Melbourne Travel Blogs - Page 4

happy new year to all of TB, well we are getting slowly ready for the trip, just had been able to see in the new year @ the city with a lovely firworks display at docklands and city centre, as usuall it's packed with people. We got our travel compannion with us now too, who you will be able to sp…

I went downtown to explore the awesome city that is Melbourne.  I woke up at 7AM, got dressed, had breakfast, and walked out the house at 8AM.  Took the bus to the train station and departed for the city.  About 35 minutes later, I got off at Flinder’s Street, which is right in the…

My first 2 weeks are spent in Melbourne . Exploring the city,  took in a short film festival at Federation square.the Prahran market to explore the amazing array of fresh food,Charles Darwin Tavern to watch football  and watched Liverpool beat Man. Utd. Go reds ! Up and down Chapel s…

Well this morning I got up before 7am, and went running. This is a sure sign of jet lag.I then managed to get lost on the way back to Glenroy... so badly that in the end I had to use Google maps on my phone to navigate home. I'm putting this down to jet lag as well.Then Gayathri couldn't find the e…

Well, with less than a week to go I'm finally all organised for my trip to Central America. I will be spending Christmas Day in LA with a girl called Ale and her family who offered to host me for the day through couchsurfers.com. For everyone who wants to travel on a budget and meet local people, I…

Yes it's true.  I finally managed to fit everything in my pack and hopefully I haven't forgotten too many things.  It's all a bit scary, but I actually don't feel too nervous at all.  Goodbye Australia, hello world!!

Outstanding service I think the ship’s biggest asset was its staff. We simply couldn’t fault them. They were always friendly, polite, obliging, hardworking, and they all had freakishly accurate memories!   We had a steward assigned to our room who cleaned it twice a day, a dri…

My tickets arrived via email today. So many things still to do in so little time. I depart in 13 days and I am giddy with excitement.

A weekend trip to Melbourne for the opening party of a friends business - FlightTraining

Melbourne in my mind always has a nice vibe to it....The first thing that comes to mind is shopping and lots of walking and good food :D.I mean what more do you need..?!It was only a stopover weekend to visit a few friends and just to get away from Sydney.. Once in Melbourne you cannot help but fee…

Today was a day for last-minute jobs and meet-ups. I started first with Craig at the Riverland bar beside the Yarra River. I used to work with Craig 5 years ago at Adjaye Associates in London but he recently moved back to Melbourne. We grabbed an organic sausage hot dog by the river and he told me …

After some VERY rough turbulance we finally landed safely back in Melbourne! We could see nothing once we crossed into Victoria as they had been having serious bushfires, was just a smoky haze which covered for miles and miles. We stepped off the plane and it was 48 degrees celcious (unsure what …

My traveling ways continue to give me mad experience points. Although the changes are subtle, the longer I keep this up the more I will grow. This blog is basically my life in 2007.

During the Easter break, I went with friends for an hour drive out of Melbourne to Sassafras. We stopped on the way to visit some gardens as part of the Dandenongs National Park area. The yellow autumn leaves added some colour to the green bush. The uphill climb from the creek wa…

...ein Mix aus Venice mit den kleinen süßen Gassen...aus Berlin mit dem Lifestyle...und Ney York mit der Skyline! Wahnsinn...nur letztendlich auch wahnsinnig kalt und nich ganz billig!