Melbourne’s Chapel Street – Where everything is ‘on trend’ and you too can find an ‘artisan hamburger’!

The penultimate episode of 'Melbourne Revealed' for the first half of 2022 is out, and in this one I am joined by Jock Read-Hill as we walk the length of one of Melbourne's hippest and interesting streets - Chapel street - taking in the suburbs of South Yarra, Prahran and Windsor. We check out a …

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Destination of the Month – Jordan

Howdy all. The destination of the month, this month, by my decree, is the Middle Eastern country (yes it’s a whole country today!) of Jordan. The Kingdom of Jordan – they still have a monarchy! Now I should say that it’s pretty warm in May there, I visited in October (many years ago) and it …

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The Haunting of Nowa Nowa – Staying at the Nowa Nowa Motel.

Twas a sunny day back in March when my wife and I pulled into the Gippsland town of Nowa Nowa, 20 minutes from the Buchan Caves where I was to visit later in the day. It was around 2pm, and I had to be at my cave tour at 3pm, so we needed a quick …

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Interview with an Author – Tim Blight on Pakistan Traveller Edition THREE!

Howdy all! Well, with his book still hot off the presses - Pakistan Traveller Third Edition, bigger, better and mucho-chunky! I thought now was the perfect time to do a patented interview with the man who loves Pakistan! That was supposed to, and did, rhyme, by the way! So without much ado, May the interview …

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Australia’s Centre of the Moving Image, Federation Square

Yes it's time for the SECOND episode today of 'Melbourne Revealed' for 2022! And this time Adrian and I are back and we are checking out the totally FREE (except for special exhibitions) Australian Centre of the Moving Image, better known by its acronym, ACMI, which sits in the SBS building at Melbourne's Federation Square. …

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