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Halfway down the north face of Melbourneâs Flinders Street station there is a doorway. Itâs an elegant, imposing structure â two curved stone arches set inside one another. This is not a doorway that is trying to be invisible and yet for decades it has been hiding in plain sight, rarely opened and never to the public; the casual passer-by would likely only see it in its guise as one of the many alcoves in the CBD frequented by pigeons, black-clad teens, or those fallen on hard times.
Every city has its near-mythological spaces. One of Melbourneâs most persistent lies beyond that doorway. Above this pulsing heart of the city, above the bustling subways and platforms and seemingly never-empty thoroughfare, a whole wing of Flinders Street station has lain disused for decades. Storage spaces collecting dust bunnies and damp. Meeting rooms that remain silent. Chains from old punching bags still hanging from the beams of an e
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As we ve discovered while being restricted to our own backyard, travel in Australia can get uncomfortably expensive. The good news is that, between shelling out for the hotels, restaurants and tours, there s plenty to enjoy in Australia that doesn t cost a cent. So greedily hoover up the best of the fabulous freebies, and save the money for something special…
Wine tasting
Australia is the best country for wine tasting in the world. While some wineries will charge for tasting sessions, most don t. Go to the Barossa Valley, Hunter Valley or Margaret River, and you re usually able to rock up at a cellar door, try a few wines, then toddle off. The wineries, of course, are working on the business model of you liking the wine so much, you buy a bottle. But for visitors, this try before you buy scheme is tremendous.