Josephine Mandarano Profile

There is no greater pleasure than curling up on the sofa with a cup of hot chocolate and immersing yourself in a good st... [more]

Markets | Shopping

Melbourne Town Hall is one of the city's oldest and perhaps most recognisable architectural landmarks, and with over 20 ... [more]

Historic Houses | Tours

The Yarra River flows 242 kilometres from its source in the Yarra Ranges and through Melbourne before emptying into Hobs... [more]

Walks | Tours

Victoria's Mornington Peninsula is home to Australia's oldest traditional hedge maze. Set on 25 acres of internationally... [more]

Day Trips | Fun for Children

Where else but Melbourne can one get a taste of rich culture and history and devour an entire meal of modern art in the ... [more]

Historic Houses | Day Trips

When I was five, I took to my mother's lounge room walls with Crayola markers and as much gusto as Michelangelo to his c... [more]

Art | Fun for Children

We Melbourne dwellers know our city is special – we have world-renowned bars, pubs and clubs and a cafe culture to boot.... [more]

The first thing you notice when you enter Point Nepean National Park, besides the expanse of blue sky, is the breathtaki... [more]

National Parks | Walks

If the first thing that comes to mind when you hear (or in this case, read) about meditation is orange-clothed monks sit... [more]

Courses

Gasworks is a not-for-profit community arts park located on the site of the former South Melbourne gas plant, 3kms from ... [more]

Art | Galleries

Mia Mia Aboriginal Art Gallery is unlike any other. For 15 years, it has sat against an inspiring backdrop of ancient Ri... [more]

Art | Galleries

If you're one of those do it yourself types with a thing for fresh, juicy and locally grown fruits, then keep on reading... [more]

Day Trips | Food and Wine | Fun for Children

The Point Cook Homestead at the Point Cook Coastal Park, 20 kilometres southwest of Melbourne, has been around since th... [more]

Tours | Historic Houses

Aussies are obsessed with dance. TV ratings for dance-related shows are through the roof all thanks to clever programmin... [more]

Nightlife | Dancing

Writer Henry Miller once said: "A book is not only a friend, it makes a friend for you. When you have possessed a book w... [more]

Fun Things To Do

They say laughter is the best medicine and here is something bound to get you giggling! Send home the clowns and queue t... [more]

Fun Things To Do

Brrrr it's cold in here, so why not warm up this season at Icehouse, the latest addition to Melbourne's Docklands Precin... [more]

Fun Things To Do | Sport

Donkeys and peacocks and ducks – oh my! If Old Macdonald had a farm, I bet it would look a lot like the Horseshoe Bend F... [more]

Fun for Children | Walks

It's that time of year again when the over-zealous do-gooder in us wants to take out a pen and some paper and start jott... [more]

Sport | Fun Things To Do

A treasure hunt is limited to pirates and deep-sea divers looking for sunken ships and chests filled with gold, right? W... [more]

Fun for Children