Tips for a Melbourne night out

Melbourne is known for its vibrant food and drink scene, offering a wide range of options to suit various tastes and preferences. Here's a suggested itinerary for a night out in Melbourne, focused on eating and drinking, on a Saturday night: Start with pre-dinner drinks at a rooftop bar: Check out Naked in the Sky …

Going to the Melbourne Zoo

Going to the Melbourne Zoo is an amazing experience, and it's no wonder why it's one of the most popular tourist destinations in the city. The zoo is home to more than 300 species of animals from around the world, and visitors of all ages can enjoy a day filled with fun, education, and adventure. …

Saturday afternoon in Carlton

It was a lazy Saturday afternoon in Carlton, Melbourne, and the sun was shining brightly in the sky. A gentle breeze was blowing, making the trees rustle and the leaves dance. The perfect weather for a relaxing day out in the city. As I strolled down the bustling streets of Carlton, I decided to head …

What’s it like at an Anzac Day footy match

An Anzac Day match between Collingwood and Essendon is a highly anticipated event in the Australian Football League (AFL) calendar. The match is played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), which has a capacity of over 100,000 spectators. The day usually starts with a dawn service to commemorate the Anzacs, followed by a parade of …

Eating in Northcote

My afternoon eating in Northcote. Here's my itinerary for an afternoon of culinary exploration in Northcote: Lunch at Estelle Bistro: Start your afternoon with a leisurely lunch at Estelle Bistro, a fine dining restaurant that offers a contemporary French menu featuring seasonal produce. The restaurant has won numerous awards and is known for its excellent …

Day trip to the Yarra valley

On a crisp autumn morning, a couple set out on a day trip to Yarra Valley, a region renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, world-class wines, and exquisite artisanal chocolates. The couple had been planning this trip for a week and were eager to explore the region's culinary delights. Their first stop was the Yarra Valley …

New hobby

So I have started a new hobby/collection because I needed something new and cheaper to do. That new hobby is collecting different cans from overseas. The cans I am collecting all have different anime pictures on them. There is a collection featuring Pokemon another using street fighter characters and more. The reason I started doing …

Work/life balance

Is there such a thing as work-life balance especially if you have to travel in and out of the city for work every day? I have recently had a child which is the best thing in my life. I want to be there all the time for him but work is in the way. There …

Hardest thing a couple can go through

Right now as a married couple, we are going through something that you would naturally think would be easy. Having a baby. When you are young. You are told don’t have sex because you will get pregnant. Well, that is not true at all. For a couple that has been trying for 3 years and …

I am back

Well, here I am again. It has been a while since I last had something to say. Now that I am back. Things have been very crazy since the last time I wrote up something. In that time my wife's grandma past away. Which has now caused a lot of issues amongst the family. My …

close contact

For the last 11 days, I have been stuck at home. Thanks to being a close contact apparently to a covid case. My work has been unsupportive in all of this. First, they didn't tell us until 5 days later after the exposure happened. In a group zoom meeting. The problem is that meeting she …

Travel stories

Travel everyone's favourite past time well it was especially here in Australia. This is the one thing I am missing in today's world living here in Melbourne, Australia. The only travel we can do at the moment is going 5kms from home. This isn't far at all Especially if you have a favourite restaurant outside …

Day in the life of lockdown Melbourne

To honest I don’t have a lot to write about. Why because we aren’t able to go anywhere. Instead I will explain what a day is like in lockdown. Morning: woken up by the pets. First the cat wakes up because he is hungry. He knows he can’t get the boss to wake up. Instead …

Thoughts

I know no one really reads my writing and that is fine. This is more about me getting better at writing and putting my thoughts down. Who would of thought that these last 2 years would be this crazy and put strain onto the entire world. With this world problem I can only talk about …

Unusual foods

Over the years I have tried many different and unusual foods that you wouldn't normally eat ever. Most of these odd foods that I have tried of course over many years was done overseas in a few different county's. Let's start with when I visited Cambodia. The strange food I tried there was tarantula. The …

Thoughts

Just some random thoughts that I have going through my head right now. 1: That once again us lucky people from Melbourne are lockdown again. This has become frustrating and annoying. Knowing that nothing goes right for us. 2: I have now started to miss jumping on a plane and seeing something new and wonderful …

A drive into country VIC

It all starts with a visit from a friend overseas. As we all know thanks to this cheeky little virus we can't really go anywhere. Generally, as a typical Australian. Travel to us is getting on a plane and going overseas Asia, Europe etc: because of this, we don’t see our own backyard here. Understanding …