Having lived in Melbourne all of my 70+ years and having family overseas, I have travelled a bit, and think Melbourne feels quite European in that we have preservation orders on a fair bit of the early architecture. It also has a similar weather experience to the UK and Europe minus the snow. Summer feels like a good day in Spain or Italy and so on with good days in the other Seasons to parts of Europe. We just shrug our shoulders when it rains and say “give it an hour or two and the sun will be shining”. The multi culture of Melbourne has been a thing since the Gold Rush days of the 1800’s and as we never had a penal colony in Victoria, we tend not to worry about where a person came from or why they came here. Accepting and welcoming is probably a hallmark of being a Melbournian but your always going to find the odd outliers unfortunately. My recommendation to newbies to Melbourne is to download the PTV App to plan your public transport journeys.
I've lived in Melbourne (outer eastern suburbs) all my life, although I have traveled to a few other cities within Australia and in China. All the cities in Australia, and that's including the regional cities like Geelong and Newcastle have way more positives than negatives. I like to visit the city from time to time and one thing you see in Melbourne these days that was really not much of an issue 20 years ago, is the amount of people sleeping rough. The government addressed the problem during the Covid lockdowns, so why not now? Regardless of a persons circumstance, a progressive society should at least see that everyone within it has access to shelter, food, water, and health services. It's a black eye for Melbourne, and indeed any city within Australia, that the problem is not even being addressed at a political level.
@@Ozvideo1959 homelessness is an epidemic for a while. Like you I live in the outer east. I haven’t been to the city in some years but even then people including quite a few females were neatly lined up in sleeping bags on the bridge crossing the Yarra from Clarendon Street to Spencer Street probably because there was overhead shelter (possibly installed for tram users) and the police were patrolling the area on foot. Locally, last year I just couldn’t bring myself to “dob in” a homeless person who pitched a tent under cover of a rotunda in our local park as everyone deserves shelter in Winter and it is a shame on the Government that the homeless that want basic housing can’t get it.
@@judileeming1589 Agreed, and the problem isn't just Melbourne's, it's Australia wide. You'd think it would be highlighted in the media, and be an election issue. Instead both parties agree to spend tax payers money on nuclear subs that will have to be decommissioned starting 2050. Not to mention, where do we store the spent radioactive material. A waste of pubic money, while they ignore a growing social issue.
@@Ozvideo1959 a problem that is not going to be solved any time soon with the cost of handkerchief sized blocks of land requiring two story homes on them pushing up prices. Unfortunately the jobs for unskilled school leavers in factories and a lot of apprenticeships just disappeared. It won’t be turned around until we realise that shipping manufacturing overseas weakens our entire system from wages earned and income tax payed to providing housing for low income earners. An employed tax paying nation can provide for the less fortunate when everything is working as it should.
Melbourne is definitely the friendliest city in Australia. I have met lifelong friends in Melbourne just visiting a bar on work trips there. Genuinely lovely people
Once, one get used to and prepare for the change of weather in a day. Melbourne indeed is the world most live able city. I am biased of course, I am Chinese Malaysian, have lived in the UK, Malaysia and Singapore. Nothing beats Melbourne. And I have lived in Melbourne since 1989. Had a chance to move to Sydney to work there in 2015 when the company I worked for moved there. But after a week living in Sydney, I decided not to move to Sydney and took my separation package from the company. The rest is history. Still call Melbourne home, despite the increasing traffic which can be a pain at times. :)
SO Right … let the trams and through traffic go through the intersection while you pause on the left and complete your right turn without a tram hitting you.
We loved our (short!) time in Melbourne but would love to be there for longer. Melbourne definitely has an amazing vibe to it. After coming from NZ we noticed the amazing architecture very quickly! Glad you're enjoying your time there ☺
As someone who grew up and has mostly lived in Melbourne over 50 years this is pretty spot on. There are pockets of natural beauty close to Melbourne though. Try the Yarra around abbotsford or heidelberg. As for the traffic there are some areas that we avoid taking our car if at all possible and the CBD is one of them. Along with very busy roads shared with trams like Burke Rd or Chapel St 😂. You just have to learn the alternatives. 👍
We came down here for a 10 month job cause it was interesting. That was over 3 years ago now. We moved down from QLD and love the weather down here, even the winters.
Going next year to join my daughter. The weather is actually a Pro for me. I find the unpredictable weather interesting. Melbourne CBD is the best in the World.
Comedy festival is the best. Sooooo many great shows to see. Highly recommend if you like comedy , Basement Comedy every Friday and Saturday night every weekend of the year. But heaps of shows during the festival. Lineup shows Saturday nights during festival.
Absolutely agree that Melbourne is one of the mest cities to call home... Been here for 15 years now and wouldn't live anywhere else.. Absolutely love it here
Thanks for the video . Making me feel more comfortable to move there soon . The Spanian posted video of the hoods in melbourne made me so worry . I travelled to Dandenong to check out works and youre spot on the cafe and restaurants
Obviously, those two people are pretty wealthy because the prices don’t scare them, public transport that doesn’t cope well in peak times is another huge problem with the trams, leaving people behind or not arriving for the next half an hour and then 4 or 5 of them coming together. There are many many other problems here and I’m glad those people don’t see them.
❤ Your welcome guys. Glad you’re enjoying your stay. Hook turns would be a bit stressful in a camper van! Head out to the Mornington Peninsula for a couple of days. Lunch at the Portsea pub is a must! ❤
I have lived here for years and love it . I love the tolerance and open mindedness and the wide streets and of course the food . There are lots of reasonable and tasty places to eat . I do wish we were closer to the rest of the world but hey maybe I will change my mind on that one in a few weeks 😳😰
Love your videos, i actually am originally from Melbourne, but I’ve lived abroad for quite some years now. I think you pretty much explained Melbourne in a nutshell. Unfortunately, to access our rainforests and beaches, a car is needed, but there are buses from Southern Cross that also go almost anywhere outside of Melbourne, if you can be be bothered. The housing situation in Melbourne is absurd, availability is below 1%, so that saids enough.
One persons pros is another cons. I am Immigrant also. The weather is part of the fun lol. I find there is a lot to like in Melbourne as a city. No where is perfect is it. For me the great coffee and restaurant scene is wonderful. The live music is pretty good also.
Planning to move here from Ireland around the end of the year and honestly it seems like an unreal city! Thanks for this! I can definitely relate to chaotic weather as someone who lives in Dublin!
Try Adelaide, it's quieter and you have the same of everything Melbourne offers. Adelaide is quieter, Melbourne rents are very high if you prefer to live in a 'middle class area'. Melbourne is not safe as it was 30 years ago, frankly is brutal!
Melbourne has the best theatre scene in Australia and the "Arts" generally (Don't tell Adelaide!). That said I was in Melbourne for a decade 1970-73...Yes it felt like ten years! Cheers!
Hi Guys, I've lived a bit over an hour south of Melbourne (Mount Martha / Mornington Peninsula) for 90% of my life. Melbourne is a great place to visit on occasion however it's a bit far to get to from here. I meet up there with some old workmates every 3-4 months, we walk around to all the different bars etc and make a bit of a night of it. Last time I got a taxi home and it cost me $180. You're right about needing to travel to get to any destinations, however I feel that's typical of Australia. I like to 4x4 in the mountains so it can take anywhere from 2-6hrs depending on where I want to go. I do like the Peninsula however, it's a great place to jump on the motorbike and cruise around.
Melbourne seems to be the only Aus city without extreme oppressive weather for months on end. Mild summer, almost no humidity and mild winter with half the rain of Sydney and Brisbane.
The weather has been a bit crap for the last 3 years because of La Nina but that is starting to move away so by the middle of the year the weather should be back to normal and fact Sydney gets more rain fall than Melbourne and renting in Melbourne is very hard at the moment they say there is only about 2% of rentals right now not good if your a student coming back from overseas hope you have a great time while you are living here
hi! i am taiwanese but also lived in melbourne :) I have to say public transport is probably a cons in melbourne... compared to the tube or the mrt (what we call underground subways in Taiwan), the tram is not the fastest travel option (like if you are going for work, but if you are just there for fun - it's still good). The suburbs in Melbourne is already DARK like right after dinner time. Not that much night life compared to Taiwan. It's still a beautiful city where nature is just so close to you!
Melbourne's weather can be 'four seasons in one day'. (The band, 'Crowded House,' even wrote a song about it.) So, the trick is to dress in layers to put on or take off. Also, we've been experiencing soggy summers over the last three years due to three negative weather patterns converging- that of the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean dipoles and Antarctic upflow. When you experience a real heatwave of three days plus of extreme heat of up to 45 degrees Celsius you will appreciate the cool change in summer. And yes, always your plans should include changeable weather. The weather forecast report should always be noted! Melbourne is a huge city. The geographical area of it is almost 10,000 square kilometres. So it will take a while to get to nature areas. Melbourne is known as 'the garden city', with many large gardens and parks. You did not mention our train transport system which does extend to outer areas in Victoria. There are about 18 beaches around Port Phillip Bay, which Melbourne surrounds, and most are accessible by tram or train. For most other ocean beaches you will need a car. Melbourne's tram system is the most extensive in the world. The reason why we have so many beautiful, old buildings is because Melbourne was the richest city in the world in the latter 1850s due to the huge amounts of gold found in the Golden Triangle in the north-west country-side of Victoria. Also, importantly, the building unions conscientiously refused to continue to pull them down to make way for newer buildings by developers. Newer skyscrapers are interesting to view having more creative features. The H&M was once the General Post Office, from which distances are measured. Your vlog is somewhat limited but eventually you will explore more of Melbourne and Victoria and have more to report. Glad to have you here. ENJOY!
Hey there! Wow that’s all so interesting! Makes sense about the beautiful buildings 😊 yes we definitely haven’t seen tonnes of Melbourne but these were just our thoughts of what we’ve seen thus far! Thanks again!
In terms of the weather, is it generally a warmer and sunnier climate than back in the UK, or relatively the same? I'm contemplating Brisbane or Melbourne when I move over.
Nice content. I did Melbourne for five years, and it was nice. Was good for the career, and it's nice and laid back compared to the big cities of the world. But I'm too sensitive to weather depression. The cold and grey bleakness just got me down, and I have no interest in AFL. I need my sun, sand, and clear blue skies with more of an outdoor lifestyle amongst more nature. South East Queensland does the job for me.
I understand where your coming from about the weather. I moved here, after several years in FNQ. ( not by choice, I was a teen ) man, I felt the cold. Was only after many years, found a diagnosis for the "winter blues" it's SADS or seasonal depression. Vitamin D, and/or just a few days of sunshine, and gone! I'm still here, having married and adult kids here. BUT, I still feel bit homesick every single winter, but it's only craving the sunshine. You'd think after 40+ years I'd be conditioned by now, but nope! The old saying, you can take the girl out of Q, but you can't take Q outa the girl! 😂
@mushy . I fully understand. I grew up in warm, humid Sydney, but moved to Melbourne for my career. 25 years later, I'm still here, and its nice. But, yeah, those endless winter days of grey and cool conditions -yuck. And I also have no intrest in AFL ! I am a warm , sunny weather guy and fully intend to retire back "up north."
Fair criticisms of Melbourne. Our inner city bayside beaches aren’t great…they’re okay and get better once you get past say mordialloc in the eastern side, but the best beaches are drive away. The ocean beaches on the Mornington peninsula are as beautiful as any you will find in Australia. The weather is bonkers TBH it gives us Melbourninans something more to talk about! Just pack for any eventuality and you are set! Since moving to the outer south east, I NEVER drive in to the city any more…way to stressful! Did get used to hook turns though…pretty easy once you understand the rules.
Hi, I love your channel. Thanks for the great content! My wife and I are moving from Europe to Melbourne. We are a very calm and quiet couple who love nature. What suburbs or towns (well-connected to Melbourne) would you recommend for accommodation for mid-January for a 5-month stay? We are looking for a place to disconnect from the buzz of the city and have the chance to easily get to the center whenever we want to. Anything you can let us know will be super helpful. Thanks!
Hey, thanks so much for watching!!! You guys will love Melbourne! We honestly feel like it has something for everyone. One thing I will say, is it’s hard to cater to Nature with it being a city (you do have the Botanical Gardens and things like that), but in terms of escaping the buzz - we lived in a suburb called Thornbury and we thought it was very liveable, it had a small amount of nightlife on the main road so the weekends didn’t seem quiet, but it was very calm around the neighbourhoods, and you can get the tram into the city in about 30-40 minutes. One thing we would say is definitely try to find somewhere asap as it can be hard to find accommodation! Best of luck 😊
We have been to Melbourne a couple of times and yes the weather is strange fine one minute raining the next, Perth summer is dry as a dingoes donga and wet in the winter as it should be 👍
Wow, so hard to choose! We absolutely loved Melbourne but London always has our heart! It entirely depends what you enjoy/value in life. London is very hectic, but that is also what makes it great, there is always something to do, amazing food, things to see etc, Melbourne probably has a similar kind of vibe on a smaller scale but with more culture (art, coffee etc), Both are expensive but I would be inclined to say that the cost of living is slightly better off in Melbourne, so I would probably lean towards there.
Very different but both equally good! But both heavily depends on whereabouts you live in those areas. Generally speaking Melbourne is more full on, more things to do, more of a buzzy vibe, into art and music. Perth is quite laid back, access to a lot of nice places like Rottnest Island and other beaches in reaching distance, some nice places to live like Fremantle but again all generally a nice laid back vibe I’d say!
It's an great city but there is some negatives about it! Too many international students in the city makes it so congested move the universities to the suburbs and provide income to outer suburban areas. The city doesn't many iconic buildings or is as beautiful as Sydney so it can be a tad bland! The best thing about Melbourne is a people however they are individuals, stylish, friendly. There's a great arts and music scene and the cafe and restaurants are awesome!
Melbourne has a snobbish bone, like many other big cities, but this one has no sense of cover for that. It's a smoky city full of noises from what you hear to what you see. Have been twice, funny weather, then funny treatment, really crab city! Impetuous like a teenager seriously
It’s very close! We can’t decide haha. At the moment we are saying Melbourne because we feel like we have a lot more to experience here but we obviously LOVE Sydney 😊
@@AT-st5dr living in melbourne as a middle class or poor person is superior. If you are wealthy Sydney is superior. Sydney is by far the better tourist city, Melbourne comes in second and is good for a break from the culture of the sun and sand east coast Having lived in both there are pros and cons to both, but Melbourne people rate their city much higher than it is..Sydney tend to downplay it
@@chrispekel5709 Could Melbourne people rate their city so highly because it simply is so good? Rated world's most livable city 7 times - Sydney 0. More than any other city in the world.
@@tonybloomfield5635 I meant they rate it higher as a tourist destination that it is, not as a place to live. In that respect, as I mentioned earlier, it is a better place to be permanently if you're not wealthy. I also don't take much stock in any of those best city surveys, as the best place to live can depend on your personal circumstances. Australia in general has a muted and boring nightlife compared to many parts of the world, something they never seem to consider in any of those surveys. Best place to be a woman or a child? Maybe. A single man? Absolutely not
Nature always just feels so much smaller there around melb with leaf's fallen off trees the better part of the year, and ominous murders of crows or cold desperate pigeons kind of just add insult to injury with their gloomy sounds rather than hearing the upbeat liberated sounds of whip birds and other tropical bird species with nature pulsing around you. To all the Melb people I've said that too, they're quite defensive, "look we have nature too! see!" and they're pointing at these baby shrubs. OF course you have nature, but it's more grey and brown, less green, far less abundant too. So this in conjunction with the grey sky's can often give me a feeling like i'm watching the 60minutes doco of Frankstons worst serial killer. The CBD itself is awesome tho, but as for suburb life.. it's got this grim old feeling to it in my mind. I spent my first 16yrs of life there and moved up to Brisbane for 10yrs in 2004, then Gold Coast for 2, and have been in Byron Bay ever since
This is very interesting as an American because our city’s of comparable size have a fifth as much greenery within the city as Melbourne does. I’ve always thought all cities in Australia were very green compared to ours.
my partner and i are hoping to move to melbourne at the end of this year. on housing, i am looking at domain and it looks like there are a ton of flats to rent. is it just a matter of being the first to apply? did you apply to rent and not hear back a lot?
Hey there, we didn’t try estate agents or things like that as they almost always are looking for 1 year or more, and we only need a relatively short term rent. Best of luck finding a place!
@@LeeandLoz I know the left turns are confusing (im not from Melbourne) but I love the trams in Melbourne. Hope you catch a game of footy at the “G”, I recommend the anzac day match, collingwood v essendon (if you can get a ticket 🥹) Enjoy your time in Australia 👍
Literally just watched pretty much exactly the same video with exactly the same points from another youtuber called Sundays with Jamie, can anyone recommend a video with more detailed points? 🙏
We haven’t lived in Gold Coast so can’t really compare. They’re quite different - Gold Coast is a lot more beach’y and Melbourne is more chilled out with lots of great food and culture, both really great though!
Absolutely not!!! Average income around $50k per year, a nothing special average build home in an ok neighbourhood will set you back $700,000... australia is broken, cost of living is a joke,
The Melbourne CBD is a nightmare. You don't go out at night cause you'll get bashed and or robbed. This crap happens in broad daylight as well. Forget about having a car to go anywhere.
I’m thinking of leaving the uk from issues related to “diversity” and you’d say this is a plus in Melbourne? What is the crime rate like? Many rape gangs and stabbings?
You wont be getting any laughs from a Melbourne comedy festival unless u want a lesson in wokeness. Australia had the best comedians until we decided to be politically correct. And melbourne is the wokest of the woke.
Born and raised in Melbourne. Its very overrated imho. The biggest issue is traffic, crowds and the isolation. Its in the middle of nowhere and takes hours and lots of $$ to get anywhere decent in the world. Plus cost of living is ridiculous and people are generally grumpy. Dont agree with public transport - its comparitively poor if you live outside of downtown Melbourne. All that said, it might be right for some people. Definitely not for me or my family.
Sounds like you were in a newer (postwar) suburb? There is an incredible quality of life difference between the inner / older bits of Melbourne and the newer car-oriented suburbs.
@sterow nope lived most of my life in hawthorn, Camberwell and Armadale. Was awful. Very vanilla and almost fake with the uppity class. They live in Australia but act like they live in Paris. Like I said, it's fine for some people. But it's insanely boring
@@MathVdbwhich city in australia is the best for avoiding people like that? I live in canada and i hate it here. wokies everywhere. Dont get me wrong, im neither right nor left wing. but I get along 1000% better with righties. Im pretty Apolitical in terms of thinking its all a show and that votes etc dont count
Not sure where the friendliness aspect to the city comes in as I found the people there weren't the friendliest, very stuck up. But then I am not white and this is based on my interactions with the white people there.
I have lived in three different countries, and have travelled on short trips to others. Would I recommend Melbourne? No. Too much crime and drugs, yeah it's multicultural but by what definition? That one is from the UK and they can display an over entitled certitude? S.E suburbs of Melbourne? Very racist. If you bear a generic anglo-saxon surname you will do well, Australia is still very racist. If one bears an unpronounceable surname, no luck, lose. Northern and Western Melbourne is by far the most multi-ethnic of areas. Over entitled toffs being paid by some ratings agency for their opinion have no idea of the rough side of Melbourne. Yes there are ghettoish spots, look and you will find. I would recommend Adelaide or an urbanized town, close but not too far from a major city. Avoid Sydney, case closed on that opinion. No don't move to Melbourne unless you have a high income. N.B these words are from 'me' a highly unique individual that has spent most of their life in Melbourne. However, I saw the light and don't live in Melborne full time anymore. No love lost on Melbourne or it's people. Same applies for Victoria.
@@juliebird5307 To where? bars, clubs and cafe's? used to frequent those every weekend when I was younger. Because that's all there is in Melbourne. No sights, no attractions just the same boring scenes coupled with the crappy weather.. Melbourne is literally the most boring place to be..
There is more to life than clubs and pubs you just need to go explore. I’ve lived here for 64 years and there is way more to do now than we had. It’s up to you, I don’t know what you expect to entertain you.
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Having lived in Melbourne all of my 70+ years and having family overseas, I have travelled a bit, and think Melbourne feels quite European in that we have preservation orders on a fair bit of the early architecture. It also has a similar weather experience to the UK and Europe minus the snow. Summer feels like a good day in Spain or Italy and so on with good days in the other Seasons to parts of Europe. We just shrug our shoulders when it rains and say “give it an hour or two and the sun will be shining”. The multi culture of Melbourne has been a thing since the Gold Rush days of the 1800’s and as we never had a penal colony in Victoria, we tend not to worry about where a person came from or why they came here. Accepting and welcoming is probably a hallmark of being a Melbournian but your always going to find the odd outliers unfortunately. My recommendation to newbies to Melbourne is to download the PTV App to plan your public transport journeys.
I've lived in Melbourne (outer eastern suburbs) all my life, although I have traveled to a few other cities within Australia and in China. All the cities in Australia, and that's including the regional cities like Geelong and Newcastle have way more positives than negatives. I like to visit the city from time to time and one thing you see in Melbourne these days that was really not much of an issue 20 years ago, is the amount of people sleeping rough. The government addressed the problem during the Covid lockdowns, so why not now?
Regardless of a persons circumstance, a progressive society should at least see that everyone within it has access to shelter, food, water, and health services. It's a black eye for Melbourne, and indeed any city within Australia, that the problem is not even being addressed at a political level.
@@Ozvideo1959 homelessness is an epidemic for a while. Like you I live in the outer east. I haven’t been to the city in some years but even then people including quite a few females were neatly lined up in sleeping bags on the bridge crossing the Yarra from Clarendon Street to Spencer Street probably because there was overhead shelter (possibly installed for tram users) and the police were patrolling the area on foot. Locally, last year I just couldn’t bring myself to “dob in” a homeless person who pitched a tent under cover of a rotunda in our local park as everyone deserves shelter in Winter and it is a shame on the Government that the homeless that want basic housing can’t get it.
@@judileeming1589 Agreed, and the problem isn't just Melbourne's, it's Australia wide. You'd think it would be highlighted in the media, and be an election issue. Instead both parties agree to spend tax payers money on nuclear subs that will have to be decommissioned starting 2050. Not to mention, where do we store the spent radioactive material. A waste of pubic money, while they ignore a growing social issue.
@@Ozvideo1959 a problem that is not going to be solved any time soon with the cost of handkerchief sized blocks of land requiring two story homes on them pushing up prices. Unfortunately the jobs for unskilled school leavers in factories and a lot of apprenticeships just disappeared. It won’t be turned around until we realise that shipping manufacturing overseas weakens our entire system from wages earned and income tax payed to providing housing for low income earners. An employed tax paying nation can provide for the less fortunate when everything is working as it should.
@@judileeming1589 Agreed.
Melbourne is definitely the friendliest city in Australia. I have met lifelong friends in Melbourne just visiting a bar on work trips there. Genuinely lovely people
Can agree! All the people we met there were lovely 😊
Lovely? Oh please cut the crap. A plenty of superficial snobbery everywhere
@@jasonwright9405 Really? You must be a lot of fun at parties. Chill, dude.
@@Stiffdistantandweird are hearing ppl BRUTAL HONEST? Try the comedy club! Scoff
@@jasonwright9405 you’re delightful! That last comment made no sense though.
Hook turns are designed to get cars off the middle so they do not block the trams. They are a sensible and effective solution.
Thank you guys for your true opinions. I am 34 quite late to make this decision but I am planning to move to Melbourne soon.
You’ll have an amazing time!
Once, one get used to and prepare for the change of weather in a day. Melbourne indeed is the world most live able city. I am biased of course, I am Chinese Malaysian, have lived in the UK, Malaysia and Singapore. Nothing beats Melbourne. And I have lived in Melbourne since 1989. Had a chance to move to Sydney to work there in 2015 when the company I worked for moved there. But after a week living in Sydney, I decided not to move to Sydney and took my separation package from the company. The rest is history. Still call Melbourne home, despite the increasing traffic which can be a pain at times. :)
I was so stressed about hook turns when I first drove in Melbourne. Once I got used to it, I realised it totally makes sense
SO Right … let the trams and through traffic go through the intersection while you pause on the left and complete your right turn without a tram hitting you.
@@judileeming1589 hook turns also aren't just so you don't get mowed down by a tram, it's better for traffic flow
We loved our (short!) time in Melbourne but would love to be there for longer. Melbourne definitely has an amazing vibe to it. After coming from NZ we noticed the amazing architecture very quickly! Glad you're enjoying your time there ☺
Thanks so much! Hope you had a great time too 😁
Beautiful edit, nice music and wondefful drone shots! Thank you for your playful content!❤❤❤
In time you will come to appreciate the Melbourne Cool Change. Better than 20 consecutive days over 35 in other cties.
Agree. Melbourne also has a lot less rain and storms than Sydney or Brisbane.
The 'old crazy architecture building' that H&M is located within is the old Melbourne GPO.
As someone who grew up and has mostly lived in Melbourne over 50 years this is pretty spot on. There are pockets of natural beauty close to Melbourne though. Try the Yarra around abbotsford or heidelberg. As for the traffic there are some areas that we avoid taking our car if at all possible and the CBD is one of them. Along with very busy roads shared with trams like Burke Rd or Chapel St 😂. You just have to learn the alternatives. 👍
You obviously have no concept of true natural beauty.
We came down here for a 10 month job cause it was interesting. That was over 3 years ago now. We moved down from QLD and love the weather down here, even the winters.
Going next year to join my daughter. The weather is actually a Pro for me. I find the unpredictable weather interesting. Melbourne CBD is the best in the World.
Comedy festival is the best. Sooooo many great shows to see. Highly recommend if you like comedy , Basement Comedy every Friday and Saturday night every weekend of the year. But heaps of shows during the festival. Lineup shows Saturday nights during festival.
Absolutely agree that Melbourne is one of the mest cities to call home... Been here for 15 years now and wouldn't live anywhere else.. Absolutely love it here
Best city in the freaking world!!!!
Glad you enjoy our beautiful city , 10 pound pom 1965 from Liverpool
Thanks for the video . Making me feel more comfortable to move there soon . The Spanian posted video of the hoods in melbourne made me so worry . I travelled to Dandenong to check out works and youre spot on the cafe and restaurants
Obviously, those two people are pretty wealthy because the prices don’t scare them, public transport that doesn’t cope well in peak times is another huge problem with the trams, leaving people behind or not arriving for the next half an hour and then 4 or 5 of them coming together. There are many many other problems here and I’m glad those people don’t see them.
❤ Your welcome guys. Glad you’re enjoying your stay. Hook turns would be a bit stressful in a camper van! Head out to the Mornington Peninsula for a couple of days. Lunch at the Portsea pub is a must! ❤
Thanks so much! We’ll try our best to go! 😁
I have lived here for years and love it . I love the tolerance and open mindedness and the wide streets and of course the food . There are lots of reasonable and tasty places to eat . I do wish we were closer to the rest of the world but hey maybe I will change my mind on that one in a few weeks 😳😰
Sunday morning. Drinking my coffee from Le Cafe Flo and there it is on the screen. Like it.
Haha amazing! The coffee and pastries there are soo good 😁
Love your videos, i actually am originally from Melbourne, but I’ve lived abroad for quite some years now.
I think you pretty much explained Melbourne in a nutshell.
Unfortunately, to access our rainforests and beaches, a car is needed, but there are buses from Southern Cross that also go almost anywhere outside of Melbourne, if you can be be bothered.
The housing situation in Melbourne is absurd, availability is below 1%, so that saids enough.
Hey there, thanks so much for watching!! I’m glad you think we summed it up well. All the best 😊
Congratulations Melbourne!!!! The city is now the biggest city in Australia
Haha,thanks to good reviews
Is that supposed to be a good thing? The worst traffic in Australia.
@@NoTaboos Nup,I dont like crowds
@@NoTaboos ………
I'm glad you're happy here, enjoy.
Thanks so much Frank!
I'm from israel but I lived in London and New York and New zealand
But I been living here in Melbourne for 10 years now and I call Melbourne my home
Wow I bet they were all very different to live in!
I'm not from Melbourne but have spent a lot of time there, and I think this was a fair assessment.
Thanks John we appreciate that!
@@LeeandLoz You’re welcome. Love your vlogs
It's like your describing almost every city ever
One persons pros is another cons. I am Immigrant also. The weather is part of the fun lol. I find there is a lot to like in Melbourne as a city. No where is perfect is it. For me the great coffee and restaurant scene is wonderful. The live music is pretty good also.
Planning to move here from Ireland around the end of the year and honestly it seems like an unreal city! Thanks for this! I can definitely relate to chaotic weather as someone who lives in Dublin!
You'll have an amazing time there! The weather won't ruin it. Thanks for watching 😁
Try Adelaide, it's quieter and you have the same of everything Melbourne offers. Adelaide is quieter, Melbourne rents are very high if you prefer to live in a 'middle class area'. Melbourne is not safe as it was 30 years ago, frankly is brutal!
try to stay in the the city as the new suburbs get very generic, inner north inner east out to chadstone are still ok
If you suffer from hayfever Melbourne is the worst city in the world too be..the weather is really terrifble..you will suffer for months
I have lived in Melbourne all my life and that was a fair assessment of the city.
That's good to hear! Thanks for watching!!
Love the video guys ♥️ Wish we had longer in Melbourne to see more if it, we’ll just have to come back!
You defo have to!
There's a penguin colony ten minutes drive from the Melbourne CBD.
Aspendale beach on a clear summer sunny afternoon... or lazy, quiet, stunning sunset swims & chill out.
(Shhhhh - secrets) ;) 😎
Melbourne has the best theatre scene in Australia and the "Arts" generally (Don't tell Adelaide!). That said I was in Melbourne for a decade 1970-73...Yes it felt like ten years! Cheers!
Hi Guys, I've lived a bit over an hour south of Melbourne (Mount Martha / Mornington Peninsula) for 90% of my life. Melbourne is a great place to visit on occasion however it's a bit far to get to from here. I meet up there with some old workmates every 3-4 months, we walk around to all the different bars etc and make a bit of a night of it. Last time I got a taxi home and it cost me $180. You're right about needing to travel to get to any destinations, however I feel that's typical of Australia. I like to 4x4 in the mountains so it can take anywhere from 2-6hrs depending on where I want to go. I do like the Peninsula however, it's a great place to jump on the motorbike and cruise around.
Melbourne seems to be the only Aus city without extreme oppressive weather for months on end. Mild summer, almost no humidity and mild winter with half the rain of Sydney and Brisbane.
Rain is wonderful.
The weather has been a bit crap for the last 3 years because of La Nina but that is starting to move away so by the middle of the year the weather should be back to normal and fact Sydney gets more rain fall than Melbourne and renting in Melbourne is very hard at the moment they say there is only about 2% of rentals right now not good if your a student coming back from overseas hope you have a great time while you are living here
Hey Paul, hopefully everyone gets better weather this year! Thanks so much for your kind words 😊
Hook turns are meant to keep through traffic flowing.
Thank you so much for this vid guys. Moving here in November eeeekkk! Very exciting and nervous. Mixed emotions 🌎
You will LOVE IT! Best of luck 😁
hi! i am taiwanese but also lived in melbourne :)
I have to say public transport is probably a cons in melbourne... compared to the tube or the mrt (what we call underground subways in Taiwan), the tram is not the fastest travel option (like if you are going for work, but if you are just there for fun - it's still good).
The suburbs in Melbourne is already DARK like right after dinner time. Not that much night life compared to Taiwan. It's still a beautiful city where nature is just so close to you!
Hey there! It’s interesting to hear people’s opinion on Melbourne especially the public transport!
Taipei is my favourite city 😍
@@mushy111 Me too!
Welcome! I love that there are a lot of Taiwanese people moving here. I love your country and your pop stars!!
@@ExplorationB ohh and i love australia just as much as i love taiwan!! love how beautiful and cultural the city is.
Brilliant video! Hope you are having an amazing time 🎉❤
Thanks so much! ❤️
Melbourne's weather can be 'four seasons in one day'. (The band, 'Crowded House,' even wrote a song about it.) So, the trick is to dress in layers to put on or take off. Also, we've been experiencing soggy summers over the last three years due to three negative weather patterns converging- that of the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean dipoles and Antarctic upflow. When you experience a real heatwave of three days plus of extreme heat of up to 45 degrees Celsius you will appreciate the cool change in summer. And yes, always your plans should include changeable weather. The weather forecast report should always be noted!
Melbourne is a huge city. The geographical area of it is almost 10,000 square kilometres. So it will take a while to get to nature areas. Melbourne is known as 'the garden city', with many large gardens and parks. You did not mention our train transport system which does extend to outer areas in Victoria. There are about 18 beaches around Port Phillip Bay, which Melbourne surrounds, and most are accessible by tram or train. For most other ocean beaches you will need a car. Melbourne's tram system is the most extensive in the world.
The reason why we have so many beautiful, old buildings is because Melbourne was the richest city in the world in the latter 1850s due to the huge amounts of gold found in the Golden Triangle in the north-west country-side of Victoria. Also, importantly, the building unions conscientiously refused to continue to pull them down to make way for newer buildings by developers. Newer skyscrapers are interesting to view having more creative features. The H&M was once the General Post Office, from which distances are measured.
Your vlog is somewhat limited but eventually you will explore more of Melbourne and Victoria and have more to report. Glad to have you here. ENJOY!
Hey there! Wow that’s all so interesting! Makes sense about the beautiful buildings 😊 yes we definitely haven’t seen tonnes of Melbourne but these were just our thoughts of what we’ve seen thus far! Thanks again!
In terms of the weather, is it generally a warmer and sunnier climate than back in the UK, or relatively the same? I'm contemplating Brisbane or Melbourne when I move over.
I would say rain is relatively similar to UK, maybe a bit less, but definitely more sunnier/warmer days than UK
Nice content. I did Melbourne for five years, and it was nice. Was good for the career, and it's nice and laid back compared to the big cities of the world. But I'm too sensitive to weather depression. The cold and grey bleakness just got me down, and I have no interest in AFL.
I need my sun, sand, and clear blue skies with more of an outdoor lifestyle amongst more nature.
South East Queensland does the job for me.
Thanks so much! We do love living by the beach, it’s so relaxing! South East Queensland would definitely do the job 😁
I understand where your coming from about the weather. I moved here, after several years in FNQ. ( not by choice, I was a teen ) man, I felt the cold. Was only after many years, found a diagnosis for the "winter blues" it's SADS or seasonal depression. Vitamin D, and/or just a few days of sunshine, and gone!
I'm still here, having married and adult kids here. BUT, I still feel bit homesick every single winter, but it's only craving the sunshine.
You'd think after 40+ years I'd be conditioned by now, but nope!
The old saying, you can take the girl out of Q, but you can't take Q outa the girl! 😂
@mushy . I fully understand. I grew up in warm, humid Sydney, but moved to Melbourne for my career. 25 years later, I'm still here, and its nice. But, yeah, those endless winter days of grey and cool conditions -yuck. And I also have no intrest in AFL ! I am a warm , sunny weather guy and fully intend to retire back "up north."
@@craig9563 moved here 7 month ago and its constantly windy and cold, and it seems once it gets warm so many people dont like it 🧐
Fair criticisms of Melbourne. Our inner city bayside beaches aren’t great…they’re okay and get better once you get past say mordialloc in the eastern side, but the best beaches are drive away. The ocean beaches on the Mornington peninsula are as beautiful as any you will find in Australia. The weather is bonkers TBH it gives us Melbourninans something more to talk about! Just pack for any eventuality and you are set! Since moving to the outer south east, I NEVER drive in to the city any more…way to stressful! Did get used to hook turns though…pretty easy once you understand the rules.
Hi, I love your channel. Thanks for the great content!
My wife and I are moving from Europe to Melbourne. We are a very calm and quiet couple who love nature. What suburbs or towns (well-connected to Melbourne) would you recommend for accommodation for mid-January for a 5-month stay? We are looking for a place to disconnect from the buzz of the city and have the chance to easily get to the center whenever we want to.
Anything you can let us know will be super helpful.
Thanks!
Hey, thanks so much for watching!!!
You guys will love Melbourne! We honestly feel like it has something for everyone. One thing I will say, is it’s hard to cater to Nature with it being a city (you do have the Botanical Gardens and things like that), but in terms of escaping the buzz - we lived in a suburb called Thornbury and we thought it was very liveable, it had a small amount of nightlife on the main road so the weekends didn’t seem quiet, but it was very calm around the neighbourhoods, and you can get the tram into the city in about 30-40 minutes. One thing we would say is definitely try to find somewhere asap as it can be hard to find accommodation! Best of luck 😊
Blackburn (eastern suburbs)
Kew.super quiet
There's nothing like having a good coffee on a cooler type day
We have been to Melbourne a couple of times and yes the weather is strange fine one minute raining the next, Perth summer is dry as a dingoes donga and wet in the winter as it should be 👍
I’m sure it’s very different to Perth! Can’t wait to see it
Stretching when you bring up hook turns - there are so few places where these are in effect, and they aren't hard.
Thinking of moving to London or Melbourne. Where would you choose ?
Wow, so hard to choose! We absolutely loved Melbourne but London always has our heart! It entirely depends what you enjoy/value in life. London is very hectic, but that is also what makes it great, there is always something to do, amazing food, things to see etc, Melbourne probably has a similar kind of vibe on a smaller scale but with more culture (art, coffee etc), Both are expensive but I would be inclined to say that the cost of living is slightly better off in Melbourne, so I would probably lean towards there.
@@LeeandLoz thank you
I’d rather live in cesspit than London !
Lived in Dullbourne 4 years, I miss the gossiping most
Another brilliant, informative vlog, love the H@M building 😉 🛍️. ❤❤❤
Thanks Lisa! I thought you would like that one!!
Thanks Lisa! I thought you would like that one!!
Hook turns are so you don't collide with trams (light rail) at intersections.
How about the spiders?
i feel like melbournes weather is great
Sydney's weather is allot like Melbournes now, we had 40 degree weather and then 20 the next day several times
How do you compare Melbourne to Perth in terms of living? Cheers!
Very different but both equally good! But both heavily depends on whereabouts you live in those areas. Generally speaking Melbourne is more full on, more things to do, more of a buzzy vibe, into art and music. Perth is quite laid back, access to a lot of nice places like Rottnest Island and other beaches in reaching distance, some nice places to live like Fremantle but again all generally a nice laid back vibe I’d say!
It's an great city but there is some negatives about it! Too many international students in the city makes it so congested move the universities to the suburbs and provide income to outer suburban areas. The city doesn't many iconic buildings or is as beautiful as Sydney so it can be a tad bland! The best thing about Melbourne is a people however they are individuals, stylish, friendly. There's a great arts and music scene and the cafe and restaurants are awesome!
The building H&M is in was the post office
Haven't you heard we have four seasons in one day? It's true. Dress in layers.
Of all the churches, you pick the one my parents got married in 53 years ago. ☺
Amazing!! How sweet 😁 thanks for watching!
Melbourne has a snobbish bone, like many other big cities, but this one has no sense of cover for that. It's a smoky city full of noises from what you hear to what you see. Have been twice, funny weather, then funny treatment, really crab city! Impetuous like a teenager seriously
OK , in your opinion which city is better Sydney or Melbourne?
It’s very close! We can’t decide haha. At the moment we are saying Melbourne because we feel like we have a lot more to experience here but we obviously LOVE Sydney 😊
Melbourne is way better than Sydney
@@AT-st5dr living in melbourne as a middle class or poor person is superior. If you are wealthy Sydney is superior.
Sydney is by far the better tourist city, Melbourne comes in second and is good for a break from the culture of the sun and sand east coast
Having lived in both there are pros and cons to both, but Melbourne people rate their city much higher than it is..Sydney tend to downplay it
@@chrispekel5709 Could Melbourne people rate their city so highly because it simply is so good?
Rated world's most livable city 7 times - Sydney 0. More than any other city in the world.
@@tonybloomfield5635 I meant they rate it higher as a tourist destination that it is, not as a place to live. In that respect, as I mentioned earlier, it is a better place to be permanently if you're not wealthy.
I also don't take much stock in any of those best city surveys, as the best place to live can depend on your personal circumstances.
Australia in general has a muted and boring nightlife compared to many parts of the world, something they never seem to consider in any of those surveys. Best place to be a woman or a child? Maybe. A single man? Absolutely not
Kids fun buzz good information
How do you all move to Melbourne?
Nature always just feels so much smaller there around melb with leaf's fallen off trees the better part of the year, and ominous murders of crows or cold desperate pigeons kind of just add insult to injury with their gloomy sounds rather than hearing the upbeat liberated sounds of whip birds and other tropical bird species with nature pulsing around you. To all the Melb people I've said that too, they're quite defensive, "look we have nature too! see!" and they're pointing at these baby shrubs. OF course you have nature, but it's more grey and brown, less green, far less abundant too. So this in conjunction with the grey sky's can often give me a feeling like i'm watching the 60minutes doco of Frankstons worst serial killer. The CBD itself is awesome tho, but as for suburb life.. it's got this grim old feeling to it in my mind. I spent my first 16yrs of life there and moved up to Brisbane for 10yrs in 2004, then Gold Coast for 2, and have been in Byron Bay ever since
This is very interesting as an American because our city’s of comparable size have a fifth as much greenery within the city as Melbourne does. I’ve always thought all cities in Australia were very green compared to ours.
my partner and i are hoping to move to melbourne at the end of this year. on housing, i am looking at domain and it looks like there are a ton of flats to rent. is it just a matter of being the first to apply? did you apply to rent and not hear back a lot?
Hey there, we didn’t try estate agents or things like that as they almost always are looking for 1 year or more, and we only need a relatively short term rent. Best of luck finding a place!
@@LeeandLoz oh gotcha, thank you for the reply!
Is the con of driving in Melbourne counter balanced by the pro of an efficient public transport system?
Hey Jonathan! Probably yes! But just something we wanted to mention if you’re going to be driving around Melbourne 😊
@@LeeandLoz I know the left turns are confusing (im not from Melbourne) but I love the trams in Melbourne. Hope you catch a game of footy at the “G”, I recommend the anzac day match, collingwood v essendon (if you can get a ticket 🥹) Enjoy your time in Australia 👍
Nice Video 👍
Literally just watched pretty much exactly the same video with exactly the same points from another youtuber called Sundays with Jamie, can anyone recommend a video with more detailed points? 🙏
Hey, what kind of details are you looking for?
How does it compare to gold coast?
We haven’t lived in Gold Coast so can’t really compare. They’re quite different - Gold Coast is a lot more beach’y and Melbourne is more chilled out with lots of great food and culture, both really great though!
Okay! Not going to Melbourne thanks!!
OMG IS IT SO HARD TO FIND A PLACE TO RENT =(?
it actually feels to be pretty similar to the European environments I'm willing to escape to be honest
Absolutely not!!! Average income around $50k per year, a nothing special average build home in an ok neighbourhood will set you back $700,000... australia is broken, cost of living is a joke,
The Melbourne CBD is a nightmare. You don't go out at night cause you'll get bashed and or robbed. This crap happens in broad daylight as well. Forget about having a car to go anywhere.
Na, come to Geelong mate! 👍
Unpredictable weather is a pro
I’m thinking of leaving the uk from issues related to “diversity” and you’d say this is a plus in Melbourne? What is the crime rate like? Many rape gangs and stabbings?
Wilson's Promontory and the Alpine areas aren't part of Melbourne and that cute architecture is from the Victorian era, not France or Italy.
brother, when you live and work here, our public transport fuckin sucks hahahaha
Do you guys realize that Australia has a housing problem ATM, you were lucky to get any at all, just sayin....
We know! We was definitely lucky to find somewhere 😬
Background music is too loud.
wow, there is weather in melbourne... only joking, good to get a outsiders view. Ta
You wont be getting any laughs from a Melbourne comedy festival unless u want a lesson in wokeness. Australia had the best comedians until we decided to be politically correct. And melbourne is the wokest of the woke.
3500 dollar to rent a small house
1500000 to buy a small house
Only rule for this old boy is never live in a town with traffic lights.
Tangabalanga?
Background music almost drowning your voices out guys. Fade it out while you're talking maybe?
Apologies Abe! We thought the audio levels were all good but will make sure next time. Thanks for the feedback 😊
@@LeeandLoz No worries, thanks for your videos
Yes, live in Melbourne.. not the sunny coast
The weather is not that unpredictable. Hook turns are easy.
Born and raised in Melbourne. Its very overrated imho. The biggest issue is traffic, crowds and the isolation. Its in the middle of nowhere and takes hours and lots of $$ to get anywhere decent in the world. Plus cost of living is ridiculous and people are generally grumpy. Dont agree with public transport - its comparitively poor if you live outside of downtown Melbourne. All that said, it might be right for some people. Definitely not for me or my family.
Sounds like you were in a newer (postwar) suburb? There is an incredible quality of life difference between the inner / older bits of Melbourne and the newer car-oriented suburbs.
@sterow nope lived most of my life in hawthorn, Camberwell and Armadale. Was awful. Very vanilla and almost fake with the uppity class. They live in Australia but act like they live in Paris. Like I said, it's fine for some people. But it's insanely boring
@@ivxample SPOT ON!! Painted smile woke zombies
@@MathVdbwhich city in australia is the best for avoiding people like that? I live in canada and i hate it here. wokies everywhere. Dont get me wrong, im neither right nor left wing. but I get along 1000% better with righties. Im pretty Apolitical in terms of thinking its all a show and that votes etc dont count
Hows sydney?
Not sure where the friendliness aspect to the city comes in as I found the people there weren't the friendliest, very stuck up. But then I am not white and this is based on my interactions with the white people there.
I speak United States of American
Hope you get to an afl match before you leave.
We’re hoping so too!!
The weather isn't really unpredictable. Just look at a weather forecast now and then.
I have lived in three different countries, and have travelled on short trips to others. Would I recommend Melbourne? No. Too much crime and drugs, yeah it's multicultural but by what definition? That one is from the UK and they can display an over entitled certitude? S.E suburbs of Melbourne? Very racist. If you bear a generic anglo-saxon surname you will do well, Australia is still very racist. If one bears an unpronounceable surname, no luck, lose. Northern and Western Melbourne is by far the most multi-ethnic of areas. Over entitled toffs being paid by some ratings agency for their opinion have no idea of the rough side of Melbourne. Yes there are ghettoish spots, look and you will find. I would recommend Adelaide or an urbanized town, close but not too far from a major city. Avoid Sydney, case closed on that opinion.
No don't move to Melbourne unless you have a high income. N.B these words are from 'me' a highly unique individual that has spent most of their life in Melbourne. However, I saw the light and don't live in Melborne full time anymore. No love lost on Melbourne or it's people. Same applies for Victoria.
You couldn't pay most Australians to live in Melb. Around a million left since Dictator Dan and COVID. 😅
melbourne is boring
Melbourne sucks! If I had a choice, I definitely would have not chose to live here.
You need to get out and travel then you realise just how good you’ve got it
@@juliebird5307 Please, I've been here for 32 years of my life (born and raised) and there's absolutely nothing at all here worth writing home about.
You need to get out more
@@juliebird5307 To where? bars, clubs and cafe's? used to frequent those every weekend when I was younger. Because that's all there is in Melbourne. No sights, no attractions just the same boring scenes coupled with the crappy weather.. Melbourne is literally the most boring place to be..
There is more to life than clubs and pubs you just need to go explore. I’ve lived here for 64 years and there is way more to do now than we had. It’s up to you, I don’t know what you expect to entertain you.