-
Colourful Rainbow Beach
Blog: A Travel Around the World - 24 November 2009
Instead of the safari tour on Fraser Island we opted for a refreshing stay away from the backpackers’ crowd in the pristine natural setting of the Inskip Peninsula at the far end of gorgeous Rainbow beach.
-
How can they afford this? Remittances, really. (Part 2 of 3 of the Remittance Series)
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 24 November 2009
By Agnes Chu In 2007, out of all the countries in the world, Samoa received the 7th highest amount of remittances as a percentage of GDP (22.8%). The following is a look at remittances in Samoa, part two of a three part series on remittances in developing countries. Part one, which is Rob’s excellent post [...]
-
HOT: Tony Wheeler, The Hive, Collins Quarter, Collins St, Melbourne
Blog: MEL: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Melbourne - 24 November 2009
The Hive closed off 2009 with a bang as Tony Wheeler addressed over 200 eager listeners with the story of his journey and his passions as one of the founders of Lonely Planet. In fact, interest was so huge that the event had to be moved to bigger premises at Collins Quarter. Tony was a self-effacing, [...]
-
HOT: Pintxo Spanish Taperia, 561 Brunswick St, New Farm
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 24 November 2009
Pintxo (pronounced Pincho) Spanish Taperia in New Farm combines an old concept (thanks to our Japanese friends at Sushi Train) with a new style of Spanish cuisine. The net result is a cool new gastronomical experience that takes me back to balmy, boozy nights on La Rambla in Barcelona. I had to consult Google to understand [...]
-
HOT: Sprout Cafe, 111 Haig Rd, Auchenflower
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 23 November 2009
Sprout is a little restaurant in Auchenflower, not far from the Rosalie shops, which has a reputation for innovative, excellent food. On our visit we certainly weren’t disappointed. I had the confit duck leg with white bean and porcini puree, red cabbage marmalade and duck neck and pistachio sausage. Sounds good, right? It was divine. My [...]
-
HOT: Thread Den Market, Lithuanian Club, 44 Errol St, North Melbourne
Blog: MEL: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Melbourne - 23 November 2009
I LOVE markets. I will even travel across town for an hour on public transport on a Sunday morning to get to a market if it’s being organised by the lovely ladies of Thread Den. I’ve written about sewing lounge Thread Den before, and they’ve now have expanded their little empire to encompass an occasional craft [...]
-
The Weekly Photo: Sunrise in Karijini
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 22 November 2009
Sunrise in Karijini National Park, Western Australia [...]
-
Canberra: Worth Going to See?
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 22 November 2009
"Worth seeing? Yes; but not worth going to see."
-
HOT: The Fat Carrot, 179 Boundary St, West End
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 20 November 2009
Smack-bang amongst the plethora of cafes and bars that give West End its livelihood is a little piece of juice and smoothie nirvana. The Fat Carrot (or perhaps it should be The Phat Carrot?), has a lot more to offer than your everyday down-the-road-produce-store. This little gem on Boundary St is flanked by a gourmet Swiss [...]
-
HOT: O’Connell’s Centenary Hotel, 407 Coventry Street, South Melbourne
Blog: MEL: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Melbourne - 20 November 2009
After a brief wander through the South Melbourne Night Markets, C and I found ourselves in a South Melbourne black hole. Both of us were familiar with daytime cafes in the area, but where to go for dinner? Fortunately, we remembered the gastropub O’Connell’s. This beautifully restored pub is in a quiet residential area of South [...]
-
The Locals of Shark Bay
Blog: Trail of Ants - 19 November 2009
A globule of pink ice cream evaded his podgy chin, while his right hand gripped the accelerator of Coffee Pot, a small racing-green steam train. He thrust the engine, ‘Full steam ahead!’ Elderly passengers were choked with fear, as the chubby five year old hurled them along the 1-mile jetty. The rearmost passengers were sprayed [...]
-
Australia for free - work your way around
Blog: A Travel Around the World - 19 November 2009
Is it your idea to travel around Australia for free? It sounds impossible but not completely, you are in the right place.
-
Kangaroos, Koalas and Pies
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 19 November 2009
Nice as Melbourne was, I also wanted to explore a bit of the Victorian countryside, so after a weekend of partying in the city we hired a car and headed off to the Grampians, a mountain range and national park a few hours to the north-west of the city. All through my trip I’ve been fantastically [...]
-
HOT: The Hi-Fi, 125 Boundary Street, West End
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 19 November 2009
Brisbane has always been depressingly short on decent music venues. We’ve been to venues that were ridiculously hot (The Zoo), with sticky floors (The Arena - reportedly closing down), that are as big as our living room (The Troubadour, and we have a small living room), and worst of all, venues with ear-splittingly, head-crushingly loud [...]
-
HOT: Brunetti, 214 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Blog: MEL: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Melbourne - 19 November 2009
Given the heatwave that we’ve been experiencing in Melbourne lately, I think it’s perfectly acceptable to eat icecream for lunch. Scooping gelati under the shade of a big umbrella makes me feel like I’m on holiday! Brunetti in City Square is perfectly located for a working icecream lunch. The small counter has a selection of about [...]
-
HOT: Beautiful Losers, Anode 2009, Speakeasy Cinema, 1000 £ Bend, 361 Lt Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Blog: MEL: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Melbourne - 18 November 2009
Beautiful Losers begins with an amusing introduction by two middle aged men in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge: “Hello Melbourne! Hope you enjoy the film. We brought cocaine!” Who are these people? You wonder. They look like two ordinary, non-descript guys, the kind you see down at the hardware store in the suburbs. Aaron Rose [...]
-
Chilling out in Melbourne
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 17 November 2009
On my previous two trips to Australia, I’d only made it to the East Coast states of Queensland & New South Wales, but I’d long heard from other friends who’d travelled to the country that Melbourne was easily their favourite city. After a hectic few months of travelling, I was really looking forward to spending a [...]
-
HOT: Speakeasy Cinema, 1000 £ Bend, 361 Lt Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Blog: MEL: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Melbourne - 17 November 2009
Speakeasy Cinema is one of the newest cinema experiences in Melbourne and I loved its hip, low-fi aesthetic. A ramshackle collection of mismatched chairs. Nostalgic lolly bags and ice creams for sale. Milk crates to steady your drinks. The whole experience made me feel like I was going at an underground film event crossed with [...]
-
HOT: Tour of the Obsure, Church Street Enoteca, 527 Church St, Richmond
Blog: MEL: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Melbourne - 16 November 2009
One-hat Church Street Enoteca is one of the more notable Italian restaurants in Melbourne’s inner city, so I was very excited when Ron O’Bryan, the head chef at Church Street Enoteca, offered myself and other bloggers (My Food Trail, Melbourne Gastronome, Tammi Jonas and Cooking with Goths) the opportunity to join other food lovers in [...]
-
NOT: Salon, Shop 5A, 110 Macquarie St (Cnr Florence St), Teneriffe
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 16 November 2009
We wouldn’t normally think of going to Teneriffe for dinner, but we were looking for something with a bit of quality, and thought we’d give Salon a try for a dinner for three. I called on Saturday afternoon to book for dinner, and was told we could come at 8. It was a tad late (this [...]
-
Bitter Beer – Funny Beer Label
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 15 November 2009
Bitter Beer – is more of an English tradition than an Australian one. It’s not common to drink Bitter Beer in Australia – most beers need to be chilled to ball freezing to be enjoyable, especially during an Australian summer. Bitter Beer is normally drunk at a higher temperature, and hence, is better to drink during [...]Bitter Beer – Funny Beer Label is a post from: Funny Travel, Offbeat Travel, Weird Travel - The Travel Tart
-
HOT: Nutrition Warehouse, 530 Logan Road, Greenslopes
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 15 November 2009
There are a plethora of supplement stores in Brisbane catering for a range of athletes, from beefcake body builders to the willowy marathon runners. Nutrition Warehouse at Greenslopes and Underwood has a range as huge as Mr World’s biceps, with expertise in dietary supplements to cater for any elite or casual athlete’s requirements. Their service [...]
-
Should we bother with Fraser Island?
Blog: A Travel Around the World - 14 November 2009
Our plan was to reach perhaps the most popular attraction on the drive up to Cairns listed by Unesco as World Heritage Site and being the world largest sand island, you know already what I am talking about: it’s Fraser Island.
-
NOT: Parking in Brisbane CBD
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 14 November 2009
The cost of parking in Brisbane CBD is akin to daylight robbery. I heard a rumour that Brisbane was the third most expensive city in the world, and as I scanned the interweb for some substantial evidence, my initial source wasn’t far from the truth. In 2009 Brisbane came in at 7th in the world for [...]
