Great Otway National Park

Most of what you’ll read in this Great Otway National Park travel guide comes from years of wandering the Great Ocean Road — slipping through fern gullies near the Maits Rest Rainforest Boardwalk and getting thoroughly drenched somewhere between Apollo Bay and the Cape Otway Lighthouse. From Wye River down to Port Campbell National Park […]
Great Ocean Walk

Most long-distance trails have a story. The Great Ocean Walk is no exception — a rugged ribbon of coastline where the cliffs of the Shipwreck Coast are dragged into the Southern Ocean, forests sweep through Great Otway National Park, and your legs occasionally remind you they’re not as fit as you thought. I’m Oleksandr Honcharenko. […]
Berry Picking In The Great Ocean Road

Berry picking on the Great Ocean Road is one of those simple pleasures I keep coming back to — especially after too many long outback tracks and roadside stops that test your resolve. I’m Oleksandr Honcharenko, and after years exploring rural Victoria, I’ve learned that this coastline offers more than surf breaks and sea cliffs. […]
Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery

My ongoing, chocolate-fuelled wanderings along the Surf Coast eventually turned into what I jokingly call my personal Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie guide. It all started on a windy day near Anglesea when a rogue gust sent my billy lid flying and left me craving a serious sugar hit. I’m Oleksandr Honcharenko, and what began as […]