DESTINATIONS MELBOURNE | AUSTRALASIA
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FAR LEFT: Hosier Lane;
Melbourne Cricket Ground; Reine & La Rue;
Burra Brewing Korumburra; St Kilda Beach; Immigration Museum; tour with Localing OPPOSITE:
Yarra River and the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre PICTURES: Ain Raadik; Michelle Couling
Photography; Reine & La Rue/Visit Victoria/ Petrina Tinslay; Tourism Australia/Justin Meneguzzi; Melbourne Convention Bureau/Rob Blackburn
DAY ONE
08.30: Start the day in the CBD, exploring Melbourne’s famous laneways – a network of cobbled, mostly pedestrianised alleyways covered end-to-end with murals in all colours of the rainbow. Both local and international street artists come here almost daily to add new works, so you never know what you’ll find. Clients can start exploring from Hosier Lane by themselves or with the help of a local: Melbourne Street Art Tours (available through Viator) are led by working Melburnian street artists.
10.30: Melbourne is as diverse as cities come, which is evident in a plethora of Asian cuisine, a thriving Chinatown, a lively Greek Precinct with its souvlaki restaurants and
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Hellenic Museum, and the annual Johnston Street Fiesta, dedicated to all things Latin America. For a celebration of just how much international communities have shaped Melbourne, spend an hour in the Immigration Museum, located at the Old Customs House Building, the city’s former immigration administration hub. The exhibits highlight Australia’s diversity, with stories about those who’ve brought their culture to Melbourne and Victoria.
11.30: Those multicultural influences go hand in hand with why Melbourne takes its food so seriously, with a particularly high number of restaurants and cafes per capita. Learn more with Foodie Trails, which starts its Melbourne Foodie Culture walking tour in the
Immigration Museum. The experience looks at some of the city’s best eats through a multicultural lens: stops might include Italian deli Saluministi, famous for its panini; French patisserie Agathé in the Royal Arcade; and Mr Bao, a Chinatown favourite known for its Shanghai-style xiao long bao dumplings.
14.30: For an altogether different perspective on Melbourne – 300 metres above the Southbank – book clients a ticket to the Skydeck, which offers panoramic views of the city. Those seeking higher adrenaline activities can also step out onto the Edge, a glass cube that protrudes from the tower.
15.30: Take a 25-minute tram out to St Kilda to spend the rest of the afternoon hanging out at the sandy
beach, or ride the rails of a more than 100-year-old wooden rollercoaster at St Kilda’s ultra-kitsch, heritage-listed Luna Park. At St Kilda Pier, keep an eye out for the resident colony of little penguins that usually head back to shore at sunset.
19.00: Return for a well-earned pit-stop or a drink on the rooftop at Lancemore Crossley St, a CBD hotel with rooms sporting typically trendy Melbourne decor (chic, urban and monochrome). Then, enjoy dinner with a buzzing atmosphere in a former rag-trade building at Cumulus Inc, a Melbourne foodie institution that serves seasonal dishes using local Victoria produce from some of the farms on the city’s doorstep. Central Melbourne is filled with sleek cocktail bars for
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