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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December arrives and the fabulous and fun St Kilda Twilight Market is up and running again. It’s on again this Thursday, the 8th of December and goes right through summer until March next year. Every year during summer the St Kilda Twilight Market brings the local community and visitors together on Thursday evenings with…
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Do you need some magic in your life? Go down to Phillip Island and watch the penguin parade. It’s magic. I saw it a few weekends ago. It is an outdoor thing to do so the weather is something to factor in. We were lucky it was a mild windless night and I found…
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Middle Park – preserved Old Melbourne Tourists to Melbourne often see this city as the CBD and Lygon Street in Carlton. That was the way I saw Melbourne when I first visited here. I came a couple of times a year re-newed my friendships with these spots and of course the cake shops in…
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The Local in Bay Street Port Melbourne has become a fairly regular haunt, especially for a quick meal after work. I wrote about my first visit here. It has such a nice ‘pubby’ atmosphere – a sort of reminder of what pubs used to be. There is nothing of the Gastro Pub here –…
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There is a little known beach between St Kilda Beach and Middle Park Beach called West Beach Reserve. You can get away from the crowds here. For some reason fewer people walk this way. It is here that the City of Port Phillip are nurturing some of the indigenous plants of the area . …
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Acland Street is a street alive with people and activity. When you’re in Acland Street the vibes are positive and you know that the world is still revolving. Acland Street is a street that brings you alive. That’s how I feel about Acland Street. My first visit to Acland Street was about 10 years…
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Mention the Stokehouse where I live and everyone has an opinion and something to say about it. The entrance to the Stokehouse. Its location has to be one of the best in Melbourne. The view from upstairs is spectacular as I discovered during a couple of office Christmas lunches. So good in fact that…
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For the next few Sundays life in St Kilda and particularly on Acland Street is going to get more vibrant. St Kilda is in the middle of holding the Busking Festival. The actual location for the buskers is being shared by various street venues. Fitzroy Street have had their turn and last Sunday, April…
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I had the luck to find myself at Blairgowrie Beach on the Mornington Peninsular for Christmas. On Christmas Day it was amazingly quiet there. I expected the little village to be filled with Christmas revelers. It wasn’t. It was closed and empty. All these photos were taken on Christmas Day – when the lack…
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