Melbourne guides

Walking around the suburbs of Melbourne, you tend to find a hodgepodge of homes from different eras. Some home designs incorporate pillars and turrets, some have bay windows, and some…

Ballarat is located around an hour and 30 minutes from the Melbourne CBD. Making it a great place for a weekend escape. The name Ballarat actually comes from two Indigenous…

  If you know where to look, Melton and its surrounding suburbs boast a platterful of diverse cuisines, dished up in tasteful and friendly settings. Perhaps you’re looking for a…

Melbourne was named the world’s most liveable city six years in a row and for good reason.  The city is buzzing with shopping precincts, quirky laneways, museums, galleries, world-class restaurants,…

I kept seeing photos of this medieval-looking place popping up on my Facebook feed. I thought: “This looks like old Europe, surely this can’t be in Victoria?” Intrigued, a quick…

Ballarat is the third biggest town in Victoria (after Geelong and Melbourne). In terms of date destinations, it’s probably most famous for a certain gold-rush era historic theme park known…

I’m a fool for greenery ⁠— just being in nature is one of my favourite things. After a lengthy lockdown period, my throng of indoor plants wasn’t quite cutting it.…

As soon COVID-19 restrictions loosened up a bit, you wanna know what we did? We went out and got some greenery, dammit. And what better place to immerse in a…

Pacific Werribee, or “The Werribee Plaza” as the locals still call it has come a long way in recent decades. It has more than doubled in size quite in the…

Melbourne is well known for its beautiful and interesting laneways, often full of awesome street art or hidden shops and cafes, bars and lounges. These are great for tourists and…