Victoria
Explore Victoria with us, from regional towns and local food to walks, adventures and the places we’ve discovered along the way.
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Smythesdale Gardens
We came to Smythesdale Gardens because we needed to be in the area while Isaac was working locally. What we expected to be a practical stopover ended up being far lovelier than we’d imagined. One of Our Unexpected Favourites Smythesdale… Continue reading
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Smythesdale
Discovering Smythesdale: A Tiny Town Packed with Surprises If you’re looking for things to do in Smythesdale, don’t let its size fool you. Many of our favourite places that we have found in Australia aren’t big cities or well-known tourist… Continue reading
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Regional Post Offices
Little Lifesavers on the Road! If you’re travelling around Australia like us and wondering how to receive parcels while travelling Australia, you’re definitely not alone. We know the struggle of running out of staple favourites that are only available, or… Continue reading
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Courthouse Hotel
A Pub Rescue on a Scorching Day The Courthouse Hotel Smythesdale was our escape from a scorching 42°C summer day. We’d had a few failed attempts trying to run our air conditioner off our generator (ugh, that’s a whole story… Continue reading
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Country Grocers Smythesdale
The Little Store With Everything While Country Grocers Smythesdale is mentioned in our Smythesdale Gardens blog, it simply deserves its own shoutout. We wouldn’t normally rave about a grocer, but this one just keeps impressing. Thinking of ‘corner stores’, we… Continue reading
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Thru the Gate Café
Scones, Charm, and a Breakfast to Remember When we first arrived, a few things drew us to Thru the Gate Café Smythesdale instantly: Sadly, we arrived just moments before closing, but the owner still let me grab a hot chocolate.… Continue reading
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“Shall We Go to Katie’s?”
The Story of Rustic Edge Café When I first reached out to Katie from Rustic Edge Café & Takeaway, this blog was a dream. The website was merely a shell, and from memory I had only published one blog, a… Continue reading
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Scarsdale Hotel
Our Top Pick of the Local Pubs We didn’t know about the Scarsdale Hotel when we first arrived, but we’re very glad we heard about it. Isaac was chatting with a colleague who mentioned it, and then later, while talking… Continue reading
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Snake Valley Pub
Our Second Favourite Local Pub We were lucky enough to be invited out for a meal at the Snake Valley Pub with a local known as “Grub” — and despite the nickname, it couldn’t be further from who he actually… Continue reading
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Venti8 Pizzeria
Better than Forge Yep. We said it. After countless local recommendations, we finally tried The Forge Pizzeria for ourselves. It was good and we can understand the hype, but still walked away thinking Venti8 Pizzeria delivered the better woodfired pizza… Continue reading
