Originating from India, Chai is a flavoured tea beverage made by brewing black tea with a mixture of aromatic Indian spices and herbs. Unlike my cousins, who have been Chai lovers for a while, my appreciation for it started to blossom only after I moved to Melbourne. Only after I experienced a full-on winter…
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Last Sunday, while walking around the city, I stumbled upon Suitcase Rummage. It’s one iconic Melbourne market, regularly at Federation Square. Even though I have been to several markets before, I had never seen anything like the Suitcase Rummage. The exciting thing about the bazaar was the shops’ “stands” were suitcases, hence the name.…
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So you have decided to travel from and to Melbourne Airport by bus. Here is how: Take the train and stop at the Southern Cross Station. From the Southern Cross Station, take Skybus straight to the airport. Skybus leaves every 10 minutes. For more details, please check out the timetable here. Don’t forget to count the travelling time ━ around…
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Today, I learned about Antipode and, with it, added South America to my bucket list (which I called Kuest list for extra coolness).…
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Today is Melbourne Eureka Skydeck 88’s 11th birthday. Yeah, the building has a birthday, on 13th May. Eureka Skydeck has been yet another overlooked Melbourne city tourist attraction. At least it was ignored by my friends and me the first time we visited Melbourne three years ago. What a mistake! Now that I live…
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When I was told to go to Echuca for work stuff, I was like “Yeah, okay!” but then when it was followed by meeting my colleague who would be driving us in front of the office at 5 AM I was like NOT OKAY. But I kept it to myself because it’s work-related. I had…
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Guess who did the happiest 5k marathon yesterday? Me! I found out about The Color Run Night – Get Ready to Glow in Melbourne the day I landed here and quickly signed us up. I wanted to keep up the momentum of these happiest 5k events. Starting from last year’s Music Run in Jakarta and now with…
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My first Australia road trip was to the city of Wangaratta.We drove to a small town, three hours from Melbourne, to the cathedral town.…
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Now that I have moved here, I want to write more about Melbourne ━ about its' immigrant cultures, from the people to the cuisine.…
Keep ReadingI am typing this from a window seat in a fancy-looking Melbourne cafe called Top Paddock Cafe in Richmond, few minutes away from South Yarra.…
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