Mar 8, 2020
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/
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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