By: JJ Jones | 2010-05-03 | Destinations Built in 1863 for James Butchard, Beleura House is an Italian style villa and stands in a commanding position looking over Port Philip Bay at Mornington. James Butchard was a businessman being a partner in Kaye, Butchart & Co a stock and agency company. He had pastoral holdings in Victoria and New South Wales. read more
By: JJ Jones | 2010-04-03 | Reference & Education With the declaration of World War 2 in 1939, the Australian Army decided to use the Balcombe Estuary area at Mount Martha on the Mornington Peninsula as a training ground. In 1940 The Army 4th Division took over the area and including trainees, numbered about 3000 personnel. read more
By: barsandnightclubs | 2010-12-27 | Travel Tips Little Peninsula is an aptly named bar as it is very small and hidden away in Little Lonsdale Street amongst all the bigger streets in Melbourne's CBD. While its secludedness may add some charm to the place for some people, it also makes it a very easy place to miss. Considering most bar hoppers and clubbers would stick to the main streets to find a place to drink up at, they would only be heading towards Little Peninsula read more
By: Di Jones | 2010-04-28 | Destinations Mornington is a common tourist destination, yet it is not so crowded and still makes you feel the old fishing and boating village like it was previously. A self-guided historical walk around Mornington is what you can do. The old buildings which are along this Historic Walk express how the town's life used to be. Also, you can drive along the Esplanade by yourself to enjoy the beautiful old h read more
By: Ben Bradshaw | 2011-12-29 | Travel & Leisure When you are in this part of Australia, one can never get enough of the Eyre Peninsula. It is hailed as the Seafood Frontier of Australia and there are tours that take you through a culinary journey read more
By: John Wood | 2012-01-01 | Flights Touring Melbourne has been a dream for many and if you are planning to book cheap flights to Melbourne, then we suggest you read this piece which will offer handy tips about what to see and do in Melbourne. read more
By: Sammy Hely | 2010-09-28 | Destinations If you fly to Ireland and land in Shannon, put the Dingle Peninsula on your tourist road map. The Ring of Kerry is one of the best known scenic drives in Ireland, but if you want to avoid the crowds and tour buses, we think driving the Dingle Peninsula is a great alternative. read more
By: Jones Jenny | 2010-10-19 | Travel Tips Melbourne is considered one of the most welcoming cities in Australia. Also ranked as the second largest city and the capital of Victoria, it offers several attractions to visitors, which revolve around sporting events, cultural activities, great restaurants and festive events among others read more
By: Michael Warr | 2010-04-04 | Environmental A rapid increase in Antarctic Peninsula temperature affects ice and some wildlife. Whales, fur seals and tourists have increased in the last forty years. read more
By: kathleenchester | 2010-12-23 | Travel & Leisure Melbourne was founded in 1835 by John Batman and was named in the honor of Viscount Melbourne, William Lamb, during the British occupation of Victoria. This small city grew in size during the 1850 due to the gold rush, which drew migrants from many parts of the world, especially from Italy, Greece, Poland, Turkey, Yugoslavia and Vietnam. read more
By: Ben Bradshaw | 2011-08-04 | Real Estate A location as gorgeous as Eyre Peninsula is bound to attract a large number of people. Be it for a holiday or to actually settle down here, the accommodation, Eyre Peninsula read more
By: Andrew Roderick | 2010-03-27 | Destinations The Fleurieu Peninsula is one of the most picturesque and beautiful regions in South Australia. This is a place for all adventure and thrill seekers. Along with this there are many vineyards and beautiful beaches for the romantics and the ones looking for some peace and quiet. This region, situated south of Adelaide, was named after the French explorer and hydrographer, Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu. read more
By: Craig Harris | 2010-11-23 | Travel & Leisure Melbourne is considered one of the most welcoming cities in Australia. Also ranked as the second largest city and the capital of Victoria, it offers several attractions to visitors, which revolve around sporting events, cultural activities, great restaurants and festive events among others. read more
By: Yamini Sharma | 2011-12-07 | Travel Tips South India is a soothing peninsula of India. The Southern region of India encompasses the biggest attractions to savor. You can delighted the charisma of Kovalam beach in Kerala, Ooty hill station in Tamil Nadu, Tirupati Balaji temple in Andhra Pradesh and many more. Besides it you can also come to know about bests of South India cities like Trivandrum, Kochi, Alleppey, Chennai, Bangalore, Munnar read more
By: Yamini Sharma | 2011-11-16 | Travel Tips South India is one of the wonderful tourist destinations of India. This region of India is rich with natural beauty and scenic panoramas of sun, sand and greenery. Tourists can visit any of the South India states viz. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. All the states are rich with charming hill stations, palm fringed sea beaches, enchanting temples and awesome wildlife spots as well read more