I love this city, and in the last year or so, I have discovered there is so much hidden away that you don’t see unless you know where to look. And that has led me into wanting to explore…to find what is behind, beneath and above the buildings. As a result of my urban curiosity, […]
I have been going to Point Lonsdale all my life, as have my parents and grandparents before me, so I consider this little coastal town my second home. Walking up to the lighthouse has always been a regular event, and once there, we always walk around the base clockwise and touch the walls for luck. […]
A new market has popped up at our favourite coastal town, Point Lonsdale…it is located down on the Bellarine Peninsula, about an hour and a half drive from Melbourne! The quirky Lighthouse Engine Shed and Lighthouse Reserve market, in conjunction with the Pt Lonsdale Boardriders Club, has been held on the Lighthouse Reserve from 4pm- […]
This book is something I would love to be able to do one day…to use photography to show how colourful and unique this city we live in is! But it also shows how much I have to learn… Jaime Murcia has been a professional photographer for over 25 years, and is published across Australia and […]
Today is our favourite city’s birthday…Melbourne is 180 years old! Settlers sailed from Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) in search of sheep-grazing land, and on this day, August 30, back in 1835, their ship Enterprize moored off what is now William Street. It is this landing that is officially recognised as the founding event of what […]
A few weeks ago, we bought Laneways of Melbourne and with the aim to work through the book and visit as many as we can! On the weekend, we ticked one off the list…actually, technically it was two… We went to explore AC/DC Lane which I have been wanting to check out for ages…it runs […]
We love living in Melbourne…well, it is the most liveable city in the world! And we love discovering local businesses such as Melbournalia…a shop that is about all things Melbourne! Founded in 2011 by four Melbourne creatives…Michael Brady, Jenny Brown, Dale Campisi and Alasdair Mackinnon…Melbournalia was originally a temporary concept store, appearing in various locations […]
Last weekend saw us head up the highway to Ballarat to attend the Victorian State Brass Championships. The house where we stayed last year was booked so we went back to the Lake Wendouree Luxury Apartments where we stayed a few years ago…and realised that we had forgotten just how great this place is! These […]