{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"MELBOURNE TRAVEL GUIDE: THE INSIDERS EDITION (WHAT THE TRAVEL BLOGGERS DON'T TELL YOU) PART 1.","description":"Welcome to the Travelman Podcast, my name is Ben and I host this cool travel podcast. If you\u2019re joining me for the first time then I say thanks a bunch for listening. On today\u2019s amazing episode, I\u2019ll be bringing you the long-awaited Melbourne Travel Guide. This will be a different episode because it not only features me talking about my favourite parts of Melbourne but also a Melbourne tour guides view on Melbourne. Ben Oliver will be joining me from Drinking History Tours. So, sit back and listen to Ben and I bring you part 1 of the Melbourne Travel Guide.   Timestamps Part 1: Intro to the show 1:30 \u2013 Best things to do in Melbourne, where to Eat and where to drink 20:30 \u2013 Seeing Melbourne from Above and Fitzroy Melbourne\u2019s oldest suburb 27:51 \u2013 See some culture, visit our cathedrals, Saint Patricks Cathedral and Saint Pauls Cathedral 31:30 \u2013 Ben\u2019s recommendation for something to eat in Melbourne 40:27 \u2013 Some great walking routes around the city 46:20 \u2013 Melbourne Events 52:26 \u2013 Day trip information and other helpful info Outro to the show   Follow Ben: Drinking History Tours: drinkinghistorytours.com\/   Additional Information: Favourite things to See & Do web links (I\u2019ll try and keep this updated on the website) Royal Botanical Gardens: rbg.vic.gov.au\/ National Gallery of Victoria (NGV): ngv.vic.gov.au\/ The Laneways of Melbourne guide, Timeout online: timeout.com\/melbourne\/things-to-do\/the-best-laneways-and-arcades-in-melbourne Chinatown: chinatownmelbourne.com.au\/ Federation Square: fedsquare.com\/ Queen Victoria Market: qvm.com.au\/ Eureka Skydeck: eurekaskydeck.com.au\/ Melbourne Museum: museumsvictoria.com.au\/melbournemuseum\/ Melbourne Zoo\u2019s: zoo.org.au Sea Life Aquarium, Melbourne: melbourneaquarium.com.au\/ St Patricks Cathedral: cam.org.au\/cathedral   Restaurants, Bars & Pubs web links (I\u2019ll try and keep this updated on the website) Restaurants: Doc: docgroup.net\/ Harley House: harleyhouse.com.au\/ Din Tai Fung: dintaifung.com.au\/ Grand Trailer Park: grandtrailerpark.com.au\/ The European: theeuropean.com.au\/ Marios: marioscafe.com.au\/ Number 1 Delicious: no1delicious.com.au\/ The Old Raffles Place: sites.google.com\/site\/theoldrafflesplace Red Gum Barbeque: redgumbbq.com.au\/ Bluebonnet Barbeque: bluebonnetbbq.com.au\/ Dexter: dexter.melbourne\/ Empress of China: 120 Little Bourke Street, no website available Ants Bistro: antsbistro.com.au\/ ShanDong Mama: Mid City, 7\/200 Bourke Street, no website available HuTong Dumplings: hutong.com.au\/website\/index.html China Red: china-red.com.au\/ Lello Pasta Bar: lellopastabar.com.au\/ Brunetti Caf\u00e9: www.brunetti.com.au\/ Supernormal: supernormal.net.au\/ Rice Paper Scissors: ricepaperscissors.com.au\/ Rice Queen: ricequeen.com.au\/ Il Bacaro: ilbacaro.com.au\/ Ezard: ezard.com.au\/ Om: omvegetarian.com\/ Meat and Wine Co.: themeatandwineco.com\/ Tazio: tazio.com.au\/ Soi38: soi38.com\/   Bars & Pubs: Beneath Driver Lane bar: driverlanebar.com\/ Section 8: section8.com.au\/ Bar Clara: barclara.com\/ Berlin Bar: berlinbar.com.au\/ The Everleigh: theeverleigh.com\/ Black Pearl: blackpearlbar.com.au\/ Napier Hotel: thenapierhotel.com.au\/ Marquis of Lorne: marquisoflorne.com.au\/ Terminus Hotel, Fitzroy North: terminus.com.au\/   Day Trips Outside of Melbourne and other web links (I\u2019ll try and keep this updated on the website) Yarra Valley: visityarravalley.com.au\/ Peninsula Hot Springs, Mornington Peninsula: peninsulahotsprings.com\/ Daylesford: visitvictoria.com\/Regions\/Daylesford-and-the-Macedon-Ranges Ballarat: visitballarat.com.au\/ Sovereign Hill: sovereignhill.com.au\/ Westgate Park: westgatebiodiversity.org.au\/ Great Australian Beer Spectapular (AKA Gabs): gabsfestival.com\/ Visit Victoria: visitvictoria.com\/ Timeout Melbourne: timeout.com\/melbourne Broadsheet Melbourne: broadsheet.com.au\/melbourne Urban List Melbourne: theurbanlist.com\/melbourne Concrete Playground Melbourne: concreteplayground.com\/melbourne Melbourne City Council Blog: whatsonblog.melbourne.vic.gov.au\/   Follow Travelman Podcast: iTunes: itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/travelman-podcast\/id1281446908 Spotify: open.spotify.com\/show\/2bfulkX1dTkOb50MaCm0NN Libsyn: travelmanpodcast.libsyn.com\/ Facebook: facebook.com\/benthetravelman\/ Instagram: instagram.com\/travelmanpodcast\/?hl=en Twitter: twitter.com\/TravelmanPod Tune In: tunein.com\/podcasts\/Travel\/Travelman-Podcast-p1103948\/ Stitcher: stitcher.com\/podcast\/ben-dow\/travelman-podcast YouTube: youtube.com\/channel\/UC3cYw4pCrK3C-Rty3zmw-eQ Travelman Podcast Website: travelmanpodcast.com\/ Travelman Podcast email: travelmanpodcast@gmail.com ","author_name":"Travelman Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/travelmanpodcast.com\/","html":"