Tag Archives: melbourne

Thinking of home

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Nev

I’m thinking about home more and more as it gets closer and closer to the time to go back to the UK after my round-the-world trip. I guess it’s only natural. It’s been interesting comparing different cities and cultures and … Continue reading →

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Melbourne – Singapore – Tokyo (7,285 miles)

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Nev

I don’t think that I was quite with it when leaving Melbourne. I was flying at 1550 and had a good nights sleep so I had no real excuses for being a bit dopey. I thought that there happened to … Continue reading →

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Sport sport sport sport sport

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Nev

I returned to the MCG yesterday for a stadium tour and visit to the National Sports Museum. The MCG has 100,000 members, 200 of which volunteer to give the tours. Our guide for the day was a elderly chap named … Continue reading →

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What’s your favourite hobby sport?

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Nev

Yesterday afternoon I took in my first live Australian Rules game and watched Brisbane Lions play Melbourne at the MCG. Melbourne unexpectedly edged the match and won by a single point – 14.9.93 to 13.14.92. The scoring soon made sense: … Continue reading →

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A day in the Yarra Valley

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Nev

Yesterday was spent touring around various wineries and sampling their wares. Either side of lunch we clocked up somewhere in the region of seven or eight places, from the large to the small and family-run. The car was clinking with … Continue reading →

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What’s that Skippy?

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Nev

I took a trip with a friend out to see the kangaroos, koalas, duck-billed platypuses and other Australian animals at the Healesville Animal Sanctuary. On the way out there we also randomly spotted a couple of elephants when we passed … Continue reading →

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Sydney – Melbourne (443 miles)

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Nev

I have to say that I was surprised by just how much traffic was on the M5 freeway in to Sydney at 0530 and glad that I allowed plenty of time to get to the airport. I caught up on … Continue reading →

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