My biggest lesson in photography this year is that if you take photography seriously you need to treat it as an activity in it’s own right.  Trying to combine holidaying and serious photography just doesn’t work.  I decided in Melbourne to take photographs of things that genuinely moved me rather than snapping away at all [...]

After years of attending outdoor plays performed by the Oxford Shakespeare Company when we lived in the UK it was a total treat to relive the outdoor theatre experience in Melbourne.  We watched Comedy of Errors by the Australian Shakespeare Company which was a rip roaring take on one of the Bard’s popular hits.  I [...]

With the Ashes Cricket over by lunch time today thousands of folk poured out of the ground and into the City.  It was at this point I was reminded how crowded Melbourne is with the influx of visitors for this sporting festival.  Simply moving around was tough and finding a cafe with a table to [...]

One of the biggest risks of Melbourne is getting sensory overload.  There is simply so much to see and do it’s a tough job to decide where to look and go first.  I love the eclectic mix of hip, cool, hippy and pure sophistication.  When the boys headed back to the MCG for the afternoon [...]

Unlike my husband I’m no die hard cricket fan.  I do however like an occasional day at the cricket and nothing beats being in the sporting crowd to watch England and Australia play for the Ashes in Melbourne.  This is the second time I’ve joined the Barmy Army’s Supporters Club with my maiden game four [...]

The two hour time difference between Wellington and Melbourne played to my advantage to enjoy the early morning sun as it sat on the Exhibition Hall in Melbourne.  Not a bad view from your hotel window.  Am looking forward to exploring the rest of the architectural delights of this very European style city.  But first [...]