Novotel Melbourne

I started the day dealing with some computer problems, but got in a couple walks around the St Kilda and downtown Melbourne areas. Meetings were cut short, due to the prior Qantas work stoppage and it being a local holiday.  My morning walk along the ...

... my first full day in Melbourne with getting along with the tram system and finally got to Federation Square from where I took a Melbourne Greeters Service tour. The greeter was a German pensioner who left Germany 60 years ago by ship and has been living ...

... a co-worker from Costa Rica who was also on our flight. My initial impression of Australia was...well...bland. Melbourne reminds me of Birmingham, England. Lots of modern buildings mixed with a few relatively decent victorian buildings. Just another ...

Too busy to do much except shoot a couple photos after dinner. Dinner was at an Italian place along the river in Melbourne and we took a walk for a few minutes. There was a surprise light show from fire balls released from the top of white columns. Carey ...

... to this trip, for example Angkor Wat & Great Wall of China - however one at the top is all things Neighbours related in Melbourne the home of Ramsey Street. So what else do you do on Easter Tuesday but book yourselves on the Neighbours tour! We found ...

... her a skydive on melbourne beach just to finish her off in style :-). We met aaron murphy anils first cousin also living in melbourne for a few drinks and couldn't believe pints here cost a whooping 10 dollar each..it was lovely to catch up with ...

... but had the first weekend to chill out & get over jet lag etc. I had to move hotels for Saturday night to the Novotel right in the centre of Melbourne so didn't get too much sleep anyway! So my first full day I went for a wander around the city to see if ...

Well, today started again at 5:30am as I race for another 11 hours of meetings. Melbourne was crisp this morning, but overall it was a nice day. I won't go into all the details of my meeting..It was very long and very busy. At around 6:30pm I ...

... Bangkok, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and end in Bangkok where we will fly out to spend 4 relaxing nights at the Novotel in Phuket........ This will be my first time overseas and Marcus' second already having trekked around Nepal. Keep posted for ...

Everyone seemed to be talking about how different this is from Sydney . Creatively ...

... /tea after and then to the Columbian after for a quick drink before he had to meet a friend to sort arrangements for his trip to Melbourne, he's going there for easter and next week and will be leaving the day after I arrive - so we may meet up for a ...

Up VERY early – wasn't even bright out that was for sure! Left Portsea at 4:40 am and on the road to the Melbourne airport.  Got the van filled up with gas and back to the rental company and checked in with little hassle.  They had a bit ...

... not bears...and I learned so much about them and the rest of the Aussie animals.  Enjoy the pics! This afternoon we flew to Melbourne and tonight head out to Lygon Street for a dinner at an Italian Cafe.  I am beat and ready for bed!  I am ...

Today we travelled by plane - Singapore Airlines from Melbourne to Singapore. It was a long flight or so it seemed with some turbulance. We arrived in Singapore 3.30pm, got picked up by our driver and made our way to our motel. Following a short ...

... in, got a room with a harbor view and then went to the lounge for drinks.  There they met two really nice guys from Melbourne who amazingly have heard of two of my cousins, Vaya and Emily, Vaya through her radio roles and Emily used to work with one ...

... ! Met up with Pim as well for a few drinks and to toast our time in Oz - he is off further down the coast to Canberra and Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road.   Have fun Pim!! And so our time ends :(  have a few hours to wander around before ...

... philosophical about it – all I had to do was to get word to Alan, so that he didn’t show up at the airport in Melbourne only to find that he’d have to wait another 2 – 3 hours for me. This was my great adventure after all, nothing ...

... showed off their skills. We then headed home to prepare for the dessert buffet! Which was amazing, Charlie would have loved it! Next blog (The Peak) coming soon. Take care Rich & Kate (Sat waiting for our flight to Melbourne then Christchurch!)   ...