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Winter Wonderlights is back again at @sovereignhil Winter Wonderlights is back again at @sovereignhill for 2026! ✨ Think faux snowfalls, twinkling light projections, carols, fire pits, wintry treats, hands-on-crafts, 20km of fairy lights decorating the streetscape and the opportunity to see and chat with St Nicholas… it really is Christmas in July! 🎅🏼 Here’s what you need to know: 📍Winter Wonderlights, Sovereign Hill, Ballarat (1.5 hours from Melbourne CBD) 📅 26 June – 19 July 2026 ⏰10am to 7pm - lights from 5:45pm ➕NEW night sessions from 8pm - 10pm (selected dates)! 👉🏼Comment “wonderlights” and I’ll message you the link to the tickets! 🎟️ Who’s adding this to their Victoria winter adventure list? 😊 AD @sovereignhill #winterwonderlights #SovereignHill #ballarat #visitvictoria
Australia’s most iconic steam train transforms int Australia’s most iconic steam train transforms into a light show for another year!🚂 Every year @puffingbillyrailway puts on a 2.5 hour visual light show through the Dandenong Ranges as it rides from Emerald to Gembrook and back 😍 I got a lucky spot onboard in 2024 and felt like a kid watching the light installations illuminate the trees, I mean can you blame me? 😅 It’s fully booked out this year again but if you want to chase the train I’d recommend waiting at Wright Station, Wright Trestle Bridge or Cockatoo Station to watch the train go past! 🛤️ It’s on from 26th June until 19th July! 😉
8 winter stays to add to your @visitmelbourne adve 8 winter stays to add to your @visitmelbourne adventure list ❤️ I’ve stayed in quite a few airbnbs across Victoria but these ones have cosy wood fires, outdoor fire pits or huge baths to keep you warm this winter while you explore the surrounding regions! 😉 ✨ @berryscreekfarmstay, Berrys Creek 🚢 @redhillboat, Red Hill 🔥 @southern.grampians.cottages, Dunkeld 🏠 @black_mamba_house, Harrietville 🛁 @stay_livingsmall, Reedy Creek ❄️ @alpine_nature_experience , Mt Hotham 🛏️ @theinnbeechworth , Beechworth 🐮 @bluestoneridge, King Valley Which one are you dying to stay at? ☺️ #visitvictoria #regionalvictoria #wandervictoria #visitmelbourne #luxurystays
I think I just found waterfall paradise 😍✨ Waterf I think I just found waterfall paradise 😍✨ Waterfalls of Gar is a 4.2km return trail that passes 3 seasonal waterfalls in the northern section of Grampians National Park 🥾 I had this one on my list forever but being a seasonal waterfall I never managed to time my visit for the best conditions but I was so happy when I finally did … it’s usually looking good in winter after rain (this was taken July 2025)! 🙌🏻 👉🏼Reminder my Victoria guide & map includes these details and more for 400+ locations across Victoria (including 80+ waterfalls). Comment “map” and I’ll send you a cheeky DM with the purchase link 💌 📍Waterfalls of Gar (3.5 hours from Melbourne CBD) Had you done this waterfall hike before? 🤔
Sharing my new obsession with you because social m Sharing my new obsession with you because social media shouldn’t be your only travel archive 📖😍 It’s been in the works for a while but only recently did a close friend inspire me to start scrapbooking my life and travels through the collection of photos, mementos and materials I had collected over the years🎟️🧾 Airline boarding passes, attraction tickets, post cards, stickers, city brochures, maps, magazines and hotel card holders are just some of the things that I’ve hoarded from my travels and have been sitting aside until I found the creativity to put it all in a journal …. and now I’m officially hooked! 😅 I’ve been using this as a digital detox on cold winter days, after work and in between travel as a way to pull myself away from the screens when I feel overwhelmed or am in need of a different kind of creative outlet and it’s working! ✨ After all, what’s ‘Elise’s Travel Diary’ without the physical ‘diary’ 😉 But would you ever make a travel journal, or is everything staying in the camera roll? 👉🏼Inspo: @theacceline #traveljournal #travelscrapbook #traveljournaling #scrapbooking #scrapbookinspiration
Share these winter waterfalls with your adventure Share these winter waterfalls with your adventure buddy - it’s waterfall chasing time! 💦 It’s winter which means it’s the start of waterfall chasing season here in Victoria woohoo, especially after a number of days of rain … pop on that raincoat & hiking boots and get out on the trails ☔️🌧️ Some of these waterfalls are usually seasonal so are perfect to visit at this time of year after some rain, others that already have a reliable flow will be absolutely pumping! 🙌🏻 👉🏼Comment “MAP” to get your hands on my Victoria Guide which includes 400 locations across the state (including 80+ waterfalls) and counting! 🙌🏻🥳 How many of these waterfalls have you been to? 🤔 #visitvictoria #wandervictoria #visitmelbourne #waterfalls s

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