Explore Victoria Archives - Card Hacks https://www.cardhacks.com.au/category/explore-victoria/ Tips for using credit, debt, rewards, loyalty and travel cards Mon, 08 Sep 2025 23:40:16 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Breaking the Sydney-Melbourne Train Journey: Why Albury Is a Perfect Pit Stop https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2024/01/13/breaking-the-sydney-melbourne-train-journey-why-albury-is-a-perfect-pit-stop/ https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2024/01/13/breaking-the-sydney-melbourne-train-journey-why-albury-is-a-perfect-pit-stop/#respond Sat, 13 Jan 2024 01:27:41 +0000 https://www.cardhacks.com.au/?p=2832 The 11-hour Sydney-Melbourne train ride often induces groans. Cramped seats, even with the recommended aisle strolls and coffee escapes, the journey can feel like an eternity. But there’s a magic spell to break this monotony – a mid-point pit stop in the city of Albury. Right across from the station, you’ll find the convenient, clean, […]

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]]> https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2024/01/13/breaking-the-sydney-melbourne-train-journey-why-albury-is-a-perfect-pit-stop/feed/ 0 Explore Melbourne – Around Port Phillip Bay by public transport https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/04/05/explore-melbourne-port-phillip-bay-tour-by-public-transport/ https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/04/05/explore-melbourne-port-phillip-bay-tour-by-public-transport/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2021 08:21:30 +0000 https://www.cardhacks.com.au/?p=1537 I often hear people talk about the Great Ocean Road. It’s a trip on everyone’s must do list. But rarely do I hear people talk about visiting Port Phillip Bay. The Great Ocean Road gets all the limelight. But just as beautiful and interesting are the shoreline, towns and villages of Port Phillip Bay. The […]

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]]> https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/04/05/explore-melbourne-port-phillip-bay-tour-by-public-transport/feed/ 2 Day Trip: Melbourne to Ararat via Geelong, return to Melbourne via Ballarat https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/04/04/day-trip-melbourne-to-ararat-via-geelong-return-to-melbourne-via-ballarat/ https://www.cardhacks.com.au/2021/04/04/day-trip-melbourne-to-ararat-via-geelong-return-to-melbourne-via-ballarat/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2021 23:54:04 +0000 https://www.cardhacks.com.au/?p=1520 Melbourne to Ararat aboard the Overlander This day trip from Melbourne starts out aboard the Overlander that leaves Southern Cross station every Monday and Friday. The train departs Melbourne at 8:05 and arrives Ararat at 11:33. Since this train runs via Geelong, people from Geelong can also join the train at the North Shore Geelong […]

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