Melbourne City

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The air fills with the sound of thousands of knitting needles and arthritic bones clacking as scarves are woven in various footy club stripes. Down the street you can hear the gentle scraping of the urban tumbleweed, or ‘discarded umbrella’ dancing in the breeze. And through it [...]

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is here. Beginning with The Gala, comedy’s night of nights, hundreds of comedy acts from Melbourne, interstate and abroad will be performing at various venues around Melbourne right up until the 22nd of April this year. Now in it’s 26th year, the Comedy Festival is without doubt the world wide [...]

John Cleese is no stranger to Australia, he’s been to Melbourne many times, however the chance to see him in live performance is relatively rare. Given the chance to see one of his shows in Melbourne, we went along to the Princess Theatre with high expectations. The show, which is playing this week in Melbourne, [...]

A backpacking party deserves a good night’s rest on a cozy bed after a long day of trotting across the city and viewing one breathtaking sight after another. If you are a backpacker on a tight budget combing through Melbourne for cheap accommodation, you don’t really have to look very far for a comfortable but [...]