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Melbourne’s Best Retailers
Melbourne is renown for the best shopping in Australia, so here is your shopaholic guide to the city. My list is a selection of the best retail experiences Melbourne has to offer. Shops include local designers and international brands. Each store provides the best in design, innovative products and service. I hope you have fun [...]
Aussie Brewery Tours
Meet Mr Beer in Melbourne, Scott Dewar owner of Aussie Brewery Tours. Scott hosts day tours of some of Victoria’s best micro-breweries and I was lucky enough to join him on a tour of the Yarra Valley. Our day started with the drive from the city to the Yarra Valley. If you have ever been [...]
The Top 10 Romantic Things to do in Melbourne
Here are my Top 10 Romantic Things to do in Melbourne. A walk through the Royal Botanic Gardens with a harp concert (concerts on Tuesdays in summer) A gondola ride with Venice on the Yarra A private wine tasting tour of the Yarra Valley with Melbourne Private Tours Lunch or Dinner on the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Watch [...]
Les Clefs d’Or Australia Concierge & Hospitality Ball
Each year the Melbourne members of Les Clefs d’Or Australia host a black tie gala ball to celebrate the hospitality profession and the men and women who work tirelessly throughout the year to welcome Melbourne’s visitors. This year we gathered in the grand ballroom of the Sofitel on Collins which was turned into an oasis [...]
Melbourne’s Spring Racing Carnival – An InterContinental Life
Each year Australia’s élite invite the world to come out and enjoy the sport of Kings during Melbourne’s Spring Racing Carnival. The carnival is a six-week festival of sports and fashion combined with a social extravaganza like no other. Party goers revel in the sport alongside some of the world’s most serious racing aficionados. There [...]
30 Marvelous Melbourne’s Facts and Tips
1) History of Melbourne Melbourne was founded on the mouth of the Yarra River in 1835. In 1851 gold was found in Melbourne’s surrounding regions sparking a massive influx of people. In the decade that followed gold worth over 100 million British pounds was pulled from the earth making Melbourne the richest city [...]
Children’s Activities in Melbourne
The Collingwood Children’s Farm Situated on 16 acres of land, just 4 kilometres from the centre of Melbourne, the Children’s Farm is a magic place for children and adults alike. Open every day of the year from 9 to 5 PM with daily activities and lots of animals – horses, cows, ducks, pigs, chickens – just [...]
Hidden Secrets Lanes and Arcades Walking Tour
Fiona Sweetman loves Melbourne. Several years ago Fiona decided that there might be some interest in a walking tour that focused on what makes Melbourne such a unique and livable city. Fiona was bang on the money and she’s never looked back. Hidden Secrets now do several dynamic tours including a Cafe Culture Walk, Sommeliers [...]
The Top 10 Things to do in Melbourne
Here are my 10 favourites things to do in Melbourne! Take the Hidden Secrets Laneways and Arcades walking tour – This is the best Melbourne tour encompassing art, architecture, history, pop culture, shopping, fashion, cafes, restaurants and bars; they have it all! If you like this tour they also do several other amazing tours (coffee [...]
