The most iconic attractions in Melbourne, and what you should not fail to see.
When you think of things that Melbourne, Australia is famous for, you think of the 1956 Summer Olympics, tall buildings, massive stadiums, cafes, and Victorian architecture. Trains, on the other hand, wouldn’t exactly be the first thing to come to mind. Think again! Situated next to the Yarra River is Flinders Street Station, it is the busiest train station...
During my first few days in Australia, I spent it touring the great city of Melbourne. During that time, I visited one of the most beautiful memorials I had ever seen, the Shrine of Remembrance on St. Kilda Road. Magnificent for both its sheer size, its location, and its prominence. The Shrine of Remembrance, located in Kings Domain on St. Kilda Road in downtown...
When I first touched down in Melbourne, Australia, back on December 28th, 2008, I was excited, to say the least. In fact, I just couldn’t wait to get into the city, and dip my proverbial toes into the metropolis of Melbourne. And my cab ride into the city had me on pins and needles. That’s when I was dropped off in front of my first hotel in Australia...
Located with the Philip Island Nature Park, on beautiful Philip Island lies one of the most scenic spots in Victoria, if not all of Australia; a point called “The Nobbies”. It is an outcropping of rocks that stretches out into the Bass Strait, which is the body of water that separates mainland Australia from Tasmania. It sits at the southwestern most...
The Old Melbourne Gaol in downtown Melbourne is where famed bandit Ned Kelly spent his last few days before he was hung for robberies in 1880. For those who are unaware this outlaw icon, Ned Kelly was a famous, or rather infamous man who lived over 150 years ago (1855 to 1880 to be exact). He was the son of Irish settlers who lived in a rural part of the Victoria...
Situated on the northern coast of Philip Island, just about 85 miles from Melbourne, the town of Cowes looks like something out of 1960’s New England, only without the lighthouse or nasal accent. It was about as retro-cliché as a little town could be. To be more precise, Cowes looked eerily like the town of Montauk in eastern Long Island. Montauk is the last town...
If Old MacDonald had a farm in Australia, E-I-E-I-O, it would be at the Warrook Cattle Farm and Homestead in the town of Monomeith in the Victorian countryside, E-I-E-I-O! With a “baa-baa” here, and a “moo-moo” there, here a “baa”, there a “moo”, and everywhere are kangaroos! A rather quaint place, that thankfully...
All aboard Puffing Billy! This is one of Australia oldest, surviving steam trains. First opened in 1900, this narrow gauge railway travels nearly 15 miles through the Dandenong Ranges, near Melbourne. Beginning from a depot near Belgrave station in the town of Belgrave, Australia, this is primarily a tourist attraction, but don’t let that turn you away from...
No place in Melbourne has a wider array of tantalizing treats than the QV Square, a shopping arcade on Lansdowne Street. This square features an array of restaurants from casual, to sit-down. The QV Square also features an underground food court. Since Melbourne is a diverse metropolis with many cultures from around the world, this food court is an excellent...
Imagine a city with the streetcars and hills of San Francisco, the architecture of Victorian England, and the high-rises and Asian influences of Hong Kong, all with an Australian accent? That, my dear friends, is Melbourne in a nutshell! For many Aussies, Melbourne is not just the capital of the Australian state of Victoria. Melbourne is the cultural and...