I moved to Melbourne over a year ago from Canada and love it so much. So many great events and food options. It might be the best place for Asian food outside of Asia I feel.
Congrats hun good to see you back "home". I'm from Adelaide, now living in Melbourne, don't stress about the weather - food is amazing, lots of events and the coffee is simply the best in the world.
Love your work, Ash. Welcome to Melbourne (perfectly pronounced by you) and huge congrats on your new home and job. Enjoy. Living in Melbourne you may need a football team to barrack for... we love our sports! I would suggest one of the big four... Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon or Richmond - great crowds, exciting games to attend at the MCG. 'Footy' is something of a religion here. I've been to the States, twice, firstly in the Navy and then in the 90s. Though I did really enjoy it, I arrived home with a greater appreciation of so much about our nation - foods, tourism, safety and healthcare, especially. And day trips, or weekends away with your partner, are just amazing whether you head out west (Torquay, Lorne, Great Ocean Road etc.), north to the gold mining towns of Ballarat, Bendigo, Castlemaine etc.), east into Gippsland or south to the Mornington Peninsula, Phillip Island or Wilsons Promontory (amazing) you'll never be without some really beautiful choices.
Your enthusiasm is truly captivating. I extend my heartfelt wishes for your upcoming journeys, here's to an abundance of incredible adventures in the days to come. Thank you for sharing😍✨
We have a family of them in our street, they bring their young down to my neighbour who feeds them,, unfortunately old daddy Magpie limps around on a barely usable right leg, may have got it caught in something, over a year now, still breeding though. Mother walks into their kitchen if the door is open and makes her presence felt.
Hi Ashleigh. Welcome to Melbourne! As a lover of all things coffee, I wanted to make a recommendation - check out Disciple Coffee in Brunswick. Mars at Disciple is outputting some incredible coffees especially pour overs and batch. Another strong recommendation is 297 Victoria St in North Melbourne. Other honourable mentions in no particular order are: Maker, Axil, Industry Beans, Vacation and Market Lane
Woohoo, moving to Melbourne!!! I was born there, love it, always have, always will. You'll have a fantastic time. Great news, look after yourselves n have fun in Melbourne.
You will love Melbourne. It is the arts, cultural and cafe capital of Australia. And that's coming from someone who lives in Adelaide. If you set the target of exploring a new part of Melbourne, you will never run out of adventures.
I agree . I also live in Adelaide . Melbourne has better public transport than most Ausdie cities so it's easier to access all the concerthalls art galleries parks libraries museums etc. The food coffee and wines are excellent
Nice to see a little more of your Canberra trip.(more to do there on a visit than people realise). Such a cool opportunity to collab with tourism/marketingGroup. I hope more similar opportunities come your way, to other parts of Australia and maybe also with in Victoria itself. 🤞 The new job sounds perfect for you. Its so great that your partner was able to move with you. You really seem more relaxed and happy this past year. Great to see. Enjoy your new home and job 🙂 And we will enjoy following along on thr journey!
OMG you were staying at the historic hotel formerly known as the Brassey. Yep, quite famous in a Canberra sort of way. I moved to Canberra for a job in the 90s and was envious of the other graduates who got to stay there. My accommodation was crap 😅 I'm in Melbourne these days and like it a lot more. You'll definitely find it much busier than Hobart,, but there are lots of parks & gardens in the CBD and suburbs where you can go to relax. Have fun!
@@deangreen3370just your opinion Dean. Ask another 10 people and they will all have different opinions. Compared to a lot of other cities, Melbourne is still a great place to live. 🥰
Always have stayed at The Meriton in Southport, Gold Coast, just superb hotels!! And as a Melbourne girl, it’s a wonderful place to live and work and socialise, I did it for years. Now live in central Victoria, just beautiful but still love my Melbourne. Welcome to you and keep safe and use your common sense and be aware of your surroundings and you’ll be perfectly safe!
You will love the vibe in Melbourne. We have the best coffee, food and entertainment in the world. I have been fortunate enough to travel around the world and still think Melbourne is the best city in the world.
Oh, you’re going to love Melbourne so much! I think the best advice I can offer a new Melbournian is not to buy any expensive umbrellas - it is the rainy city, but it’s also prone to gusty winds that destroy brollies quickly. There’s a really great sculpture park (McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery) out in Langwarrin that I think you’ll enjoy. Because it isn’t in the Arts District with the NGV and ACMI and the rest I suspect it isn’t as well known and I’d hate for you miss out on seeing it.
@@coffeeenut The weather? It's bipolar-biploar. But the variation keeps you sane and gives you an excuse to buy lots of different clothes. I've lived in places where the weather never changes and it not as great as it sounds.
You know the Crowded House song Four Seasons in One Day? That was written about Melbourne. Layers are your friend. The temperature can drop 20°C in an hour - which is lovely on a hot day. Someone once said you can never be bored by the weather in Melbourne! It also gives us an easy small talk topic.
In Australia, employers usually do not offer healthcare. We pay for private cover, otherwise our Medicare is a much better system than the one in the US.
You will love Melbourne. Loads of things to see and do. Trains, trams and buses to everywhere. Coffee, coffee, coffee, the best coffee and so reasonably priced. Food quality is on a par with Tasmania and you can eat cuisine from all over the World, with loads of Vegan and vegetarian themed restaurants too. Very multicultural with over 200 ethnicities and over 1,000 suburbs from the CBD to the Dandenong ranges and Yarra Valley and around the Bay from the Mornington Peninsula to gorgeous city of Geelong. I am sure others with more knowledge of the Western and Northern suburbs can fill you in on what the scene is like there. My granddaughter lives in the inner west and loves Brunswick, Fitzroy, Yarraville and Williamstown.
@@coffeeenutthe weather in Melbourne is changeable and I love it! It can be cold in the morning when you’re on the way to work and then turn out to be a really warm day and then it might rain on the way home from work. Some people say there are four seasons in one day. So if you don’t like change you might not like the weather. I have lived in Adelaide and Brisbane as well and Melbourne is definitely my favourite weather.
@@coffeeenut9 months of winter, 2 months of autumn and 1 month of summer. And even that is not consistent, it varies a lot from one day to the next and even over the course of a day. During El Nino summers you will get some warm days, but during a neutral or La Nina summer it will be mostly cold with an odd warm day usually ending with a cool change. It is because of its southern location on the mainland plus being south of the Great Dividing Range that it gets such a raw deal. If you like cold overcast weather you will love Melbourne!
@@coffeeenut If you don't like the weather in Melbourne, wait an hour. It's not unusual in Melbourne to take sunglasses, a puffer jacket, an umbrella and survival rations with you as you head off to work. Don't forget, they all have to be in shades of black. Grey is acceptable if you're going out... 😱
@@coffeeenutThey mean the four seasons in one day that Melbourne is known for.😆 People regularly take a jacket and umbrella with them daily, just in case. And it's often windy too. And cold in winter. But I feel like that won't bother you as you like winter. Aus homes can get very cold in winter though. Worse inside that outside A recent study showed they were well below the temperature found in EU homes such as Finland and Greenland. Crap quality, poor insulation/poor thermal performance in many Australian homes.
Oh, you are soooo Melbourne. Remember that the suburb you live in will inevitably determine what people think of you. It's a sort of cultural shorthand. The Brassey and Rydges Lakeside used to be (many years ago) the places for important people to be seen. So there you go. 😎 When I was commuting down there I ended up just getting a short-term apartment in New Acton, which is the part of Canberra that wishes it was Melbourne. Good luck on your journey, it's been so much fun watching you grow.
Enjoy living in Melbourne, mainland is too busy for me to ever live there, but even hobart is a bit much for me, guess im just a local burnie person through and through haha.
if you enjoy the National Gallery of Australiam when you come to Melbourne, you'll enjoy the National Gallery of Victoria. I personally thoroughly enjoy that the NGA doesn't like the name of the NGV.
Aaahh The Hyatt! A Nice chain of hotels. You look Bougie - it’s cool to be Bougie! BTW did u ever think?!! You come over to finish yr education & prob u were a little trepidatious coming over to other side of world. But that leap of faith has opened up things beyond your dreams (I’m guessing).
Dont feel like an imposter - embrace the grace of being a higher culture seeker - its your liking and disliking things as an example to another person that has obviously in life rewards given you this complimentary mode you get to be part of. Feel at home here.
Be prepared for nutty weather, bogans in the outer east, woke hipsters in the inner north / north west, so so public transport (but hey, at least it runs all night and we have PSOs patrolling the trains) and excellent coffee.
You’re welcome! I should add - superb restaurants everywhere (avoid the chains, mercifully not that we have many in Australia) and BYO! An underrated thing - Esp for a cheap night out with mates.
I live in QLD so I might be completely wrong about this.. But I find it weird when Americans say 'melbin'. You don't need to remove the 'r', you just shouldn't say 'mel-booouuurne' with a long vowel. Just say something like 'mel-brn', I guess.
@@coffeeenut nah mate. Just making sure you heard me. Try and visit out of the cities mate. People can be a lot more casual. Being in Melbourne, Do a visit to the likes of Woodspoint, Mansfield, even closer is Healesville. Enjoy mate.
I’ve lived in Melbourne my whole life. No doubt I’m biased but I love the diversity of Melbourne. (I also like Perth and Adelaide - much less busy than Melbourne.) I hope you have fun exploring it, from the bayside beaches to the cafes and crafts in the Dandenongs. Magpies tend to be larger the further south you get on the Australian mainland, with Victoria having the largest. Tassie magpies are quite small in comparison which is why you find them bigger than what you’re used to.
I moved to Melbourne over a year ago from Canada and love it so much. So many great events and food options. It might be the best place for Asian food outside of Asia I feel.
good to know! thank you!!
Check out Sydney if you love Asian food!
You're pronunciations of Canberra and Melbourne is perfect 👌🏼
thank you!!
Congrats hun good to see you back "home". I'm from Adelaide, now living in Melbourne, don't stress about the weather - food is amazing, lots of events and the coffee is simply the best in the world.
thank you!!
You’ll love Melbourne. Don’t forget to explore the Dandenong Ranges and a trip down the Great Ocean Road is a must.
thank you! been on my list
I am also a Tasmanian that moved to Melbourne! It’s a right of passage. You are a true Tasmanian 😂
omg!
So true! Me too😂😂
Yes they are magpies. Their song alone told me. Sounds like a wonderful opportunity in Melbourne so all the best.
i appreciate it! thank you
Love your work, Ash. Welcome to Melbourne (perfectly pronounced by you) and huge congrats on your new home and job. Enjoy.
Living in Melbourne you may need a football team to barrack for... we love our sports! I would suggest one of the big four... Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon or Richmond - great crowds, exciting games to attend at the MCG. 'Footy' is something of a religion here.
I've been to the States, twice, firstly in the Navy and then in the 90s. Though I did really enjoy it, I arrived home with a greater appreciation of so much about our nation - foods, tourism, safety and healthcare, especially.
And day trips, or weekends away with your partner, are just amazing whether you head out west (Torquay, Lorne, Great Ocean Road etc.), north to the gold mining towns of Ballarat, Bendigo, Castlemaine etc.), east into Gippsland or south to the Mornington Peninsula, Phillip Island or Wilsons Promontory (amazing) you'll never be without some really beautiful choices.
thank you so much!
Your enthusiasm is truly captivating. I extend my heartfelt wishes for your upcoming journeys, here's to an abundance of incredible adventures in the days to come. Thank you for sharing😍✨
i appreciate that so much! thank you
yep magpies, we have a family of them born and raised in our backyard they come up to us and sing every morning. anyhow good luck with your new job.
thank you!
We have a family of them in our street, they bring their young down to my neighbour who feeds them,, unfortunately old daddy Magpie limps around on a barely usable right leg, may have got it caught in something, over a year now, still breeding though. Mother walks into their kitchen if the door is open and makes her presence felt.
Hi Ashleigh. Welcome to Melbourne! As a lover of all things coffee, I wanted to make a recommendation - check out Disciple Coffee in Brunswick. Mars at Disciple is outputting some incredible coffees especially pour overs and batch. Another strong recommendation is 297 Victoria St in North Melbourne. Other honourable mentions in no particular order are: Maker, Axil, Industry Beans, Vacation and Market Lane
thank you for the recs!!!
Woohoo, moving to Melbourne!!! I was born there, love it, always have, always will. You'll have a fantastic time. Great news, look after yourselves n have fun in Melbourne.
I lived in Melbourne for 35 years but moved to Cairns for the weather.
You will love Melbourne. It is the arts, cultural and cafe capital of Australia. And that's coming from someone who lives in Adelaide. If you set the target of exploring a new part of Melbourne, you will never run out of adventures.
i’m very excited!!!! so many opportunities
I agree . I also live in Adelaide . Melbourne has better public transport than most Ausdie cities so it's easier to access all the concerthalls art galleries parks libraries museums etc. The food coffee and wines are excellent
Yeah g'day Ash,
It's great that things are coming together for you with new opportunities, experiences seem to be ahead for you.
thank you!
Nice to see a little more of your Canberra trip.(more to do there on a visit than people realise). Such a cool opportunity to collab with tourism/marketingGroup. I hope more similar opportunities come your way, to other parts of Australia and maybe also with in Victoria itself. 🤞
The new job sounds perfect for you.
Its so great that your partner was able to move with you.
You really seem more relaxed and happy this past year. Great to see.
Enjoy your new home and job 🙂
And we will enjoy following along on thr journey!
Magpies are viscious in spring, if they have a nest to protect. They swoop on you and can take out your eye. Right now, they are benign.
good to know! thank you
Your excitement is gorgeous. I wish you all the best for your travels,cheers to wonderful experiences in the future ❤
You will love Melbourne, I’ve been here over 30 years, and totally love it. You may also enjoy visiting USAFoods as well
A very quick glimpse but I would say yes they are magpies. The song I heard In the background is definitely a magpie
thank you!!
OMG you were staying at the historic hotel formerly known as the Brassey. Yep, quite famous in a Canberra sort of way. I moved to Canberra for a job in the 90s and was envious of the other graduates who got to stay there. My accommodation was crap 😅 I'm in Melbourne these days and like it a lot more. You'll definitely find it much busier than Hobart,, but there are lots of parks & gardens in the CBD and suburbs where you can go to relax. Have fun!
the Hyatt was gorgeous in Canberra! so stunning and fancy! I only had dinner there but the place I stayed in the CBD was super nice too! and thank you
Melbourne is awesome. I live in the inner western suburbs and enjoy it much more than I thought I would. I moved here from regional Victoria.
even the suburbs are so lovely! still so much to do and so convenient to get around
melbourne awesome?
too many people here the crime rate is up and it's getting expensive living here it used to be nice place to live but not anymore
@@deangreen3370just your opinion Dean. Ask another 10 people and they will all have different opinions. Compared to a lot of other cities, Melbourne is still a great place to live. 🥰
@@joycie014 no it's not too many hippies the streets are dirty but you like that type of thing you hippie
Yes Ashleigh that is a Magpie, Up the Pies.......
When in melbourne go and see william ricketts sculptures in mount dandenong.
i’ll have to look that up! thank you
Unfortunately It's been closed for a few years due to storm damage
@Xavier0458 I believe it's due to reopen in the next few months but not sure of the current status.I absolutely loved that place
Hi Ashley good Tuesday night and happy Wednesday morning and I loved your vlogs and you are amazing
Always have stayed at The Meriton in Southport, Gold Coast, just superb hotels!! And as a Melbourne girl, it’s a wonderful place to live and work and socialise, I did it for years. Now live in central Victoria, just beautiful but still love my Melbourne. Welcome to you and keep safe and use your common sense and be aware of your surroundings and you’ll be perfectly safe!
thank you! and yes the Meriton was beyond gorgeous! such a great experience
I live in Brisbane but always enjoy visiting Melbourne over Sydney....Beautiful city
before moving i didn’t spend much time in melbourne, but there’s so many cute suburbs! been so nice
You will love the vibe in Melbourne. We have the best coffee, food and entertainment in the world. I have been fortunate enough to travel around the world and still think Melbourne is the best city in the world.
Oh, you’re going to love Melbourne so much! I think the best advice I can offer a new Melbournian is not to buy any expensive umbrellas - it is the rainy city, but it’s also prone to gusty winds that destroy brollies quickly.
There’s a really great sculpture park (McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery) out in Langwarrin that I think you’ll enjoy. Because it isn’t in the Arts District with the NGV and ACMI and the rest I suspect it isn’t as well known and I’d hate for you miss out on seeing it.
thank you for the advice! i haven’t heard much about melbourne weather yet
@@coffeeenut The weather? It's bipolar-biploar. But the variation keeps you sane and gives you an excuse to buy lots of different clothes. I've lived in places where the weather never changes and it not as great as it sounds.
You know the Crowded House song Four Seasons in One Day? That was written about Melbourne. Layers are your friend. The temperature can drop 20°C in an hour - which is lovely on a hot day. Someone once said you can never be bored by the weather in Melbourne! It also gives us an easy small talk topic.
great thank you and enjoy it all
Yes those were magpies at the NGA.
Hope the healthcare cover is good with the new job Ashleigh. All the best in Melbourne!
In Australia, employers usually do not offer healthcare. We pay for private cover, otherwise our Medicare is a much better system than the one in the US.
@@kismetau what? You mean like... universal healthcare? But how can it work??
@@gerrym75 Yes. Many hospital and health services are free or at a lower cost. Just google Medicare.
@@gerrym75 Yes. Hospital services are either free or at a lower cost. Google Medicare.
You will love Melbourne. Loads of things to see and do. Trains, trams and buses to everywhere. Coffee, coffee, coffee, the best coffee and so reasonably priced. Food quality is on a par with Tasmania and you can eat cuisine from all over the World, with loads of Vegan and vegetarian themed restaurants too. Very multicultural with over 200 ethnicities and over 1,000 suburbs from the CBD to the Dandenong ranges and Yarra Valley and around the Bay from the Mornington Peninsula to gorgeous city of Geelong. I am sure others with more knowledge of the Western and Northern suburbs can fill you in on what the scene is like there. My granddaughter lives in the inner west and loves Brunswick, Fitzroy, Yarraville and Williamstown.
Living the life… good on you. 😂👍
I hope your new job is all you've dreamed it would be. I must admit I'm not a fan of cities but I do like Melbourne.
thank you!
Congratulations! Melbourne is fantastic. Your pink suit looks lovely.
thank you so much!
Congrats on your new position! You've come a long way with your jobs since your Educator at Lulu days! Lol! Amazing accomplishments, and all the best!
such a sweet comment! i appreciate it thank you ♥️ i also appreciate you sticking around for that long!
Melbourne has trams, but the worst thing about Melb is the weather. The weather sucks. The trams are cool, but the weather is abysmal.
why is the weather bad?
@@coffeeenutthe weather in Melbourne is changeable and I love it! It can be cold in the morning when you’re on the way to work and then turn out to be a really warm day and then it might rain on the way home from work. Some people say there are four seasons in one day. So if you don’t like change you might not like the weather. I have lived in Adelaide and Brisbane as well and Melbourne is definitely my favourite weather.
@@coffeeenut9 months of winter, 2 months of autumn and 1 month of summer. And even that is not consistent, it varies a lot from one day to the next and even over the course of a day. During El Nino summers you will get some warm days, but during a neutral or La Nina summer it will be mostly cold with an odd warm day usually ending with a cool change. It is because of its southern location on the mainland plus being south of the Great Dividing Range that it gets such a raw deal. If you like cold overcast weather you will love Melbourne!
@@coffeeenut If you don't like the weather in Melbourne, wait an hour. It's not unusual in Melbourne to take sunglasses, a puffer jacket, an umbrella and survival rations with you as you head off to work. Don't forget, they all have to be in shades of black. Grey is acceptable if you're going out... 😱
@@coffeeenutThey mean the four seasons in one day that Melbourne is known for.😆
People regularly take a jacket and umbrella with them daily, just in case. And it's often windy too. And cold in winter. But I feel like that won't bother you as you like winter. Aus homes can get very cold in winter though. Worse inside that outside A recent study showed they were well below the temperature found in EU homes such as Finland and Greenland. Crap quality, poor insulation/poor thermal performance in many Australian homes.
Oh, you are soooo Melbourne. Remember that the suburb you live in will inevitably determine what people think of you. It's a sort of cultural shorthand. The Brassey and Rydges Lakeside used to be (many years ago) the places for important people to be seen. So there you go. 😎 When I was commuting down there I ended up just getting a short-term apartment in New Acton, which is the part of Canberra that wishes it was Melbourne. Good luck on your journey, it's been so much fun watching you grow.
i appreciate that hahaha thank you
Well you are a spoilt young lady at the moment , good on you I'm so glad your life is all coming together so well
i’m very grateful! thank you
Well, plenty of places to rent down there, I suppose, as they have all moved to Qld!
melbourne is in a massive housing crisis….
Enjoy living in Melbourne, mainland is too busy for me to ever live there, but even hobart is a bit much for me, guess im just a local burnie person through and through haha.
thank you so much! and totally fair, it’s not for everyone
Congratulations! ♥
thank you so much!
Congrats!
thank you!
Your a beautiful young lady hope U can stay in Australia permanently.
Just started watching. If Visit Cbr haven’t included The Cupping Room in your itinerary there is something wrong with them.
🤣🤣🤣
Have you considered meekathara
Melbournian here. You might like magpies now, but wait until they start swooping you and you meet some of their supporters.
if you enjoy the National Gallery of Australiam when you come to Melbourne, you'll enjoy the National Gallery of Victoria. I personally thoroughly enjoy that the NGA doesn't like the name of the NGV.
yeah i didn’t realise they had the same name 🤣 haha thank you
as for birds getting stuck in there, yes emus 😂
🤣🤣🤣
You look lovely in your pink suit
thank you so much!
Aaahh The Hyatt! A Nice chain of hotels. You look Bougie - it’s cool to be Bougie! BTW did u ever think?!! You come over to finish yr education & prob u were a little trepidatious coming over to other side of world. But that leap of faith has opened up things beyond your dreams (I’m guessing).
such a crazy thing to think about! so grateful
'Yeah, Nah Mate'... Melbourne shits all over Canberra...🤘🤣
Dont feel like an imposter - embrace the grace of being a higher culture seeker - its your liking and disliking things as an example to another person that has obviously in life rewards given you this complimentary mode you get to be part of.
Feel at home here.
i appreciate that a lot thank you!!
That sculpture, with the water vapours, looks very Japanese.
yes! i believe it was
Huh weird watching this video knowing that you were only 5 min walk away 😅 in canberra
hahaha no way
Didn’t get a good look @ them but sounded like magpies.
Be prepared for nutty weather, bogans in the outer east, woke hipsters in the inner north / north west, so so public transport (but hey, at least it runs all night and we have PSOs patrolling the trains) and excellent coffee.
gotcha thank you 🤣🤣
You’re welcome! I should add - superb restaurants everywhere (avoid the chains, mercifully not that we have many in Australia) and BYO! An underrated thing -
Esp for a cheap night out with mates.
haha your accent is changing, Melbun instead of MelBORNE bravo!
I live in QLD so I might be completely wrong about this..
But I find it weird when Americans say 'melbin'.
You don't need to remove the 'r', you just shouldn't say 'mel-booouuurne' with a long vowel.
Just say something like 'mel-brn', I guess.
Yeh, Melbourne’s OK…. But it’s not Perth….
Melbourne sucks 🤷♂️
ASHLEIGH, GET OUT OF THE CITIES.
geez aggressive 🤣
@@coffeeenut nah mate. Just making sure you heard me. Try and visit out of the cities mate. People can be a lot more casual. Being in Melbourne, Do a visit to the likes of Woodspoint, Mansfield, even closer is Healesville. Enjoy mate.
I’ve lived in Melbourne my whole life. No doubt I’m biased but I love the diversity of Melbourne. (I also like Perth and Adelaide - much less busy than Melbourne.) I hope you have fun exploring it, from the bayside beaches to the cafes and crafts in the Dandenongs. Magpies tend to be larger the further south you get on the Australian mainland, with Victoria having the largest. Tassie magpies are quite small in comparison which is why you find them bigger than what you’re used to.
thank you! very excited to explore
Nice! :)