Melbourne Airport Lounge Review: SQ vs. Centurion
Nothing to see here. Time to go to New Zealand.
Trademark Infringement? Hungry Jack’s vs. Burger King
My fascination with Hungry Jack's began when I visited Sydney in 2013 (see The $77,000 Trip Heard Round the World).
Qantas Melbourne Hobart Flight Review: Alcohol Included
On the flight from Darwin to Melbourne, alcohol was not included leading me to rethink my Avios valuation (see Burn Those Avios!).
Australian Airports: Safe And Swift Without TSA
Aussie airports are awesome. Boarding is 20 minutes before departure for domestic flights, yet somehow the flights take off on time.
Guns & Butter: Melbourne Travel Guide
G'day, Mate: Here's the Travel Guide for Melbourne, Australia using The Guns & Butter methodology: A trip is composed of two factors: Labor And Lazy...
Aura Hotel Melbourne: Flinders, Flinders, Flinders!
The US dollar is too strong to justify paying in points in Australia (see Too Cheap for Points, Too Much for Cash: DoubleTree Darwin). My bank account is too weak to pay $120 a night for Holiday Inns.
Australian Open: Amateurs Welcome
Are you a fan of tennis? I am not. I've tried but the most fun I've had playing tennis is on Nintendo.
Trattoria Emilia Melbourne: A 5 Course Lunch, Why Not?
Perhaps you have a great bottle of wine you were supposed to bring home for a special occasion. Perhaps you have the thirsties and do not like to wait. Perhaps you are slightly hungry. If so, and it happens to be a Wednesday, go to Trattoria Emilia.
Pho Flinders Melbourne: Fantastic Pho on Flinders
If first you don't succeed...blame the terrible pho chefs in Darwin. After that horrendous pho experience, I was beginning to wonder if I knew what pho was.
Vineyard Crawl: My Yarra Valley Wine Tour
Once again, I waited until the last minute to plan an integral part of my itinerary. Originally, I was supposed to go straight from Darwin to Yarra Valley for wine tasting.