Day trips
Mount Macedon in Spring: A Scenic Drive from Melbourne
Take a scenic spring drive through Mount Macedon, with leafy roads, garden stops and mountain views on a relaxed day trip from Melbourne.
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Notes from our walks
Now and then we write up a walk, a garden visit or a day out, with the photographs we brought home. The newest story comes first.
Gardens
A spring morning in Melbourne’s gardens
An early walk around the lake, through the Fern Gully and on to Fitzroy Gardens, with plenty of reasons to stop along the way.
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City walks
A slow walk from Flinders Street Station
Start under the clocks, then choose your own way: towards the river, or into the laneways and arcades.
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Day trips
A day among the tree ferns in the Dandenong Ranges
Tall forest, gardens in the hills and a village stop, about an hour east of the city.
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