5-and-a-half Things To Do At Melbourne Airport

5-and-a-half Things To Do At Melbourne Airport

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Posted 2014-09-13 by H. Clare Callowfollow
Stuck at the airport for a few hours? Well, you could sit disconsolately on your suitcase, being jostled by every second person to pass by. Or... you could actually have some fun.

Despite the many stores and food options at Melbourne Airport, things can get boring there very quickly. If you, like many passengers, have to fill in hours of your time, you need a serious list of things to do.

1. Do a Wine Tasting

There's a reason those wine companies set up a desk near the gates: they know that bored people have time to completely go through their catalogue. Melbourne Airport has these desks near almost every gate (Terminal Four excepted). And no, it's not just about consuming alcohol, which isn't attractive at an early hour. If you're at the airport in the morning, it's worth stopping by these desks for a true tasting, one that doesn't involve imbibing the wine, and a discussion of the different qualities available. You can get yourself a complete education on wine for free.

2. Find Terminal Four

This has become slightly easier as the building has been finished, but finding terminal four is a sufficient challenge for anyone who avoids Tiger Air. Melbourne Airport patrons have been lucky until recent years, in that the airport has stayed small. No longer.

3. Get a Massage

Massage chairs are everywhere at the moment, and it's a damn good thing. For $2, you get five minutes of being mildly pummelled by machinery while you sit in a cushy armchair. This is an attractive proposition when you've been dragging your luggage from one side of the airport to the other.

4. Track down the airport's most ridiculous souvenir

A simple fact of life is that no-one above age eight actually likes souvenirs. If you must buy one, it's best to buy the most jaw-droppingly awful one you can find. Luckily, the airport's souvenir shops are packed full of such items. Challenge yourself to find the worst: the outcome will depend on your taste, but this author was torn between a teddy bear in a racing driver's outfit (because nothing says Australia like bears and racing) and a sheepskin handbag (useful for keeping your keys warm, I guess?).

5. Get a Pint at PJ O'Rourke's

PJ O'Rourke's is possibly the cleanest Irish pub in Melbourne – mainly because its clientele aren't there long enough to get roaring drunk and mess up the place. A pint of Guinness here will set you back the miraculously cheap price of $8.80. Snuggle up with a book or newspaper in a snug and you can spend a very comfortable hour here.


5a. Sit in a massage chair and drink your beer through a straw. This is something this writer did not venture, but one of her fellow travellers obviously did. It was tempting.

If you run through all of these and are still looking for ideas, try this blog . Not only is it hilarious, it's practical.

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