Melbourne may be second is terms of size and population, but they are number one in both culture and appearance! They are home to more sports stadiums than anywhere else on the planet, they have a gastronomic sub-culture that is sure to please any foodie, and it is home to some of Australia’s tallest buildings.
“Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree. Merry, merry king of the bush is he!”, as the old song goes. There is no other avian creature that brings such joy, if not a smile to the denizens of the bush than the kookaburra. Some find its laugh to be quite jolly, while others find it to be downright shrill. Anyone who has ever watched any old cartoons that...
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...
Many cities around the world have a mode of transportation they are famous for. London has its Underground, San Francisco has its cable cars, Chicago has the “L”, and Los Angeles has its labyrinth of freeway exits. Melbourne, Australia has the largest network of streetcar and tram lines in the world. What’s even cooler is that many of their...
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...
Ever since America first heard this food product mentioned in Men At Work’s 1982 hit single “Down Under”, everyone in the USA has always wondered, “What is Vegemite?” Is it a vegetable, a meat product, a candy, or just another playful Aussie slang word? As it turns out, this “food product” is a fermented yeast spread that...
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...