Melbourne News
There is much to love about Melbourne. Just ask the locals. This sophisticated world city in the south-east corner of mainland Australia inspires a deep passion in those lucky enough to live here. Melburnians love the city's vibrant energy, staggering choice of restaurants, funky boutiques, café-filled laneways, cool bars, unbeatable galleries, luscious parks and village-like inner suburbs, each with its own special character.
Melbourne is the capital of Victoria and is a relatively modern city which is less than 200 years old and never sits still. New futuristic designs add to the fascinating mix of architecture and ensure the skyline is constantly changing. Melbourne is very much about lifestyle. It is no huge surprise to residents that their city has been ranked as one of the world’s most live-able cities.
Melburnians embrace four things in particular:
• all sport (but Australian Rules football is religion);
• fashion (the look is chic with a dash of quirky);
• food (all the big names are in town); and
• festivals (the calendar is packed year round).
They even embrace their notoriously changeable weather. The standing joke is that Melbourne can experience four seasons in a day. But, really, it’s just another example of how we have it all!
Sometimes, the best part of visiting a new city is when you unexpectedly depart from the tourist trail and glimpse the city’s ‘real’ side. While the big attractions can be great fun, often it’s the more subtle ‘insider’ experiences that leave you feeling really satisfied. And this experience is guaranteed with the Rat Race!
For information on events, dining, shopping and much more in Melbourne, go to That's Melbourne
Warning: you might never want to go home.
Rat Race Melbourne - 16 days to go - entries still open... 5 November 2008 Hope you all had massive success at the Spring Carnival and are now ready to assault the Rat Race course on the weekend of 22/23 November. We were down near Flemington the other day, but not to bet on horses... |
Melbourne Rat Race is coming... 29 October 2008 The Melbourne Rat Race at Waterfront City Docklands, 22/23 November.....are you ready? Spaces are filling – so be sure to tell your colleagues, friends and family to get their teams in asap. This is an incredibly vibrant event that opens up Melbourne in a way that will surprise even the savviest of resident. The Rat Race comes with a fantastic pedigree of success in the UK and Melbourne, the home of sport and events, is ready to turn on a race you will never forget. ....read more |
