Cars have to stop for trams by law but do not start to cross the road until they do. Our tram system is the most extensive in the world. The Queen Vic market is great-when it's not being renovated, so you missed out there. The Yarra River flows through the central city area. It is colored brown from the tannins in the eucalyptus 'gum' trees that fall into it during its flow from the mountains. It then flows into Port Melbourne, then into Port Phillip Bay and then out through the Mornington and Bellarine Peninsulas into Bass Strait (a wild part of the ocean.)Melbourne wraps around the Bay. There are approximately18 beaches. They are quieter waters as they are not on the sea. You will need to go down the Peninsulas for ocean seas as many do. Also there are many ocean beaches on Gippsland District and Western District shores. Gippsland has a Ninety Mile Beach. Western District has the Great Ocean Road, with Bell's Beach where world champion surfing contests are held. Melbourne is known as the Arts, Academic, Cultural and Sports capital of Australia. Here, the AFL (Australian Football League -'footy' )was founded which spread to and is played in all the other states and territories in Oz. It's unique to Australia and is growing in other countries. As well as retail/ commercial, business and banking ,there are concert halls, galleries, museums, universities, colleges, parks, gardens, sports and recreation areas etc. all through the city area. Melbourne is mainly built on a grid (unlike the maze of Sydney) so it is easy to find and get your way around. Lots of tram lines, train lines above and under the city and buses One of the main reasons that you see homeless people in the city is because services for them are there and it is safer for them as people, police ,workers etc. are around - day and night and they are not pressured to leave. People also give money and food to them. There is friendly rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney is a show-off and Melbourne has substance. What I like about Melbourne is that everything is central and easy to get to. Make sure you visit the Tourism office at Federation Square for information. There are over 200 ethnicities living in Melbourne and it is a culturally diverse, known as a multi-cultural society. Melbourne has been voted as the world's best city for living in, a number of times, by international agencies. Enjoy your stay !
There are definitely loads more beaches than St Kilda. I love Portsea, Brighton, Elwood Seaford and Middle Park beaches and strolling around Williamstown. Also Frankston Beach annually hosts a massive sand sculpture event and is reachable by train. AND, for a day or overnight trip around the bay, check out Geelong beach front, well worth the trip for swimming and dining. FYI Melbourne is made up of more than 1000 suburbs so check out more than just the CBD because there are wineries in the Yarra Valley, pretty villages in the Dandenong Ranges, multiple Zoos and loads of Festivals in Melbourne and regional areas. Also we have lots of sporting events, live music/performance venues, theatres, museums and art galleries for cultural interest all year round. All my British relatives have loved visiting us and we have taken them everywhere from Hobart to Cairns.
@@LeeandLoz forgot to mention that our local “British” fish and chippery moved to St Kilda a few years ago so, if you are looking for some Haddock & Chips (mushy peas optional), check out Fryer Tucks in St Kilda next time you go to the beach.
Welcome to Melbourne 😊 Probably best not to compare it with Sydney when you've only been here a short while, especially as the two cities are so different. Try checking out some more inner suburban areas for great shops & cafes, and head 1-2 hrs outside the metro area to find lovely spots like the Yarra Valley (wineries!), Mornington Peninsula (more wineries & great beaches), Great Ocean Road, Otways etc. The international comedy festival also kicks off in March; lots of great acts with some pretty good ticket prices.
Warm welcome to Melbourne. I ran a business on Brunswick Street Fitzroy for 24 years and the drug problem was a lot worse in the 1990's. When i left in 2020, the problem seem to reappear. But it still is very safe and never got hassled even walking after work at 10pm. The inner city area is great for first time travelers to Melbourne. But there is so much more to Melbourne, for example Heidelberg, early german settlement 1850's. Warrandyte 1860's mining town. Camberwell junction for shopping, Chadstone for shopping. Chapel Street Prahran, South Yarra. Dandenong Hills for sight seeing and forest and walking areas. Beaches down to Black Rock, Brighton, Frankston, Mount Martha. Inner city is great, but people get stuck only 5km from the CBD.
Welcome to Melbourne! If you’re a fan of less consistent weather and winter arriving in the middle of summer then Sydney has nothing on us 😂… A couple more places you might want to consider visiting: -Brighton Beach (accessible by train - famous for its bathing boxes) - Half Moon Bay and Red Bluff, Black Rock (very scenic) - Rickett’s Point, Beaumaris (this one is great if intending to swim as it has a protected marine environment but the rocks and reefs during low tide are very interesting if just walking but like Black Rock, Beaumaris is a little bit of a public transport black hole) - Mordialloc Beach and further down the road Frankston Beach - The MCG - especially when AFL is playing. I’m not an AFL fan, but it does show the sports madness of the city at its height! - The Botanic Gardens, just a really pretty walk and a lovely way to soak up some sun for a few hours - The NGV (not really my thing if I’m being honest, but they do have interesting exhibitions from time to time and the art collection can be interesting, if nothing else the spire in Southbank gives us our own mini Eiffel Tower I guess…? ) Outside of Melbourne, if you’re feeling adventurous but you will need a car, these are my favourite places to visit: - Mornington Peninsula (from beaches in the bay and beaches that face bass strait, though notorious for their rips, wineries and hot springs, there’s a lot happening) - Dandenong Ranges (not too far from Melbourne, there are a number of cute little villages and the greenery here is on another level but the big tourist attraction is Puffing Billy) - Great Ocean Road (this is a long but picturesque stretch of road, includes beautiful towns like Lorne as well as places like Loch Ard Gorge and the 12 Apostles which would rank amongst Australia’s most photographed landmarks) - Yarra Valley (largely Victoria’s wine region, but you’ll also find some beautiful country as well) - Phillip Island (again lots to do, but definitely check out the Penguin Parade) - Grampians (this is a place for its natural features, from the landscape, walks and waterfalls!) - The regional cities, Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo - these are worth the day trip as each have their own histories and landmarks - like Sovereign Hill in Ballarat or so the Bellarine Peninsula just outside Geelong. - Towns like Daylesford and Castlemaine If I’m being honest as a Melburnian, the thing that I love about living here isn’t the city itself but it’s centrality to all the places I love exploring and the natural features of Victoria, although I really didn’t really appreciate the multicultural influences of our restaurants until travelling. Either way, I hope that you enjoy your time in Melbourne!
The most cursory glance at a map should indicate that Melbourne has squillions of beaches. I mean you can very nearly walk the whole ~100km from Port Melbourne to Portsea on uninterrupted sand. On particularly hot days pretty much the entire eastern side of Port Philip is clogged with bathers. :)
All the Bayside suburbs, and most Mornington and Belleraine Peninsula suburbs have beaches too, it’s not just St Kilda. But Melbourne beaches are nothing compared to South and East Gippsland’s 90 mile beach.
Nice overview of different areas of our wonderful city! The drug and alcohol problems raised in specific areas are definitely there... it's concentrated around certain areas. Smith St, St Kilda, Chapel St all attract a lot of it. As you'll have started to gather though, Melbourne is a spread out city with lots of nooks and crannys to explore, and outside of these areas that drops right off.
Loved your video! Always interesting to see how people visiting see the city, and I definitely agree, the alcohol, drug and homeless problem is quite apparent. It was even worse in Sydney for a period around Kings Cross which prompted the introduction of the lock out laws. Other places I recommend visiting around Melbourne 1. Red Bluff Lookout and Half Moon Bay 2. Chapel St and Prahran Market 3. Royal Botanic Gardens 4. South Melbourne Market. 5. If you take the 86, High St and Smith St are awesome. 6. Footscray has a lot of diverse options for food. Outside of the city, definitely recommend 1. Great Ocean Rd 2. Mornington Peninsula (Fort Nepean, Arthurs Seat, Cape Schank and Bushrangers Bay are musts) 3. Warburton, Healesville, Yarra Valley and the Dandenong Ranges are great for day trips. 4. If you're feeling adventurous, The Grampians are absolutely breathtaking.
Thank you so much! Yeah we heard that about Sydney but didn’t notice it much when we lived there. Thank you so much for all those recommendations, can’t wait to check them all out 🙌
Olinda in the Yarra Valley ranges is amazing during the summer as well. Small tiny place, but the views and the food at the small pub/restaurant there is amazing.
I'm a Melbourne native, I can say that 10 or 15 years ago it was an amazing city. The problem is its grown rapidly and the infrastructure hasn't caught up. It still my favourite city in thexworld though
Sydney has ocean/ surf beaches, that's why Bondi is famous. The only 2 cities in Australia with ocean beaches in the city are Sydney and Perth. Melbourne is on a BAY....but we have the Bellarine (this Bell's Beach) and Mornington Penninsulas if you want surf beaches.
Maybe the only 2 state capitals that have surfing beaches what about major regional cities like Newcastle, Wollongong Gold Coast there are also plenty of smaller cities that have unreal surfing beaches which are probably a long way in front of the 2 that you mentioned..We just did a full lap of the country with our caravan and I can tell you visiting Sydney or Melbourne would not be near the top of my list of highlights.
Port Phillip Bay has beaches ALL the way around. South Melbourne, Port Melbourne and Albert Park Beaches are only a few kilometres from the CBD. They are NOT ocean beaches like Sydney, however they are well liked here. You need to go to a beach outside of the bay for the ocean.
Check out Yarraville, Prahran, Footscray. As mentioned bay has plenty of beaches but no surf. Need to drive for that. Get a car. Bright, halls gap, Wilson's promontory, great Ocean road, Geelong, Mornington Peninsula, Phillip island. So much to see, do and eat!
Oh for gods sake St Kilda Beach! Again don’t comment unless you know what you are talking about. You can drive an 1 hr out of Melbourne east or West to view and take pleasure in the most beautiful pristine beaches.
I really like Melbourne even though live Sydney I used to visit Melbourne 2 or 3 times a year mainly because I support St Kilda in the AFL and I'd watch them play and have a short break from work plus it's only about 1 1/2 hours away on the plane. Melbourne is totally different to Sydney I think it's more like a European city than Sydney so I don't think you can compare them. I had noticed the drug and alcohol issues had got much worse the last few times I visited. I hope you are having a good time! Ps Sydney people say the only good thing to come out of Melbourne is the Hume hwy heading north 😁
The mykey card would be a lot quicker at processing large numbers of people than Apple Pay etc. it also means they only need to have one tech on trams. But if you want higher fares I’m sure they’ll accomodate you.
You would have been in Melbourne when the Australian Open was on. Hope you didn’t miss out on that! As a Melbourne resident, don’t think I have been to St. Kilda or Fitzroy areas for over 20 years, because of those D&A problems. Those areas are the heart of it. Always have been. The best Melbourne beaches are certainly not in St Kilda.
@@LeeandLoz Melbournians hate Southwharf and Docklands. Two summery locations that contrast to the gray of the rest of the city. Docklands for the arcade at Archie Brothers and the cinema, and a bite at the pub. Southwharf for the food and waterside dining.
i live in Melbourne ,but neither Melbourne or Sydney is better, it depends on what you like really. Yes the coffee is good hear, you can just get a double shot latte if you want bigger. Great cafes, sport, theatre, live music, bars. a lot of beaches on the bay, further down. PS i live in Port, so a beach at the end of my street.
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Ha, it's funny hearing St Kilda being compared to Tenerife, maybe less pickpockets than Spain but apart from that I'd rather take my chances in Tenerife! Cool vibe nonetheless, hope you enjoyed!
Melbourne is the greatest City On Earth to visit , couldn't pay me to live there though , but way better than Sydney. Yeah I only took a tram once about 20 years ago and couldn't work out how to pay , so I didn't , just walked or taxied everywhere oon my last 2 visits
Welcome to Melbourne. March is a good time to be in Melbourne with the Comedy Festival and the start of the 'Footy' season ... our local football is a unique and idiosyncratic Melbourne cultural experience and a must see if you can catch a big match at the MCG (Carn the Blues!). As for drugs and alcohol, pretty much all the areas you visited are the epicenters of substance abuse and homelessness in Melbourne and you won't see that in most other parts of the city. For city beaches, go to suburban Sandringham & Black Rock, best beaches that are easily accessible by public transport from the CBD (see the Sandringham Train Line from Flinders Street Station).
That is a bay so small waves it's not an ocean beach ...1 and a bit hours drive to the great Ocean Road and surf beaches..less people than Sydney's beaches..
0:02 “YES!, thanks for watching. Don’t forget to like and subscribe and will see you in the next one” All you needed to do 😛 And yeah in the cbd it’s a issue with meth mostly. As it’s easy to get around Melbourne and our metro hubs from Melbourne all the down on life people tend to collect in the cbd and st kilda. If after beaches you need to go to the bottom of the bay. Rosebud, Frankston, Queenscliff, Sorrento, Torquay and Anglesea.
Hey guys i like your honest opnions on Melbourne, Me Born and Bred here, Check out an AFL Game if your here long enough, at the MCG, My Favourite team That i barrack for is Collingwood.
No-one in Melbourne would ever say our beaches are better than Sydney’s, but there are lots of beaches, all the way down the south-east and south-west…of course, being enclosed in Port Phillip Bay, it doesn’t get exposure to the ocean, say like Bondi, Manly, Coogee etc.
I grew up in St Kilda, a little after the Olympics in 1956, and they built a breakwater for the fancy boats, which had the effect of keeping the water shallow, and that drain at Cowderoy St…high summer meant high summer and it stunk. They pulled down the Sea Baths in the 70s, just beside St Kilda Pier. That was a good place for a swim.
Melbourne the music, sporting, fashion, food, coffee capital of Australia People love to eat, drink, and go out (surprising since the weather is upside down) If you go back to St Kilda you might be able to spot some penguins (or head down to Phillip Island to see the penguin parade), go to the Prahan markets on chapel st, brunswick st and smith st are full of brilliant bars and food on every street (Kewpie has $5 pizzas) Day trips head to the yarra valley, or go for a weekend for wine, beers (Watts river) ciders (Napoleans Cider), Gin (Four Pillars) chocolate and cheese (popular spot for lunch/dinner is Zonzos estate be sure to book) or my favourite spot for a burger (Monroee burgers & Beers) Assume you went to the Aus Open, footy is about to start (Go for Collingwood), we have our own Rugby League team too (the mighty Melbourne Storm), Grand Prix is end of March if you're still around China Town (CBD), unofficial "little italy" (Lygon Street, Carlton), Vietnamese Town (Victoria Street, Richmond) (this is a high drug/homeless area), Greek head to Oakleigh or Stallectites in the CBD, secondary asian hubs in Box hill and Springvale Crown Casino is a great little hub, where you can find shows, cinemas, food and bars, shopping, and holey moley + other entertainment Fashion is everywhere, Chadstone is the biggest spot in the southern hemisphere (prepare to get lost), they also have a legoland but you need a kid to enter (sometimes they have adult nights) Trams and trains go in and out of the city, buses go around the city, if you havent picked that up yet, but other than that it's easy to get around, (and our CBD and inner city suburbs work on a grid formation which is even easier to understand) Tl;dr Melbourne is bloody fantastic
Melbourne is melting pot of people not only from different cultures but from different socio economic backgrounds, its a very inclusive place. Sydney on the other hand has lots of little enclaves of people who never rub shoulders together, I think a lot of this has to do with the geography with the harbour and hilly terrains with one way in and one way out but there is also an undoubtedly an elitist vibe in Sydney where money is king. Melbourne is much more interpersonal and certainly is more boozy. I have lived in both cities for most of my life and I fluctuate between liking one over the other, the grass is always greener...
All Australians that don't live in Victoria think Melbourne. Isn't better than any other capital city is meter than Melbourne, your right with drug and alcohol
coffee is dishwater in the rest of the world. Roasting is important so is the use of the type of bean and the temperature of the water >overseas places aren't what they are cracked up to be with food and coffee.italy is the worse for food and coffee I have ever had any where. Starbucks serves rubbish , Americans are pretty clueless when it comes to coffee, any country that rates starbucks as the best need to get out more. The travel card is fine , anyway the travel is free in the city .Melbourne is better dressed becuase the climate is colder that is a simple fact.
Why coffee has overtaken Melbourne some of us have no idea it wasn't that important in the past for us living in Melbourne before modern times 70s 80s etc and with hardly any public toilets to go choke a turd (who mentioned the local politicians and breakfast TV host)then coffee is overrated
Cars have to stop for trams by law but do not start to cross the road until they do. Our tram system is the most extensive in the world.
The Queen Vic market is great-when it's not being renovated, so you missed out there.
The Yarra River flows through the central city area. It is colored brown from the tannins in the eucalyptus 'gum' trees that fall into it during its flow from the mountains. It then flows into Port Melbourne, then into Port Phillip Bay and then out through the Mornington and Bellarine Peninsulas into Bass Strait (a wild part of the ocean.)Melbourne wraps around the Bay. There are approximately18 beaches. They are quieter waters as they are not on the sea. You will need to go down the Peninsulas for ocean seas as many do. Also there are many ocean beaches on Gippsland District and Western District shores. Gippsland has a Ninety Mile Beach. Western District has the Great Ocean Road, with Bell's Beach where world champion surfing contests are held.
Melbourne is known as the Arts, Academic, Cultural and Sports capital of Australia. Here, the AFL (Australian Football League -'footy' )was founded which spread to and is played in all the other states and territories in Oz. It's unique to Australia and is growing in other countries. As well as retail/ commercial, business and banking ,there are concert halls, galleries, museums, universities, colleges, parks, gardens, sports and recreation areas etc. all through the city area.
Melbourne is mainly built on a grid (unlike the maze of Sydney) so it is easy to find and get your way around. Lots of tram lines, train lines above and under the city and buses
One of the main reasons that you see homeless people in the city is because services for them are there and it is safer for them as people, police ,workers etc. are around - day and night and they are not pressured to leave. People also give money and food to them.
There is friendly rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney is a show-off and Melbourne has substance. What I like about Melbourne is that everything is central and easy to get to. Make sure you visit the Tourism office at Federation Square for information. There are over 200 ethnicities living in Melbourne and it is a culturally diverse, known as a multi-cultural society. Melbourne has been voted as the world's best city for living in, a number of times, by international agencies. Enjoy your stay !
There are definitely loads more beaches than St Kilda. I love Portsea, Brighton, Elwood Seaford and Middle Park beaches and strolling around Williamstown. Also Frankston Beach annually hosts a massive sand sculpture event and is reachable by train. AND, for a day or overnight trip around the bay, check out Geelong beach front, well worth the trip for swimming and dining. FYI Melbourne is made up of more than 1000 suburbs so check out more than just the CBD because there are wineries in the Yarra Valley, pretty villages in the Dandenong Ranges, multiple Zoos and loads of Festivals in Melbourne and regional areas. Also we have lots of sporting events, live music/performance venues, theatres, museums and art galleries for cultural interest all year round. All my British relatives have loved visiting us and we have taken them everywhere from Hobart to Cairns.
Hi Judi, thanks so much for the recommendations! We’ll definitely have to start ticking some off
@@LeeandLoz forgot to mention that our local “British” fish and chippery moved to St Kilda a few years ago so, if you are looking for some Haddock & Chips (mushy peas optional), check out Fryer Tucks in St Kilda next time you go to the beach.
@@judileeming1589 We do love a fish & chips! We will have to give it a visit!
Welcome to Melbourne 😊 Probably best not to compare it with Sydney when you've only been here a short while, especially as the two cities are so different. Try checking out some more inner suburban areas for great shops & cafes, and head 1-2 hrs outside the metro area to find lovely spots like the Yarra Valley (wineries!), Mornington Peninsula (more wineries & great beaches), Great Ocean Road, Otways etc. The international comedy festival also kicks off in March; lots of great acts with some pretty good ticket prices.
They are the main drug suberbs..a few in the city and suburbs stkilda Collingwood Fitzroy..rest of Melbourne you won't see that.
Warm welcome to Melbourne. I ran a business on Brunswick Street Fitzroy for 24 years and the drug problem was a lot worse in the 1990's. When i left in 2020, the problem seem to reappear.
But it still is very safe and never got hassled even walking after work at 10pm. The inner city area is great for first time travelers to Melbourne. But there is so much more to Melbourne, for example Heidelberg, early german settlement 1850's. Warrandyte 1860's mining town. Camberwell junction for shopping, Chadstone for shopping. Chapel Street Prahran, South Yarra.
Dandenong Hills for sight seeing and forest and walking areas. Beaches down to Black Rock, Brighton, Frankston, Mount Martha. Inner city is great, but people get stuck only 5km from the CBD.
Welcome to Melbourne! If you’re a fan of less consistent weather and winter arriving in the middle of summer then Sydney has nothing on us 😂… A couple more places you might want to consider visiting:
-Brighton Beach (accessible by train - famous for its bathing boxes)
- Half Moon Bay and Red Bluff, Black Rock (very scenic)
- Rickett’s Point, Beaumaris (this one is great if intending to swim as it has a protected marine environment but the rocks and reefs during low tide are very interesting if just walking but like Black Rock, Beaumaris is a little bit of a public transport black hole)
- Mordialloc Beach and further down the road Frankston Beach
- The MCG - especially when AFL is playing. I’m not an AFL fan, but it does show the sports madness of the city at its height!
- The Botanic Gardens, just a really pretty walk and a lovely way to soak up some sun for a few hours
- The NGV (not really my thing if I’m being honest, but they do have interesting exhibitions from time to time and the art collection can be interesting, if nothing else the spire in Southbank gives us our own mini Eiffel Tower I guess…? )
Outside of Melbourne, if you’re feeling adventurous but you will need a car, these are my favourite places to visit:
- Mornington Peninsula (from beaches in the bay and beaches that face bass strait, though notorious for their rips, wineries and hot springs, there’s a lot happening)
- Dandenong Ranges (not too far from Melbourne, there are a number of cute little villages and the greenery here is on another level but the big tourist attraction is Puffing Billy)
- Great Ocean Road (this is a long but picturesque stretch of road, includes beautiful towns like Lorne as well as places like Loch Ard Gorge and the 12 Apostles which would rank amongst Australia’s most photographed landmarks)
- Yarra Valley (largely Victoria’s wine region, but you’ll also find some beautiful country as well)
- Phillip Island (again lots to do, but definitely check out the Penguin Parade)
- Grampians (this is a place for its natural features, from the landscape, walks and waterfalls!)
- The regional cities, Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo - these are worth the day trip as each have their own histories and landmarks - like Sovereign Hill in Ballarat or so the Bellarine Peninsula just outside Geelong.
- Towns like Daylesford and Castlemaine
If I’m being honest as a Melburnian, the thing that I love about living here isn’t the city itself but it’s centrality to all the places I love exploring and the natural features of Victoria, although I really didn’t really appreciate the multicultural influences of our restaurants until travelling. Either way, I hope that you enjoy your time in Melbourne!
Melbourne town is where you want to live... Sydney (one of Melbournes northern suburb) is where you go to visit.. Full stop
The most cursory glance at a map should indicate that Melbourne has squillions of beaches. I mean you can very nearly walk the whole ~100km from Port Melbourne to Portsea on uninterrupted sand. On particularly hot days pretty much the entire eastern side of Port Philip is clogged with bathers. :)
So good to see brunny St I grew up around there now live in Queensland the night cat bar is an amazing vibe you have to go there
All the Bayside suburbs, and most Mornington and Belleraine Peninsula suburbs have beaches too, it’s not just St Kilda. But Melbourne beaches are nothing compared to South and East Gippsland’s 90 mile beach.
Nice overview of different areas of our wonderful city! The drug and alcohol problems raised in specific areas are definitely there... it's concentrated around certain areas. Smith St, St Kilda, Chapel St all attract a lot of it. As you'll have started to gather though, Melbourne is a spread out city with lots of nooks and crannys to explore, and outside of these areas that drops right off.
Head over to the peninsula and see those beaches…also wait for AFL season to start…
Loved your video! Always interesting to see how people visiting see the city, and I definitely agree, the alcohol, drug and homeless problem is quite apparent. It was even worse in Sydney for a period around Kings Cross which prompted the introduction of the lock out laws.
Other places I recommend visiting around Melbourne
1. Red Bluff Lookout and Half Moon Bay
2. Chapel St and Prahran Market
3. Royal Botanic Gardens
4. South Melbourne Market.
5. If you take the 86, High St and Smith St are awesome.
6. Footscray has a lot of diverse options for food.
Outside of the city, definitely recommend
1. Great Ocean Rd
2. Mornington Peninsula (Fort Nepean, Arthurs Seat, Cape Schank and Bushrangers Bay are musts)
3. Warburton, Healesville, Yarra Valley and the Dandenong Ranges are great for day trips.
4. If you're feeling adventurous, The Grampians are absolutely breathtaking.
Thank you so much! Yeah we heard that about Sydney but didn’t notice it much when we lived there.
Thank you so much for all those recommendations, can’t wait to check them all out 🙌
Olinda in the Yarra Valley ranges is amazing during the summer as well. Small tiny place, but the views and the food at the small pub/restaurant there is amazing.
I'm a Melbourne native, I can say that 10 or 15 years ago it was an amazing city. The problem is its grown rapidly and the infrastructure hasn't caught up. It still my favourite city in thexworld though
Sydney has ocean/ surf beaches, that's why Bondi is famous. The only 2 cities in Australia with ocean beaches in the city are Sydney and Perth. Melbourne is on a BAY....but we have the Bellarine (this Bell's Beach) and Mornington Penninsulas if you want surf beaches.
Maybe the only 2 state capitals that have surfing beaches what about major regional cities like Newcastle, Wollongong Gold Coast there are also plenty of smaller cities that have unreal surfing beaches which are probably a long way in front of the 2 that you mentioned..We just did a full lap of the country with our caravan and I can tell you visiting Sydney or Melbourne would not be near the top of my list of highlights.
Get yourself to the Aus open while it’s on. $19 for an evening ticket. So good.
We’re going this week!
Port Phillip Bay has beaches ALL the way around. South Melbourne, Port Melbourne and Albert Park Beaches are only a few kilometres from the CBD. They are NOT ocean beaches like Sydney, however they are well liked here. You need to go to a beach outside of the bay for the ocean.
Check out Yarraville, Prahran, Footscray. As mentioned bay has plenty of beaches but no surf. Need to drive for that. Get a car. Bright, halls gap, Wilson's promontory, great Ocean road, Geelong, Mornington Peninsula, Phillip island. So much to see, do and eat!
Great video thank you .
Oh for gods sake St Kilda Beach! Again don’t comment unless you know what you are talking about. You can drive an 1 hr out of Melbourne east or West to view and take pleasure in the most beautiful pristine beaches.
Put your head in Karen, oops I mean Dianne
I guess that’s the point. You don’t have to drive outside of Sydney to go to a “decent” beach.
@@thegallantsaint2034 but you do need to drive out of Sydney for a decent coffee.
@@thegallantsaint2034 probably for the best since it takes at least 2 hours to drive anywhere in sydney, let alone get out of it.
I really like Melbourne even though live Sydney I used to visit Melbourne 2 or 3 times a year mainly because I support St Kilda in the AFL and I'd watch them play and have a short break from work plus it's only about 1 1/2 hours away on the plane. Melbourne is totally different to Sydney I think it's more like a European city than Sydney so I don't think you can compare them. I had noticed the drug and alcohol issues had got much worse the last few times I visited. I hope you are having a good time!
Ps Sydney people say the only good thing to come out of Melbourne is the Hume hwy heading north 😁
Then keep going until you hit Brisbane 😂
Hey Jon thanks for your comment! That’s so interesting to hear. So far so good with Melbourne, but again we’re unsure how it compares to Sydney yet! 😊
@@michaelbuchli7169 I see what you did there 😏
The mykey card would be a lot quicker at processing large numbers of people than Apple Pay etc. it also means they only need to have one tech on trams. But if you want higher fares I’m sure they’ll accomodate you.
You would have been in Melbourne when the Australian Open was on. Hope you didn’t miss out on that! As a Melbourne resident, don’t think I have been to St. Kilda or Fitzroy areas for over 20 years, because of those D&A problems. Those areas are the heart of it. Always have been. The best Melbourne beaches are certainly not in St Kilda.
You picked the more seedier places to go. Melbourne is much more than what you showed
Hey Diane, we’re completely new to Melbourne and this was only over 2 days! We’re hoping to see much much more of Melbourne whilst we’re here
@@LeeandLoz Melbournians hate Southwharf and Docklands. Two summery locations that contrast to the gray of the rest of the city. Docklands for the arcade at Archie Brothers and the cinema, and a bite at the pub. Southwharf for the food and waterside dining.
The beaches in Melbourne are in the bay (thats why few waves) you need to go the sea to get waves - so you will need a car
Makes sense! Thanks for that 😊
i live in Melbourne ,but neither Melbourne or Sydney is better, it depends on what you like really. Yes the coffee is good hear, you can just get a double shot latte if you want bigger. Great cafes, sport, theatre, live music, bars. a lot of beaches on the bay, further down. PS i live in Port, so a beach at the end of my street.
Melbourne : we have coffee and laneways
Sydney: that's cute!
Melbourne: and Better food, better galleries, better theatre scene, better festivals, better sports events, biggest annual sports event in the world...
Sydney: BuT wE hAvE tHe HaRbOuR, bRiDgE, oPeRa AnD bOnDi! 🤪
@@fatheranthony4pope You can't help yourselves, can you ? 🤣
@@derekgleeson1353 but when ur state premier literally said that….
@@shontellepayne551 blah blah keep going little brother 🤣
@@derekgleeson1353 yeah nah…
St.kilda beach is polluted. You have to head further out to Mornington, Portsea or Anglesea.
Ha, it's funny hearing St Kilda being compared to Tenerife, maybe less pickpockets than Spain but apart from that I'd rather take my chances in Tenerife! Cool vibe nonetheless, hope you enjoyed!
Haha! Thanks so much!!
For great beaches you need to head to 90 mile beach, Portsea or Phillip Island 💜👍🇦🇺
Or the Surf Coast.
Melbourne is the greatest City On Earth to visit , couldn't pay me to live there though , but way better than Sydney.
Yeah I only took a tram once about 20 years ago and couldn't work out how to pay , so I didn't , just walked or taxied everywhere oon my last 2 visits
Thanks for watching Jason! Looking forward to seeing more of Melbourne to get a bit of a better opinion on it
Overrated Melbourne by its residents
From a native Melbourner I liked your video.
Often people start in Sydney and end up in melbs. Good luck. Safe travels
Welcome to Melbourne. March is a good time to be in Melbourne with the Comedy Festival and the start of the 'Footy' season ... our local football is a unique and idiosyncratic Melbourne cultural experience and a must see if you can catch a big match at the MCG (Carn the Blues!). As for drugs and alcohol, pretty much all the areas you visited are the epicenters of substance abuse and homelessness in Melbourne and you won't see that in most other parts of the city. For city beaches, go to suburban Sandringham & Black Rock, best beaches that are easily accessible by public transport from the CBD (see the Sandringham Train Line from Flinders Street Station).
Thanks so much for the comment Molae! We’ll be sure to try and get to a footy game and check out the Comedy Festival, thanks for the suggestions!
That is a bay so small waves it's not an ocean beach ...1 and a bit hours drive to the great Ocean Road and surf beaches..less people than Sydney's beaches..
If you are still there in August, pls give us an update. To their credit, the locals seem to take it in their stride.
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All you needed to do 😛
And yeah in the cbd it’s a issue with meth mostly. As it’s easy to get around Melbourne and our metro hubs from Melbourne all the down on life people tend to collect in the cbd and st kilda.
If after beaches you need to go to the bottom of the bay. Rosebud, Frankston, Queenscliff, Sorrento, Torquay and Anglesea.
Oh really there is no drug or alcohol problem in Sydney! You have only just arrived Sheesh!
Hey guys i like your honest opnions on Melbourne, Me Born and Bred here, Check out an AFL Game if your here long enough, at the MCG, My Favourite team That i barrack for is Collingwood.
Hey Johnny, thanks for your comment! Definitely going to try and watch one when we can find a game, think it’d be a great experience 😊
@@LeeandLoz Footy starts pre season games on 16 March - full season in April.
Wait until football season. Sydney can’t compete with Melbourne’s sporting culture.
St Kilda is one of the very few beaches in Melbourne?? You obviously didn't ask around. I can name 20 without even thinking about it.
Traffic is not permitted to pass a stationary tram.
Cars have to stop for trams
Only people in Sydney raise St Kilda beach as a "thing". Melbourne focuses on the suburb, Sydney the beach. 🤷♂️
You’re totally right David! The suburbs are very cool here 😊
No-one in Melbourne would ever say our beaches are better than Sydney’s, but there are lots of beaches, all the way down the south-east and south-west…of course, being enclosed in Port Phillip Bay, it doesn’t get exposure to the ocean, say like Bondi, Manly, Coogee etc.
I grew up in St Kilda, a little after the Olympics in 1956, and they built a breakwater for the fancy boats, which had the effect of keeping the water shallow, and that drain at Cowderoy St…high summer meant high summer and it stunk. They pulled down the Sea Baths in the 70s, just beside St Kilda Pier. That was a good place for a swim.
Can’t believe you didn’t show the view from naked for satans roof top bar it’s amazing.
When you hop on a tram car's have to stop behind the tram ...
Melbourne the music, sporting, fashion, food, coffee capital of Australia
People love to eat, drink, and go out (surprising since the weather is upside down)
If you go back to St Kilda you might be able to spot some penguins (or head down to Phillip Island to see the penguin parade), go to the Prahan markets on chapel st, brunswick st and smith st are full of brilliant bars and food on every street (Kewpie has $5 pizzas)
Day trips head to the yarra valley, or go for a weekend for wine, beers (Watts river) ciders (Napoleans Cider), Gin (Four Pillars) chocolate and cheese (popular spot for lunch/dinner is Zonzos estate be sure to book) or my favourite spot for a burger (Monroee burgers & Beers)
Assume you went to the Aus Open, footy is about to start (Go for Collingwood), we have our own Rugby League team too (the mighty Melbourne Storm), Grand Prix is end of March if you're still around
China Town (CBD), unofficial "little italy" (Lygon Street, Carlton), Vietnamese Town (Victoria Street, Richmond) (this is a high drug/homeless area), Greek head to Oakleigh or Stallectites in the CBD, secondary asian hubs in Box hill and Springvale
Crown Casino is a great little hub, where you can find shows, cinemas, food and bars, shopping, and holey moley + other entertainment
Fashion is everywhere, Chadstone is the biggest spot in the southern hemisphere (prepare to get lost), they also have a legoland but you need a kid to enter (sometimes they have adult nights)
Trams and trains go in and out of the city, buses go around the city, if you havent picked that up yet, but other than that it's easy to get around, (and our CBD and inner city suburbs work on a grid formation which is even easier to understand)
Tl;dr Melbourne is bloody fantastic
How long are you in Melbs for
If your still in Melbs. Go to a bar called fad gallery the coolest bar in the city
Melbourne is melting pot of people not only from different cultures but from different socio economic backgrounds, its a very inclusive place. Sydney on the other hand has lots of little enclaves of people who never rub shoulders together, I think a lot of this has to do with the geography with the harbour and hilly terrains with one way in and one way out but there is also an undoubtedly an elitist vibe in Sydney where money is king. Melbourne is much more interpersonal and certainly is more boozy. I have lived in both cities for most of my life and I fluctuate between liking one over the other, the grass is always greener...
Anyone asking if Melbourne or Sydney is better is from Melbourne.
Melbourne has won the most liveable city on at least 3 occasions where Sydney has been placed right down the ladder. 😅
Drug and alcohol take a look at Philadelphia..few Melbourne suberbs is very little.
Please get educated on our coffee before you order and the size that you want. Don’t comment if you do not know what you are ordering.
Hi Dianne, we ordered it as a fun surprise as we had heard of it and didn’t know what to expect. Sorry to offend about coffee!
@@LeeandLoz please don't apologise to her, it's just encouraging these Melbournian bigots
@@johnwayne8475 mate i bet ur from sydney as.
All Australians that don't live in Victoria think Melbourne. Isn't better than any other capital city is meter than Melbourne, your right with drug and alcohol
The myki card is ridiculous.
coffee is dishwater in the rest of the world. Roasting is important so is the use of the type of bean and the temperature of the water >overseas places aren't what they are cracked up to be with food and coffee.italy is the worse for food and coffee I have ever had any where. Starbucks serves rubbish , Americans are pretty clueless when it comes to coffee, any country that rates starbucks as the best need to get out more. The travel card is fine , anyway the travel is free in the city .Melbourne is better dressed becuase the climate is colder that is a simple fact.
Why coffee has overtaken Melbourne some of us have no idea it wasn't that important in the past for us living in Melbourne before modern times 70s 80s etc and with hardly any public toilets to go choke a turd (who mentioned the local politicians and breakfast TV host)then coffee is overrated
We’re not sure too! We’ve had great coffee all over Australia so far
If u want a good beach get outside of the bay
Thanks Stephen we definitely will!
I Can't stand coffee
Have yourselves a beer at the Rose Hotel in Fitzroy. Best pub in Melbourne.
So good to see brunny St I grew up around there now live in Queensland the night cat bar is an amazing vibe you have to go there
We’ll add it onto the list, thanks Leroy!
@@LeeandLoz and there use to be a pizza place and bar called Bimbo's it had a huge baby doll on the roof out the front the pizza there is beautiful