you're out in the sun in Australia is significantly higher, and it also poses more health risks.

I didn't know this prior to my trip, until I had a terrible sunburn that gave me lobster skin that hurts like crazy. The aftermath of my peeling shoulders wasn't pretty either. The thing is, I was barely out in the sun for long (maybe one or two hours at most?) and I am not one to get sunburnt easily even in Singapore, so I wasn't prepared. Also, the weather was pretty cool at about 20 degrees so I really didn't see the burn coming. I found all these out after I consulted Google sensei in hopes to figure out how I could have gotten myself such a terrible burn under those circumstances.

Prepare sunblock or cover up more skin if you're going to be under direct sunlight, which I presume you will if you're road tripping. Save yourself and your skin from the horrible burns. It may seem like a pretty trivial thing, but permanent skin damage is a souvenir you can choose not to take home.

7. Weathers are unpredictable

Although I visited Melbourne in the early summer/shoulder season in December, when temperatures are forecasted to be about 24 degrees in the day, there were still some days where it hit as low as 14 degrees while the sun was out. And then, it could go up as high as 30 degrees the next day. I'm not sure if it's just the month I was travelling (December), so you might wanna read up on that. Pack enough to keep you cool and warm at the same time.

Also, Melbourne's daytime in December was incredibly long. The sun rises at about 630AM and sets only at about 8-9PM. That also meant that I could do more while it was still bright out! Definitely not what I'm used to but, I like that my days seem longer.



Hopefully these 7 things were helpful in the planning of your road trip to Australia, or more specifically, Melbourne.

We spent a week indulging in the cafe culture and natural beauties that Melbourne has to offer. Seven days were hardly enough!!! Melbourne is famous for their cafe scene and it really doesn't disappoint. It was a little costly, but I definitely have no regrets because their coffee and brunches are just. so. good!!!

Anyway, I'll talk more about our itinerary for Melbourne's city in the next post! I'll try to get it out sometime next week. Till then.

Check out my other posts on Melbourne:

▶ 7 Things you need to know if you're planning a Melbourne Roadtrip
▶ Melbourne Roadtrip (part 1) - Melbourne City
▶ Melbourne Roadtrip (part 2) - Great Ocean Road
▶ Melbourne Roadtrip (part 3) - Yaara & Healesville Sanctuary
▶ 5 Cafes in Melbourne to feed your camera and tastebuds
▶ Melbourne Roadtrip - Great Ocean Road (Video)

This must be one of the greatest starts to 2017.

As most of you may know, I've been working on creating more travel content to share with the public, hoping that my itineraries or visuals will be able to help any aspiring travellers with the planning of their own adventures. And to of course, create compelling and beautiful imagery to the places I've been - not just for my own nostalgic purposes, but hopefully for something more as well.

And it happened!!!

My solo backpacking story to New Zealand is now up on TripZilla magazine! It took me a while to get the feature crafted the way I wanted it to (that means re-editing my old blog post a couple of times since I realised the old log wasn't very helpful), but now it's finally live on the online travel magazine site!


For any aspiring solo travelers, I hope this article would motivate you to go ahead and just do what you've only been dreaming to do. I was there once, being afraid and on the fence about travelling alone but after I decided to just set out to do it, I never regretted my decision. Till today, the experience the Oceania country offered me while I was flying solo still left me awestruck.

Or if you would like some insight into solo travelling and why people do it, you should check the article out too!

If you're planning to visit New Zealand and don't really know where to start for your planning, you can check out my visual itinerary from my previous posts linked down below! New Zealand is more than just a place with magnificient sights.

▶ Backpacking New Zealand (Part 1) - Why I backpacked solo
▶ Backpacking New Zealand (Part 2) - Tekapo
▶ Backpacking New Zealand (Part 3) - Mountain Cook
▶ Backpacking New Zealand (Part 4) - Cromwell & Makaroa
▶ Backpacking New Zealand (Part 5) - Wanaka
▶ Backpacking New Zealand (part 6) - Queenstown & Christchurch


If you have any other questions regarding how NZ was like, feel free to drop me a message (mirabelle.koh@gmail.com) and I'll be happy to help. :)

On an entirely different note, the festives for the past three weeks kept me waaaaaay too busy. Weekdays were jam packed with work for the peak season, but I like that there's more things to look forward to now as the new year comes around. Christmas was spent with Han and my favourite other couple, and NYE was with the secondary school bunch, and both nights were nothing short of amazing. 2016 ended in high spirits for me, and I'm super stoked for 2017.

I also I had a lot of work to catch up on after all that celebrations... Which explains why I haven't got around to blogging about Melbourne but I will get there soon!! I'm done with most of my post production for my photos so I'm just left with the blogging part haha.

The post (what people never tell you about roadtripping in Aussie) will probably be out next week, so stick by this space. :')