Winter
seriously is the perfect time for day trips and explorations a little closer to
home. I’ve been meaning to visit the Dandenongs since I moved to Melbourne and
I was so thrilled to finally go. (Also quick shout out to my most recent travel buddy, they are fast becoming the best part of my trips.)
Olinda
is everything you could want in a hamlet you’re spending the day in. A couple
of coffee shops, a delicious smelling organic soap shop and a few delightful
shops selling toys, gifts and every other thing that you never knew you
needed. Just an hour out of
Melbourne, my cousin and I set off up the mountain, not really knowing what to
expect, except for the promise of a cold misty forest. And boy, did Olinda
deliver.
We
started our trek around the manicured National Rhododendron museum before
seeking out better views and wilder forests. We snaked our way further up and
into the national park just as the rain started to fall. If truth be told,
everything is always a little worse in the rain, but the forest was just as
misty and just as breathtaking as we’d hoped, much more like something out of
a fairy tale than something so close to everyday life.
TRIP RATING: 5/5 SCARY TALL TREES
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