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Postcards

Postcard from the streets of Fitzroy

If I hadn't lived in laid-back, beachy St Kilda, I would have lived in Fitzroy. The hipster cafes, the trendy bars, the crazy amount of vintage stores...and the street art. In the main roads, on the side streets, in the alleys: works of art with...
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Postcard from Bellarine Peninsula

I have a weird habit of judging cities by their names. And since "Geelong" doesn't sound very pretty, and because all I knew about it was its AFL team (winners of this year's Grand Final!), its Ford factory and its reputation for being rather...
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Postcard from Brighton Beach

Best known for its brightly-colored bathing boxes, the Dendy Street Beach in Brighton is one of Melbourne's favorite summer destinations. The stretch of sand curves along the aquamarine bay, with a rainbow of boxes, St Kilda pier and the Melbourne...
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Postcard from Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival

Spring Racing Carnival is when Melbourne wakes up from a sleepy winter, puts on its nicest fascinator and heads outside to sip champagne in the sunshine. While Melbourne Cup is the biggest event of the year--falling on the first Tuesday of...
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Postcard from the walls of Hobart

The details of a place have always interested me more than a sweeping panorama: those are the rewards for paying attention, for actively searching your surroundings instead of complacently heading toward the next scenic vista. Hobart was full of the...
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