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[The clocks at Flinders Street Station is a traditional meeting place in Melbourne, so if someone says to “meet me under the clocks”, that is where you would go.]

Nomadic Notes Blog Posts

Notes on Melbourne: Things I noticed on my annual visit – 2018 Edition

A bemused Melburnian returns to Melbourne after two years absence – Returning to my old home city of Melbourne after being away for two years, and noticing the changes in the city.

Little Saigon in Melbourne – My wanders of the Vietnamese area of Victoria St.

Keith Haring in Melbourne – A mural by Keith Haring survives on a wall in inner Melbourne.

Happy birthday dear Melbourne… – Celebrating the 175th anniversary of the founding of Melbourne in 2010.

Melbourne Tram transformed into a Karachi bus – A cool art project during the 2006 Commonwealth Games where a tram was decorated like a Karachi bus.

Accommodation

Melbourne hotels – Search for discount hotels in Melbourne with lowest rates guaranteed.

Travel Guides

Visit Melbourne – Official travel site for Melbourne.

Blogs

Melbourne happens to have not one, but two of my favourite trains stations in the world. The first is Flinders Street Station, and the other is Southern Cross station. The two stations were built about 100 years apart and they are both unique in their architectural style. I like Southern Cross for its wave-shaped roof and how it opens out onto Spencer Street. Whenever I return to Melbourne the station is usually the first place I see in the city as the airport bus terminates here.

The World Loves Melbourne – Blog featuring things to do in Melbourne, food, fashion, travel, best cafes, dining, arts, markets, cheap eats, music, and shopping.

Blog Posts

My Melbourne – highlights for visitors – Katy from untoldmorsels.com lists some must see and do highlights any visitor should experience, including cafes, coffee, and art.

A weekend in Melbourne, Australia – You definitely need for than a weekend in Melbourne, but for those who are doing a weekend city break this guide from travelbloguer.com will give you an idea of what to do.

Local’s tips for visiting Melbourne – By drinkteatravel.com.

Melbourne city guide – By thecitylane.com.

Books About Melbourne

Capital: Melbourne When It Was the Capital City of Australia 1901-28 by Kristin Otto.

In 1901 the founders of the Australian Commonwealth settled on Melbourne as a temporary capital while waiting for the completion of the capital in Canberra. This overgrown village oversaw not only the birth of modern Australia, but many of the wider changes sweeping the world at large.

Guide Books

Lonely Planet Melbourne & Victoria (Travel Guide)

Photos

[The reading room at the State Library of Victoria.]

Melbourne Photo Gallery – Photo gallery of my home city, Melbourne.