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Field Notes
Short notes on how
Melbourne actually works.
Not guides and not lists. One idea at a time — the things a local would tell you in the time it takes to finish a coffee.
Read one. Then go outside.
Field note · The seasonWhat September in Melbourne is actually likeTwo weeks of finals, a public holiday most of the country does not have, and weather that is genuinely trying.
Field note · The cityWhy the laneways are the way they areThey were not designed to be charming. They were the back of the building, and that is exactly why they work.
Field note · EatingHow to eat well here for under $25Not a cheap eats list. A way of choosing, so that the cheap meal is also the good one.
Field note · WeatherWhat the cool change means, and how to plan around itMelbourne does not have four seasons in one day. It has one season, then a front comes through, and the whole city changes its mind at once.
Field note · Getting aroundThe unwritten rules of a Melbourne tramThe signage tells you about tickets. It does not tell you which door to use, when to stand, or why nobody sits in the seat you are about to sit in.
Field note · CoffeeWhy the coffee is actually different, and what to orderIt is not the beans, and it is not the water. It is who is standing behind the machine, and how long they have been doing it.Field Notes · weekly
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