On Monday the 8th, James and I took the train to Ballarat: an old gold mining town, north of Melbourne. Gold was discovered in Ballarat in 1851 and the town soon became a major settlement flooded by new Australians and Chinese miners. Our main destination was Sovereign Hill, an open-air museum which brings the gold…
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Another World
We left early for Mornington Peninsula, which is a bit south of Melbourne. After last night, with the cultural exchange of drinks, I quickly got car sick and had to move to the front seat. My focus soon shifted from feeling shitty to being amazed by the Aussie countryside. Our first stop was at the…
Raccoon Around the World 