Mount Arapiles is the wolrds best cliff. I think. Hard to prove these things though…read more Beautiful metamorphised sandstone that is solid like Granite but with all the tiny features and cracks of sedamentary rock. There are well over 3000 routes, with 3 star climbs at all levels of difficulties. The weather is also stunning. Appart from the cliff, the camp ground and the people it attracts are enough reason to visit here in themselves. It can get really hot, there are no showers and it can be crowded. However it's got a really special feel to it. A sense of history and of adventure. Plus it is filled with all manner of hippy climbers from around the worrld, along with a gray haired local scence, crazy school kids and high powered motivational speaker types. About 4 hrs from Melbourne this area marks the beggining of the outback. As off the beaten track as you could imagine, yet it has a great pub and can easily be reached by train and a little shuttle bus.

This was actually quite a lovely place to wander through, but then again it does happen to be some…read morebotanic gardens, and botanic gardens are, well, quite nice nonetheless. For me, I found it quite lovely, and there were certainly quite a nice range of plants here as well. Like all botanic gardens, or at least the ones that I have visited, the plants are all labelled as well, particularly if you are one of those people that actually want to know something about the plants.

The one thing that stands out with regards to this park is the distinctive smell. I remember…read morecomplaining about it incessently when we passed by this place as a kid. Mind you, it isn't actually that bad, but it is certainly noticeable. However, this is one of Australia's major bird parks, and in fact there have been movies made about this place. It is actually a pretty good place for camping, another thing that I have done down here. Mind you, while water sports are allowed, I believe they are restricted, namely because it does happen to be a bird sanctuary.