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When meal prices don’t eat into the holiday budget

I’m back in Vietnam and this is why . AU$3 (and THAT is considered the “tourist area” price). You’d be lucky to get an...

Where can YOU buy lunch for under $10 in 2024?

Where can YOU buy a nice lunch for under $10? A rosemary-and-lamb pie $8 and mini sausage roll (pic is minus a bite) $1.50....

Keeping it real for Sunday brunch

Keeping it real: the timber, the bricks, the table flowers, the people – there’s nothing plastic, fake or ephemeral about Sorsi e Morsi, perhaps...

Scrambled eggs on toast with home-made pepper sauce. Don’t try this at home.

Scrambled eggs on toast with home-made pepper sauce: a dominant earthiness with a lingering, drawn out, all-embracing intensity that wrestles into submission even the...

An Aussie Xmas Tree

An Aussie Xmas Tree. You have to love summer in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia.

Hold on – it’s “Coffee Time”

Priorities: there is GoodTime, there is MeTime, and there is … CoffeeTime!

Travel, ex-pats & Hash House Harriers

Travel: Hash House Harriers. Serious travellers have heard of it – but what is it? It’s odd in a fun way, or is that,...
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Poached eggs and a pot of tea – when inflation is hard to stomach

Saturday morning poached eggs on toast & pot of English breakfast tea, at a cafe in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. Good! Australia’s Reserve Bank Governor won’t...

Coffee to get going, a pot of tea to settle down

A change of pace: coffee to get cracking in the early morning, a pot of English breakfast tea to cruise along mid-morning. The nice...

Travelflation & the price of a cup of coffee

#Travelflation: Airport coffee AU$11 / US$7 / vnd170k. Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, October 2023 The cup, lid, stirrer are non-plastic...
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Kina Breaks Streaming History With Lo-Fi Single ‘Get You The Moon’

Naples-born Kina, at just 24, becoming the inaugural Italian artist to hit the one billion stream milestone on Spotify with an original composition. Chances...

Polished Concrete in Commercial and Industrial Settings

n the flooring world, polished concrete has become a superstar, especially in commercial and industrial spaces. If you’ve walked into a trendy retail store,...

The Role Of Regular Inspections In Sewer Repairs And Maintenance 

The sewer system is a critical infrastructure component, essential for maintaining public health and environmental standards. Effective management of sewer systems can prevent hazardous...

Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.