MELBOURNE TRAVEL GUIDE: THE INSIDERS EDITION (WHAT THE TRAVEL BLOGGERS DON'T TELL YOU) PART 1.

Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I host this cool travel podcast. If you’re joining me for the first time then I say thanks a bunch for listening.

On today’s amazing episode, I’ll be bringing you the long-awaited Melbourne Travel Guide. This will be a different episode because it not only features me talking about my favourite parts of Melbourne but also a Melbourne tour guides view on Melbourne. Ben Oliver will be joining me from Drinking History Tours.

So, sit back and listen to Ben and I bring you part 1 of the Melbourne Travel Guide.

 

Timestamps Part 1:

Intro to the show

1:30 – Best things to do in Melbourne, where to Eat and where to drink

20:30 – Seeing Melbourne from Above and Fitzroy Melbourne’s oldest suburb

27:51 – See some culture, visit our cathedrals, Saint Patricks Cathedral and Saint Pauls Cathedral

31:30 – Ben’s recommendation for something to eat in Melbourne

40:27 – Some great walking routes around the city

46:20 – Melbourne Events

52:26 – Day trip information and other helpful info

Outro to the show

 

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Additional Information:

Favourite things to See & Do web links (I’ll try and keep this updated on the website)

Royal Botanical Gardens: rbg.vic.gov.au/

National Gallery of Victoria (NGV): ngv.vic.gov.au/

The Laneways of Melbourne guide, Timeout online: timeout.com/melbourne/things-to-do/the-best-laneways-and-arcades-in-melbourne

Chinatown: chinatownmelbourne.com.au/

Federation Square: fedsquare.com/

Queen Victoria Market: qvm.com.au/

Eureka Skydeck: eurekaskydeck.com.au/

Melbourne Museum: museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/

Melbourne Zoo’s: zoo.org.au

Sea Life Aquarium, Melbourne: melbourneaquarium.com.au/

St Patricks Cathedral: cam.org.au/cathedral

 

Restaurants, Bars & Pubs web links (I’ll try and keep this updated on the website)

Restaurants:

Doc: docgroup.net/

Harley House: harleyhouse.com.au/

Din Tai Fung: dintaifung.com.au/

Grand Trailer Park: grandtrailerpark.com.au/

The European: theeuropean.com.au/

Marios: marioscafe.com.au/

Number 1 Delicious: no1delicious.com.au/

The Old Raffles Place: sites.google.com/site/theoldrafflesplace

Red Gum Barbeque: redgumbbq.com.au/

Bluebonnet Barbeque: bluebonnetbbq.com.au/

Dexter: dexter.melbourne/

Empress of China: 120 Little Bourke Street, no website available

Ants Bistro: antsbistro.com.au/

ShanDong Mama: Mid City, 7/200 Bourke Street, no website available

HuTong Dumplings: hutong.com.au/website/index.html

China Red: china-red.com.au/

Lello Pasta Bar: lellopastabar.com.au/

Brunetti Café: www.brunetti.com.au/

Supernormal: supernormal.net.au/

Rice Paper Scissors: ricepaperscissors.com.au/

Rice Queen: ricequeen.com.au/

Il Bacaro: ilbacaro.com.au/

Ezard: ezard.com.au/

Om: omvegetarian.com/

Meat and Wine Co.: themeatandwineco.com/

Tazio: tazio.com.au/

Soi38: soi38.com/

 

Bars & Pubs:

Beneath Driver Lane bar: driverlanebar.com/

Section 8: section8.com.au/

Bar Clara: barclara.com/

Berlin Bar: berlinbar.com.au/

The Everleigh: theeverleigh.com/

Black Pearl: blackpearlbar.com.au/

Napier Hotel: thenapierhotel.com.au/

Marquis of Lorne: marquisoflorne.com.au/

Terminus Hotel, Fitzroy North: terminus.com.au/

 

Day Trips Outside of Melbourne and other web links (I’ll try and keep this updated on the website)

Yarra Valley: visityarravalley.com.au/

Peninsula Hot Springs, Mornington Peninsula: peninsulahotsprings.com/

Daylesford: visitvictoria.com/Regions/Daylesford-and-the-Macedon-Ranges

Ballarat: visitballarat.com.au/

Sovereign Hill: sovereignhill.com.au/

Westgate Park: westgatebiodiversity.org.au/

Great Australian Beer Spectapular (AKA Gabs): gabsfestival.com/

Visit Victoria: visitvictoria.com/

Timeout Melbourne: timeout.com/melbourne

Broadsheet Melbourne: broadsheet.com.au/melbourne

Urban List Melbourne: theurbanlist.com/melbourne

Concrete Playground Melbourne: concreteplayground.com/melbourne

Melbourne City Council Blog: whatsonblog.melbourne.vic.gov.au/

 

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Hi my name is Ben and I'm from Melbourne, Australia and I host the show Travelman Podcast. I'll have some very special guests from time to time, they'll share with me and you their travel experiences! I'll also be sharing funny and interesting facts for you to enjoy! Sit back and welcome to the Travelman Podcast!