Oceania

Museums and galleries not really your thing? Fair enough; they’re not everyone’s taste. What about street art? The typically dark and dingy laneways of a thriving metropolis spring to life in …
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Despite visiting Melbourne, and the city’s cultural heart – Federation Square, numerous times over the years, I had never visited the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. In fact, I …
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If you’ve spent any time roaming the grid-like streets of Melbourne, there’s a reasonable chance that you’ve stumbled across the heritage-listed State Library of Victoria. A distinguished CBD landmark, surrounded …
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The seasons turn quickly in Melbourne (at hourly intervals on some days) and while Winter’s chilly conditions are at least predictable, the skies are certain to bring rain clouds, which …
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I’ve been to farmers’ markets held in sheds, showgrounds, urban city squares and parklands; surprisingly this is the first I’ve visited on a farm. While it’s not specifically a ‘functional …
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The expansive steps, the majestic colonnade and the classical street lamp posts combine to create a commanding presence. They even named the nearby ‘Parliament Train Station’ after it! So, it’s …
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I’ll admit it; the Old Treasury Building was not on my travel radar at all. I could whip up an intrepid anecdote about my lifelong dream to explore the inner …
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A visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne might not be your average ‘Gen-Y excursion’, which was confirmed by the sceptical raised eyebrow from our guide when I joined the touring …
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I’ve officially been in Melbourne for over a month. Whoop, whoop! So far I’ve visited some incredible structural Melbournian masterpieces; the majestic State Library, the contemporary Federation Square and don’t …
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The Queen Victoria Market is an ever-present thread in the social fabric that makes up Melbourne’s ‘foodie culture’. It has been a traditional working marketplace on and off since 1878, …
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