Ballarat Begonia Festival Parade – Day 4 of Road Trip March 2020

Monday 9th March 2020 Since my post on our visit to the Begonia flower display and festival, fellow blogger Paol Soren (aka John) went along on the Tuesday, after all the crowds had gone. His post has more wonderful photos of the blooms, and also more detail on the beautiful statuary in the Ballarat Botanic …

Ballarat Begonia Festival – Day 3 of Road Trip March 2020

Sunday 8th March 2020 Thirty-four years ago Bill and I were on a road trip for our honeymoon (a 5000klm / 3100mi road trip is bad idea for a honeymoon, by the way) and that is when we discovered Ballarat for the first time. The tourist office suggested we go see the Begonia display. We …

Albury to Ballarat – Day 2 of Road Trip March 2020

(Driving Distance Approximately 420klm or 260 miles) Saturday 7th March 2020 An alternative title for this post could have been Today was Talk and Travel Day. For our first night on the road, we chose a modestly-priced motel in Albury, not far from the Hume Highway. I'd booked directly over the phone with the owner, …