hey i'm goin 2 melbourne on exchange and i dont kno wat to expect... pls help???
2007-02-21 00:44:55 · 7 answers · asked by Megzie 1 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Victoria (Melbourne)
G'day
Depending on where you come from though and what your expectations are... some students do think that Melbourne (even Sydney) are a bit boring (not me though).
Now... 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). 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 definitely helps if you cannot drive.
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. 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.
7. 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. Inner Melbourne attractions are like The Aquarium, Rialto Tower, St. Kilda Beach, Crown Entertainment Complex and Botanical Garden to name few.
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.
2007-02-21 11:33:29 · answer #1 · answered by Batako 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A few years ago I would have suggested always having an umbrella, lol. But the drought has kind of ruined that.
The weather doesn’t seem as extremely variable as it was a few years ago. (May just be me.) But just because it was 40deg C one day, doesn’t mean it can’t be 11deg C the next.
It depends where you stay, but Melbourne has a pretty fantastic restaurant/night life scene. And then there’s the shopping, that rules too. (I suggest the Queen Vic Market, and Chapel Street as “must dos”.)
If you’re in Melbourne by March 9, Moomba (link below) is usually pretty good, but I haven’t been for a few years so it might have gone down hill.
I hope you have a great time here :-)
2007-02-21 10:26:45 · answer #2 · answered by deranged_bee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lot of fun. Melbourne is the kind of city where there is always something going on that will suit everyone. the people are generally really friendly, and there are a lot of great places to visit and see. you won't get bored, and you will want to go back.
enjoy and have fun.
2007-02-21 16:54:36 · answer #3 · answered by bekka 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fun! Depends how old you are, but exchanges are great fun no matter where you go. There's heaps to see and do here, and everyone's laid back and friendly. It's not as populated as cities overseas such as New York or London, but definetly not lacking on the fun!
2007-02-21 09:10:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
RULE 1
never trust the weather report!!!
Ha, pack for all 4 seasons, because it isnt' uncommon to get them all in one day. bring a camera, you will get some funny photos, and go to a pub...its the best way to meet some people
so much to do
just enjoy yourself
2007-02-22 06:19:05 · answer #5 · answered by Bella 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Improved spelling.
2014-03-14 03:07:40 · answer #6 · answered by Cecil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.visitvictoria.com/
2007-02-21 15:52:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋