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Performance Ford Club Cns
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cairns
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Hi,
Im comming to melbourne at the end of the month for my Honeymoon and am aloud 2 days of car related "nonsence" Read goodnes.. I was wondering if someone could tell me if u have to make a apointment for the Descovery center or can u just show up? The bride to bees Uncle works for FPV and is organising a bit of a tour , i was wondering if ther is anything else you locals could recomend and also non car related things that u recomend we go and see. thanks for your help Jack
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Harrop do the odd tour.
Lindsey Fox museum might be another option. Chrispy |
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Virtuous Bogan (TM)
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Location: TAS
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You can just turn up to the Discovery Center; its worth it if you haven't been before; and being in Cairns Im tipping you haven't..LOL
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"You were amazing"
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Victoria
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Drive "The Great Ocean Road" kills 2 birds with one stone, great driving experience, lots of nice scenery and places to have lunch with SHMBO :-)
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Gisborne Victoria
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What's green is gold
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Shepparton
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Get your indicator stalk removed before you arrive aswell, its not used in melbourne
Try the GOR aswell, awesome drive, long, but still awesome
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Langwarrin
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Your coming to Melbourne for your honeymoon!? Your crazy! The weather here is friggin freezing atm!! Been to FDC twice now, was awesum when they had the e-series displays on. Hope you have a good time and all goes well at the wedding
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Performance Ford Club Cns
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cairns
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thanks for all your help guys, looks like the GOR will be a goer
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LPS
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Geelong
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Just watch out for Americans driving on the wrong side of the road.
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: werribee
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you could also go to the zoo`s(melbourne and the werribee open range)
the great ocean road is cool, though it takes a while to get there from melbourne.lorne or apollo bay are nice places to stop for lunch etc. just watch out for bikes that can at times really howl on the gor. it will probably be freezing when you are here so pack some proper jackets otherwise you will regret it ie cairns much warmer than the winds coming off bass straight. cheers Dean |
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Performance Ford Club Cns
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cairns
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Thanks for the tips guys keep em comming please
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: cranbourne
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eureka tower skydeck88 http://www.skydeck.com.au/index.asp
you can go out into a glass booth called "the edge" suspended 300mtrs high
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Bloke
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Point Cook, Vic
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Visit the casino, even if you are not a gambler. The building itself is a sight to behold the first time you visit - it's simply massive.
Plenty of restaurants in Melbourne, Lygon St in Carlton is great as is Fitzroy St in St Kilda. If you are planning on going to Geelong then a 45 minute drive will have you at places like Queenscliff for a look around - plenty of wineries around that way too if you like wine. If trains are your thing then you can go for a trip on Puffing Billy in the Dandenong Ranges. Not my cup of tea, but it's an option. Take a drive around Alert Park Lake, making sure you don't go above the 50 km/h speed limit. Spend a day wondering around the CBD. There are bucket loads of shops and alleyways to look in/at. Finally, make sure you stick to the speed limit where ever you are. Fixed camera locations are not signposted, and plenty of intersections have speed and red light combos. There are also fixed speed cameras on many of the freeways and the Hume freeway has speed cameras that measure your speed over a distance, so not only do you get a ticket if you speed past the camera, you will also get a ticket if you travel too quickly between two (or more) cameras. Apart from that, have a great time. |
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Performance Ford Club Cns
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cairns
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thanks for the tip didnt know about that little trick with the cameras
thanks agian people... bucks party tomorow should be a big one Jack
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Ditto Great Ocean Road.....its a big day but a great day's driving.
Non car related suggestions: The ESPY Hotel in St Kilda is a bit of a Melbourne Institution. Quintesential Melbounre pub. St Kilda itself is nice to walk around - there the beech, lots of people, lots of places to eat. Down the bay a little you could go Portsea and catch the ferry across to Queenscliff (and the GOR). There are wineries on the outskirts of Melb in just about every direction but the Mornington Peninsula has some rippers, same with Yarra Valley. Look them if can be bothered heading out that far from the CBD - 2 hours to get there! Within the city: Lygon Street - little italy Little Bourke St (i think) - China Town.....yum yum Rialto Observation deck is superb and probably not as busy as the new one....but with a similar view. Queen Vic Market - a busy vibrant market just on the north of the cbd... See the Footy at either Telstra Dome or the MCG - you usually can get tickets just by going a little early Southbank and the Crown Casino prominade are good for a walk and there is plenty of very low key places to eat....mixed with high priced places to eat as well. We also have some wonderful parks - Albert Park is quiet and peaceful and is where the GP is - the pit buildings are all permament and is a tourist must see I think (Cops regularly sit there radaring for F1 Driver wanna be's - you have been warned) Faulkner Park is nice, Fitzoy Gardens etc. I'll post other things as I think of them.... |
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Performance Ford Club Cns
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cairns
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thanks for all your advise everyone, we had a fantastic time there, loved the weather ( misses said im nuts )
Visited GOR Philip Island ( hot laps in a cough... hsv ..cough) lake Mountain Yarra valley St kilda Ford descovery center Nizpro Herrod Motor sport FPR thanks again Jack
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I see you....
Join Date: Dec 2005
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...good list.
Laps of Philip Island are worth it no mater what your riding in....I'd even do it in a Nissan Tiida |
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