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6 Things to Do in South Yarra, Melbourne – Where to Stay, Shop, Eat, Drink and Explore
Things to do in South Yarra, Melbourne, include checking into the retro-cool Ovolo South Yarra for a rock star experience of one of Melbourne’s fashionable neighbourhoods, shopping Chapel Street for Australian designers and Prahran Markets ...
Where to Stay in Melbourne – The Best Melbourne City Centre Hotels from Mid-Range to Luxury
Where to stay in Melbourne when it comes to the best city centre hotels depends on the kind of stay you're planning to have in the Victoria capital and the type of hotel you like ...
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Eat in Melbourne
6 Things to Do in South Yarra, Melbourne – Where to Stay, Shop, Eat, Drink and Explore
Things to do in South Yarra, Melbourne, include checking into the retro-cool Ovolo South Yarra for a rock star experience of one of Melbourne’s fashionable neighbourhoods, shopping Chapel Street for Australian designers and Prahran Markets ...
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2019 Guide – What to Do, Eat, Drink, See, and More
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2019 kicked off yesterday on Friday 8 March and will run for 17 days until Sunday 24 March. This year the programme features some 250 events, including not-to-be-missed chef lunches ...
Drink in Melbourne
6 Things to Do in South Yarra, Melbourne – Where to Stay, Shop, Eat, Drink and Explore
Things to do in South Yarra, Melbourne, include checking into the retro-cool Ovolo South Yarra for a rock star experience of one of Melbourne’s fashionable neighbourhoods, shopping Chapel Street for Australian designers and Prahran Markets ...
A Melbourne Cafe Culture Walk in the Land of the Long Flat White
A Melbourne cafe culture walk to get a taste of Melbourne's coffee history should be high on your to-do list when you're in the Land of the Long Flat White, as we like to call our ...
Explore Melbourne
6 Things to Do in South Yarra, Melbourne – Where to Stay, Shop, Eat, Drink and Explore
Things to do in South Yarra, Melbourne, include checking into the retro-cool Ovolo South Yarra for a rock star experience of one of Melbourne’s fashionable neighbourhoods, shopping Chapel Street for Australian designers and Prahran Markets ...
Things to Do in Echuca, Victoria – Where to Stay, Cruise, Eat and Explore on the Murray River
Things to do in Echuca on the Murray River in Australia’s southern state of Victoria, include taking a cruise on a paddle steamer, learning about the trading history of the once-bustling river, and sampling fresh ...
Experience Melbourne
6 Things to Do in South Yarra, Melbourne – Where to Stay, Shop, Eat, Drink and Explore
Things to do in South Yarra, Melbourne, include checking into the retro-cool Ovolo South Yarra for a rock star experience of one of Melbourne’s fashionable neighbourhoods, shopping Chapel Street for Australian designers and Prahran Markets ...
Things to Do in Echuca, Victoria – Where to Stay, Cruise, Eat and Explore on the Murray River
Things to do in Echuca on the Murray River in Australia’s southern state of Victoria, include taking a cruise on a paddle steamer, learning about the trading history of the once-bustling river, and sampling fresh ...
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Best Melbourne Museums for Learning About the History and Culture of the City
A priority for us on trips back to Australia is soaking up as much culture as we can. After we’ve caught up on the newest restaurants, we can be found in museums and galleries catching ...
Meandering the Masala Trail in Dandenong in Melbourne
Meandering the Masala Trail in Dandenong in Melbourne provides a taste of Little India in one of the world’s most cosmopolitan countries. Nowhere is Australia's ethnic diversity felt more than in multicultural Melbourne and outer-suburb Dandenong where 55% of residents ...
Shop Melbourne
6 Things to Do in South Yarra, Melbourne – Where to Stay, Shop, Eat, Drink and Explore
Things to do in South Yarra, Melbourne, include checking into the retro-cool Ovolo South Yarra for a rock star experience of one of Melbourne’s fashionable neighbourhoods, shopping Chapel Street for Australian designers and Prahran Markets ...
Melbourne Shopping: The Most Eclectic Boutiques Of All
Melbourne shopping is some of the best shopping there is in Australia, especially for idiosyncratic fashion, jewellery and accessories. Designers are hand-making beautiful pieces while boutique owners are carefully curating eclectic collections. While most visitors make ...
Melbourne Festivals & Events
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2019 Guide – What to Do, Eat, Drink, See, and More
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2019 kicked off yesterday on Friday 8 March and will run for 17 days until Sunday 24 March. This year the programme features some 250 events, including not-to-be-missed chef lunches ...
River Graze, a Celebration of Food and Wine from Victoria
River Graze, which sprawls along the banks of Melbourne’s Yarra River on Southbank Promenade, is a celebration of food and wine, from across the Australian state of Victoria. Launched on Friday night and running through ...
Melbourne Local Knowledge
Will Studd, the Cheese Guy and the Story of Australian Cheese
When chatting with chefs around Australia for the feature stories we’ve been working on, one man’s name comes up repeatedly when talk turns to cheese — Will Studd. Or, Will Studd, "the cheese guy". Studd arrived ...
Matt Skinner on Melbourne, Wine, Bars and Food
Melbourne wine guy Matt Skinner may be a comparatively young bloke as far as Australian wine icons go, but with a handful of wine books, an annual wine guide and a television series under his belt, he’s ...
Melbourne Resources
Monday Memories: Sublime Sunset at St Kilda Pier, Melbourne
We were blessed with brilliant weather during our Melbourne stay. No, really. While our Sydney friends griped about having experienced one of the worst summers ever, we were soaking up the sunshine in a city ...
Melbourne on a Budget – How to Experience Melbourne More Affordably
Australia is an expensive destination to visit, regardless of the drop in value of the Aussie dollar, and the capital of its southern state Victoria is no exception, but it is still possible to do Melbourne ...
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.
Insurance for Melbourne
CURRENCY
CURRENT EXCHANGE RATES
$1.00 USD = 1.42 AUD
€1.00 EUR = 1.50 AUD
£1.00 GBP = 1.77 AUD
The Australian currency is the Australian Dollar (AUD).
ATM machines are all over Australia and generally dispense AUD$10, $50 and $100 notes. Credit and debit cards a almost universally accepted and paying by cash is almost considered quaint on restaurants, supermarkets and hotels. If heading ‘outback’ carry extra cash in case of ATM unreliability.
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF AUSTRALIA.
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY IN AUSTRALIA IS 220 VOLTS. 50 CYCLES/SEC.
LOCAL TIME
CURRENT MELBOURNE TIME
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
- TEMPERATURE
°C | °C - HUMIDITY
% - WIND
m/s - CLOUDINESS
% - SUNRISE
- SUNSET
- SAT 21°C | °CCloudiness%Humidity%
- SUN 22°C | °CCloudiness%Humidity%
- MON 23°C | °CCloudiness%Humidity%
- TUE 24°C | °CCloudiness%Humidity%
- WED 25°C | °CCloudiness%Humidity%
- THU 26°C | °CCloudiness%Humidity%
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).