5224 images per kilometre. Or five for every meter you travel.
It’s understandable too, as for drivers far and wide, Victoria’s Great Ocean Road is one of those must tick boxes on the ultimate road-trip bucket list.
Starting just over 100km southwest of Melbourne, and stretching for the noted
253km, the road winds along the rugged, southern coast of Victoria, from the surfing hub of Torquay to the western-district township of Allansford.
It is perhaps most famous for living up to its name, twisting and turning along the edge of the ocean, with tall limestone cliffs to the right and a sheer drop to the water on the left. If you’re as old as I am, you’d think it was the model roadway for the original
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Bakio on the coast in Basque Country, Spain. I went there about 15 years ago and was surprised at how lush it was. It had a really artistic community and the Guggenheim in Bilbao was not far away. It had the best of both worlds, culture and nature. We explored beautiful little restaurants and bars, drank the most delicious wine, ate jamon, and pintxo – these little bites to soak up the wine. It was so civilised. This might sound odd, but I remember that everyone smelled like expensive perfume and leather. They were all so effortlessly and beautifully dressed.
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Publishing date: May 26, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 5 minute read • A view of the Great Ocean Road from Teddy s Lookout. Photo by Andrew Marshall
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Article content The Great Ocean Road (Victoria)
One of the world’s most inspiring coastal journeys – Australia’s ‘Great Ocean Road’ offers all the haunting drama and windswept magnificence of Victoria’s ‘Shipwreck Coast’ and the lush dripping rainforest and towering eucalypts of the Otway Ranges.
Officially, the road runs 247 kms from Torquay through to Warnambool. Although it can be driven in 1 to 2 days, there is so much to see and experience that it’s better suited to a journey of 5 to 6 days, staying in accommodation or camping along the way.
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