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19 Signs You’ve Been Living In Melbourne Too Long!

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19) You believe there’s no better coffee than in Melbourne.   18) You’re over hating Sydney with passion because that’s too easy. You just know Melbourne is better.   17) Hook turns don’t phase you anymore   16) You’re no longer excited to get jam donuts at the Vic Market.   15) You no longer blink an eye when Hare Krishnas walking through the city   14) You still take all your interstate mates to bimbos.   13) You’re no longer amazed that a horse race gets a public holiday.   12) You stopped going general admission to the races. Read more

Melbourne International Comedy Festival

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The Melbourne International Comedy Festival will celebrate its 29th year in 2015 and is one of the three largest comedy festivals in the world, alongside Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival. The Festival was launched in 1987 by Barry Humphries and Peter Cook. Twenty-eight festivals later, with attendances of over 630,000, it has grown to be Australia’s largest cultural event – selling more tickets than any other Australian Festival. We’ve included everything you need to know about the festival and will be giving away a double pass to see Alex Edelman on Tuesday 31 March ( Show Read more

4 Must Do Activities at Phillip Island

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Phillip Island - L. Bastien

Located less than 2 hours south of Melbourne, Phillip Island is a perfect destination to relax for a couple of days. Phillip Island has everything for the backpacker looking for things to do or for the working holiday makers quick get away! Beautiful beaches, nature walks, local fauna and sightseeing, helicopter flights. Here’s a list for you of some of the best things to do on Phillip Island for an amazing weekend!     4. Soak up the nature Like the rest of Australia, Phillip Island has many National Parks and offers a lot of different beautiful nature walks. There’s various Read more

From the Streets of Melbourne

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I’m Julie from New Jersey in the USA and I’ve been living in Australia for over 8 months on a Working Holiday Visa. As a confused senior in college, I realized I was not ready to join the ranks of nine-to-fivers  and instead, purchased a one-way ticket to Australia. For the first five months of my adventure I worked at a restaurant in Cairns. During the next leg of my journey I travelled down the east coast of Australia before arriving in Melbourne to work again. Finding a job in another country is all about trying something new and getting Read more

5 Fun Things To Do in Melbourne

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Wine Tour

Melbourne’s a vibrant and exciting city, with so much sport, culture and scenery there’s an endless amount of fun things to do Melbourne and we’ve narrowed down 5 must do activities when you’re in town.     5. Eureka Skydeck   The Eureka Skydeck is centrally located in Melbourne and a great way to soak up a great view of Melbourne and get a feel for the city. Located on Level 88 in the summit of the tower, the skydeck is the highest public vantage point in Melbourne, Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. Up on the Skydeck you can see Read more