Girls’ Trip (Bachelorette!) in Melbourne with Scoot Airlines and Tourism Australia
June 21, 2016
Because life is full of surprises, I found myself in Melbourne several weeks ago on a girls’ trip with these awesome Singapore influencers, Victoria Cheng and Xindi Siau. It was my first time in Australia, allowing me to tick off my 6th continent (only missing Antartica now!)
In partnership with Publicis Singapore,Scoot Airlines and Tourism Australia, Victoria invited myself and Xindi on a three-night-four-day “Hen’s Trip” (Read: Bachelorette). Xindi had just gotten proposed to recently so it all fell into place.
We did a ton of fun things: 1) ate fresh produce (kale, avocado toast and my fave– HALOUMI everyday) at (my personal favorite) restaurants like Cumulus, Gazi and Taxi, 2) enjoyed a hearty breakfast and excellent Australian coffee at St. Ali, 3) did a dessert degustation at Om Nom at Adelphi Hotel— and broke the swinging bench because of our weight, lol! 4) Enjoyed the hot springs at Mornington Peninsula— before a gorgeous lunch at Montalto Winery, which has an art trail– and also fantastic pinot gris, 5) explored Melbourne’s famous wine country, Yarra Valley.
But apart from all, I really cherished getting to spend time with these wonderful ladies, having girly bonding time over copious amounts of red wine til 3 in the morning (yeah, we prefer staying in to going out!) at our excellently located and spacious apartment-hotel, Mantra on the Park. Special thanks to Samantha Caffin of Tourism Victoria who was our guide and patiently drove us everywhere; and likewise the patient, super polite, respectful and easy to work with crew from Singapore: Ryan from Publicis Singapore, Lawrence and Bernie from the production team.
Here’s the campaign we shot—a 3 minute capture of our 3 days in Australia. And some “behind-the-scenes” photos from our trip. Enjoy!! xx
PS It’s a great itinerary for a very wholesome hen’s night/ trip, so do get ideas! I highly recommend!
Gorgeous breakfast at St. Ali: My Mexican Cousin– corn fritters with poached eggs, grilled haloumi, corn & cucumber aalsa– which I had with a very pretty soy latte. So good– and don’t you notice everything in Australia is Instagram-picture-perfect?Check this out.. art on an electric box.. from afar…… now, zoom in and there’s even more art on it.. too cool!Art and wine is the core of Montalto Vineyards and Winery. There are more than 20 permanent sculptures here, and the trail is open daily between 11am – 5pm. They recommend allotting 1 hour to enjoy the whole thing.Thank you Cle de Peau Singapore for sending over these gorgeous products to keep our skin fresh and hydrated!Shooting Victoria’s opening scene at our apartment-hotel..Dinner at Greek restaurant Gazi by celebrity chef and Masterchef Australia judge George Calombaris. I really loved the food here!Assorted Souvlakakia (mini souvlaki) at Gazi: haloumi, chicken, soft-shell crab… mmm served on pita bread and fries, my mouth’s watering already just remembering these! So good!Shooting our dessert degustation at Om Nom Restaurant at Adelphi HotelHaa.. after we sat and broke the hanging bench! (L-R): Xindi, me, our guide Samantha Caffin, and Victoria at Om Nom at Adelphi HotelAC/DC Lane runs south from Flinders Lane between Exhibition Street and Russell StreetYep, so we arrived at a club in a horse-drawn carriage.Dinner at the colonial tram car restaurant which went around MelbourneWhat happens in Melbourne… (may not) stay in Melbourne!!!Our last night’s dinner was at Taxi, which was excellent as well. This was sesame scorched oyster on a salt and vinegar crackerGroup photo at Taxi– and what an amazing team! Thank you Ryan, Lawrence, Victoria, Xindi, Samantha and Bernie for an amazing time in Melbourne! <3Bye, Melbourne! You were stunning! (This is Flinders Street Station– apparently one of the most photographed landmarks in the city)
