Memorable moment: Venice Grand Canal
Dateline: 17 September 2011. Early afternoon. We had arrived at Venice’s Marco Polo airport via a long Emirates flight from Melbourne to …
Disneyworld…one big yawn?
Longtime readers of this blog know that I’m not the biggest fan of theme parks. Just looking at a roller-coaster is enough …
Ask Google about Istanbul? Ask Fairlie!
This post is part of a regular series of weekly “Ask Google? Ask Fairlie!” posts. Today I ask Google about Istanbul. I type the start …
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 …
The neck-saving pillow menu at The Benjamin Hotel, NYC
Oh, it can be a tough life travelling. How many times have I woken up in a hotel room with a cricked neck or an …
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 …
Review of Accomplice: The Village
One of the more unusual experiences we had on our New York City itinerary with The Britannia Entourage was Accomplice: The Village. …
5 travel selfies you should never share
selfie (noun) informal A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a …
