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I seriously don’t know where to begin. I heard about Melbourne before, but when you think of Australia, most people think of Sydney first. The moment I arrived in Sydney, all Kristi was talking about was ‘Melbourne, Melbourne, Melbourne.’ So I thought, then why the heck am I in Sydney, and not in Melbourne? Hahahaha. This is actually the exact question the locals in Melbourne asked me! This city is the food and fashion capitol of Oz!

Kristi and Stephan went with me for the first few days, then I was on my own for 3 days. Just an hour flight from Sydney, you can get one way tickets as low as $28! It was nice to getaway from Sydney for a little bit...

Everyone else that I met in Sydney, could not stop raving about the food in Melbourne...

By the time I made it out to Melbourne, I had 6 lists of restaurants...even when I got to the city, a bartender I met wrote down his list of places for me to check out as well!

Their cafe and bar culture is amazing!!! Most of the great bars and cafes are actually located in the alleys...a concept I didn’t quite understand until I saw it for myself. I was speechless. Melbourne is pretty different from Sydney...more relaxed, more culture, more diverse, more color. I honestly don’t know how I controlled my shopping, because I really did want to buy every thing in sight! Food was fantastic, and the divy bars were like no other. This city reminded me of Paris, New York, Chicago, and bits of LA all wrapped up in one!