Winter Night Market in Melbourne The Winter Marketis held each winter at Queen Victoria Market on Wednesday nights. For winter 2024 this was from June 5th to August 28. The lineup differs every year, but a few street-food stalls tend to come back due to their popularity. Expect warming wi...
There’s nothing more comforting than a nice hot meal on a cold winter day, especially when you’ re out and about. But what if you have no way of heating your lunch or ordering a hot meal? That’s where the world’s first microwave bag (微波包) comes into place. Made out of an...
The next corner, just a short walk from Cowes, was named Young and Jacksons as it was nearest to the Isle of Wight Hotel, recognizing the pub of that name conveniently place opposite Flinders Street Railway Station in Melbourne. The south-east corner was Gentle Ann, named for a memorable l...
As I finished my conversation with Cindy (I should point out that Cindy wasn’t actually in the room. We live in Melbourne, where everyone is under house arrest. We were talking on Zoom) I could hear my husband setting the timer for the naughty step and helping Penny with her clothes. ...
For the past 20 years I have been a frequent traveler and visitor to Melbourne not only for work but for pleasure as well. My husband was born in Melbourne so we have always seen the family and had great friends to visit. Melbourne has fashion, food, sport and a fabulous cosmopolitan li...
This is a species I had gotten in Melbourne previously, but this example was a beast. We had enough internet signal for me to determine it was a world record, and I was on the IGFA scoreboard for the trip. World record number 233. That’s about half of Marty Arostegui’s total. The...
● In 1924, the first winter games were held in Chamonix.● In 1932, the first Olympic village was built to accommodate athletes in Los Angeles.● In 1936 in Berlin TV cameras broadcast Olympic events for the first time.● The 1956 Olympics in Melbourne were the first Olympic games to be...
Melbourne, Victoria Situated at the mouth of the Yarra River, which flows into Port Philip Bay, the vibrant city of Melbourne is the country's cultural hub. From snapping pics of the city's street art to catching waves at St. Kilda beach, there's plenty to keep you busy. Best time to...
Where does one begin? And aren’t most of them extremely long? Readers — this year I did it! I took the plunge and I’m so very glad I did! Zola rocks! Somewhat at a loss as to where to start with Zola’s famed Rougon-Macquart cycle, I decided, logically, to begin at the ...
later, he explained that he hadn’t actually thrown the frog. For dramatic effect he had switched the frog for a large piece of ice. But the goal was to illustrate a point: That a wood frog does in fact freeze...