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: ๐Ÿฝ Milly & Romeo’s, Koonwarra, Vic. Opened today. Choice! ๐Ÿ™Œ Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Kings Creek Hotel, Hastings, Vic. Always a classic. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Ria, South Melbourne, Vic. I has hoping for Pho but the Vietnamese place was closed. This is โ€ฆ

: โ˜•๏ธ Kuranga, Mount Evelyn, Vic. Did really well, considering how busy they were. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: โ˜•๏ธ As Thick As Thieves, Albury, NSW Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿš„ Broadmeadows, Vic. Broadmeadows โ†’ Albury Trip on the XPT

: ๐Ÿฝ Malay Blossom Kitchen, Polaris, Bundoora, Vic. First time I had nasi lemak. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐ŸŒฒ Carlton Gardens, Vic.

: โ˜•๏ธ A Minor Place, Brunswick, Vic. Random place I found on Albion St. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ The Veneto Club, Bulleen, Vic. Still the same old Veneto club. โ˜บ๏ธ Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Templestowe Hotel, Templestowe, Vic. No Veneto Club for lunch today. Apparently they are booked โ€ฆ

: โœˆ๏ธ Canberra Airport, ACT CBR โ†’ MEL

: ๐Ÿฝ Bella Vista, Belconnen, ACT Yeah, quite good. Come at 6 thought. 5:30’s a little early for โ€ฆ

: ๐ŸŒฒ Mount Rogers Reserve, Frasier, ACT

: โ˜•๏ธ The Midge, Tallong, NSW More of a general store, but their coffee is decent enough. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: โ˜•๏ธ The Primula Cafe, Bundanoon, NSW Decent enough lunches. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐ŸŒฒ Gambells Rest campground, Bundanoon, NSW Walked the Erith Coal Mine track, and the Fairy Bower โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿฝ Moba Moga, T1, Melbourne Airport, Vic. Enjoyed their Chicken Burger combo. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: โœˆ๏ธ Melbourne Airport, Vic. MEL โ†’ CBR By far the best flight I had for a while. Smooth, not crowded โ€ฆ

: ๐ŸŒฒ Days Picnic Grounds, Macedon, Vic.

: ๐ŸŒฒ Hanging Rock, Woodend, Vic. Yes, I finally visited Hanging Rock. I see it all the time from the โ€ฆ

: โ˜•๏ธ Milko, Woodend, Vic. A decent cafe in Woodend. Shocker. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐ŸŒฒ Ruffey Lake Park, Doncaster, Vic.

: ๐Ÿฝ Harmonie German Club, ACT Unbelievably great place for a German lunch. Lovely staff and fantastic โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿฝ Family Hotel, Gundagai, NSW Lovely setting outside. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: โ˜•๏ธ Main Street Cafe, Benella, Vic. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: โ˜•๏ธ Old Paper Shop Deli, South Melbourne, Vic. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Royston Hotel, Richmond, Vic. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐ŸŒฒ Creswick St, Hawthorne, Vic.

: โ˜•๏ธ A Treat of France, Melbourne, Vic. Craving a cheese and tomato toaste. Like how they presented โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿฝ The Imperial Hotel, Melbourne, Vic. Celebrate the PGBC Final 2023. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: โ˜•๏ธ The Print Room, 8 Exhibition St. Melbourne, Vic. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: โ˜•๏ธ Mr. Martins Cafe, Watsonia, Vic. Open on weekends at around 7:30. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: โœˆ๏ธ Cranberra Airport, ACT CBR โ†’ MEL

: โ˜•๏ธ Bean Origin, Bruce, ACT This is next to Cafe MoMo, which wasn’t open when I arrived. Hate โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿฝ Soul Origin, Tullamarine Airport, Vic. Well, if you can’t get into the business โ€ฆ

: โœˆ๏ธ Tullamarine Airport, Vic MEL โ†’ CBR

: โœˆ๏ธ Changi Airport, Singapore SIN โ†’ MEL Saw all the gardens while waiting to board

: ๐Ÿฝ Hawker Chan, Singapore Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐ŸŒฒ Green Corridor, Old KTM Railway, Singapore Total distance: 17 km

: ๐Ÿฝ Etna Italian Restaurant, Singapore Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿธ Long Bar, Raffles Hotel, Singapore Yes, I had the Singapore Sling. Nice drink. Little bitter but โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿฝ Long Beach UDMC, Singapore Sea food restaurant. Quite good. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Komala Vilas, Little India, Singapore You will need to queue, but very authentic Indian. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Love Seafood Restaurant, Batam, Indonesia Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: โ›ด๏ธ Harbour Front, Singapore Singapore โ†” Batam

: โ˜•๏ธ Cafe Sol, Tullamarine Airport, Vic What was once some bar with an aeronautic-based name โ€ฆ

: โœˆ๏ธ Tullamarine Airport, Vic MEL โ†’ SIN Fitting that this trip was to fall 10 years to the day from โ€ฆ

: ๐ŸŒฒ Loch Memorial Reserve, Loch, Vic. Provides access to the rail trail via a suspension bridge.

: โ˜•๏ธ The Borough, Korumburra, Vic Place in Koonwarra was closed so went to my backup place. Pretty โ€ฆ

: โ˜•๏ธ Sis N Me, Surry Hills, Vic. Decent place for lunch. Food wasโ€ฆ okay, but they were pretty fast, โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿฝ The Shamrock Hotel, Kyneton, Vic. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Hue’s Kitchen, South Melbourne, Vic. Great Pho. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿšฉ The Ridge Medical Centre, Eltham, Vic. Routine matters.

: ๐ŸšฉAuscart Racing, Port Melbourne, Vic.

: ๐ŸŒฒ Caulfield Park, Caulfield, Vic.

: ๐Ÿฝ Old England Hotel, Heidelberg, Vic. Always a classic. Italian restaurant at Ivanhoe was full so โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Heide Museum of Modern Art, Heidelberg, Vic.

: ๐Ÿฝ Pascoe Vale Hotel, Pascoe Vale, Vic. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: โœˆ๏ธ Flughafen Zรผrich, Zรผrich, Switzerland ZRH โ†’ DXB โ†’ MEL

: ๐Ÿฝ Al Parlamento, Venice, Italy Good menu selection. Great tiramisu. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Trattoria dal Biassanot, Bologna, Italy Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ La Frasca Al Vicolo, Bologna, Italy Decent meal. They’ve got a pretty good craft beer menu. โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿฝ Poldo Panini, Parma, Italy Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: โ˜•๏ธ Tamandi, Milan, Italy Good focaccia place. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Le Bistroquet, Aix-en-Provence, France Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Apostrophe Cafe, Arles, France Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Chez Rani, Nรฎmes, France Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Chez Henri, Perpignan, France Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Ocaรฑa, Barcelona, Spain Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ La Fonda, Barcelona, Spain Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Restaurante Katxarro, Elorrio, Spain This was fine, although local opinions seem to be that they โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿฝ Cรดte & Mer, Biarritz, France Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Juantxo Taberna, Donostia, Spain This came up in the Google Map results for “pintxos”, โ€ฆ

: โ˜•๏ธ EsCafรฉ, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ La Cuchara de San Telmo, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain Excellent pintxos. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: โ˜•๏ธ Tahona Okindegia, Donostia, Spain Good cafe for breakfast. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿฝ Iturrioz, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain Decent place, but they forgot the sparkling water we โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿš„ Gair Montparnasse, Paris, France Paris โ†’ Hendaye

: ๐Ÿฝ Au Bourguignon du Marais, Paris, France Absolutely lovely Beef Bourguignon, finished with great โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿฝ Royal Opรฉra, Paris, France You’ll be paying the “tourist tax” here, given how โ€ฆ

: โ˜•๏ธ Cafรฉ La Perle, Paris, France Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: โ˜•๏ธ L’Horizon, Montparnasse, France Great place for breakfast. โ‚ฌ13.00 for a croissant, โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿฝ Le Paris Montparnasse, Paris, France A good place for those staying in Montparnasse who’d โ€ฆ

: โœˆ๏ธ Tullamarine Airport, Vic. MEL โ†’ DBX โ†’ CHR

: ๐Ÿฝ The Pinsent, Wangaratta, Vic. Always a favourite. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: โ˜•๏ธ Mawson Bakery Cafe, Eurora, Vic. Cappuccino not bad, but apparently the long black is too large, โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿšฉ Golang Meetup at DigIO, Melbourne, Vic.

: ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ The Bavarian, Belconnen, ACT Enjoyed Easter lunch here with the family. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿ  Macquarie, ACT Easter weekend.

: ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Geppetto Trattoria, Jollymont, Vic. You can tell how good an Italian restaurant is by how well โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ The Imperial Hotel, Melbourne, Vic. Pro tip for anyone feeling like a parma: consider the half โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Pascoe Vale Hotel, Pascoe Vale, Vic. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿšฉ Ballarat Beer Festival at Wendouree Park, Wendouree, Vic.

: โ˜•๏ธ Cafe Lekker, Ballarat, Vic. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐Ÿš„ Southern Cross โ†” Ballarat / Wendouree

: ๐ŸŒฒ Springthorp Grounds, Bundoora, Vic. Bocce.

: ๐Ÿšฉ Twilight market at Ivanhoe library, Ivanhoe, Vic. This is where I bought this print.

: ๐Ÿฝ Woodfire Pizzeria & Cucina, Ivanhoe, Vic. Quite good. The gnocchi was very well done. Not โ€ฆ

: ๐ŸŒฒ Darebin Parklands, Darebin, Vic.

: ๐Ÿฝ Copperwood, Carlton, Vic. Rating: ๐Ÿ‘

: ๐ŸŒฒ Calton Gardens, Calton, Vic.

: โœˆ๏ธ Harry Reid International Airport, NV, USA LAS โ†’ LAX โ†’ MEL Nice feature about the first leg: no โ€ฆ

: โ˜•๏ธ Vesta Coffee Roasters, Las Vegas, NV, USA Rating: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… Good cappuccinos. Worth the walk.

: ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Geylang Claypot Rice, Resorts World Las Vegas, Paradise, NV, USA Rating: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†

: ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Cafe 325, Las Vegas Marriott, Las Vegas, NV, USA Rating: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… A pretty solid meal.

: ๐Ÿ› Las Vegas Marriott, NV, USA Rating: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… Pretty comfortable hotel. About a 30 minute walk to the โ€ฆ

: โœˆ๏ธ Tullamarine Airport, Vic. MEL โ†’ LAX โ†’ LAS Expected travel time: 18 hr 19 min

: โœˆ๏ธ Canberra Airport, ACT CBR โ†’ MEL

: ๐ŸŒฒ Mt. Ainslie, ACT Elevation: 846 m

: โ˜•๏ธ Cafe MoMo, Belconnon, ACT Rating: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…

: โ˜•๏ธ Local Press Cafe, Kingston, ACT

: ๐ŸŒฒ Lake Burley Griffin, ACT

: ๐ŸŒฒ Lake Ginninderra, ACT

: ๐ŸŒฒ William Palmer Park, ACT

: โ˜•๏ธ No. 10 Resturant & Bar, Belconnon, ACT Rating: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… Has a breakfast menu.

: โœˆ๏ธ Tullamarine Airport, Vic. MEL โ†’ CBR

: ๐ŸŒฒ Main Ridge Reserve, Main Ridge, Vic.

: ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Flinders Hotel, Flinders, Vic Rating: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… Traditional pub menu, not pretentious. Watch out for โ€ฆ

: ๐ŸŒฒ Bushrangers Bay Track, Cape Shank, Vic.

: โ˜•๏ธ Extracted, Ivanhoe, Vic.

: ๐ŸŒฒ The Donino Trail, Trentham, Vic

: ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Little Swallow Cafe, Kyteon, Vic.

: ๐ŸŒฒ Macedon track by the railway, Vic.

: โ˜•๏ธ Mr Martins Cafe, Watsonia, Vic.

: ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ The Local Taphouse, St. Kilda, Vic. Rating: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… The Aftermath (Double IPA) was nice but at 9% it โ€ฆ

: ๐Ÿฆท Banyule Dental, Greensborough, Vic. Teeth cleaning.

: ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ The Pig and Whistle, Olinda, Vic. Rating: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…

: ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Pascoe Vale Hotel, Pascoe Vale, Vic. Rating: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†

: ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Old England Hotel, Heidelberg, Vic. Rating: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…

: ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ L’Artigiano, Ivanhoe, Vic. Rating: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†

: ๐ŸŒฒ Caulfield Park, Vic.

: ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Newmarket Hotel, St. Kilda, Vic. Rating: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…

: ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Railway Hotel, Castlemaine, Vic. Rating: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†

: ๐Ÿซ Watsonia Library, Watsonia, Vic. Went in to use scanner, which does support scans to email.

: โœˆ๏ธ Canberra Airport, ACT CBR โ†’ MEL

: ๐ŸŒฒ William Palmer Park, ACT

: ๐ŸŒฒ Lake Tuggeranong, ACT

: โ˜•๏ธ Two Before Ten, Tuggeranong, ACT Rating: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜