Desmond

Owner & Tour Host

Once upon a time, Desmond was just a young man backpacking in South America when he realised he'd found his calling… being a Tour Guide! Nearly 10 years later Desmond is a practiced veteran in the art of taking locals and visitors alike around the city he grew up in, Melbourne.

Dedicated to the guiding cause, you might catch Desmond scouring Melbourne's Laneways for the next big event, polishing up on his history knowledge, or valiantly supporting the Richmond Tigers at the MCG.

When he's off-duty from the Tour Guide beat, Desmond might be loosening up stuffy corporate types at industry and startup events. Putting the Tour Guide's Silver Tongue ™️ to use for the greater good of Melbourne's innovation ecosystem.

Lenny

Owner & Tour Host

Lenny might as well have the local Yarra River water running through his veins. The most biased Melbournian tour guide you’ll ever meet, Lenny prides himself on being a true city slicker and a lover of all things Melbourne.

Restaurant connoisseur by day, bar crawler by night, it has been said that you have to bring an umbrella when Lenny starts talking about food and drink, as the salivating and resulting spray can be quite dangerous.

Apart from spending all his hard earned cash on food and drink, Lenny teaches programming at Melbourne University and takes school students around Melbourne on educational tours.

Tom

Owner & Tour Host

Tom was born in Melbourne and has lived in Melbourne his entire life, other than a year which was spent studying in Malaysia and working in Alice Springs.

Tom is the classic stereotype tall guy who always dreamed of being a basketballer before reality (and all the other kids) caught up with him. As well as being a walking stereotype, Tom is a walking tour guide of the central parts of the city and its laneways.

When he’s not boring tourists with his favourite craft beer recommendations, you might find him brewing incredibly average beers in his parents basement, or using the law degree he deeply regrets studying to start social enterprises with his equally boring law school friends.

Tom has an interest in creating social enterprises. He once came 4th in the 2018 Royal Adelaide Show Strawberry Jam Competition. There were four entrants.

Brigette

Tour Host

Brigette was born and raised in Melbourne but has lived in six different cities all over the world, including in the US, London, Cardiff and most recently Venice. When not moving cities, travelling is her favourite hobby.

Formerly a professional opera singer, Brigette has switched her allegiance to academics and is about to complete a PhD in Venetian plague history, hence her love for all things creepy.

Outside of guiding, Brigette’s main hobby, aside from moving cities, is taking endless photos of her three cats. She also has an insatiable passion for trying new gins and boring her family with stories about alcohol and pub history.

Karina

Tour Host

Born and bred in Melbourne, Karina has lived most of her life in the North East of the city. Following the Aussie tradition of living in the U.K., she spent two years living and working in London, having high tea with the Queen in the process, before travelling to just about every country in Europe.

An avid traveller, Karina has started exploring what Asia and Australia have to offer, while she finishes her studies at Monash. With her background in tourism, theatre and music, Karina utilises none of those skills in her 9-to-5 job at a local primary school.

On any given weekend, Karina can often be found in Melbourne’s thriving theatre scene, drinking copious amounts of coffee, hitting up some new bar, or eating. She really likes eating. And coffee. And theatre. And drinking.

But mostly eating.