On our last day in Melbourne, we made it by Mork Chocolate. We’d heard rave reviews about their hand-crafted hot chocolate and it did not disappoint! You’re seated at a table and they bring you the menu along with some vanilla sparkling water to start. It’s a tiny little shop and Jack really enjoyed watching … More Mork Chocolate
With our time in Melbourne wrapping up (say it isn’t so!!) we’ve been trying to hit a few more spots that have been added to our list of “must sees” by friends we’ve met here. We’ve not had the best weather the past few days. It’s been unseasonably wet and chilly so we’ve had to … More Mega Melbourne Day
Last Thursday we woke up to a beautiful, sunny day. The forecast showed rain was going to move in on Friday morning and make for a very wet weekend. We decided that we would make the most of our sunny day on Thursday and spend it all outside. We headed out to the St. Kilda neighborhood … More The Perfect Day
I know some folks have been interested in how you do a trip like this with a 7-year-old. My first answer would be, don’t forget to pack your patience! Overall, Jack has been great so far, but we knew that we’d need to establish some daily weekday routines and expectations to help him adapt to all … More The Daily Grind
Obviously a big part of this trip revolves around navigating; navigating unfamiliar cities and finding our way to various points of interest and locations we want to visit. For those of you that may not know me well, I am admittedly horrible at this. I am good at many things, but map reading and navigation … More Plight of the Navigator
If there is one thing Melburnians (I did spell that correctly…I had to do some research on it to be sure it was accurate) take VERY seriously, it is their coffee. I didn’t realize this before we got here and had a slight moment of panic on our first morning when I realized our apartment … More The Melbourne Buzz
A few days after we arrived in Melbourne, Matt and Jack were coming back from a morning coffee run when they got off the elevator on the floor of our apartment and bumped into a little girl who looked around Jack’s age. They were caught off guard at the time as there are only two … More Hallway Pen Pals
So you’re looking at the newest fans of the Melbourne Victory…turns out they were the “home” team in the Derby that we went to last night. With a name like Victory, they can’t lose, right? Well, turns out they can lose…4-1 to be exact. It was still loads of fun with lots of crazy … More Melbourne Victory
We are headed to our first international soccer match! And yes, I will still call it soccer, not football. Apologies to all those international futbol enthusiasts, but it will always be soccer to me. The Melbourne Derby is an intra-city local showdown between the Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory teams. I equated it to the … More Melbourne Derby
The Melbourne Sea Life Aquarium is located in the Central Business District of Melbourne on the bank of the Yarra River. The aquarium is spread over four levels and includes a 580,000 gallon tank at its center that is an ‘oceanarium in the round’, so the fish are swimming all around you, which was a … More Melbourne Sea Life Aquarium
The Detour Diary 