Have you been backpacking for a while, eating only noodles and bread to save money? You deserve a good night out in Melbourne with some good food and nice drinks at a bar afterwards! Treat yourself to an awesome night out and an Indian Feast in Melbourne at the Tandoor Indian Restaurant!
The Tandoor Indian Restaurant [...]

If you’re in Melbourne in the third weekend of may, you are lucky to be able to go to the 15th annual Buddha’s Day and Multicultural Festival which marks the Buddhist holidays with an annual event which will celebrate the Buddha’s birthday and Melbourne’s multicultural culture. This festival will take place on 15th and [...]

For all the Dutchies in Melbourne we have some fantastic news! The KLM Dutch Orange Day 2010 will be held again in Melbourne at Queensbridge square on Sunday 2nd of May. How awesome is that?
This year’s theme will be ‘voetbal’ (soccer for you English guys)!! Come to the Queensbridge Square and join Melbourne’s [...]

Winter is almost upon us which means so are the awesome winter Mad Travel specials. Here at Nomads Melbourne Backpackers Hostel our Mad Travel gurus are offering, a buy one  Fraser Island trip, get the second one half price, and free accommodation! MAD!
Or if your planning an all inclusive east coast trip check out the [...]

Backpackers like to eat more than just pasta, so we made a list of cheap restaurants in Melbourne for you that will have your wallets spared and your bellies satisfied!
This year Melbourne’s The Age Newspaper crowned Bar Idda : 132 Lygon Street, Brunswick East, the ‘Cheap Eats Champ’ of 2010. It is known for wholesome Sicilian food that you can [...]

One week in Melbourne you’re walking to work at Nomads Melbourne Backpackers Hostel in a skirt and t-shirt, then all of a sudden one week later it’s jeans, long sleeve t-shirt, Nomads Melbourne t-shirt AND a jumper. It all happened so fast. It’s winter in Melbourne!

Image by boo_licious via Flickr

But what the cooler weather means it’s [...]

Can’t wait for the Western Bulldogs to be playing a Friday night AFL game at the world famous MCG. I’ll get to depart the Nomads Melbourne Backpackers Hostel reception desk , don the old ‘doggies’ scarf and go get hooligan at the AFL shouting “doggy, doggy, doggy, oi! oi! oi!”
It’s so great to watch 36 guys [...]

When you’re visiting Melbourne most of the people are always going to the huge streets like Swanston or Elizabeth Street. However the really beautiful spots are hidden in the laneways throughout Melbourne.
There are maps available that give you a step in the right direction when you want to discover the laneways, or if you want to [...]

Close to Melbourne is the Great Ocean Road. Bunyip takes you there with a bus and stops at all the most beautiful places and look-outs.
After a short drive we arrived at the first stop; Bell’s Beach. This beach is perfect for everyone who loves surfing, It’s also renowned for the rip curl surfing pro challenges. At the next [...]

In the first week of May, Melbourne will embrace the spirit of jazz as the 2010 Melbourne International Jazz Festival will take place! This festival will have some of the world’s leading modern masters of jazz  and a rich multi-layered program of music events will be presented, they will also be incorporating film, [...]