Tag: Travel
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Lake Burley Griffin
On a sunny spring Sunday morning, walking or cycling along the pathways around Lake Burley Griffin to major attractions like the National Museum, High Court, National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery and National Library is a must.
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Coffee art
The intense look of concentration commanded my attention, despite the distracting din of the mid-morning coffee crowd at Coffee Chakra in Myrtleford. I became engrossed in witnessing the coffee making process. There was care and precision in each slowly angled movement of the coffee jug, as if the maker had an artist’s brush in his…
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Descending the crevice
The Chalwell Gallery loop from Lake Catani at Mt Buffalo National Park is only 1.7km long but requires some scrambling into tight spaces and climbing down rungs into this crevice. Definitely more easily navigated without a backpack.
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Lake Catani
A man-made lake constructed in 1910 that supplies hydro electricity for the nearby camping ground, Lake Catani at Mt Buffalo National Park provides perfect conditions for frogs as well as being a pretty spot to stop for a picnic.
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Mt Buffalo calls
It’s a place that holds magic for me. My first visit to Mt Buffalo was as a toddler, and I have found alpine regions mesmerising ever since. The rock outcrops tower monumentally, balancing precariously, creating lookouts across the low lying bogs and peaks, and splitting to form narrow passageways or sheer rock faces. I’d love…