Melbourne or (Mel-Bin) is a very cool city. It was the first city outside of Melbourne I visited when I first moved to Australia. Just a quick run down of Melbourne and why I think so many people love it!
It is a very hip, progressive city in the southeast corner of Oz. It’s very well known for its sports scene and has one of the best surfing places in the world. You might have heard of the movie “Point Break”… well that’s where it was filmed. All of the best surfers know that southeast Australia is where you go for some of the best surf in the world.
Melbourne also has a lot of history. It’s one of the wealthiest cities when it comes to bringing in money to Australia. It also has a lot of history when it comes to art, the history of the people, and why people live in Melbourne. I hate to compare cities but it’s very similar to Seattle. Great music scene, great sports scene, very mild climate, and great outdoors.
One of the reasons why Melbourne is so popular is because it’s not Sydney, like, in the states, we don’t want to move to New York or LA. We want to live in a city where we can afford to eat. Melbourne seems to be affordable, you can live within 15 minutes of the city and not have a ton of roommates. It also has a very mild climate, yes it can get cold, but it’s not super cold and never super warm either. A little bit more variation in weather than Seattle has.
Being on tour in Melbourne, was one of a kind experience. It was an awesome arena and a lot of people internationally performed and toured there. The fans are great in Melbourne, maybe it’s because it is known for its music scene but, damn they know how to rock. Also, there’s no such thing as bad food in Melbourne, at least not what I’ve experienced. There’s something very special about Melbourne, I highly recommend going to St. Kilda, CBD, and down to the Great Ocean Road.
Now, I know everyone loves Steve Erwin and Crocodile Dundee. But I’m going to tell you this right now, going to the bush, is not as great as people make it out to be. Think of bush as middle-of-nowhere America. You either have a lot of grass, a lot of rock, or a lot of dirt. It’s hard to live out there because there’s not much of an agriculture scene or water for that matter. That’s why 90% of the country lives on the coast.
I hate to break it to you, but when you live out in the middle of nowhere, everyone comes to the shows, because there’s nothing else to do out there. It’s really hard to tell if the fan base is legitimate or if people are bored and they have nothing else better to do. Either way, getting out to any part of the bush takes a long time, a lot of money, and a lot of energy. If you go out to the country side of Oz, be very prepared.
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