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WEEKEND IN MELBOURNE

Itinerary

Weekend in Melbourne Itinerary – How to Spend 2 Days in the Victorian Capital. Mural in Hosier Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

48 HOURS FOR FOODIES

Itinerary

48 Hours in Melbourne for Food and Wine Lovers – A Lip Smacking 2-Day Itinerary. Movida, Melbourne, Victoria. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Stay in Melbourne

Where to Stay in Melbourne – Best Melbourne Boutique Hotels and Stylish Pubs. Hotel Urban, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Where to Stay in Melbourne – Best Melbourne Boutique Hotels and Stylish Pubs

The best Melbourne boutique hotels and pubs include everything from stylish art hotels themed around great Australian painters to renovated heritage pubs with chic contemporary rooms and buzzy bars and…

Where to Stay in Melbourne – The Best Melbourne Apartment Rentals. Andre's Mews, Melbourne, Victoria. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Where to Stay in Melbourne – The Best Melbourne Apartment Rentals

Where to stay in Melbourne? Apartment rentals, boutique hotels, big luxury hotels, backpacker hostels, Melbourne has it all. And it seems like we got to try them all over two…

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Accomodation

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Eat in Melbourne

Contemporary Australian Cuisine, Food Worth Getting On a Plane For. Attica, Melbourne, Victoria. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Contemporary Australian Cuisine, Food Worth Getting On a Plane For

Contemporary Australian cuisine is best exemplified in the inventive dishes served in its best restaurants, where in recent decades a unique form of fusion cuisine has emerged, rooted in Australia’s multicultural heritage, global flavours…

Eating Out in Melbourne – Melbourne's Ethnic Cuisine. Rumi Restaurant, Melbourne, Victoria. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Eating Out in Melbourne – Melbourne’s Ethnic Cuisine

When it comes to eating out in Melbourne ‘ethnic’ cuisine is probably what first comes to mind. Judging by our last story on Contemporary Asian Cuisine in the Victorian capital, you’d be…

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Drink in Melbourne

Coffee Cupping at Market Lane Café in Melbourne. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Coffee Cupping at Market Lane Café in Melbourne

Coffee cupping at Market Lane café in Melbourne had been recommended to us by a guide on one of the market tours we did. Melburnians are obsessed with their coffee and cafés and see Melbourne as…

The Renaissance of The Great Australian Pub Counter Meal, with Chef Paul Wilson. Melbourne, Victoria. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The Renaissance of The Great Australian Pub Counter Meal

The great Australian pub counter meal has undergone a significant transformation since we left Australia in the late 1990s. Last week we chatted to Chef Paul Wilson, one of the culinary forces…

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Explore Melbourne

Things to Do in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia. Image provided by Luxury Escapes.

Things to Do in Daylesford, Victoria – Where to Stay, Cook, Shop, Stroll, Sip and Eat

Things to do in Daylesford range from browsing one of Australia’s finest regional art galleries and learning to cook with local produce at the legendary Lake House to indulging in…

Weekend in Bendigo Itinerary – 48 Hours in the Grand Gold Rush Town. Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Weekend in Bendigo Itinerary – 48 Hours in the Grand Gold Rush Town

A weekend in Bendigo makes for a great escape from Melbourne to take in the grandeur of the Gold Rush town and good food and wine. Try to time your trip to…

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Experience Melbourne

The Best Melbourne Markets, Queen Victoria, South Melbourne, Prahran. Victoria, Australia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Best Melbourne Markets – the Markets You Need to Browse, Shop and Tour in Melbourne

The best Melbourne markets warrant more that just browsing or even buying the beautiful fresh produce and local specialties. Do a food tour of the Queen Victoria Market, South Melbourne…

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Book Melbourne Tours

Absorb Melbourne

Shop Melbourne

A Local Guide to Vintage Shopping in Melbourne. Danielle Pumo, vintage expert, Melbourne, Australia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

A Local Guide to Vintage Shopping in Melbourne

That we needed to provide you with a local guide to vintage shopping in Melbourne quickly became apparent after spotting some Melbourne locals in beehives, cats eye glasses and bobby…

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Festivals & Events in Melbourne

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival and the World's 50 Best Restaurants. City skyline, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival and the World’s 50 Best Restaurants

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is where we’re headed – we’re in transit in Saigon en route to Australia’s culinary capital and we are already salivating. And that’s not just…

Chef René Redzepi, Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, Melbourne, Victoria. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2012’s Theatre of Ideas and Chef Jam

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2012’s Theatre of Ideas and Chef Jam provided an opportunity to hear some of the world’s best chefs speak on everything from their early inspirations to…

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Melbourne Local Knowledge

Local Knowledge: Kenneth Meow from Melbourne. Kenneth Meow, Ohma's, Melbourne, Victoria. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Local Knowledge: Kenneth Meow from Melbourne

In our latest edition of Local Knowledge from Melbourne, Australia, Kenneth Meow shares his insider tips to experiencing the Victorian capital. Kenneth is a Hong Kong-born Australian who is impossible to…

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Melbourne Resources

Staying Connected in Australia. Telstra USB 4G Modem. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Staying Connected in Australia

One of the biggest challenges for travellers is staying connected in Australia. Surprisingly for a developed nation, Australia has abysmally slow Internet speeds and some archaic telecommunications practices still in…

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Melbourne Essentials

WHEN TO GO

Dec-Feb Can be extremely hot, but that doesn’t stop tennis, F1 and music fans from flocking to the city.
Apr-Sep April has the best walking weather, getting crisper as winter begins.
Oct-Nov Can be cool but is busy due to football finals and horse racing fanatics.

HEALTH

Melbourne has a very good healthcare system, but of course always buy comprehensive insurance. Despite its reputation for dangerous creatures, you won’t find many of these in urban areas, apart from the ocassional spider. Given Melbourne’s liberal drinking hours, hangovers are your main concern. Recommended Vaccinations

VISAS

Only New Zealanders do not need a visa for Australia. There are myriad classes of visas, but if you’re coming for a holiday (depending which passport you have) and you are staying for less than three months, apply for an ETA (Electronic Travel Authority) with a cost of UAD$20. For other visas visit the visa finder page of the Australian Government.

LOCAL TIME

Time in Melbourne:

Melbourne’s Time Zone is (GMT+11) Melbourne’s daylight saving (one hour forward) generally starts in October and finishes in April.

WEATHER

CURRENT MELBOURNE WEATHER

TRANSPORTATION

AIR/LAND/SEA

Melbourne’s main airport, Tullamarine (MEL) is the city’s only international airport and main domestic airport. There is a convenient SkyBus service to the main Southern Cross train station and a free shuttle on to many hotels. There are taxis and Uber but trams, trains and buses are convenient, paying by using a ‘myki‘ debit-type card that’s better value the longer you stay. There is also a bike-sharing system (a helmet is required).