Sydney and Melbourne has it's own charms. As a Sydneysider who loves Melbourne too, I gotta say that Sydney has pockets of what most people think would be Melbourne, we're just more lowkey about this aspect. What Melbourne doesn't have that Sydney has is the beautiful Harbours, cliffs and the city beaches with houses and bushes perched on its cliffs. But Melbourne has more of the cultural innovations and more often at the forefront of the trends in this part of the world. At the end of the day, I'm glad you guys get to visit our two big cities!
@@alfredpek2812 no the other way also The Mornington Peninsula is not even an hour out. I run along a bay trail that has cliffs and I'm only half an hour out.
You guys have worked out what in an incredibly short time that has taken almost 200 years to not work out. That is the two cities are different. Melbourne people should be proud of Sydney such a beautiful and unique city that provides amazing outdoor lifestyle that seamlessly integrates the beaches, ocean and harbour with the urban environment in an aesthetically stunning way. Sydney people should be proud of Melbourne for a being such an interesting and diverse city with surprises at every turn catering for all in an enriching and sensory experience. Both great cities to live if you immerse yourself in their features and their people!
Congrats on hitting 10K and I'm so glad you loved my hometown. Melbourne and Sydney are both amazing cities that cant be compared. Each has its own individual charm. Looking forward to seeing what you all get up to in SIN :)
Just love the two of you. You showed Melbourne off very nicely, my hometown of 42 years. It is a very different city to Sydney, I like your Dad’s analogy that Melbourne is the family room where all the fun is.😀
12:57 the dim sim is an Australian-Chinese dish from Melbourne from pre war time. The name comes from a similar word that is from a Taishanese dialect that was common back then in Melbourne (and at the time parts of US/Canada). It’s a very common dish that is shumai inspired and is so pervasive in Aussie culture it has its own slang name - the dimmie. Dim sum on the other hand is very common in Sydney/Melbourne but know by the term Yum Cha (cantonese - drink tea). It’s a phrase really synonymous with Cantonese breakfast/lunch serving of both dim sum and tea simultaneously
I was trying to find if they went to the Asiany/ Chinese-y area of Melb. but they had a dim sim in a generic cafe? what a disaster for trying Asian cuisine lol (though they are Americans)
Most Sydneysiders don’t give a crap what Melbournians think of us. This is because we actually like Melbourne - great city, great food, great art scene, great music scene, great sporting culture. Strongly recommend people travel there, you’ll have fun!
I'm from Vic and lived in Melbourne and I absolutely agree. This "rivalry" isn't one as the bickering only runs one way. The times I've been to Sydney, the people if asked really enjoy Melbourne or it doesn't factor into their lives. Sadly, people from Melbourne try and put Sydney down at any opportunity. I actually really love Sydney.
Just started to watch you chaps recently. We enjoy your videos very much. You are doing a great job. Well done. keep up the good work! Shek and Ranee in Pakenham, Victoria, Australia.
Hey Lisa and Josh, firstly congratulations on getting to 10k subscribers. You are both genuine and honest and it shows in your vlogs. Glad you made it to Melbourne and saw some of the sights around town. Thanks to your Parents Josh. It looks like they helped salvage your trip here in Australia. Aussie Rules is a hugely popular game here. Melbournians live and breath the game. As for Vic Market, I have fond memories as a kid eating those American Donuts. Not sure if they are anything like the ones you have back home. Safe travels and I look forward to your next travel destination. Cheers, Stef
Hi to you Both, CONGRATS on 10,000 followers. So glad you enjoyed our beautiful country wish you where here longer. Look forward to watching many more hope to see you back here soon..
Quality content, love following your adventures and always waiting for the next upload 😊 I'm from Sydney and I love both Melbourne and Sydney in their own ways 🤣
I have been living in Australia for almost 20 years, and as much as I like Sydney, I have to say that the food culture in Melbourne is better. Even if you go to a simple cafe for a sandwich, is delicious. Melbourne is a foodie paradise!
Congrats on reaching 10,000 followers! I remember discovering your channel when I was planning my very 1st trip to Oahu and I have been a fan ever since!
Congratulations on 10K. You all were the first travel vlog I discovered. Now on a slippery slope adding to my bucket list. :) Loved this video. So great to see you both so excited again. (Also loved the combo of longer/shorts this week).
wow, thanks so much!!! we're so happy your bucket list is growing haha (ours is growing with places to come back to too!) we've been enjoying trying out shorts/longer videos, glad to hear you're enjoying them :)
I really love your videos. I am watching your Melbourne in 24 hours at present. So good. I live in Melbourne and it's so nice to see it all from your viewpoint. I really love your videos. x
11:09 Although Myki is a pain to start with, the fares deducted are fairly reasonable. At the weekend there are flat, unlimited trips for a very affordable price which makes being a tourist (or a local) on these days to be a real blast. Trivia… Melbourne has the worlds largest tram system (at one point Sydney’s system was even larger). The size is large enough that ever single tram and light rail system in the US added together is less in track distance to Melbourne
yeah! we gathered that Myki would be a great thing for us had we stayed a bit longer, but since we were leaving the next day, we just walked and took a taxi back :) we loved the trams and were impressed at hour expansive the system ran
Hello You Two, Congratulations for reaching 10 000. We knew you'd make it. Thankyou for the shout out with the magpie who coincidentally, lives in Melbourne. Safe travels to Singapore. Thankyou so much for this video
@@LisaAndJosh Hell9 Lisa and Josh, I hope that when you return you'll spend more time with us. You shouldn't miss Canberra because that's where the most free attractions are. Bon Voyage, Happy Landings. May you're luggage always be light!
14:00 fairy penguins have a very strict annual lifecycle they stick to, so not all times or locations will guarantee a spotting. Phillip island is best spot because when they’re breeding and not visible, you can see them from vantage points they provide
You guys are awesome - I’m from Melbourne and I thoroughly enjoyed your video on Melb vs Sydney. I recently got back from a trip in Sydney and you’re Dad is right: Melb is like being in the family room whereas Syd feels like being in the formal room. 👌🤣
Great that you got to an AFL game! I'm not a great football fan, but of all the various football codes around the World, this has to be the most exciting to watch. Just not on TV though! You have to be there, as so much of the action is off the ball. Go the Swans (next time maybe) I'm from Sydney 🙂 And hey, both cities are great, just really different.
Come to Tassie!!!!! Tasmania is the island state and has so much to offer from the wild west to the pleasant east. From beautiful secluded beaches in the North West to stunning mountains (like California only a short drive away). Plus Hobart (which has a similar dispute with Launceston with its stunning gorge) the home of MONA AND Mt. Wellington.
Glad you guys loved my home suburb of St Kilda. I really love living here. And yep, totally agree myki is a pain for tourists, unfortunately it got political…..but once you have the card, the system is very easy! Enjoy Singapore!
Hey, you two. My hubby comments on here all the time, and I usually watch via his channel. But I am thrilled you made it to 10,000. Congrats! I get a kick out of you both and am glad to see your success.
Yes crickets for Canberra, but I'll give the ACT an A+ for bike paths, if you rent bikes for a few days and ride around a few of the hubs there you might enjoy that.
The myki tram ticket is for all transport,buses and trains also, in Melbourne.and you keep using it till you run out of credit,then you just renew it,on the phone is the easiest way.
dads analogy is perfect. Im from Sydney but have lived in Melbourne 22 years, modst of the ppl who get into the rivalry have only lived in one city and been in the other for no longer than 3 days. It does my head in
Congrats on 10k! That's a real hard threshold to reach for Travel YT channels. 1K really really hard. 10k slightly easier but still really really hard. I hope you continue your exponential growth! It just takes a couple viral vids. We'll see you at 100k! Once you get there, you'll start getting serious sponsorship offers for in-vid ads. I need to visit Melbourne - I loved your itinerary. I've only been to Syd/Brisbane/Gold coat/Whitsunday Islands. Flight to Singapore? Maybe heading to Korea? Or to other Asian countries or are we on the way to Europe? I think your spirits really picked up since you got rid of that stinkin' van and saw your family. Here's an idea - if Lisa is missing her fam - offer to pay for a ticket for a member of her fam to visit you in Europe, etc. There are some deals now if you're flexible on dates/destinations. I've done that before. The additional cost is worth the reconnection from home.
thanks, Ethan!! it's been a fun, ever-changing journey and we wouldn't have it any other way. next up is definitely trying to convince Lisa's fam to come join us too! :)
its a shame you couldnt find a local to show you around because theres so much more to melbourne and victoria than what you were able to experience in this video, we have some epic coastlines, rain forests, desert and various examples of spectacular natural wilderness here, just like most other parts of australia to be fair ;)
Born and bred in Sydney, have lived (in Western Bulldogs district) Melbourne for 30 plus years. Still go to Sydney for holidays. Both cities are great. Have family in Sydney, raised mine in Melbourne. Would have been cheaper to catch a cab to St.Kilda (my AFL team BTW) with four of you. The penguins only come back to nest at sunset, may have been a bit light for you. Was at Marvel with more than 30,000 in the house on Sunday and the place rocked. Glad you enjoyed Aussie Rules too bad you didn't have an Aussie near you to help you out, it is a great game but takes a long time to fully understand. Glad you enjoyed both Sydney and Melbourne, and yes a big country. Going to the North West in August, a place called Broome, takes seven hours to get to by plane from Melbourne. One big country.
awesome! we had a great time in both!! we ended up taking a cab back to Melbourne from St Kilda after the long walk. thanks for the comment and for watching!
Confessions of a Melbournian: - Coffee scene in Sydney is comparable - Melbourne and Sydney don’t need to compete with one another except rugby or football - Both are iconic cities in their own right. Sydney being a bigger global icon. - Love the beaches, ferry rides, walk outside, CBD, diverse groups, harbour views in Sydney - Love the bush walk, Yarra trails, city walks, food and art scene, hippy burbs, and laid back attitude in Melbourne - People in Sydney seem in a faster pace, struggling with bills hence smile lesser (not that they are unfriendly) - People in Melbourne are quick to say gday, smile, chit-chat and gab. Even if they aren’t friendly, they’d say good morning. It’s a habit. - Transport is better in Sydney city-wide. Transport is better in Melbourne CBD and inner suburbs. Both airports are fine (Sydney seems a bit more flash, Melbourne airport seems well integrated in terms of ease of access). - I enjoy both.
Both cities have their own charm and beauty, Sydney has more of it's natural beauty that I love, the beaches, the forests, the bush, the mountains, cliffs that Melbourne is lacking but both cities are great.
Hi guys. We love your videos and we are hooked. Love that you loved our home town of Melbourne. It’s the best (better than Sydney 😂). Come back Jan, feb, march for some awesome weather. Keep up the good work. Love your Vietnam and Japan videos. 😊👍👍
Canberra gets bagged a lot, mostly because it is home to the universally hated politician. But it is beautifully laid out, has great galleries and museums, as well as great hiking and very easy access to the bush, because it's right there. I'm a Melburnian ( former Londoner) and love seeing my adopted city being enjoyed. Totally agree our Myki thing for tourists is totally sht.
As a melbourne resident it’s super frustrating that you can’t use your credit card to pay for the tram. I’d say with 4 of you you’d be better off to use Uber to get around melbourne than all pay for the tram. Love to see your exploring my city!
yes! we ended up taking a taxi back from St Kilda, just made the most sense. We get the value of transportation cards like Myki, but agreed--cc would be so much more handy! :)
Having lived in both Sydney & Melbourne, Melbournians bag Sydney all the time whilst Sydneysiders always speak fondly of visiting Melbourne but seem oblivious to the rivalry most of the time.
Ppl in Sydney wish their city was run like it is in Melbourne whilst Melbournians wished their city looked like Sydney (harbour). Most sensible people from each city envy each other for specific reasons but respect and appreciate them for what they offer 👍🏼
We were just comparing them yesterday at our family gathering. We're Australian and we're entitled to do it. As one of the family members said, it depends where in the City you go, there are dumps in both of them and good parts also.
For tourists you are better off looking for discarded Myki cards go to the met outlet at the station and get them registered and then add funds to them. A lot of myki cards are discarded with zero funds left outside the ticket outlets. I have 10 spare ones with $0 which can’t be used unless their registered at a train station. All the best 👍
Born and raised in Melbourne but spent some time in Sydney when I was young and again when I was mid 20s, two things I recall about Sydney - 1: driving in Sydney traffic is sketchy, if you dont wanna be stuck in traffic for hours, you gotta make super quick decisions and you gotta commit 100% to whatever your decision is, very small margin for error. 2: cockroaches, I was considering moving to Sydney until I had a roach the size of my fist run up my back while I was asleep.. aaahah no thanks!!
That makes me second, lol! Did you guys have to practise dropping the 'R' in Melbourne in order to pronounce it as "Melbun" like the Aussies do? Australian rules football kind of looks like a cross between soccer and rugby. It also looks very confusing, hard to follow. Plus, nobody wears pads, even though they tackle each other. It's sort of like controlled chaos. Congrats on reaching 10K subscribers!
Did you see the scale model of the Solar System stretching from the Sun in St Kilda to Pluto in Port Melbourne? I found that mind blowing. Makes you realise just how far apart all the planets are. You can see the baby Little Penguins amongst the rocks in the breakwater. You have to hunt around. They hide but peak out at you.
Mum's family was in Sydney, Dad's in Melbourne.... so spent plenty of time in each city. And although I'm a happy Melbournian... I think Sydney is a great city. Both have their pros and cons and it's all subjective. The reason one might love a city can be the reason another hates it. End of the day... You're in Australia and there is a reason 5 of our cities dominate the "Most Livable Cities" each year. Just enjoy them for what they have to offer and leave the rivalry to the sports teams.
penguins are at Phillip island but it s a trip you have to buy and it's at night. It's a sad at times ....the parents of the chicks go out all day and fish they return in the evening to feed the young ,and the young stand outside the burrows waiting for the return of their parents, but sometimes they don't return as sharks take them on a regular basis.
You are heading towards Singapore! My home. Oh, when you guys eat our hawker food, Malaysians will start to compare their street food against us, not unlike the Melbourne and Sydney comparison 😅
Melbourne was hoping to be the capital years ago due to the amount of money there from the Gold rush times,There is no comparison,one is on a river and the other on a huge harbour,which makes them very different in many ways.
It's a shame you're not in Melb for longer, the best parts of the city are in the suburbs surrounding the city, similar to St Kilda, Fitzroy, Brunswick, Carlton etc. Next time! :)
@@LisaAndJosh if you do move to Australia awesome, I am Australian, I traveled to the USA in 2010 and in 2017. I enjoy here in Australia having Christmas in summer.
that answers my question in a previous video if you are australian, i guess not hehe i used to live in the western suburbs of melbourne, i grew up there, moved to a town 30 min drive from brisbane qld, on the redcliffe peninsula in my early 20s, back to the same area in melb for the rest of my life until 2013 we moved to northern tasmania :) to the launceston area :) all 3 states are stunning, in there own rights :) but melb will always be home to me :) as for sydney and melbourne, im 52 and its been city against city for as long as i remember hehe both beautiful big cities, but completley different in there own way. i would be happy to live in eithers inner city area :) we will be going to sydney to do our cruise at the end of next month then again in november :) cant wait to travel there again, its been maybe 15 years since ive been to nsw so really looking forward to it :) oh and were off to melbourne i two weeks too :)
"Comparison is exclusively the thief of joy" - great words.
Sydney and Melbourne has it's own charms. As a Sydneysider who loves Melbourne too, I gotta say that Sydney has pockets of what most people think would be Melbourne, we're just more lowkey about this aspect. What Melbourne doesn't have that Sydney has is the beautiful Harbours, cliffs and the city beaches with houses and bushes perched on its cliffs. But Melbourne has more of the cultural innovations and more often at the forefront of the trends in this part of the world. At the end of the day, I'm glad you guys get to visit our two big cities!
Melbourne has the cliffs & beaches with houses perched on the cliffs but you have to travel out of the city to find them.
@@kerricappy4890 yeah like way past Geelong
@@alfredpek2812 no the other way also The Mornington Peninsula is not even an hour out. I run along a bay trail that has cliffs and I'm only half an hour out.
they are both pretty good cities
Melbourne is fun, Sydney is boring 🤣
You guys have worked out what in an incredibly short time that has taken almost 200 years to not work out.
That is the two cities are different.
Melbourne people should be proud of Sydney such a beautiful and unique city that provides amazing outdoor lifestyle that seamlessly integrates the beaches, ocean and harbour with the urban environment in an aesthetically stunning way. Sydney people should be proud of Melbourne for a being such an interesting and diverse city with surprises at every turn catering for all in an enriching and sensory experience.
Both great cities to live if you immerse yourself in their features and their people!
Congrats on hitting 10K and I'm so glad you loved my hometown.
Melbourne and Sydney are both amazing cities that cant be compared. Each has its own individual charm.
Looking forward to seeing what you all get up to in SIN :)
Totally agree! and thank you!!
Glad you got to see an AFL game. It’s the greatest game in the world imo. Awesome to see you immerse yourself in Australian culture 🇦🇺
we had so much fun!! definitely a highlight of our trip
Just love the two of you. You showed Melbourne off very nicely, my hometown of 42 years. It is a very different city to Sydney, I like your Dad’s analogy that Melbourne is the family room where all the fun is.😀
thanks for the sweet comment, Anne! We love the family room :D
12:57 the dim sim is an Australian-Chinese dish from Melbourne from pre war time. The name comes from a similar word that is from a Taishanese dialect that was common back then in Melbourne (and at the time parts of US/Canada).
It’s a very common dish that is shumai inspired and is so pervasive in Aussie culture it has its own slang name - the dimmie.
Dim sum on the other hand is very common in Sydney/Melbourne but know by the term Yum Cha (cantonese - drink tea). It’s a phrase really synonymous with Cantonese breakfast/lunch serving of both dim sum and tea simultaneously
I was trying to find if they went to the Asiany/ Chinese-y area of Melb. but they had a dim sim in a generic cafe? what a disaster for trying Asian cuisine lol (though they are Americans)
the footy in the 70s before it became corporate and family friendly was the best, lots of on field brawls and chaos lol
Glad you injoyed Australia sorry to see you go.
Congrats on the 10k
thanks, Hadyn!! we can't wait to get back :)
Most Sydneysiders don’t give a crap what Melbournians think of us. This is because we actually like Melbourne - great city, great food, great art scene, great music scene, great sporting culture. Strongly recommend people travel there, you’ll have fun!
That perhaps was the case before Dan Andrews .
I'm from Vic and lived in Melbourne and I absolutely agree. This "rivalry" isn't one as the bickering only runs one way. The times I've been to Sydney, the people if asked really enjoy Melbourne or it doesn't factor into their lives. Sadly, people from Melbourne try and put Sydney down at any opportunity. I actually really love Sydney.
In saying that, I do like how you went to a Sydney vs WB game who are a Melbourne based team 🤣
We don't mind you. It's a respectful rivalry. I feel the country has developed more into east against west these days.
I love Melbourne.
There's an equal spread of bogans.
To understand the history of Melbourne and what shaped the city of Melbourne a trip to towns like Ballarat and Bendigo is imperative.
Congrats on 10K followers! What an achievement and you did it with solid and honest content. Nothing over the top. Well done.
Thank you, Patrick! And thanks for being a part of the journey
Hey guys and fell in love with you on the Camino vid (honest and real). Glad you had the opportunity to visit our backyard.
Hey Brian! Thanks for watching our mini movies :) Really appreciate it! Your backyard is beautiful!!
Awesome! Congratulations on reaching 10K!👍💪🎉
thanks, Geraldine! so happy to have you a part of it all :)
Just started to watch you chaps recently. We enjoy your videos very much. You are doing a great job. Well done. keep up the good work!
Shek and Ranee in Pakenham, Victoria, Australia.
Absolutely no idea why this came up in my recommendations. However I watched it, loved it, and subscribed.
Awesome! Thank you!!!
Hey Lisa and Josh, firstly congratulations on getting to 10k subscribers. You are both genuine and honest and it shows in your vlogs. Glad you made it to Melbourne and saw some of the sights around town. Thanks to your Parents Josh. It looks like they helped salvage your trip here in Australia. Aussie Rules is a hugely popular game here. Melbournians live and breath the game. As for Vic Market, I have fond memories as a kid eating those American Donuts. Not sure if they are anything like the ones you have back home. Safe travels and I look forward to your next travel destination. Cheers, Stef
Hi Stef! Thank you for your kind comment! We loved Melbourne and loved being able to watch an AFL game to end our time there. Wow, what an experience!
Hi to you Both, CONGRATS on 10,000 followers. So glad you enjoyed our beautiful country wish you where here longer. Look forward to watching many more hope to see you back here soon..
Thanks so much! 😊 we will definitely come back again!!
Quality content, love following your adventures and always waiting for the next upload 😊
I'm from Sydney and I love both Melbourne and Sydney in their own ways 🤣
Hey Nelson! thank you for watching!! Next one coming soon :) we loved both Sydney and Melbourne, in their own ways :)
#1 Lisa, thanks for pronouncing Melbourne correctly. 👍 #2 Correct, no need to compare. Both have their good points.
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 yes!! :)
Congratulations hitting that 10K! Party like a ROCKSTAR!!! 🥳
🥳🥳🥳 so glad you're a part of it all!!
I have been living in Australia for almost 20 years, and as much as I like Sydney, I have to say that the food culture in Melbourne is better. Even if you go to a simple cafe for a sandwich, is delicious. Melbourne is a foodie paradise!
Woohoo 10k subs. Well done and so glad you loved Melbourne.
hey hey! we loved Melbourne!! :)
Congrats on reaching 10,000 followers! I remember discovering your channel when I was planning my very 1st trip to Oahu and I have been a fan ever since!
Hey, Gwin! Thank you for following along our journey :)
Congratulations on 10K. You all were the first travel vlog I discovered. Now on a slippery slope adding to my bucket list. :) Loved this video. So great to see you both so excited again. (Also loved the combo of longer/shorts this week).
wow, thanks so much!!! we're so happy your bucket list is growing haha (ours is growing with places to come back to too!) we've been enjoying trying out shorts/longer videos, glad to hear you're enjoying them :)
I really love your videos. I am watching your Melbourne in 24 hours at present. So good. I live in Melbourne and it's so nice to see it all from your viewpoint. I really love your videos. x
8:37 The building with the face is crazy
You got the Borek at queen Vic market..the best!
it was so good! we still talk about it
11:09 Although Myki is a pain to start with, the fares deducted are fairly reasonable. At the weekend there are flat, unlimited trips for a very affordable price which makes being a tourist (or a local) on these days to be a real blast.
Trivia… Melbourne has the worlds largest tram system (at one point Sydney’s system was even larger). The size is large enough that ever single tram and light rail system in the US added together is less in track distance to Melbourne
yeah! we gathered that Myki would be a great thing for us had we stayed a bit longer, but since we were leaving the next day, we just walked and took a taxi back :) we loved the trams and were impressed at hour expansive the system ran
Hello You Two, Congratulations for reaching 10 000. We knew you'd make it. Thankyou for the shout out with the magpie who coincidentally, lives in Melbourne. Safe travels to Singapore. Thankyou so much for this video
thanks, Matthew!! we will always remember your albino magpie analogy--such a helpful reminder to us, truly. love that it lives in Melbourne!
@@LisaAndJosh Hell9 Lisa and Josh, I hope that when you return you'll spend more time with us. You shouldn't miss Canberra because that's where the most free attractions are. Bon Voyage, Happy Landings. May you're luggage always be light!
In Perth there is an Island called Penguin Island where you can walk around with the Penguins.
14:00 fairy penguins have a very strict annual lifecycle they stick to, so not all times or locations will guarantee a spotting. Phillip island is best spot because when they’re breeding and not visible, you can see them from vantage points they provide
this is helpful, thanks! we also wondered if we didn't stick around late enough til after sunset!
Omg. The digital birds!! 😃😃😃
RIGHT?! :) :) :)
Melbourne has cool vibes but way to windy and cold!!
I love to have a friend to travel with like this.
Happy for you guys! Happy trails!
hey Nino!! thank you :) 🥳
You guys are awesome - I’m from Melbourne and I thoroughly enjoyed your video on Melb vs Sydney. I recently got back from a trip in Sydney and you’re Dad is right: Melb is like being in the family room whereas Syd feels like being in the formal room. 👌🤣
So cool, thank you!! :) We love a great family room!!
Sydney - incomparable!
I'm born and bred in Melbourne for 54 years and you guys showed it like it is
so glad to hear this!! your hometown is awesome
Great that you got to an AFL game! I'm not a great football fan, but of all the various football codes around the World, this has to be the most exciting to watch. Just not on TV though! You have to be there, as so much of the action is off the ball. Go the Swans (next time maybe) I'm from Sydney 🙂 And hey, both cities are great, just really different.
We agree! It's so much more exciting in person :)
Come to Tassie!!!!! Tasmania is the island state and has so much to offer from the wild west to the pleasant east. From beautiful secluded beaches in the North West to stunning mountains (like California only a short drive away). Plus Hobart (which has a similar dispute with Launceston with its stunning gorge) the home of MONA AND Mt. Wellington.
Tasmania is great but Mona is not a selling point lol. It is a pretentious pile of shaiiiiight.
Glad you guys loved my home suburb of St Kilda. I really love living here. And yep, totally agree myki is a pain for tourists, unfortunately it got political…..but once you have the card, the system is very easy! Enjoy Singapore!
Hey, you two. My hubby comments on here all the time, and I usually watch via his channel. But I am thrilled you made it to 10,000. Congrats! I get a kick out of you both and am glad to see your success.
Thanks so much!! so happy you guys are a part of it all :)
Yes crickets for Canberra, but I'll give the ACT an A+ for bike paths, if you rent bikes for a few days and ride around a few of the hubs there you might enjoy that.
The great ocean road is a nice place also. Get there. 👍
Congratulations
Love the videos and you
Great Melbourne vlog. Loved how much you tried to understand Aussie Rules. Can't wait for the next adventure.
thanks for watching :)it was so fun to see it live! felt like by the end, we understood just a third of it and can't wait to watch more!
To avoid paying for a Myki card, if you have a android phone you can get a digital version in your Google pay for free! Hope that helps Josh!
ohh, interesting! thanks!! we both have iPhones, but love the idea
I love both Melbourne and Sydney
The myki tram ticket is for all transport,buses and trains also, in Melbourne.and you keep using it till you run out of credit,then you just renew it,on the phone is the easiest way.
you can buy chicken salt from supermarkets
we found some!! :)
dads analogy is perfect. Im from Sydney but have lived in Melbourne 22 years, modst of the ppl who get into the rivalry have only lived in one city and been in the other for no longer than 3 days. It does my head in
Congrats on 10k! That's a real hard threshold to reach for Travel YT channels. 1K really really hard. 10k slightly easier but still really really hard. I hope you continue your exponential growth! It just takes a couple viral vids. We'll see you at 100k! Once you get there, you'll start getting serious sponsorship offers for in-vid ads. I need to visit Melbourne - I loved your itinerary. I've only been to Syd/Brisbane/Gold coat/Whitsunday Islands. Flight to Singapore? Maybe heading to Korea? Or to other Asian countries or are we on the way to Europe? I think your spirits really picked up since you got rid of that stinkin' van and saw your family. Here's an idea - if Lisa is missing her fam - offer to pay for a ticket for a member of her fam to visit you in Europe, etc. There are some deals now if you're flexible on dates/destinations. I've done that before. The additional cost is worth the reconnection from home.
thanks, Ethan!! it's been a fun, ever-changing journey and we wouldn't have it any other way. next up is definitely trying to convince Lisa's fam to come join us too! :)
its a shame you couldnt find a local to show you around because theres so much more to melbourne and victoria than what you were able to experience in this video, we have some epic coastlines, rain forests, desert and various examples of spectacular natural wilderness here, just like most other parts of australia to be fair ;)
Born and bred in Sydney, have lived (in Western Bulldogs district) Melbourne for 30 plus years. Still go to Sydney for holidays. Both cities are great. Have family in Sydney, raised mine in Melbourne. Would have been cheaper to catch a cab to St.Kilda (my AFL team BTW) with four of you. The penguins only come back to nest at sunset, may have been a bit light for you.
Was at Marvel with more than 30,000 in the house on Sunday and the place rocked. Glad you enjoyed Aussie Rules too bad you didn't have an Aussie near you to help you out, it is a great game but takes a long time to fully understand.
Glad you enjoyed both Sydney and Melbourne, and yes a big country. Going to the North West in August, a place called Broome, takes seven hours to get to by plane from Melbourne. One big country.
awesome! we had a great time in both!! we ended up taking a cab back to Melbourne from St Kilda after the long walk. thanks for the comment and for watching!
Congratulations guys 👏
hey Sara, thank you!!
Melbourne if you like 4 seasons in one day, ocean temperatures in summer to cold, basically to far south
Perth and Brisbane next time ya back 👍
yes, definitely!! :)
Good review of Melbourne guys 👍 We're from Sydney so a bit biased... But props for your coverage !!
Confessions of a Melbournian:
- Coffee scene in Sydney is comparable
- Melbourne and Sydney don’t need to compete with one another except rugby or football
- Both are iconic cities in their own right. Sydney being a bigger global icon.
- Love the beaches, ferry rides, walk outside, CBD, diverse groups, harbour views in Sydney
- Love the bush walk, Yarra trails, city walks, food and art scene, hippy burbs, and laid back attitude in Melbourne
- People in Sydney seem in a faster pace, struggling with bills hence smile lesser (not that they are unfriendly)
- People in Melbourne are quick to say gday, smile, chit-chat and gab. Even if they aren’t friendly, they’d say good morning. It’s a habit.
- Transport is better in Sydney city-wide. Transport is better in Melbourne CBD and inner suburbs. Both airports are fine (Sydney seems a bit more flash, Melbourne airport seems well integrated in terms of ease of access).
- I enjoy both.
Awesome trip, 254+ Days.
Both cities have their own charm and beauty, Sydney has more of it's natural beauty that I love, the beaches, the forests, the bush, the mountains, cliffs that Melbourne is lacking but both cities are great.
Love my hometown Melbourne ❤
Hi guys. We love your videos and we are hooked. Love that you loved our home town of Melbourne. It’s the best (better than Sydney 😂). Come back Jan, feb, march for some awesome weather. Keep up the good work. Love your Vietnam and Japan videos. 😊👍👍
Canberra gets bagged a lot, mostly because it is home to the universally hated politician.
But it is beautifully laid out, has great galleries and museums, as well as great hiking and very easy access to the bush, because it's right there.
I'm a Melburnian ( former Londoner) and love seeing my adopted city being enjoyed. Totally agree our Myki thing for tourists is totally sht.
As a melbourne resident it’s super frustrating that you can’t use your credit card to pay for the tram. I’d say with 4 of you you’d be better off to use Uber to get around melbourne than all pay for the tram. Love to see your exploring my city!
yes! we ended up taking a taxi back from St Kilda, just made the most sense. We get the value of transportation cards like Myki, but agreed--cc would be so much more handy! :)
Having lived in both Sydney & Melbourne, Melbournians bag Sydney all the time whilst Sydneysiders always speak fondly of visiting Melbourne but seem oblivious to the rivalry most of the time.
Thanks for pronouncing it correctly MELBN.
you got it!
Ppl in Sydney wish their city was run like it is in Melbourne whilst Melbournians wished their city looked like Sydney (harbour). Most sensible people from each city envy each other for specific reasons but respect and appreciate them for what they offer 👍🏼
Im from Melbourne I still take photos of the digital bird's haha
yessss!!!!
We were just comparing them yesterday at our family gathering. We're Australian and we're entitled to do it. As one of the family members said, it depends where in the City you go, there are dumps in both of them and good parts also.
I saw pengiuns in Tassy but it was at night.
One of my favourite things about Melbourne has to be seeing thousands of people one their way to a footy game.
yes, such excitement in the air!!
For tourists you are better off looking for discarded Myki cards go to the met outlet at the station and get them registered and then add funds to them. A lot of myki cards are discarded with zero funds left outside the ticket outlets. I have 10 spare ones with $0 which can’t be used unless their registered at a train station. All the best 👍
you can buy chicken salt at the super market but unfortunately it tastes nothing like the stuff they use in take aways.
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Just curious how you travelled from Sydney to Melbourne
chicken salt = salt + chicken bouillon powder
Born and raised in Melbourne but spent some time in Sydney when I was young and again when I was mid 20s, two things I recall about Sydney -
1: driving in Sydney traffic is sketchy, if you dont wanna be stuck in traffic for hours, you gotta make super quick decisions and you gotta commit 100% to whatever your decision is, very small margin for error.
2: cockroaches, I was considering moving to Sydney until I had a roach the size of my fist run up my back while I was asleep.. aaahah no thanks!!
That makes me second, lol! Did you guys have to practise dropping the 'R' in Melbourne in order to pronounce it as "Melbun" like the Aussies do? Australian rules football kind of looks like a cross between soccer and rugby. It also looks very confusing, hard to follow. Plus, nobody wears pads, even though they tackle each other. It's sort of like controlled chaos. Congrats on reaching 10K subscribers!
definitely had to practice haha :) controlled chaos definitely feels like the right word choices! thank you!!
Did you see the scale model of the Solar System stretching from the Sun in St Kilda to Pluto in Port Melbourne?
I found that mind blowing. Makes you realise just how far apart all the planets are.
You can see the baby Little Penguins amongst the rocks in the breakwater. You have to hunt around. They hide but peak out at you.
Mum's family was in Sydney, Dad's in Melbourne.... so spent plenty of time in each city.
And although I'm a happy Melbournian... I think Sydney is a great city. Both have their pros and cons and it's all subjective. The reason one might love a city can be the reason another hates it.
End of the day... You're in Australia and there is a reason 5 of our cities dominate the "Most Livable Cities" each year.
Just enjoy them for what they have to offer and leave the rivalry to the sports teams.
"leave the rivalry to the sports teams"--love this!!!
penguins are at Phillip island but it s a trip you have to buy and it's at night. It's a sad at times ....the parents of the chicks go out all day and fish they return in the evening to feed the young ,and the young stand outside the burrows waiting for the return of their parents, but sometimes they don't return as sharks take them on a regular basis.
The botanical gardens are a lovely escape from city life. Gum trees in a city landscape are for me not entirely appealing neither is the AFL.
loved the botanical gardens!
StKilda is pretty much considered living in the city still. Walk another 70km SE. Then you will be out of Melbourne
You are heading towards Singapore! My home. Oh, when you guys eat our hawker food, Malaysians will start to compare their street food against us, not unlike the Melbourne and Sydney comparison 😅
yay, we love singapore! haha had no idea--comparison always exists everywhere, hm?
You need to go Sydney royal Easter show
I'm first! Love you guys!!!
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@@LisaAndJosh I can't wait to get my bag!!!
Melbourne was hoping to be the capital years ago due to the amount of money there from the Gold rush times,There is no comparison,one is on a river and the other on a huge harbour,which makes them very different in many ways.
The good old long black, how long did it take for you to work out not to say americano?
It's a shame you're not in Melb for longer, the best parts of the city are in the suburbs surrounding the city, similar to St Kilda, Fitzroy, Brunswick, Carlton etc. Next time! :)
We will miss you I hope you had a great time in Australia, regrettably you missed a positive a positive Vegemite experience.
we had a wonderful time in Australia!
have you moved to Australia or just on Holidays?
just on holidays, but we'd consider the move too!
@@LisaAndJosh if you do move to Australia awesome, I am Australian, I traveled to the USA in 2010 and in 2017. I enjoy here in Australia having Christmas in summer.
So the two wonders of the world in Australia - the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru - and you saw neither ?!?!?
yeah, unfortunately the weather got the best of us and our journey up north
that answers my question in a previous video if you are australian, i guess not hehe i used to live in the western suburbs of melbourne, i grew up there, moved to a town 30 min drive from brisbane qld, on the redcliffe peninsula in my early 20s, back to the same area in melb for the rest of my life until 2013 we moved to northern tasmania :) to the launceston area :) all 3 states are stunning, in there own rights :) but melb will always be home to me :) as for sydney and melbourne, im 52 and its been city against city for as long as i remember hehe both beautiful big cities, but completley different in there own way. i would be happy to live in eithers inner city area :) we will be going to sydney to do our cruise at the end of next month then again in november :) cant wait to travel there again, its been maybe 15 years since ive been to nsw so really looking forward to it :) oh and were off to melbourne i two weeks too :)
Have you guys been to Cambodia 🇰🇭 yet?
Chicken salt, : chicken stock powder and salt.
They're both beautiful in their own way, except for the cost of housing which really sucks in both cities
You know you can buy chicken salt from Coles, right?
oh yes, we definitely grabbed some from the store and may also be traveling with it now through SEA :)
Good job saying Mel-bun instead of Mel-bourne - true Aussies!