After a long at-home hiatus I’ve finally been getting on trains lately and later today will hit the airport, too. Last weekend was an overnighter to the Western Australian wheatbelt town of Merredin: just because it’s there (and so was my other half, for work). It was fantastic to get into the open space of the Aussie bush again and I was treated to a very … well, edible meal, at the Merredin Palace Chinese Restaurant (pictured). Their menu boldly proclaimed it served “the ultimate in Chinese cuisine” but I think a few Chinese I know might be slightly offended by this claim. Nonetheless, I’ve got more to say about Merredin in a future post.
And while their names might be similar, my next trip to Melbourne couldn’t be more different to my Merredin excursion. I’ll have a week to catch up with old friends, revisit my favourite spots and see what else has changed in Melbourne in the eight or so years since I’ve been there. Tea, chocolate and the Melbourne Travel Writers Festival are all likely to appear high on the list of stuff I talk about post-Melbourne.
That’s wonderful!! Never knew there are other Melbourne writers..
Amanada! come back!!! update! update!!!