Grand Hyatt Melbourne

... a city with a free tram? And as Per keeps reminding me, if he hadn’t stayed here for six weeks in 2003 (in the Grand Hyatt) we probably wouldn’t be travelling now. Having spent a few nights in the Park Hyatt (just cos they’re supposed to ...

... remember, posts on here as Tightbuns and knows his Mario Kart - anything else you may need to know is superfluous. We met up at the Grand Hyatt hotel where they were staying - this place is pure class; I felt meek on my way in and by the time I left ...

... , and Sonia.  We continue to email each other about how we just clicked and had such a special time!! So, on to Melbourne which is where I am now (I think it is Thursday!).  FABULOUS city!!  I was talking to someone the night I ...

We kicked off Melbourne with a nice culture and historical tour of Melbourne (the city) Victoria (the state) and Australia (the country).  I do not want to share it all, but the biggest a-ha's are: *  Australia became a country in 1901. ...

... experience. Roger had arranged through work for us to get reduced fairs for our hotel through his company and when we arrived at the 'Grand Hyatt' i could tell it was something pretty special. As we were checking in i noticed a guy sat on a couch nearby, ...

Back to Melbourne again to see more of how things work over here and also to see the rugby. I was going to be better than last year as it was not just me and Bruce but more people from work, including Ed. After working on Friday it was game time on ...

... very jolly time, and I can highly recommend the tour to anyone with a lack of embarrassment / sense of fun at a loose end in Melbourne. Our Irish tour guide Gerry was a hoot and Patrick was a charmer too, regaling us with gossip and stories of his life as ...

... Our trip later in the evening to Wangfujing Street was much more interesting.    This is a shopping district near the Grand Hyatt. Reminded me of Tokyo, with the oversized electronic billboards. By this time of evening, Brett had arrived and we ...

... a male in the house with unmarried women is actually illegal.  I spent the evening walking around the Four Seasons and Grand Hyatt, two heavily guarded, glittering towers on the Nile.  The road between them is the only place that I've seen a ...

... the name. The Jin Mao is the third tallest building in Asia and also has the highest hotel reception in the world as the Grand Hyatt hotel starts on the 56th floor - the reception can be seen from the inside middle of the observation deck when you look ...

... at the hotel with Carlos and got a quick tour of the subway and my way around town, found out my contact was delayed in Melbourne, and then crashed, knowing I had a couple more days. My original plan was to stay awake for the 24 hours I'd be here, but ...

... won), we tried our hand at the Pokies and Keno, entering all the competitons we can possibly enter and we were also here for the Melbourne Cup. This is huge to the Aussies- its is like our Grand National but bigger. So on this day we went with Pete, ...

... a seatbelt, I realize they're a rarity here in Africa. The first part of town reminded me of the outskirts of Melbourne near the airport. Quickly the mood changed as the sidewalks were littered with young girls, their "handlers" not far behind, drinking ...