Filed under: Rental Car Melbourne - 29 Mar 2010 | Spread the word !
Here comes a great Australian sporting event the Rip Curl Pro. This year the Rip Curl Pro is on from the 30th March to the 10th of April. The Bells Beach foreshore is the place to be for this amazing surfing event. The 2010 Rip Curl Pro and Music Festival run at the same time and compliment each other. This is the second stop of the ASP World Tour for 2010. You can expect to see the world’s best male and female surfers at this great surfing competition.
You will be able to watch the world’s best surfers on one of Australia’s most famous beaches, taking on the power of the Southern Ocean. Winners will be awarded prize money, ratings points and the Bell Trophy. The Bell Trophy is the one the winners ring the heck out of when they win. The Aussie’s will be headed by ASP World Champion winner Mick Fanning. Joel Parkinson will also be defending his title. You will also be able to see champions of the sport that will include Kelly Slater, Taj Burrow and that’s just the boys. We are all looking forward to watching the chicks in action. The Rip Curl Woman’s Pro has one of the most exciting fields ever. Watch out for Stephanie Gilmore and Silvana Lima to take on the big waves.
Another highlight of the Rip Curl Pro is the Bells Live Music Stage. It is here that you will find the action on Easter Saturday and Sunday. Listen to the music from the Toohey’s Extra Dry and Jim Beam Bar. Tickets for this event can be purchased from the Bells Beach ticket office, which will be onsite from March 30. Rental Car Melbourne is the most convenient way to find and book your rental car needs. You have all the best car rental companies to choose from and all on the one easy to use website. Companies like Avis, Budget and Hertz all here for you to compare on the same webpage. Save time and save money with Rental Car Melbourne.
Filed under: Rental Car Melbourne - 11 Mar 2010 | Spread the word !
Here is something great to do when in Melbourne whether you are young or old. Take a ride on Australia’s oldest steam railway, and one of the finest preserved steam railways in the world. Puffing Billy will take you on a twenty four kilometer trip through the beautiful forests and the fern gullies from Belgrave to Emerald Lake Park and Gembrook. Belgrave is around an hour’s drive east of Melbourne. Puffing Billy is the last of the experimental narrow gauge railway lines in Victoria. Built in the late twentieth century it is easy to get to by car or by public transport and tours are available from many day tour operators.
You can have a first class travel and dining experience on the daily Steam and Cuisine luncheon train or the Devonshire Journey afternoon tea train. There are also dinner trains running most Friday and Saturday evenings. Booking are essential on the dinner trains. You will have the chance to view the magnificent scenery from the open sided carriages. Passengers can catch the train from any of the stations along the route or even just watch as the train goes by from one of the stations refreshment rooms.
Some of the special events you can expect in 2010 include a Day Out With Thomas. Enjoy the Thomas and the Fat Controller pantomime, and have a ride on Thomas the Tank Engine. Booking for the Day Out With Thomas are essential. You may also enjoy the Annual Puffing Billy Great Train Race; this is a 13.2 kilometer fun run racing against Puffing Billy. The Great Train Race will be held on May 2nd 2010. Places are limited and again bookings are essential. All details are available on the website puffingbilly.com.au.
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