5 Things I Love About Melbourne Australia

[@TheWesternunionman]

There are only two seasons in Melbourne also, pre-season and football season.

[@java0880]

I also lived in Melbourne and miss it - I really liked 1) the healthy attitude with fitness & bike riding so popular (bike lanes everywhere), 2) the climate where weather & temperature can drastically change in a short 1-2 day time period, 3) hook turns, 4) relaxed attitude of Aussies, and 5) their loving my "American" accent haha.

[@dorisbannister8059]

OMG you mentioned the hook turn... I’m a melbournian and a lot of people don’t get the hook turn...

[@kayelle8005]

If you want a cold winter in an Australian city you have to visit Canberra. Not Canada cold but much colder than Melbourne.

[@ravnishgandhi3666]

I have always found Toronto and melbourne to be so similar

[@johnpeel8005]

Yes.

[@SilverFoxy207]

Omg i love when you called us Melburnian's 😁 Your a Melburnian now 😁

[@incredingo]

i was born in melbs and been here all my life. i would rather be a bit further out in the country but i agree with things you said. i'm happy you like it here

[@MrJoey1971]

Welcome to Melbourne, glad you are living here.

[@MrCameronMoore]

Coffee’s really, really good too.

[@louiserawle8999]

Melbourne is word renowned for its foodie culture

[@pyromidas]

If you like forest, Wilson's promontory has many great trails and is extremely beautiful. Just be careful of the wombats... one knocked my tent down in the night while it was pissing rain... and I had to put it back up while the ground was soup... lucky for me I run a much higher temperature than most people, or I'd have ended up with at least a severe cold.

[@jostaniforth7407]

Love this video. I’m British but lived in Adelaide for 7 years. I’m considering moving to Melbourne next year 😉

[@brucecovington8197]

What do you do for a living to have been in Australia for such a long time? Glad you like it there and looking forward to more videos.

[@nicbered2367]

Welcome to Melbourne, it's a great place to live. I hope you enjoy it.

[@Namtrendingvideos]

Thank you for sharing sis. I here only good things about Australia 💓

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

Thanks for watching!

[@jeanettehuggins4964]

We also have snow in winter..a hour drive from Melborne or Skie fields approx. 2 1/2 hrs from Melborne

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

I guess I have Canadian winters as my base for winters, and the snow Australia gets is a mere fall sprinkling back home 🤣

[@phillipj.moodie3077]

Aisha, I am s Sydneyite, but I ended up here because until the Federal Government forced the Head Offices of the largest Government Departments to relocate to Canberra, in 1985, the heart of Federal Government was spread around the CBD, while the prime Banks and the Top 20 ASX companies were located in Collins Street and the top I.T. Companies were based in St.Kilda Rd. So if you wanted to get to the top of the tree, in any career, you moved to Melbourne, which at the turm of the 20th Century was the richest city in the World and one person in six living in Melbourne was born in China. Which is why people like me were bought up on eating a weekly take away meal of Chinese food, when about a quarter of us had Irish Grandparents. Phil.

[@neild3074]

If there is no wind or rain or storm, Melbourne is T-shirt or light sweater during the day all year round and a light coat at night in winter.

[@anthonypirera7598]

As I'm born and live in Melbourne you did a great job talking about Melbourne OH yeah you forgot about the football AFL

[@nicolaiitchenko7610]

Take your Myki card on the train to Belgrave and then spend the day doing the Puffing Billy to Gembrook and return. Love the scenery and nostalgia. Winery? Do the "Opera on the Green"

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

Thank you for those wonderful suggestions! Will do while the weather is still nice!

[@kassrripples3659]

Yes !! And go to Emerald Bakery ….

[@clementferguson2719]

Hi aisha welcome to Melbourne I to am an immigrant from Scotland have you been to the Mornington Peninsula yet we have plenty of beaches and were a foodies paradise

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

I've been to Mornington in passing but I have yet to really experience. I plan to do so soon though :)

[@CJJAK37]

Sport Sport Sport . I live here and it’s an awesome city . It’s got a European feel to it and the architecture is great

[@cassandramcfadyen1988]

I live in Victoria and we get snow in winter and negative degree temps and Mega hot 48 degree summers.

[@cuddly_koala2781]

If you get time travel 4 hours east to the gippsland lakes. you get mountains , rivers, lakes and surf beach. absolutely gorgeous

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

Thank you so much for the suggestion! I'll add it to my list if we ever get out of lockdown 😂

[@kassrripples3659]

Yes agree, 100%

[@westnblu]

A bit of trivia for u. Australia gets more snow than Switzerland. Little known fact. Also Melbourne has a bay its not surrounded by an ocean. This is exemplified by the fact that no one ever goes surfing @ St Kilda beach!! haha

[@mjmcb1]

I saw a Uighyur restaurant the other day. That's a really specific cuisine.

[@kassrripples3659]

That’s fantastic!

[@ssaannddrro]

If you like Rainforests, try Bulga park which is about a two hour drive from Melbourne. You won't be disappointed!

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

Thanks for the suggestion! I will look into it for the next long weekend!

[@petertrezise4545]

Bulga Park & Tara Valley.

[@Ozvideo1959]

You forgot to mention Melbourne's public transport. A lot people bitch about it but I think it's pretty good. And don't forget tram travel within the CBD is free.

[@BobHutton]

Melbourne is really close to Antarctica? Not really. Melbourne is closer to the equator than Washington D.C. There is a lot of ocean between Australia and Antarctica. Also, Melbourne is not all that close to Japan. Melbourne to Tokyo is about 13 hours; Vancouver to Tokyo is about 11 hours. However, one advantage Melbourne has is that we are (roughly) in the same time zone, so jetlag won't be an issue.

[@phillipj.moodie3077]

@ o3depleter. While your statement about the proximity to the Antartic is correct I live in the Middle Park/St.Kilda area, much of which forms part of the CBD and from the apartment block's in that area you can see the enterance to the Bay. From there only Tasmania separates Melbourne from the cold Southern winds that cross the snow covered peaks around Hobart before they blow into Melbourne with nominal hindrance, unless there is the usual gale blowing in Bass Straight. Named the Roaring Forties, it carried the sailing ships from the Cape of Good Hope through to Cape Horn with just a stop off in Melbourne. But Melbourne can get very hot because in the northwest's Wimmera and Mallee regional, where I have a house in Warracknabeal, it is often the hottest spot in the State because there is virtually 3000 miles of desert before you reach the ocean at Cape Canaveron and nothing below the Queensland border. That is the reason why Melbourne has rapidly changing weather patterns during a single day. All of the above items would affect weather patterns anywhere in the World. But here they converge within a 50km radius of the CBD. Phil.

[@BobHutton]

@@phillipj.moodie3077 It certainly can get hot in Melbourne. I was walking around Prahran on Black Saturday (2009). It felt like I was in a furnace. Also, I was at the Australian Open in 2014 when they had the "heat out". I was getting so much sweat in my eyes, I could barely see the tennis. I can remember it snowing once in Melbourne in my lifetime (in the late 70's - it was just a light dusting). These days, even a frost is pretty rare. Being close to the sea is meant to have a dampening effect on Melbourne 's temperatures. We don't get extremes very often. Winter in 2020 was (for me anyway) one of the most pleasant in living memory. (It helped to make up for the lockdown).

[@DarthPudden]

I miss going into Melbourne. 😞

[@louiserawle8999]

Singapore is very close and very popular with Australians

[@Rebeccahwanders]

Black Canadian (from bitter cold Alberta) girl here! Moving to Melbourne this year. Thanks for the video!

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

Fellow Alberta girl here! Congrats on your move and hope you love it here 💕

[@rodneymcgiveron]

Not Southern most tip . there's another State , Tasmania , that is nearly 600 kms more southern than Melbourne at it's most southern point .

[@deborshikashyap6745]

The reason you love Melbourne is that Melbourne has free tram service within CBD

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

It certainly doesn't hurt 🤣

[@standupandbecounted972]

I'm a Melbournite. Very accurate. Xx

[@neolex001]

Well... That's somewhat doubtful, seeing as the correct word for someone who is from Melbourne is 'Melburnian'

[@standupandbecounted972]

@@neolex001 Auto text and I went with it.

[@andrewhazlewood4569]

You forgot Greek food. Melbourne is the biggest Greek city after Athens. Also Tokyo is closer to Vancouver than Sydney.

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

Ah this is true, I'm not a huge fan of Greek food so that's probably why but I know so many people love it 💕

[@peaceraybob]

Yup, four seasons - in one day.

[@mushy111]

As someone from further north of Aus I find Melbourne bitterly cold. I think I'd die living in Canada haha. But I love visiting Toronto.

[@kassrripples3659]

Thank you, very interesting to listen to …

[@pambaars7685]

We can get 4 seasons in one day in Melbourne.

[@phillipj.moodie3077]

@Pam Bears. In 1970 there were three sites in the entire world that were the home of the newly invented Supercomputers that were used to consolidate the World weather data used for long range forecasting. Those cities were Moscow, New York and Melbourne Australia. Those supercomputers were invented by Control Data Corporation who set up local manufacturing in Melbourne. I was the Government Account Salesman for C.D.C. And the Bureau of Meteorology was my prime customer. Phil.

[@superchargedhelium956]

Sounds a lot like Houston lol

[@kassrripples3659]

@@superchargedhelium956 that’s where I am! I am a Melbournian in Houston !

[@eddiel8708]

One thing u forgot to mention about Melbourne to your friends in Canada, is the coffee culture there. I've heard rave reviews about it.

[@chris-dm2gv]

Hell yeah; Aussie coffee is 2nd to none - seriously.

[@timothymurray7940]

Coffees for mugs

[@marylockley1022]

19 different kinds of cuisine within walking distance on my house.

[@cdyoutoob]

As an Australian i think you only got 1/5 right, 'Tasty Noms'. Melbourne food variety/quality/access is fantastic. Liking Melbourne weather, well frankly I nearly spat my drink all over my screen. I think i chose to spit when you then moved onto 'The ocean baby'. I then shook my head while cleaning up the screen when 'au naturel'. None of these these rank high for Melbourne if you been anywhere elsewhere in Australia. You've really got to spend your time travelling to other parts of Australia. Try island hoping on Barrier Reef and Byron Bay / Gold coast if you like the ocean. Bali is likely not optimal for a good while after covid lifts. Visiting Sydney and Melbourne is like looking at and reading about caviar and not tasting it. The beautiful core of Australia in not in these cities. To not be too negative to their residents I'd call them 'bubble cities' or 'sheltered cities'. I think with your 'hipster' comment you sort of grasp this. Drive 2 hours from these cities and you'll see the greater Australia. My replacement four suggestions for Melbourne would be great public transport, access to arts/entertainment, livability, sporting facilities & events.

[@kassrripples3659]

Interesting and fair comments. I grew up in Dandenong (14 years from age 4), moved to Sydney mid 20s (2 years), Brisbane (4 years), Gladstone/Rockhampton 5 years, and travelled inland to Opalton/Longreach, by car and another time up to Cook Town, via the coast road through the Whitsunday region… I’ve also been to Broken Hill NSW, Nhill Victoria and Perth including time in Margaret River and spent several weeks (not near enough) in Tasmania. I’m yet to go to NT, SA or most of WA. Melbourne’s suburbs is a major feature I think people need to understand. I love the mountain range communities and the rural far west and Far East communities past Geelong and past Wonthaggi….

[@ianhelyar6383]

One thing I love about Melbourne? It's a looong way away from Brisbane where I live!

[@DanDownunda8888]

And vice versa, sooo far away from hicksville(Brisbane) it's great :)

[@ianhelyar6383]

@@DanDownunda8888 Oooohh, buuurrrn!

[@DanDownunda8888]

@@ianhelyar6383 😉

[@ianhelyar6383]

@@DanDownunda8888 If it's any comfort to your feelings, I feel the same about Sydney.

[@kassrripples3659]

I moved from Cranbourne to Moggill…. And I love Brisbane… I’d move there tomorrow if I could find a way. Melbourne… I’d probably need someone to pay me to get me to move back there for more than a few months….

[@DanDownunda8888]

Just one tiny thing Aisha, Melbourne is not on the ocean, it's in Port Phillip Bay :)

[@mariamsidibe1902]

HI, thanks for the awsome video. I live in Canada and I'm thinking about moving to Australia in couple of years! only thing is that i'm terrified of spiders and snake especially and i've heard that there's plenty all over Australia and that it's very common in everyday life to see one and that it's common to find them in the house! I was wondering what is your opinion on that, is it just a myth?

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

Hey! Thanks for the feedback! Yes, there are a lot of scary creatures that exist here but honestly if you live in a city (Melbourne, Sydney, Perth etc) the chances of you coming across anything deadly is very rare. Most of the more dangerous things live in the country/bush. So I wouldn't worry about that as a daily occurrence at all here. I say that if you're interested in moving to Oz that you should definitely give it a shot!

[@kassrripples3659]

I grew up in Melbourne and due to the cooler weather you are less likely to see snakes unless you go to Healesville sanctuary… Brown snakes are worth knowing about as so many houses have been built over farmland… we have kookaburra’s and magpies that like to catch and eat snakes… spiders to worry about in suburban Melbourne are white tails and red backs. People tend to spruce surface spray bug killer which mostly reduces this issue.

[@kassrripples3659]

Are you able to do a video of going on Puffing Billy and maybe going to see the Penguins at Cowes?

[@unnamed3392]

I live in Melbourne, HEYY 👋

[@The_Stoic_PhilosopherAU]

We have a lot to offer.

[@MiltV121]

Melbourne is a great city, indeed.

[@beilultesfom1976]

some part of Australia is basically hot all year round. the northern territory is like thet

[@Andrew-df1dr]

The best thing about living in Melbourne is football - Australian Rules Football. The second best thing about living in Melbourne is football - Australian Rules Football.

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

Let's not forget getting holidays for watching football 🤣

[@jggg926]

Heyyyy! I was wondering what the fight for Indigenous sovereignty is like in Australia?... or do you, for example, know anything about the nature of fighting colonisation and nationalism?

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

Hey! I don't think I'm the right person to speak on those things as I was only lived there for 5 years. I'm sure there are some wonderful channels by Aboriginal/Indigenous people who could give far more accurate insight into this for you 💕

[@jggg926]

@@AishaWilsonVlog that's totally fair! Thank you so much!

[@asheeshjanghu]

Which movie scene is referenced in this video where it talks about knife?

[@bekar_au]

That's from Crocodile Dundee (which she mentioned).

[@BobHutton]

One thing you haven't quite picked up yet is how to pronounce "Melbourne". We tend to pronounce it (pretty much) like it was spelt "Melbn". (At least you don't say "Mel-BORN", like most Americans seem to). kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnnTg4Fna8qCsLM

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

I hold on to my Canadian accent like my life depends on it 🤣

[@HairByJamesAnnabel]

👍♥️

[@gradystiles7515]

being born in Melbourne ,we don't live by the ocean ,we live on Port Phillip Bay

[@victorianrichard8097]

aisha auntie i love melbourne since i live in melbourne i made a lot of friend

[@tonycurrie2964]

If you love Melbourne I'd be interested to know what you think about Queensland?

[@nicbered2367]

Melb is a city, Qld is a state....just thought I'd explain that to you....

[@bera0014]

@@MuzzCat05 Qld is a tad bigger than Melbourne, one is a city the other a geographic area. It's like comparing England to Paris, thanks for trying though.

[@kassrripples3659]

Fair question… I moved from Victoria to Queensland and lived there for 9 years….

[@mzeve8964]

🙋‍♀️ Hey. I don’t like wildlife. Which state can I stay in Australia without experiencing wild life

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

I'm not sure what you mean by wildlife. There are wild animals in all parts of Australia to my knowledge, but most of them aren't found in major cities. I've only lived here for 4 years so I'm not an expert, but if you decide to move to any larger city you'll likely never have to deal with wild animals. Best of luck!

[@Joshua-jj4xn]

Interesting that you say Australian cities are similar to western cities...maybe because its a WESTERN COUNTRY!! xo

[@mzeve8964]

Planning to move to Perth . How’s it?

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

I've only lived in Melbourne so unfortunately I can't tell you how it is to live there. But it is a beautiful city with a lot to offer, hopefully you'll love it!

[@tdb7992]

If she doesn't mention public transport, I'll have a heart attack. Public transport in North America is just terrible.

[@Tonia_Kal]

Hi Aisha, are you from Nigeria?

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

No, my family is from Jamaica

[@katateo328]

haha, chu bon oi, vao xi gon lam thi nghiem ne :D:D dan xi gon de thuong de chiu lam, cho lam thi nghiem chuot bach thoai mai ne tin ba xao oi :D

[@jocelynhunter2359]

I've never heard anyone say anything good about Melbourne weather, ever. LMAO.

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

Haha compared to Canada? It's a great contender 🤣

[@kassrripples3659]

Sometimes it’s 38-48 and it’s bleerrrhgggh in summer if you don’t have cooling … oh and the fires ….

[@mika72.-Bois]

Ah... pre covid video! All that travel talk... 😥

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

Travel does seem like a distant fever dream we all had at this point, doesn't it? Hopefully things will improve by late 2021/early 2022

[@anEyePhil]

Their Harbour is pretty crap.

[@dianacasey6002]

They never said it was great

[@petertrezise4545]

No, it’s not.

[@barnowl5774]

Now, now. Don't talk about Sydney Harbour like that. And Port Phillip Bay which Melbourne surrounds is very big and beautiful.

[@Ozfreerider_adventures]

Best part about Melbourne is getting out of that place and heading down the lorne , Apollo bay , Torquay and the rest of the great ocean road 👌👌👌

[@AishaWilsonVlog]

Agreed! I'll be posting a vid about a recent trip to Lorne soon!