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HOT: WLG Wellington Pop-up Restaurant, 153 Gertrude St, Fitzroy
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 19 November 2011
For the last week I’ve been watching the corner of Gertrude and Napier Streets with interest. WLG stamped on the walls. Brightly coloured metal chairs lining long tables on the pavement. A dude with an enormous 19th century handlebar moustache working the tables. The answer? The WLG Wellington pop-up restaurant has landed in Melbourne to [...]
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Exploring metros
Blog: Snaps and Flip Flops - 18 November 2011
I think one way of getting a know a city is by taking the public transport. It kinda lets you sneak a peek at how locals go about their daily lives. While I personally love walking to get to places when i'm in a foreign city, I must say I'm also fascinated by the train stations and the people in it.
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Hayden Quinn Interview – Masterchef Australia Contestant on Urine Tasting Sheep Kidneys
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 18 November 2011
Hayden Quinn Chats About Sheep Kidneys, The Hoff and Budgie Smugglers!
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HOT Chat: Georgia Beattie from Lupe
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 17 November 2011
Melbourne Music Week starts today until 26 November – a fun-filled week of music (natch), films, workshops, parties, eating and drinking. One of my discoveries for Melbourne Music Week is actually not directly about music. If you visit any of the bars at Melbourne Music Week you’ll find Lupe, an innnovative single serve filled wine glass [...]
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HOT: Phillippa’s City Store, 15 Howey Place, Melbourne
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 17 November 2011
When I worked in the CBD one of my shopping challenges was finding a good loaf of bread. I rarely had time in my lunch hour to travel to Queen Victoria Markets or battle the lines at David Jones Foodhall, which meant often I had to be organised enough to buy my bread on my [...]
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HOT: Melbournalia Home, Level 1 Rear 126 Franklin St, Melbourne
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 16 November 2011
Stuck for a unique, Melbourne-themed Christmas gift or holiday souvenir? Then make sure you get to Melbournalia, a series of pop up stores open now in the lead-up to Christmas. Over the next few weeks four Melbourne CBD venues and one repurposed newspaper stand will host displays of Melbourne design goodness, with HQ being at [...]
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Kissed by a Koala at Healesville Sanctuary
Blog: Landlopers - 16 November 2011
I never expected to be kissed by a koala, yet there I was being gingerly kissed by Australia’s fuzzy mascot. The koala in question was at the Healesville Sanctuary, a short drive from Melbourne and home to one of the best animal experiences in the...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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NOT – La Cocina de Birdees, 608 Ann St, Fortitude Valley
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 15 November 2011
Let me just start by saying I know this is a back packer’s joint, so I’m well aware of which market is being catered for at La Cocina de Birdees. However, the fact that I’m well and truly outside of that market doesn’t mean I don’t know the difference between good and bad food. And [...]
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HOT: Dandee Donuts, Dandenong Market, cnr Cleeland and King Sts, Dandenong
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 14 November 2011
The Saturday Age recently ran a ‘Five of a kind’ article on Dandenong Market describing five stallholders in the refurbished Dandenong Market, including Sataylicious which I’d recommended previously on the blog for their noteworthy satay sauce. Obviously there’s only room for five places to be featured in that article so let me redress the omission [...]
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Turtle Nesting at Mon Repos Beach, Bundaberg. Not Turtle Soup Time!
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 14 November 2011
Turtle Nesting – Like Watching Someone Give Birth! After witnessing my first Power Boat Racing carnival at Bundy Thunder, I ended up doing something completely different on that night –...
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HOT: Bento Lunch, Taxi Dining Room, Level 1 Transport Hotel, Federation Square, Melbourne
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 13 November 2011
Out of all the dining venues in Federation Square, my favourite is the Transport/Taxi/Transit complex. Transport is great for a quiet riverside drink (though it can get rowdier on weekends), I often take visitors to experience the slick food and expansive Yarra views at the high-end Taxi restaurant and we even arranged our post-wedding drinks [...]
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Exploring the Hidden Secrets of Melbourne With the Best Tour in Town
Blog: Landlopers - 11 November 2011
I received a lot of suggestions from the expert concierge at the InterContinental Melbourne. In an experiment, I decided to use the hotel’s famous concierge service to help plan our time in Melbourne to see if they could do a better job than I could....Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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NOT – The Steakhouse, Pineapple Hotel – 706 Main St, Kangaroo Point.
Blog: BNE: HOT OR NOT - The decisive guide to Brisbane - 10 November 2011
In the competitive meat market of Brisbane, steakhouse restaurants need to be on their game and unfortunately The Steakhouse at the Piney doesn’t come close to cutting the mustard. In a carnivorous mood but with an empty fridge we decided to head to the The Steakhouse at The Piney for a steak as opposed to our [...]
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Burgers of the North
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 10 November 2011
Ever since The Age ran a piece on the new wave of pop-up food vans in Melbourne, I've been meaning to check one out.This is how it works. Each day the van's operators tweet its planned location that night. It might be placed next to a park or on a main street, but either way it'll be in an inner-city location near public transport.
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HOT: Mad Cow Thursdays, Hotel Nest, 111 Victoria Ave, Albert Park
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 10 November 2011
A steak for $1? Too good to be true, I hear you say. Well, on Thursdays at Hotel Nest they’ve termed it ‘Mad Cow Thursdays’ when premium John Dee sirloin steaks start from $1 for a 125g steak! The catch is that you’re likely to be spending more than $1 as the larger steaks cost [...]
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Powerboat Racing in Australia – Bundy Thunder
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 7 November 2011
Power Boat Racing – One for the Petrol Heads! I had my first ever dose of Power Boat Racing recently when Queensland Holidays sent me to Bundaberg, Australia to experience...
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HOT: Wye River General Store, 35 Great Ocean Rd, Wye River
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 7 November 2011
With summer arriving my thoughts turn to the beach and the coast. To be exact, my thoughts are turning to where to eat at the beach and the coast. And one of my recommendations is Wye River General Store. As the name suggests, it’s a general store which operates for the citizens and visitors of [...]
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HOT: Aviv Cakes & Bagels, 412 Glenhuntly Rd, Elsternwick
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 6 November 2011
I once held a bake-off amongst my friends where everyone had to bring a baked dessert for judging (and eating). J and B brought a beautiful chocolate babka which was suspiciously excellent…and after a few drinks it was revealed that on a friend’s tip they had bought the babka from Aviv Cakes & Bagels! I’ve [...]
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Melbourne Art Deco
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 4 November 2011
This week's guest blogger is fantasy novelist Narrelle M Harris, author of the acclaimed vampire novel The Opposite of Life and the Melbourne Literary app for the iPhone and iPad. It was all in the detail.
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Australia for Adrenaline Junkies
Blog: Pommie Travels - 4 November 2011
Australia has plenty of opportunities to get your adrenaline pumping and your heart racing. With deadly creatures, raging rivers, [...]
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Bill Granger Interview – Celebrity Chef Talk on Food, Recipes and Chicken Sashimi!
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 4 November 2011
Bill Granger Talks about Not So Mainstream Food! As part of the Crave Sydney International Food Festival, I had a chance to talk to Bill Granger who is an Australian...
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Discovering the Real Importance of Uluru with the Anangu Tour
Blog: Landlopers - 2 November 2011
Sammy didn’t say much, well not that I could understand at least. His voice was soft and the words all seemed to blend into each other in a unique blend of Pitjantjatjara and pidgin English. Luckily the interpreter seemed to have no problem understanding Sammy...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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Tracking the History of the Ghan Train in Alice Springs
Blog: Landlopers - 1 November 2011
“Well, there’s the Old Timers Museum, School of the Air, and the Old Ghan Museum isn’t too far away,” our cab driver kindly suggested as we drove to pick up our campervan and begin our exploration of Australia’s Outback. Another travel hiccup had occurred, and...Copyright LandLopers All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited.
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What To Do In Sydney, Australia? Eat Yourself to Death!
Blog: The Travel Tart - Offbeat Tales From A Travel Addict - 31 October 2011
What To Do In Sydney? Pig Out! Recently, Destination New South Wales sent me to Sydney (and thanks to them for putting me up in the Fraser Suites) to cover some...
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HOT: Adriano Zumbo at Books for Cooks, 233-235 Gertrude St, Fitzroy
Blog: MEL: Hot or Not - 26 October 2011
We’re so lucky to have Books for Cooks in our city. This independent book store in Fitzroy is Australia’s only retailer specialising in books on food and wine. The five rooms of an old Victorian terrace typical of the area are filled floor to ceiling with densely packed books, from the popular to the obscure. [...]
