15 July: Planes, Trains & Automobiles
This week, the team will be in travel heaven as Postcards goes on planes, trains and automobiles. Our road journey starts off in Brighton, where Bridge and Glen get their hands on a Ferrari Spider and a Porsche Boxter. Esther takes to the skies, Glen and Bridge hit the links in Portsea and Loz takes a scenic trip aboard a steam train.
Mornington Steam Train
The Mornington steam train alights all the senses and echoes the magic of the steam train era. The Mornington Railway runs between Mooroduc and Mornington stopping at Tanti. As well as the magic of this beautiful train there's plenty of stunning scenery to be seen along the way.
www.morningtonrailway.org.au
Moonah Links
Moonah Links on the Mornington Peninsula is considered one of the finest golf resorts in the world. Not just for the golfing enthusiast, the resort also features great facilities including the Endota day spa and Peppers luxury accommodation. Moonah Links is the perfect base for those of you keen to explore the Peninsula.
55 Peter Thomson Drive, Fingal
Ph 1300 362 386
www.moonahlinks.com.au
Red Cliffs
Red Cliffs is located 20 minutes south of Mildura off the Calder Highway. It's just a 40 minute plane flight from Melbourne but feels like a world away. The country town of Red Cliffs was once the largest Irrigated Soldiers Settlement in Australia developed after the First World War. With Lindemans Winery just ten minutes out of Red Cliffs at Karadoc, Esther couldn't resist popping in and having a glass of their finest.
www.qantas.com.au
www.visitmildura.com.au
www.lindemans.com
Brown Bothers, Milawa
Brown Brothers Winery is located at Milawa, three hours drive north east of Melbourne. Brown Brothers Winery was started in 1885 when John Francis Brown planted 10 acres of grapevines in Milawa. As a special treat, you can go by charter plane and land on the property's air strip or in style by chauffeured limousine, courtesy of Alberlene Limousines.
Cellar Door is open from 9am to 5pm
www.brownbrothers.com.au
Aberlene Limousines
Ph 1300 669 844
www.mylimo.com.au
Portsea Tango
Held every week, the Tango Latin Club classes are not just a mid week winter past time. These lessons will have you dancing socially as soon as your feet hit the dance floor. Our passionate instructors Natalia and Alberto are from Argentina, the home of the tango, and this pair can definitely heat up the dance floor. Held every Wednesday night between May and August, classes start at 7.00 pm sharp!
$150 for 18 classes
Ph 0412 551 907
What's On
Australian Sheep and Wool Show
Featuring more than 28 breeds of sheep, goats and alpacas, the largest sheep and wool show in the world is on next weekend at the Prince of Wales Showgrounds in Bendigo.
Where: Bendigo
When: 20–22 July
More: Ph 03 5439 5094 or www.sheepshow.com
Echuca Moama's Winter Blues Festival
The 2007 Echuca Moama Winter Blues Festival, with wonderful blues music, has a number of popular bands performing the weekend of 27 July.
Where: Echuca Moama
When: 27–29 July
More: Ph 03 5480 1181 or www.winterblues.com.au
The Great Wall of China: Dynasties, Dragons & Warriors
This week is your last opportunity to see the first ever international exhibition about the Great Wall of China, on show at the Melbourne Museum.
Where: Melbourne Museum
When: Until 22 July
More: Ph 03 8341 7726 or www.thatsmelbourne.com.au
