Our first Melbourne experience
As we are sitting in our lounge in a 2 bedroom flat in Christchurch we see Jetstar have a sale for return flights for 2 to Melbourne over New Zealand's Labour weekend... for $580.00!!!!!!! So of course we jumped on them.We had heard such amazing things about Melbourne from friends and had major FOMO every time an instagrammer grammed a cafe or store. Little did we know that so much would happen before we went; we got engaged, threw an engagement party, booking wedding vendors in advance, we found out some pretty rough news about a few things close to home, going through the process of buying our first home and everyday challenges that come with work and being a "grown up".... this holiday we thought had come at a really horrible time!Holidaying in another country completely unprepared was the best thing we've ever done. You really don't know how much you need a holiday until you're away from your life and just enjoying the time you have with each other (it's been amazing, such a head refresh).
Welcome to Melbourne
We had a few things that soon became our holiday companions, treat this as a pre-warner and don't read past it because it will be bloody handy
Essentials:
MYKI, a prepaid keycard that accesses all the trams and trains around the city.
Skybus, the most cost effective form of transport to and from the airport. Get a return pass when you land.
Apple maps, type in your destination and it will tell you which tram to jump on, which stop and when it's coming BLOODY MAGIC.
Versatile clothing, the weather here is so indecisive you can have 4 seasons in one day.
Nikes, they have the comfiest soles - you will walk ALOT because the shopping precincts are effing HUGE
Spending money, the shopping in Melbourne is INSANE so take a lot because it will soon dry up
You can't split bills - so take cash!
The food scene
We had such a great time in Melbourne, if you ever end up going to any of these locations please tag @moochstyle or @shaydennz in the posts - we would love to hear your thoughts!
