The city founded by a cat
When you grow up in a place, you hear all the stories about that place and its origins. Ask me about the …
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 …
Peninsula Hot Springs – my happy place
Peninsula Hot Springs on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula in Victoria is the perfect destination for a day trip from Melbourne as the …
Mossman Gorge-ous
From Palm Cove, it is a 55km drive via the stunningly picturesque Captain Cook Highway to Mossman Gorge, which is about two …
Eating out, in and around Palm Cove, Queensland
Palm Cove in Far North Queensland is a super-relaxed beach destination. A palm-lined beach, white sand, sunshine and blue skies – and …
