Melbourne

The Langham is renown to have one of the best high teas in Melbourne, so what better way to celebrate my 23rd birthday than by taking part in one of their high teas… one with a theme of course! It turns out that Barbie is moving out of her Malibu dream house and is residing [...]

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White Night Melbourne/Nuit Blanche Melbourne was an arts, entertainment and cultural event like no other, and Flinders Street Station was its hub

Transforming the City – Melbourne White Night

by Nicole on February 24, 2013

To sound cliched, it was truly a night to remember. 2013 welcomed Melbourne and Australia to the family of Nuit Blanche, that is the ‘White Night‘, a free arts and cultural event now hosted around the world, and coming to 23 countries this year. Already known as the arts loving, theatre-going city, Melbourne transformed its everyday face as [...]

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View from Eureka Skydeck in Melbourne, Victoria

Melbourne City Views from Eureka Skydeck 88

by Nicole on December 15, 2012

The best part of having international friends come and visit is that you can be a tourist in your own city, and so it was with that logic that I convince Kat – a friend visiting from the UK – to head to the Eureka Skydeck 88 to see the best views across Melbourne. Situated in [...]

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What Melbourne’s Street Art says about Love

February 12, 2012
Melbourne's street art of a boy and girl skipping and holding hands

“I’ve got a mind full of her…” Art of any type is an expression of emotion regardless of whether it be displayed in galleries, at home, or on the streets. When visiting Melbourne’s lane ways, where much of the cities street art can be found, I was surprised to find a huge amount of art expressing [...]

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Melbourne’s Street Art: Hosier Lane

December 27, 2011
Overview photo of Hosier Lane off of Flinders Street with Street art

When talking about Melbourne’s street art the name Hosier Lane is sure to pop up. Perhaps the most famous of the street art lane ways Hosier Lane, located just a short walk from Federation Square, is full of some of the best street art Melbourne has to offer. Melbourne is the art capital of Australia, but what most [...]

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Travel Bug Tuesday – Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

December 21, 2011
Myer Melbourne's Christmas window display of Santa Claus is coming to town in Bourke Street

When walking down Bourke Street, Melbourne’s shopping strip, it’s hard to miss the Myer Christmas window display. Each year visitors and locals head to the city to visit what has become a Christmas tradition.  A queue of people will be snapping photos or gazing into the windows at the moving display and a soundtrack of [...]

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Getting the Base Pumping in Melbourne

December 8, 2011
Base Backpackers Hostel St Kilda Melbourne check-in desk

The red building is unmissable on Carlisle Street, just one street away from Melbourne’s most popular city beach, St Kilda.It’d taken me three attempts to get to Melbourne this year but the wait was worth it. A friendly staff member walked me to the elevator instructing me where to to go. Personal service for each [...]

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