Melbourne Revealed – Collingwood Children’s Farm

Howdy folks. Today's 'Melbourne Revealed' sees me take a little look at the Collingwood Children's Farm. Located near the centre of Melbourne in one of the inner city suburbs, it's a surprising position for such a beautiful piece of land, and a great place to take the kids where they can encounter a variety of …

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Melbourne’s Beautiful Shrine of Remembrance

One spot in Melbourne that I think often gets overlooked by visitors is its amazing Shrine of Remembrance, which is located on St Kilda roads in the precinct of the Botanical Gardens. It sees its fair share of visitors without being massively busy, I visited it a few weeks back and frankly was surprised by …

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Around Melbourne – Acland Street, St Kilda

Last week I wrote about the Chapel Street Precinct, not too far from the CBD in Melbourne. Then last week after that post I caught up with an old friend in St Kilda’s Acland street, another vibrant area of Melbourne. Acland street is actually often the place that backpackers will come and stay if they …

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Around Melbourne – Chapel Street and Chapel Street Bazaar

Hi all. Today just a short little ‘peep’ into a part of Melbourne, into the area of Chapel street, which stretches from the suburb of Windsor to Prahran and South Yarra. It’s a popular strip stretching from the Princes Highway to South Yarra, and you’ll see it change bit by bit as it goes from …

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Melbourne’s Events and Festivals

Hi all. Melbourne is a city which always seems to have something on, from the Melbourne Cup to various different festivals. Today I’m doing a bit of a list with the rough time of the year these events happen – as they are not exact and often change! Midsumma Festival – LBGTI festival featuring shows, …

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