Thetraveljunkie.org – Last weekend, we took a trip to Portsea, only 10 minutes from our place in Blairgowrie, VIC. The small village of Portsea is the last retail precinct at the end of the Mornington Peninsula and known for having some of the most expensive real estate in Australia with clifftop mansions that exude luxury and style on a very grand scale.
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Thetraveljunkie.org – UPDATE 2020: There are many, many great travel blogs logo designs out there. A great travel blog logo is designed to stand the test of time. The Travel Junkie picked 40 of the most creative and well designed examples around – and you may be surprised by some of our choices.
What makes a great logo design for a travel blog? A great logo is instantly recognizable, simple in form, easy to remember, built for longevity, and able to fit different mediums of branding material.
Here, I decided to include some old favourites as well as some newcomers to bring you a list of brilliant travel blog logo designs with a difference.
Thetraveljunkie.org – We headed down to Phillip Island for the weekend getaway. Around 1 hour 30 minutes from Blairgowrie on the Mornington Peninsula. We stayed at Cape Cabin and we cooked up a storm of Southeast Asian food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It was soooo goood.
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Thetraveljunkie.org – Today we will to show you one of our favourite Australian products – perfect for our travel adventures – freshwater FARM shampoo, conditioner and soap bars. Situated on the Mid-North coast of NSW, freshwater Farm is a family owned and operated property producing a variety of distilled essential oils, from their farm to their gorgeous skin and hair products. This everyday luxury range of hair and body products has been designed with only the best natural ingredients. All products are 100% Australian made, never tested on animals, cruelty free and vegan friendly. Just the kind of brand we here at The Travel Junkie like to use.
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Thetraveljunkie.org – Let us take you on a little virtual adventure to fall in love with the Briars on the Mornington Peninsula, Australia. There is much to love. The Briars Parks is home to abundant native flora and fauna. Vegetation varies with Woodland and Wetland walks and short link walks providing amazing opportunities to experience nature at its best in this beautiful property. A range of walks are accessed via the Wildlife Sanctuary Visitor Centre.
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Thetraveljunkie.org – Today we give you a recipe, The Bojoku’s Indomie Mi Goreng Tumpeng. For the residents of Java, Bali and Madura islands, tumpeng is synonymous with joyful celebrations. It represent the relationship between humans and God. The other meaning of the tumpeng is inherent in its pointed cone, symbolizing the devotion toward the one God. The shape also alludes to the mountainous landscape of many Indonesian regions, particularly Java. The dishes around the cone signify the vegetation, forests and wildlife.
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Thetraveljunkie.org – Today we bring you to a haven for waterbirds and walkers, Devilbend Natural Features Reserve contains the largest inland water body on the Mornington Peninsula, and once played an important role as a water source for Melbourne. Located 55km south-east of Melbourne in the township of Moorooduc, the lowland forest, reservoirs and shoreline provide valuable habitat and important green space for recreational activities such as nonpowered boating, walking, cycling, horse riding and fishing. Encompassing 1005 hectares, with almost 250 hectares of water, it provides valuable inland habitat for many water birds.
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Thetraveljunkie.org – The other day, we went to Flinders in Mornington Peninsula, which is about a 30 minutes drive from Blairgowrie. Flinders Pier is located at the point where Western Port meets Bass Strait and has great views across Western Port to Phillip Island. The pier is 250 metres long, jutting out from the protected beach and is sheltered from the waters of Bass Strait by West Head.
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Thetraveljunkie.org – Mornington Peninsula in Victoria is arguably one of the best places in the entire World for viewing the sunset. We all know that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Koonya Beach in Blairgowrie is a speactacular place for watching the sunset. Anyone who visits Koonya Beach will tell you that it’s one of the best places for watching the sunset.
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Thetraveljunkie.org – A day after Lebaran day, we went to Tyrone Beach and Moonah Woodland Walk in Blairgowrie for an exercise and play. We went there early, around 8am. It was a 20 minute walk from home. we’ve done something spontaneous. We brought breakfast and it was pretty damn super yummy. There were rendang, opor ayam, crunchy fried noodles, bananas, kue putri salju, spinach smoothies, coffee and tea.
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