a 22 year old female, recent college graduate, looking to live & work for a year? I'm looking for a fun nightlife (and day-life) open-minded people, and if possible, to get by without having a car. Sydney? Melbourne? What do you think?
2007-02-05 14:34:19 · 8 answers · asked by girlintheworld 1 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
G'day
Hmmm... actually there are some ppl who would argue that Australia is a boring place compare with other Western country ;)
Melbourne!!! Wellll... where should I start?
1. First of all... some people do not like the weather in Melbourne (you can have 4 seasons in one day). However, if you read the first article from The Age newspaper, you will find out that the weather is still more preferable than the other cities. Sure you can have 42C day like last month, but almost immediately you'll get a much cooler weather pretty soon afterwards. It is very rarely that you got 2 or 3 consecutive days of hot weathers (unlike Sydney, Brisbane or Perth).
2. Melbourne is a city of diversity. If you are a newcomer, and you do not look 'Anglo-Saxon', you do not feel like an 'alien', since you can find almost every race in the world walking in the city. They are both immigrants and overseas students.
3. THE FOOD!! Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Thai, All-you-can-eat, African, Lebanese, Mexican, Sea Food... anything else? All available and lots of them in a very-very-very affordable price
4. Pretty good public transport system. With one ticket, you can switch from train, tram and bus. They do not always come on-time, but still reliable and improving (www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au). It is also easy to get around by bicycle.
5. SHOPPING!!! Original branded clothing sold very cheap. There are even shopping tour, where the participants are taken to retails outlets just for shopping. Big temptations for ladies.
6. Crime rates... just read the second article on the bottom.
7. Cost of Living... I'll say it's second most expensive city after Sydney. Altho I have to say that some cities in Queensland can be more expensive to live.
8. Night Life... hmmmm... I'll say the centre of nite activities will be Crown Casino and Docklands. Altho there are still plenty of cafe's and clubs scattered around the suburbs as well.
9. Tourist attraction. This is the area that I think Sydney is better than Melbourne, since it has most of it's attraction within its suburbs. Most Melbourne attraction are pretty much out of Melbourne, such as the gold mines in the cities of Bendigo and Ballarat, The Great Ocean Road, Lakes Entrance, Grampians, skiing in Mt. Buller etc.
Running out of ideas, but I hope that I can at least give you some more informations that have been provided by the answerers before me.
Good luck and welcome to Melbourne. I've been living in Melbourne for 16 years, visited some other capital cities in Australia and still giving Melbourne 10/10 for the best city in Australia.
2007-02-10 23:20:40 · answer #1 · answered by Batako 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget Darwin, it is really just a large town and very isolated from the rest of Oz. You will never get to see anything. Perth is lovely, but also isolated from the rest of Australia. Brisbane is now a city but certainly does not have the metropolitan feel of Sydney and Melbourne. If you want to live near the coast and have pretty good weather for a lot of the year, you are best to look between Sydney and Brisbane as other people have said. The rural areas around Melbourne are beautiful, but the coast is not quite the same. On a map, start at Sydney and follow the coast up to Brisbane. Coffs Harbour is beautiful as is the Gold Coast Hinterland and everywhere in between. I grew up in Melbourne and now live in Brisbane and if I could, I would move anywhere from Coffs Harbour to Gold Coast Hinterland (Mt Tamborine). I don't think you would be disappointed!
2016-05-23 22:15:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can easily get by without a car in Sydney and Melbourne as long as you don't live too far out of the city. Both have great day and nightlife. I have lived in both and can recommend either although my personal preference is for Sydney. Others prefer Melbourne.
2007-02-05 16:05:23 · answer #3 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in Melbourne and would definatly say that Melbourne is a great place to live, Sydney is great - to visit!!!
Melbourne is a bit cheaper to live in than Sydney and has quiet a few job opportunities as well for travellers.
When looking for somewhere to live you can afford to move out of the city slightly, and maybe share a house with someone else then you don't have to worry about furniture ect.
If you have any further questions about Melbourne feel free to contact me.
2007-02-05 18:35:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in Perth which is a fantastic place but maybe a bit quiet and remote for a 22 yr old. Go to Queensland, the Gold Coast is fantastic and heaps of fun. Its cheap and casual jobs are easy to find, public transport is good and some of it is free.
www.webjet.com.au also has very good flight specials to other capital cities so you can see a lot of OZ. Good luck and have a great time
2007-02-06 23:00:34 · answer #5 · answered by suzzie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either Melbourne or Sydney or even Brisbane would do for you by the sound of it. maybe have a look around on websites to see what would suit you personally
2007-02-05 15:52:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I,m from Melbourne and my choice would be Perth. Top beaches and nightlife, especially in Northbridge which is just around the horse shoe bridge near Perth,s railway station.
2007-02-05 18:17:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alice Springs.
2007-02-05 14:52:26 · answer #8 · answered by Jon A 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋