D'oh not quite sure how I had made it to the 5th entry of my travel blog without mentioning where I actually was.
I guess I'm more self absorbed that I realized ... I haven't started actually looking for work yet but I've had a shave and opened a bank account which where two good steps on the ... sorry started again, enough about me here's the low down on Melbourne Australia.
You can see all my photos at http://www.mbain.net/
Melbourne was founded on the 30th August 1835, it has a population of about 3.7 Million people and takes up about 7700 km2 giving it a population density of 480 people per square kilometer (London has 3172 per square kilometer). What this basically means is that there is a lot of people here but its not very crowded. The main upshots of that being that being that's its easier to move around as your not constantly bumping into people and its a lot quicker to get a drink in a bar (about 6.60833 time quicker)!
Now being English I have no choice but to talk other than to talk about the weather. Australian Winter here is pretty much like English Spring/early Summer. Also in Australia as a backpacker you can adjust your temperature by just moving up or down the country.
Australia seems to have good relations with the Irish, you can tell by the large number of Irish pubs and that there are still lots of rubbish bins littered throughout the city even in the train stations.
Another thing that seemed odd to me, was that in the super market nearly all the produce was from Australia. It looked very slightly more beaten up here than produce you would see in a UK super market but it tasted better.
I'm sure if I was a better travel writer I would tell you about how I had travelled off the beaten track and discovered the real Melbourne. But I'm not. I'm me ... all I've done is wonder around a bit find a few bars and talk to people. If any of you guys know stuff I should be doing seeing here please let me know. I'm here as a social experiment more then a travelling trip and really appreciate any tips.
3 comments:
Glad you made it there OK. Hilarious about you getting to the airport a day earlier. Keep the blog rocking, when do we get to hear about the darker side of Melbourne?
I'm planing on a big night out tonight, I'll keep an eye out for the dark side.
I'm still finding all this very fascinating! I always thought London would be better if you removed 80% of the people. When I catch up to you I'll have to come up with some ideas for you. Glad you're posting photos too, always good for us to see and for your memories one day - but.. where are the photos of women in miniskirts and tight shorts??
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