MELBOURNE in MAY – 12 APOSTLES & GREAT OCEAN ROAD

The Twelve Apostles

Connect with a Sausage, Melbourne Wi-Fi Hot Spots

Bratwurst and Co

The latest place I have discovered for a Wi-Fi connection was from the café chairs and tables outside the delicatessen hall at Queen Victoria Market.  Located on the Cnr. of Elizabeth Street and Thierry Streets outside  the side entrance to the Delicatessen Hall. The access Wi-Fi I tapped into was from McDonalds on the opposite corner, [...]

MELBOURNE in MAY – MELBOURNE STORM NEXT GAME

Melbourne Storm 2011

Fridays 25th May 2012 at 7.35pm – Storm vs. Brisbane Broncos AAMI PARK Home to the Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club and 2009 Premiers is the first purpose built rectangular in Melbourne,located on Olympic Boulevard and in the Sports and Entertainment Precinct. The stadium includes training facilities and office accommodation for Melbourne Storm, Melbourne Victory, Melbourne [...]

MELBOURNE in APRIL – at the SPIEGEL TENT

The Melbourne Spiegel Tent

The Famous Spiegel Season , 12 February – 24 April, 2011 The Famous Spiegel Tent, which for much of the past decade has been a much-loved feature of the Arts Centre forecourt, returns to Melbourne with an exciting new program of cutting-edge cabaret, music, comedy and circus programmed by the Arts Centre. Check out the [...]

Lanway Gallery

TAGGING ON HOSIER LANE

Hosier Lane is located between Flinders Lane and Flinders Street opposite the entrance to Federation Square Atrium, and well worth the walk across the road. The walls of this and adjacent laneway buildings form the canvas for the artists work. To some ‘Tagging’ as this art is frequently called, is frowned upon – even these [...]

MELBOURNE in MAY

WEBS030 - Sovereign Hill

SOVEREIGN HILL, at BALLARAT is about a 90 minute journey North West of Melbourne. It is one of those tourist attractions that I always take my visitors, as a living city from the1850-1890′s with mine, working shops and town etc. it will appeal if you have children in your group. There are a range of [...]

The Children’s Garden – for real Kid’s and those still Kid’s at Heart

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THE CHILDREN’S GARDEN Located adjacent to the Observatory Gate and Café, opposite the Shrine of Remembrance Visitor Centre on Birdwood Avenue, the Children’s Garden entrance is down a pathway with magical creatures shaped out of plants. This fenced garden is a perfect place to let the kids explore and investigate a garden, getting their hands [...]

Transport to and from Melbourne – Tullamarine Airport

DEPARTURES MELBOURNE AIRPORT

If you don’t have a buddy with a friendly smiling face ready to whisk you away at the end of your flight. Here are some alternative transport options from Melbourne – Tullamarine Airport to Melbourne CBD with approximate costs as at August 2011. JETBUS Jetbus Operates from outside the International Terminal 6am to midnight. Cross [...]

‘The Tan Track’ – Walk, Run or Slip Stream

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WINTER ON THE TAN TRACK What a great place to be at lunchtime to eat your sandwich or early evening between  5.00 – 7.30pm, just to watch the slip stream of walkers, joggers and runners or perhaps as you cross the track to enter the Botanical Gardens . If you’re on the way to an [...]

Last Post and where was the Bugle Boy

Melbourne Shrine of Rememberance

MELBOURNE SHRINE OF REMEMBRANCE There are a couple of ways to access the Shrine of Remembrance, the one I like the best if not walking is to travel by tram and get off at stop 19 – St Kilda Road and Dorcas Street.  If arriving from the city,  when alighting the tram you’ll notice the [...]