Introducing Melbourne
Sophisticated and slick, edgy and rough, Melbourne’s physical and cultural landscape is shaped by a dynamic population, ever-ravenous for a bite of global culture. The result is Australia’s most accessible multiculturalism. Ornate Victorian-era architecture and leafy, established boulevards reflect the city’s history, and cutting-edge developments such as Federation Sq exemplify its enigmatic contemporary style. But, Melburnians still keep their urban frenzy to a deliciously sedate pace. Trams lumber back and forth on routes radiating out like spokes from central Melbourne, and cycling is a common way to get from A to Z.
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Character-filled neighbourhoods, such as Fitzroy, St Kilda and Carlton, hum with life and the city produces some of the best art, music, cuisine, fashion, performance, design and ideas in the world. Melburnians are also devoted to their sport and they go ballistic around the Australian Football League (AFL; ‘footy’ to the locals) finals and during Spring Racing Carnival. They love to shop, eat and attend the myriad festivals that the city offers. You’ll even find them defending the city’s temperamental weather, and if you’ve ever experienced Melbourne’s inclination to plummet from searing heat to drizzling rain in the space of an hour, you’ll understand that this must be the true definition of unconditional love.
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HOT: Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, Designer Series Show 2, Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston St, Melbourne
Blog: MEL: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Melbourne - 1 September 2010
You’d be forgiven for not realising with this cold and rain that it’s actually Spring in Melbourne from today. With Spring comes Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, the fashion festival that’s the baby of the bigger Loreal Melbourne Fashion Week in March. I was lucky enough to be invited to watch the collections being shown in the Designer [...]
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NOT: Seoul Restaurant, 396 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
Blog: MEL: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Melbourne - 31 August 2010
Today we have a guest post from Jetsetting Mum after her recent visit to Melbourne. What can I say, she really didn’t like Seoul Restaurant. Ever since we came back from a trip to Seoul a few months ago, Jetsetting Dad and I have been yearning for some good authentic Korean food in Australia. We ate [...]
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HOT: The Age Good Food Guide 2011 Winners!
Blog: MEL: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Melbourne - 30 August 2010
When I first moved to Melbourne, the first couple of books I bought for my new life were: 1. The Age Good Food Guide; 2. The Age Cheap Eats; and 3. A Melways. In a way, you could say that my priorities haven’t changed much since then – the hunt for good food is a never-ending adventure for me. So [...]
