This weekend in Melbourne was the Greek Festival. A lot of the main roads in the city were closed and turned into a fairground with rides, food stalls and a live concert of authentic Greek music. It was basically a festival of food, what the Greeks call the 'hamburger of the Greeks', the Souvlaki. read more
Australia's biggest music, art and community festival in the famous beachside location of St Kilda. In it's 26th year in 2005, the is the largest single day music event in the Southern Hemisphere, with over 50 bands playing across 7 stages and with over 200,000 people. The streets are all closed down and St Kilda turns into a carnival. read more
It has been a long time since I have posted anything so here is a rundown. I went to the on Saturday and saw some bands I thought I would never see like, Madness, The Human League and Vanilla Ice. Vanilla Ice was a massive hit and I could not even get close to him. read more
Summadayze 2005 features great fun stuff including a foam fun area, water slides, future spa world, amusements, rides and a variety of fresh food and festival stalls, along with plenty of shaded areas and over 70 free water drinking points. The world-renowned Summadayze event is this country's largest and most highly anticipated dance festival. Set within the breathtaking beauty of Melbourne's natural amphitheatre, The Sidney Myer Music ... read more
Morning, Just come out of the shower after spending Xmas day on St Kilda Beach watching all the locals having the customary bbq xmas lunch in the sun. Everyone was dressed up as Santa or in anything red they could lay there hands on. I fell asleep on the beach and burnt my eyelids, Nothing planned for the next few days , New years eve I am off to a club and New Years ... read more
You are allowed to smoke there and people are selling buds in the street and selling hash cakes. They havea festival called the I have just booked my next part of my trip, off to Harvey Bar , then a 4 wheel drive around fraser Island for a few days and off to Airlee beach where i will chill for another few days before i set sail around the great ... read more
Friday was a public holiday for Australia Day so it has been a long weekend. Australia Day is Australia's official national day, 26th January. Aboriginal Australians however, call the day "Invasion Day" as they regard it as celebrating the decimation of their people. read more
A FLORAL foul-up has left a city street lined with swastika shapes in a week of major Jewish celebrations. Gardeners hired by Melbourne City Council intended to arrange the purple and white pot plants into neat geometric shapes. The council sent hired green thumbs to rearrange the six offending garden beds last night, about an hour after Herald Sun inquiries. read more
Nothing planned for the next few days , New years eve I am off to a club and New Years ... read more
