Adventureland Melbourne

#41 – Watch a movie in art deco at The Sun Theatre in Yarraville – Saturday, June 1, 2013

I’ve got a couple of cinemas on my list and The Sun Theatre was not my initial choice. But I have to say I was so wrong and so glad I included it rather than the Gold Pass seats in one of the Village Cinemas. The Sun one of the classic Melbournian cinemas that managed to stand the test of time. It originally opened in 1938 as a single-screen cinema with 1050 seats. At that time it was the most luxurious cinema in the area and drew large crowds each week (that was before TV). Today, it sports six boutique cinemas with a total of 660 seats. The six cinemas are named after classic cinemas from the area that have now long gone. You quickly get a feel that it not only was once a great cinema, but still is.

#42 – Rescue ricotta ravioli out of the pool of tomato sauce at the Waiters Club – Friday, May 31 2013

A good restaurant is like a good person. At first sight, a person appears more attractive if they are better dressed, have a nice tan and charming manners. But the more you get to know someone, you quickly realize that it’s the inner values that make them really attractive … or not. You want to spend more time with them because they have good stories to tell, make you feel comfortable despite your own shortcomings and in the end make you have a good time.

I took the time and laid The List out on a Google Maps. You can also view it larger: 111 Things to do in and around Melbourne.

#28 – Beat the Tan Track – Sunday, May 26 2013

One of my good intentions when coming to Melbourne was to exercise more regularly. Being close to the beach helped and getting the excellent tip to “get a good rub down” for my calves did wonders to my injury problems. With this re-discovered love for running, it was clear that I had to put Melbourne’s prime location for jogging on the list, the Tan Track.

#56 – Take overexposed food photos of your breakfast at St Ali Coffee Roasters and immerse with Melbourne’s most colourful people – Saturday, May 25, 2013

Since the 111 things to do in and around Melbourne (or The List) is an epic list by definition, it is intimidating just starting that list. What is the best first of 111 steps to get to know Melbourne? Why wander around in the distance, when good things lie nearby? i.e. why not start in the neighborhood? We opted for getting some breakfast at St Ali’s (I’m still not sure whether it is written with a capital or lower case ‘L’).

Without further ado (read the full story about the list here), here are the 111 things I will do in the course of next year:

1. Get the big picture of Melbourne from Eureka tower’s Skydeck 88 shortly before sunset
2. Go to the Red Hill community market
3. Ride the roller coaster in Luna Park
4. Indulge in freshly baked scones with jam and cream at high tea at the Windsor
5. Shamelessly devour a Bogan Burger at the Napier Hotel
6. Have fish and chips at Brighton Beach
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A friend of mine recently visited San Francisco and found at a friend’s house a self compiled list of the 100 things to do in San Francisco. Knowing that Melbourne is at least 11% better than San Francisco, I’d like to compile a list of 111 things to do in Melbourne. My idea is not only to compile the list, but I’d like to do every single item on that list.

So I reached out to the people who I got to know in Melbourne and asked for their help: What should I include on the list?