MELBOURNE TRAVEL GUIDE: THE INSIDERS EDITION (WHAT THE TRAVEL BLOGGERS DON'T TELL YOU) PART 1.

Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I host this cool travel podcast. If you're joining me for the first time then I say thanks a bunch for listening. On today's amazing episode, I'll be bringing you the long-awaited Melbourne Travel Guide. This will be a different episode because it not only features me talking about my favourite parts of Melbourne but also a Melbourne tour guides view on Melbourne. Ben Oliver will be joining me from Drinking History Tours. So, sit back and listen to Ben and I bring you part 1 of the Melbourne Travel Guide.   Timestamps Part 1: Intro to the show 1:30 – Best things to do in Melbourne, where to Eat and where to drink 20:30 – Seeing Melbourne from Above and Fitzroy Melbourne's oldest suburb 27:51 – See some culture, visit our cathedrals, Saint Patricks Cathedral and Saint Pauls Cathedral 31:30 – Ben's recommendation for something to eat in Melbourne 40:27 – Some great walking routes around the city 46:20 – Melbourne Events 52:26 – Day trip information and other helpful info Outro to the show   Follow Ben: Drinking History Tours: drinkinghistorytours.com/   Additional Information: Favourite things to See & Do web links (I'll try and keep this updated on the website) Royal Botanical Gardens: rbg.vic.gov.au/ National Gallery of Victoria (NGV): ngv.vic.gov.au/ The Laneways of Melbourne guide, Timeout online: timeout.com/melbourne/things-to-do/the-best-laneways-and-arcades-in-melbourne Chinatown: chinatownmelbourne.com.au/ Federation Square: fedsquare.com/ Queen Victoria Market: qvm.com.au/ Eureka Skydeck: eurekaskydeck.com.au/ Melbourne Museum: museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/ Melbourne Zoo's: zoo.org.au Sea Life Aquarium, Melbourne: melbourneaquarium.com.au/ St Patricks Cathedral: cam.org.au/cathedral   Restaurants, Bars & Pubs web links (I'll try and keep this updated on the website) Restaurants: Doc: docgroup.net/ Harley House: harleyhouse.com.au/ Din Tai Fung: dintaifung.com.au/ Grand Trailer Park: grandtrailerpark.com.au/ The European: theeuropean.com.au/ Marios: marioscafe.com.au/ Number 1 Delicious: no1delicious.com.au/ The Old Raffles Place: sites.google.com/site/theoldrafflesplace Red Gum Barbeque: redgumbbq.com.au/ Bluebonnet Barbeque: bluebonnetbbq.com.au/ Dexter: dexter.melbourne/ Empress of China: 120 Little Bourke Street, no website available Ants Bistro: antsbistro.com.au/ ShanDong Mama: Mid City, 7/200 Bourke Street, no website available HuTong Dumplings: hutong.com.au/website/index.html China Red: china-red.com.au/ Lello Pasta Bar: lellopastabar.com.au/ Brunetti Café: www.brunetti.com.au/ Supernormal: supernormal.net.au/ Rice Paper Scissors: ricepaperscissors.com.au/ Rice Queen: ricequeen.com.au/ Il Bacaro: ilbacaro.com.au/ Ezard: ezard.com.au/ Om: omvegetarian.com/ Meat and Wine Co.: themeatandwineco.com/ Tazio: tazio.com.au/ Soi38: soi38.com/   Bars & Pubs: Beneath Driver Lane bar: driverlanebar.com/ Section 8: section8.com.au/ Bar Clara: barclara.com/ Berlin Bar: berlinbar.com.au/ The Everleigh: theeverleigh.com/ Black Pearl: blackpearlbar.com.au/ Napier Hotel: thenapierhotel.com.au/ Marquis of Lorne: marquisoflorne.com.au/ Terminus Hotel, Fitzroy North: terminus.com.au/   Day Trips Outside of Melbourne and other web links (I'll try and keep this updated on the website) Yarra Valley: visityarravalley.com.au/ Peninsula Hot Springs, Mornington Peninsula: peninsulahotsprings.com/ Daylesford: visitvictoria.com/Regions/Daylesford-and-the-Macedon-Ranges Ballarat: visitballarat.com.au/ Sovereign Hill: sovereignhill.com.au/ Westgate Park: westgatebiodiversity.org.au/ Great Australian Beer Spectapular (AKA Gabs): gabsfestival.com/ Visit Victoria: visitvictoria.com/ Timeout Melbourne: timeout.com/melbourne Broadsheet Melbourne: broadsheet.com.au/melbourne Urban List Melbourne: theurbanlist.com/melbourne Concrete Playground Melbourne: concreteplayground.com/melbourne Melbourne City Council Blog: whatsonblog.melbourne.vic.gov.au/   Follow Travelman Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/travelman-podcast/id1281446908 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2bfulkX1dTkOb50MaCm0NN Libsyn: travelmanpodcast.libsyn.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/benthetravelman/ Instagram: instagram.com/travelmanpodcast/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com/TravelmanPod Tune In: tunein.com/podcasts/Travel/Travelman-Podcast-p1103948/ Stitcher: stitcher.com/podcast/ben-dow/travelman-podcast YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UC3cYw4pCrK3C-Rty3zmw-eQ Travelman Podcast Website: travelmanpodcast.com/ Travelman Podcast email: [email protected]