The Travel Thread

[The Lounge Lizard]

If Horrie goes to Melbourne, the local IQ will jump by about 10%.

Be warned. The place is a total shithole. Full of pretentious wankers whose topic of conversation revolve around "my $800 shoes", coffee and the fact that "I've done some boxing ya know".

 

[horrie hastings]

If Horrie goes to Melbourne, the local IQ will jump by about 10%.

Be warned. The place is a total shithole. Full of pretentious wankers whose topic of conversation revolve around "my $800 shoes", coffee and the fact that "I've done some boxing ya know".

Lol's, while it isn't on my top destination list i like spending a few days down there every few years. We stay at a nice B&B in Drummond st Carlton, last trip we were going down for the Melbourne Flower and Garden show which is held in the stunning Exhibition building in Carlton Gardens, of course covid scuttled that trip in 2020. Love the food hall in Queen Vic markets, always grab a bratwurst roll with onions, cheese and sauerkraut while there that is after i have scoffed a dozen oysters from one of the seafood outlets, South Melbourne markets are always worth a visit too. Where we stay in Drummond St is around the corner from Lygon st and even though there are a few overrated cafe/ restaurants there complete with spruikers outside, there are some nice spots to dine and it sh*ts over the so called Italian area in Sydney called Norton st Leichhardt. Looks like i go to Melbourne to mainly eat which is true lol.

 

[The Lounge Lizard]

Lol's, while it isn't on my top destination list i like spending a few days down there every few years. We stay at a nice B&B in Drummond st Carlton, last trip we were going down for the Melbourne Flower and Garden show which is held in the stunning Exhibition building in Carlton Gardens, of course covid scuttled that trip in 2020. Love the food hall in Queen Vic markets, always grab a bratwurst roll with onions, cheese and sauerkraut while there that is after i have scoffed a dozen oysters from one of the seafood outlets, South Melbourne markets are always worth a visit too. Where we stay in Drummond St is around the corner from Lygon st and even though there are a few overrated cafe/ restaurants there complete with spruikers outside, there are some nice spots to dine and it sh*ts over the so called Italian area in Sydney called Norton st Leichhardt. Looks like i go to Melbourne to mainly eat which is true lol.

You sure know how to make a person hungry!

Only been to Queen Victoria markets once and that was when I first moved to Melbourne in July 2015. Saturday morning and it like being a sardine in a can.

Bought a nice jacket for a good price BUT when I checked out the produce, my heart stopped.

"Organic" chicken breast fillets for $38 a kilo! Want to be gold plated for that price. And that was seven years ago!

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Lol's, while it isn't on my top destination list i like spending a few days down there every few years. We stay at a nice B&B in Drummond st Carlton, last trip we were going down for the Melbourne Flower and Garden show which is held in the stunning Exhibition building in Carlton Gardens, of course covid scuttled that trip in 2020. Love the food hall in Queen Vic markets, always grab a bratwurst roll with onions, cheese and sauerkraut while there that is after i have scoffed a dozen oysters from one of the seafood outlets, South Melbourne markets are always worth a visit too. Where we stay in Drummond St is around the corner from Lygon st and even though there are a few overrated cafe/ restaurants there complete with spruikers outside, there are some nice spots to dine and it sh*ts over the so called Italian area in Sydney called Norton st Leichhardt. Looks like i go to Melbourne to mainly eat which is true lol.

For Lygon st, go further north to Brunswick. Avoid Carlton, total tourist trap.

 

[horrie hastings]

For Lygon st, go further north to Brunswick. Avoid Carlton, total tourist trap.

Thanks for the tip, only really go to Lygon st because its around the corner from the B@B we stay at, i do agree it is a tourist trap and nothing puts me off more than spruikers out the front of restaurants , so we eat at Tiamo or Tiamo 2 where the food has been good every time we have been and is slightly past the main restaurant groups along Lygon.

 

[Pugzley]

Going to Melbourne for a week around October 29 to see the Harry Potter play and do some sightseeing. Any tips to find the best Greek/Italian restaurants there. Also landmarks I might want to gawk at? I know that I’m going to hit up the museums and art galleries at the East End.

 

[The Lounge Lizard]

I caught the train from Dandenong to Sandown yesterday for the horse racing.

Furthest I've travelled for months. About five or so stops.

 

[PJ]

Anyone been to Egypt and can recommend a local guide?

 

[Misanthrope]

Just wrapping up four months on the road with our daughter. Started with two weeks in Thailand and followed it up with six weeks in Australia and a week in Tokyo. We're in the States for a month before returning to Georgia.

Nine months old, and my daughter has four new countries in her passport already. She has taken it like a champ too.