I have lived in Melbourne for a number of years and thought I knew the place fairly well. But there was one great omission in my knowledge of this great city. I have never walked along the north side of the Yarra, that is the Flinders Street Station side. I have spent many hours…
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I miss-judged the Stonnington City Council and what they were doing with the changes to the Windsor end of Chapel Street in my post “Walking Chapel Street Early on a Sunday Morning” A few weeks later and the flower beds are flourishing. Workers are cleaning the rubbish on a regular basis and more importantly…
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Last Sunday on Fathers’ Day I walked to Acland Street, St Kilda. I expected more action early this morning than I have found on other Sunday’s and I was right. The roads were busy and so were the cafes. Breakfast out with Dad? I hit Acland Street from Clyde Street. This is a good…
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Chapel Street on an early Sunday morning is lacklustre. The glitter and the buzz of Saturday night is over and what is left reminds me of the dregs in last night’s beer and wine glasses. I begin walking in Balaclava so the first thing that grabs my attention is a tobacconist on the corner…
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Walk!!!! It is what we should all be doing. So says a friend who is a health professional. “What you need to do to stay fit is walk.” She says this with great firmness “Get out there and walk.” I began my fitness walk last Sunday. I headed from tram stop 36 on Dandenong …
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