Two days at Melbourne Writers Festival 2014
Oh, It’s that time of year again! Melbourne Writers Festival 2014. Twice a year (Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) in August, and Sydney Writers’ …
Exxopolis Luminarium at the Jam Factory
I couldn’t decide whether going into Exxopolis Luminarium at the Jam Factory was more akin to entering a science-fiction landscape or a fantasy …
Melbourne Art Fair 2014
Every second year, Melbourne Art Fair (MAF) rolls into town, and is one of our favorite events for the year. MAF sees over …
Ask Google about Melbourne? Ask Fairlie!
Have you noticed how, when you start typing a search word or phrase into Google, it helpfully offers you suggestions to complete …
The clock on the silo says eleven degrees.
I’m high on the hill, looking over the bridge, to the MCG. And way up on high, the clock on the silo …
The international scourge of the love locks
Like many dangerous ideas, the practice of love locks started all so innocently. It was World War One. A young Serbian school …
Sunday afternoon in Melbourne city
There is nothing quite as glorious as a sunny winter’s day in Melbourne. When the sky is blue, and the sun reflects off …
The White Night plan.
After the success of last year’s White Night Festival, the Fairlie Entourage was looking forward to the 2014 one. I’d done a …
Blue moon, White Night
I know, I know…it’s been a really long time since I last posted. I think I’ve become a blue moon blogger (as …
To the lighthouse
After soaking for a couple of hours in hot water, we were suitably chilled-out, so we thought we’d just un-do all that …
