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My WeekendNotes - 46
Mugdock Country Park and Castle
You don't have to go far from Glasgow to discover some of the region's beautiful nature and historical joys. Mugdock Cou... [
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Castles
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Escape the City
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Free
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Fun for Children
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Fun Things To Do
Near Glasgow
Edinburgh's Charity Shop Haven
What do you do when you have a spare day in Edinburgh? Visit the castle? Check the free museum or art gallery? Stroll th... [
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Charity
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Cheap
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Shopping
Near Edinburgh
Holla Coffee Roasters
Richmond's newest brunch hotspot caught my attention online with pictures of its quirky brunch menu, and when I finally ... [
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Breakfast
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Brunch
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Cafes
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Coffee
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Gluten Free
Inner East Melbourne
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Richmond
The Lucinda Light Show - Melbourne Fringe 2017
Fringe to the core, The Lucinda Light Show is heartwarming, honest and above all, light-hearted. Lucinda welcomes us in ... [
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27/09/2017 - 30/09/2017
Cabaret
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Comedy
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Festivals
Melbourne City
Au79 Cafe
Abbotsford has a new feather in its elegant hat of unique, quality cafes. Au79 is a serious brunch lover's must-go desti... [
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Breakfast
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Brunch
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Cafes
Abbotsford
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Inner North Melbourne
Melbourne Dog Lovers' Show 2017
Does your weekend need a burst of pure joy? Well, you're in luck – the Melbourne Dog Lover's Show is on this weekend, fr... [
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05/05/2017 - 07/05/2017
Family
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Exhibitions
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Fun for Children
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Fun Things To Do
City of Melbourne
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Carlton
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Inner North Melbourne
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Melbourne City
Heaps Gay Heaps Yummy MMW
Heaps Gay Heaps Yummy was the first LGBTI event for Melbourne Music Week and it was as fabulous and fantastic as it cou... [
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16/11/2016
Music
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Music Venues
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Performing Arts
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Shows
CBD
The Melbourne Monologues
Returning for its second year, the Melbourne Monologues 2016, directed by Elizabeth Walley, offer insight into six intri... [
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08/11/2016 - 13/11/2016
Theatre
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Theatre Reviews
Carlton
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Carlton North
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CBD
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City of Melbourne
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Inner North Melbourne
TRAPT at Point Cook Homestead
Point Cook Homestead knows death. Over its long history, since Thomas Chirnside built a house for a wife who never came ... [
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08/10/2016
Quirky
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Spirituality
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Unusual Events
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Unusual Things to do
Point Cook
29th Apartment Bar
29th Apartment is my new favourite St Kilda haunt. It has everything I want in a night-time hideaway: tasty cheap food, ... [
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Cocktail Bars
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Food and Wine
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Gluten Free
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Nightlife
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Quirky
Inner South Melbourne
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South East Melbourne
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St Kilda
Smartphone Photography Workshop - Better Mobile Photography
A Better Mobile Photography workshop with Mike is an eye-opening experience. You will discover just what you can do with... [
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Fun Things To Do
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Photography
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Workshops
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Courses
CBD
TRAPT at Point Cook Homestead
*Trapt Madhouse this Saturday- $10 off Code: TRAPThttps://lanternghosttours.rezdy.com/116438/escape-room-trapt-madhouseG... [
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10/06/2017
Halloween
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Historic Houses
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Tours
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Unusual Events
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Unusual Things to do
Point Cook
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South West Melbourne
The Vertue of the Coffee Drink
Ever since the first coffee houses blossomed in Constantinople in the 1500s, we humans have enjoyed the many virtues of ... [
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Coffee
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Cafes
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Brunch
Carlton
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Inner North Melbourne
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Near Melbourne
The Terrace, Royal Botanic Gardens
The Terrace Café rests at the centre of the Royal Botanic Gardens, on the edge of one of the garden's many beautiful lak... [
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Cafes
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Gardens
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Gluten Free
Melbourne City
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South Bank
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South Yarra
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Southbank
D'Lish Fish
Since being diagnosed gluten intolerant (affectionately known as 'glutarded' by my friends), fish and chips are the thin... [
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Escape the City
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Fish and Chips
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Gluten Free
Port Melbourne
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South Melbourne
Doki Doki Japanese Restaurant
Doki Doki is a newcomer to the north of Melbourne CBD, hidden in those strange little streets just north of La Trobe Str... [
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Lunch
CBD
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Melbourne City
Simon Taylor Does a Whole Bunch of Cool Stuff - The Butterfly Club
If you don't know who Simon Taylor is yet, that's okay, neither did I before I spent just one, all too-brief hour with h... [
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02/08/2016 - 07/08/2016
Cabaret
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Cocktail Bars
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Comedy
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Nightlife
CBD
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Melbourne City
Movie & Burger Deal at Melbourne Central
No matter what point you're at in a relationship or friendship, a movie and burger date is always a good idea. Hoyts and... [
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Burgers
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Cheap
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Cinema
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Rainy Day
CBD
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Melbourne City
Tom Phat
An Asian Fusion restaurant is not usually what I think of when I want brunch, but Tom Phat has helped broaden my horizon... [
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Vegetarian
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Vegan
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Gluten Free
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Brunch
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Breakfast
Inner North Melbourne
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Brunswick
$5 Meals at Melbourne Central
Getting a $5 meal around Melbourne Central is no mean feat, but good $5 feeds do exist, and I've gone out to prove it. T... [
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Bars
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Cheap
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Dinner
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Gluten Free
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Lunch
CBD
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Melbourne City
Queen Victoria Gardens
The Queen Victoria Gardens are the overlooked bridesmaid of the Royal Botanical Gardens (locally known as the Tan). I've... [
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Escape the City
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Free
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Gardens
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Outdoor
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Parks
CBD
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Melbourne City
Thrive Cafe
As a gluten-intolerant person who also avoids eating sugar, eating out is a royal pain. So, when I discovered Thrive, I ... [
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Cafes
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Gluten Free
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Lunch
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Vegan
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Vegetarian
CBD
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Melbourne City
Best Coffee in and around Melbourne Central
This article has been 5 years in the making. Ever since I moved next door to Melbourne Central, I've been religiousl... [
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Cafes
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Coffee
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Lists
CBD
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Melbourne City
Bijou: A Cabaret of Secrets and Seduction
Bijou tells the story of an enigmatic lady discovered in a single photograph, a life captured in the face of an old lady... [
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15/06/2016 - 19/06/2016
Cabaret
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Comedy
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Nightlife
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Theatre
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Theatre Reviews
Carlton
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Melbourne City
Archie's All Day
Archie's All Day is classic Gertrude St hipstering at its best. A local friend introduced me to Archie's when I was stru... [
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Lunch
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Gluten Free
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Cafes
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Brunch
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Breakfast
Fitzroy
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Melbourne City
The Lawns of State Library Victoria
At a glance, the lawns of the State Library of Victoria are just an entry point to the grand old monument to books. But ... [
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Parks
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Literary
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Libraries
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Gardens
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Art
Melbourne City
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CBD
White Mojo Cafe
White Mojo is a brand new café on Hardware Street, just across from the famously excellent – and always too busy – Hardw... [
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Coffee
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Cafes
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Brunch
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Breakfast
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Gluten Free
CBD
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Melbourne City
Merry Cupcakes
A sunny new face on Melbourne's cupcake scene, Merry Cupcakes brings healthier-recipe vegan cupcakes to Brunswick Street... [
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Cafes
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Food and Wine
Marche Board Game Cafe
Marche Board Game Café is hidden on the edge of Melbourne's CBD, only a block away from Melbourne Central. It's a go... [
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Cafes
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Food and Wine
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Games
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Quirky
Melbourne City
A Day in the Garden at Tieve Tara
A Day in the Garden at Tieve Tara was a beautiful event by the Women's Cancer Foundation held in a private garden in Mt ... [
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22/11/2015
Outdoor
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Gardens
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Family
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Community Events
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Picnic Spots
Macedon Ranges
Bay City Burrito, St Kilda
Bay City Burrito does some of the best Mexican in St Kilda. Looking out onto Luna Park, Bay City Burrito sits on Shakesp... [
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Bars
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Restaurants
Inner South Melbourne
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St Kilda
Standing Room Coffee, Royal Arcade
Standing Room is a delightful little coffee shop that hides along a side arm of Royal Arcade. Aptly named for its limite... [
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Cafes
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Coffee
CBD
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Melbourne City
Emporium Melbourne
Emporium Melbourne is the fine-shopping mecca at the heart of Melbourne. It is the kind of place where the window displa... [
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Shopping
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Lunch
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Jewellery
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Coffee
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Shopping Centres
Melbourne City
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CBD
Melbourne CBD Op Shops
If you find yourself in the city, surrounded by high-end retail yet craving some op shop action, never fear! Melbourne C... [
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Charity
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Cheap
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Shopping
CBD
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Melbourne City
Triim Food and Drink
Hardware Lane is our go-to place when we're feeling brunch-ish. We always start at the northern end, in the vain hope th... [
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Breakfast
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Cafes
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Food and Wine
Old Town - Build Your Own Hot Pot
This little gem is one of the new places that has popped up along Elizabeth street beneath the Argus Building since the ... [
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Buffet
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Restaurants
CBD
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Melbourne City
Food Inc. Cafe Melbourne Central
With a large sign proclaiming "Melbourne's Best Big Breakfast" for $15 – coffee included – Food Inc. knows how to get me... [
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Breakfast
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Brunch
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Cafes
CBD
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Melbourne City
Cottage Cafe in Queens Park
The Curator's Collective is perfectly located in the centre of in Queens Park in Moonee Valley (between Essendon and Moo... [
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Cafes
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Family
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Nature
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Parks
Essendon
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Moonee Ponds
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Moonee Valley
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North West Melbourne
Stir Frydays at Queen Victoria Market
With a name like Stir Frydays, we had to check out Queen Vic Market's current night market. We could smell the smokey an... [
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09/10/2015 - 27/11/2015
Food Festivals
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Food Trucks
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Markets
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Nightlife
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Takeaway
CBD
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Melbourne City
The Falafel House
There are three things I've missed about Adelaide since moving to Melbourne: the weather, the beaches, and ABs. Thou... [
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Street Food
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Lunch
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Gluten Free
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Dinner
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Takeaway
Adelaide City
Matt Irwin Photography
Matt Irwin is one of those unique Melbourne artists who is dedicated to his artform as well as his city. A born and bred... [
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Art and Craft Centres
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Art
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Galleries
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Photography
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Shopping
Gardenvale
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Melbourne City
Best Coffee Shops on Rundle Street
As a local working on Rundle St, I regularly need a good coffee. I have traversed the street, and settled on three top c... [
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Cafes
Adelaide City
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Adelaide Hills
Hotel Wright Street
Ditch the beer, airlift an apple tree into the courtyard and sell plenty of cider, and you have yourself a cider garden.... [
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Bars
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Food and Wine
South Australia
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Adelaide City
On The Fly Improvisational Theatre
Fancy letting your creative juices flow? Consider taking part in the weekly improvisation sessions with Adelaide's impro... [
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Theatre
South Australia
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Adelaide City
Best Budget Asian Food in Adelaide
Where do you go when you want cheap, tasty, fast Asian food? Naturally, I head towards Gouger St, but when there I get s... [
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Food and Wine
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Restaurants
South Australia
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Adelaide City
Indoor Rock Climbing Gyms in Adelaide
If you're feeling adventurous this weekend, give climbing a go. Adelaide has two indoor gyms, one with high wall... [
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Sport
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Health and Fitness
Northern Suburbs
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Western Suburbs
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