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 on a budget and here’s how. From taking advantage of free public transport to checking into longer-stay apartments, here are … Read more
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 place, especially in hotels. Staying connected in Australia can be tricky at the best of times and hotels don’t make things any easier. Even at the … Read more
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 responsible for the recent renaissance of the great Australian pub meal in Melbourne. Tucking into a pub counter meal is a quintessential Australian eating experience … Read more
Melbourne is more than laneways, cafés and arcades. It’s one of the world’s great eating cities and it’s Melbourne’s restaurants, gastro-pubs and food markets that you also need to know about. Melbourne’s laneways, cafes and arcades have starred in countless tourism and advertising campaigns and travel editorial. While they’re fun to visit, Melbourne’s restaurants, gastro-pubs and food … Read more
We recently spent 12 days in Melbourne, Australia, on assignment for an Asian travel magazine, getting a taste of the city’s food scene for a story we called ‘Mouthwatering Melbourne’. I took 4,712 images over that time there. Mouthwatering Melbourne, A Taste of the Melbourne Food Scene Because of the tight schedule we were on, … Read more