Fishing when you visit Melbourne. Have you thought of it? Instead of idling away the hours at the beach, do something useful. Fish. Fishing is not my thing, I’m afraid I’ll hurt the fish if I catch one. But I am tempted to give it a go on these lovely still mornings we are…
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One of the current free exhibitions at the NGV is called ” Exquisite Threads – English Embroidery 1600s to 1900s.” These days we aren’t used to seeing embroidery that is done by friends and family and most of us don’t do it ourselves. As I walked in I tried to remember any of my…
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Brumby’s Bakery in the Albert Park shopping village has taken street art to a new level. This is a unique way to enter their shop – a couple of hops, a couple of jumps and you are there. It is a way for the kids to entertain themselves after they have finished their Baby-Chino…
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The Local Pub is a sports pub and on the evening we were there they had the Rugby world cup on every screen. There are a lot of screens. This is a plus if you are there to watch sport. We had a smallish screen on the wall beside our table. The Rugby…
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My first visit to Shakarhari, the vegetarian restaurant at 201/203 Faraday Street in Carlton, was a few years ago. I was with a vegetarian friend who was visiting from overseas and I wanted to give her a experience of fine dining –something more than the average vegetarian fare which often seems to include beans…
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These hamburgers are so good that I would drive across town for one. But it is not just the hamburger that appeals. It is the the experience of watching the team at Andrews cooking them. They make it into an art form. Order your burger from the blackboard menu then hang around and watch….
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This stunning piece of urban art is a work by Frank Malerba. You can see it yourself as you head along Cecil Street away from the South Melbourne Market. It is wonderful to be able to see such eye catching pieces of art during an every-day shopping excursion or a walk around the local…
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I had not intended to go to the Cricket Club Hotel in fact I have never thought of going to the Cricket Club Hotel. It is one of those Melbourne places that have never entered my consciousness. As a by-product of local advertising I found myself there on a cold winter night because a…
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Saigon means Vietnam, to most of us, yet Cafe Saigon 159 – 161 Victoria Avenue, Albert Park serves a variety dishes from a number of Asian countries. I’m not sure if this is an advantage or not. The people with me have been to Cafe Saigon several times and knew exactly what they were…
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The head office of a company I worked for was in Park Street, South Melbourne, across the road from Chimmys. Chimmys was the place to grab a coffee before racing to a meeting or a training course. The Head Office moved and I forgot about Chimmys until recently when I was in Park Street…
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