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Melbourne
Melbourne is the 2nd largest city in Australia,
with a metropilitan area population of comfortably over 3.7 million.
The city, although sometimes referred to as
" Australia's sporting and cultural capital", is
in fact the state capital of the state of Victoria.
The city was first established in 1836, within half a century had grown into one of the
largest cities of the British Empire. The city is named after British Prime Minister
William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne, whose title comes from the village of
Melbourne in Derbyshire in UK, where
he resided.
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Container Ships, Melbourne Docks, Melbourne, Australia
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Artist: Peter Hendrie.
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Buildings at the Waterfront, Melbourne, Australia
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Artist: Panoramic Images.
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St Kilda Pier at Sunset, Melbourne, Australia
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Artist: John Banagan.
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Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Artist: David Wall.
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Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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City Skyline From Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia
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Artist: Glenn Beanland.
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By Holly Smith
Hunter Publishing
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The author, a native Australian, covers everything you might want to know about Australia - guaranteed! The places to stay, from budget to luxury, rentals to B&Bs, the restaurants, from fast food to the highest quality, the beachwalks and bushwalks, the wildlife and how to see it, exploring the country by air, on water, by bike, and every other way.
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The gathering of landscapes within the compact state of Victoria seem as if a giant had taken different pieces from around the continent, squashed them together and shaken them up, and then tossed them to let them fall where they may. The awesome, wave-lashed coastal edges are among the state’s classic sights, with crumpled pillars of orange rock stacked tall out in the water. Where the shores aren’t rough, the beaches are silky and white, as soft and tame as a kitten, with cold but gentle waters. Behind this edge are thick patches of temperate rainforests leading up into drier locales, including inland deserts, an unmade bed of mountain foothills and folds, and smooth river marshes and plains.
You’d never expect that much of the terrain here was once actually volcanic, resulting in wild peaks, bluffs, and valleys throughout the center. There’s 227,600 sq km of land in the state, and the Great Dividing Range arches through the center of it, with major collections of peaks in the Dandenongs and Macedons. The highest summits are in the east, at 1,986-m (6,514-ft) Mt. Bogong and 1,922-m (6,304-ft) Mt. Feathertop, and snowfields are found throughout the northeastern Australian Alps from June to September. Hemming in the land are 1,800 km (1,116 mi) of coastlines along the Bass Strait and the Southern Ocean, with Melbourne and Geelong fronting the central cut inland to Port Phillip Bay.
This is a cool state, akin to the Pacific Northwest or the lower New England states of the U.S., with warm summers but chilling, wet winters. Some regions do dip below freezing, namely the northeastern mountains, while the Gippsland highlands in the east and the western Otway Ranges see more rain than anywhere else. Skip a couple hours south or west and you’ll hit the arid Mallee region, and the Little Desert and Big Desert national park areas. Farmlands fill in the gaps, where orchards and vineyards are filled with apples, grapes, oranges, and other citrus fruits. Main crops are grains and vegetables, the fields fronting huge dairy farms or sheep and cattle ranches.
Tasmania is offshore from Victoria. The name “Tasmania” is one of the world’s most intriguing, and it rightfully sounds such as one of the most fascinating places on earth. And, yes, it’s a heck of a journey to reach this offshore Australian state - but once you’re here, if you’re adventurous, you won’t want to leave.
Indeed, the island state of Tasmania is ripe for adventure. A heart-shaped, mountainous landmass 298 km (185 mi) southeast of the main Australian continent, it’s covered with forests, threaded with rivers, and edged by wild, rugged beaches and bays. Its wilderness comprises an international Heritage Site of its own, filled with some of the world’s oldest and most unusual plants, animals that are found nowhere else on earth, rock formations that span every geological era, and among the longest underground tunnels ever found. The capital of Hobart, where almost half the island’s residents live, is tucked into the southeastern edge, and the sleepy northern ferry town of Devonport brings in visitors from the mainland. No one ventures far, though, which leaves the majority of the island open to exploring and free of crowds, even at the loveliest of national wonders such as Tasman National Park in the southeast, Freycinet National Park in the east, and Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park in the west. |
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Streetwise Melbourne Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Melbourne, Australia - Folding pocket size travel mapThis map covers the following area:
Main Melbourne Map 1:13,000 Some of the sites featured on this map are:
Brunswick Shopping Centre
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Melbourne Zoo
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Crown
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National Gallery of Victoria
Old Melbourne Gaol
Polly Woodside Maritime Museum
Royal Botanic Gardens
Melbourne Concert Hall and Performing Arts Museum
La Trobe’s Cottage
Victorian Arts Center Melbourne, straddling the Yarra River, is a cultivated and conservative city which prides itself on being the active outdoor sports capital of Australia. The central business district has undergone a revitalization which has brought with it new restaurants, boutiques, and gentrified waterside socializing venues for hipsters. Melbourne is famous for its festivals. You name it, they have a festival for it. The Grand Prix Formula One season usually opens with its first race in Melbourne. It’s a great walking city and equipped with a STREETWISE® map of Melbourne you’ll be able to see all of the centre city sites and still find your hotel at the end of the day. The main map of Melbourne covers the central city in detail and contains all important sites, architecture, hotels and parks. Our pocket size map of Melbourne is laminated for durability and accordion folding for effortless use. The STREETWISE® Melbourne map is one of many detailed and easy-to-read city street maps designed and published by STREETWISE®. Buy your STREETWISE® Melbourne map today and you too can navigate Melbourne, Australia like a native. For a larger selection of our detailed travel maps simply type STREETWISE MAPS into the Amazon search bar. |
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By LUXE City Guides
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Want to find Melbourne's finest restaurants and even learn to cook with their world-renowned chefs? Want to yacht around the bay and dive with sea dragons, dolphins and seahorses? Want the very best of Sydney in one glam little pocket/purse-sized companion? Want to motor up to Palm Beach with flair in a dashing open-top sports car? Want to swan all over Sydney's glorious harbour in your own stunning yacht? Well now you can, whether you have a few hours or a few days, LUXE is all you need. It is succint, sharp and crammed with priceless information, distilled from the favourite places of over twenty city residents, specially selected for their style, knowledge and expertise. LUXE chooses only the very best so you choose only the very best. |
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By Lee Mylne
Frommers
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Melbourne Day by Day is the perfect answer for travellers who want to know the best places to visit and the best way to see the city. This attractively priced, four-colour guide offers dozens of itineraries that show you how to see the best of Melbourne in a short time -- with bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Featuring a full range of thematic and neighbourhood tours, plus dining, accommodation, shopping, nightlife, and practical visitor info, Melbourne Day by Day is the only guide that helps travellers organise their time to get the most out of a trip. Inside this book you'll find: - Full color throughout with hundreds of photos and dozens of maps
- Sample one- to three-day itineraries that include listening to jazz in a cosmopolitan city laneway, touring the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Sports Museum, enjoying the view from St Kilda Pier, eating pasta on Lygon Street, driving the spectacular Great Ocean Road and more.
- Star ratings for all hotels, restaurants and attractions clue readers in on great finds and values
- Tear-resistant foldout map in a handy, reclosable plastic wallet
- Foldout front cover, with at-a-glance maps and quick-reference info
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By Rough Guides
Rough Guides
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"The Rough Guide to Melbourne" is the ultimate travel guide with clear maps and detailed coverage of all the best attractions Melbourne has to offer. Discover Melbourne's coolest bars and the hippest Melbourne hotels to the immense changes to the fabric of the city itself. Packed with detailed, practical advice on what to see and do in Melbourne, get the lowdown on Melbourne's renowned live music and club scenes and whet your appetite for its restaurants with a full-colour insert on its eclectic multicultural cuisine for all budgets. Features of this title include detailed coverage on the lively Melbourne city centre and dynamic outer suburbs; the cafes of Fitzroy, Prahran and South Yarra shopping, and the beaches of St Kilda to wine tasting tours of the Yarra Valley and road trips along the magnificent Great Ocean Road. You'll find authoritative background on Melbourne's history, film and books. Explore all corners of Australia's fastest growing city, with the clearest Melbourne maps, street plans and full-colour tram and train maps of any guide. Make the most of your holiday with "The Rough Guide to Melbourne". |
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By Jocelyn Harewood & Rowan Mckinnon
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Discover Melbourne & Victoria
Go seaside in sultry St Kilda, with a stroll among fishermen on the pier and a beer at the iconic Espy
Leaf through newspapers as baristas bang, pump and grind fresh morning coffees on Degraves Street
Rummage through designer fashion boutiques in the city's up-and-coming shopping precincts
Giggle and gasp as the Little Penguins make the dash from sea to shore on Phillip Island
In This Guide
Four local writers, over 1000 research hours, 126 well-tested bars and pubs followed by 126 restorative lattes
Unique walking tours, created by local legends, that take you beyond the city's famous landmarks
From slowfood restaurants to ecotours: we cover the best green options the state has to offer
Content updated daily - visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler insights
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The Register Guard
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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on April 30, 2003. The length of the article is 619 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Eugene Concert Choir cancels China trip.(General News)(Fears of the SARS virus prompt the group to change plans and travel to Melbourne and Sydney in Australia instead)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: April 30, 2003
Publisher: The Register Guard
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By Jan Cookson
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