Melbourne - 4 Days in Melbourne Travel Guide, including Great Ocean Road /Phillip Island (Penguins!)

[@robert-brydson-1]

Re weather - the temperature difference between Melbourne and Sydney is only 2 / 3 degrees, Sydney has double the rain of Melbourne, and Perth is the sunniest capitol city in the world

[@denisfresco5473]

I lived in Sydney for one year and I visited Melbourne for one week. Even if I love Sydney for the bay, the beaches and the nature surrounding, the most beautiful australian city is Melbourne, without doubts!

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

It is one of our favourites too!

[@johnstaring3210]

You have not then been to Perth !

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

We have! Make sure you check out one our latest videos including Perth kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4HTh3ZoaKmBirc and Western Australia kzbin.info/www/bejne/g32tgGqQnLiKaKM

[@grumpyae86]

@@johnstaring3210Perth 😂😂😂

[@australiaprisonisland9156]

Try living out west on the other side of the West Gate. It's affordable but shocking in some spaces.

[@teijatravels]

Thank you for this video. Very useful tips for people who are visiting Melbourne for the first time. Especially Great Ocean Road = Highly recommended!

[@francinelynn334]

Excellent vlog. I live in Melbourne and love it.

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

We hope we did your city proud even though we had a short amount of time in Melbourne! We love it too

[@milestones.]

I live in Melbourne. I still really enjoyed this. Well done

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

Thank you so much for your feedback!

[@annematousek350]

I use to live in Melbourne.. Had to move for family reasons.. Miss Melbourne tremendously.. People are so nice there too.!

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

Couldn't agree more!!!

[@ross4970]

Got it all Melbourne, even a river of iced coffee. Love it.

[@nanniecath528]

Great video. I've lived in Brisbane for 48 years. Travelled throughout Vic in a camper trailer. I now visit Victoria regularly (March, September, Dec/Jan) - base in Ferntree Gully close to the beautiful Dandenong Mountains. So much more to see like The Grampian and the high country. Love exploring nooks & crannies in Melb and love the public transport - so cheap or you hire a car for the countryside. I haven't experienced Vics winter yet!

[@felicitydeikos5250]

I live in Geelong, on the Great Ocean Rd. Best time to come is in September- October, but the wether is very unpredictable.

[@gerrynassar3592]

Unfortunately September is probably the worst weather wise in Melbourne. January to April is the best with March being the standout. The Great Ocean Road is amazing in warm sunny weather. Thanks for the video. Glad you enjoyed.

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

Hopefully we get to experience Melbourne next time - in all of its glory! Any additional tips for next time?

[@FionaEm]

@@theoutofofficetraveller Check a weather app at least twice a day because the forecast can change quickly 😊 Unless you're sure it'll be sunny all day, it's wise to carry a foldable umbrella and a jacket, because you never know when you might need them! Also a wide-brimmed hat and sunscreen for Dec-Mar, as the summer sun can be brutal even on a cloudy day.

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

@@FionaEm very sound advice!!!

[@ange3489]

Except for this March/ April! 🌧️

[@shanemadhwan3190]

Unfortunately La Niña played a big part where Melbourne coped above average rainfall around that time in2022 .

[@gillianwatt7421]

It always baffles me that people are suprised that melbourne gets cold. Australia is a huge place and Melbourne is to the south of the continent. No one expects Seattle to have the same weather as Palm Springs.

[@Liesel81-across-all-borders]

Just visited Melbourne I loved it. Next time I will drive myself to reach may more places in Victoria

[@Fraxx]

As someone who lives on phillip island for 19 of my 21 years of life, I can tell you that phillip island only see's about 4-5 months of summer weather if we're lucky.

[@thepanel2935]

Melbourne is nice and is not a wannabe Sydney or a miniature version of Sydney. It has its own character and history. But Melbourne gets far more rain than Sydney. The stopover in Singapore is a great idea. I've been visiting Singapore since the 1980s. I could gladly spend a week out of every month in Singapore. It's great for just walking and exploring.

[@haushusbandsofalbion]

Incorrect. Sydney gets way more rain than Melbourne....it just seems like its the other way round *google 😊

[@patricialane7075]

Sydney rainfall annually is 1175mm, Melbourne's annual rainfall is 665mm.

[@thepanel2935]

@@patricialane7075 with shorter but more frequent rainfalls.

[@maniojha2146]

Am moving there very soon. I hope your guide will be helpful. Thanks.

[@monsG165]

Oh wow you are the first comprehensive guide for a 2 months trip to Australia! I am planning a similar trip from January to March and now looking for resources on each individual stop because I can’t find an actual itinerary. Thank you for making this!

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

Thank you so much, we really appreciate it!

[@michaelmayo9048]

Best sunny weather in January February march

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

Australian summer! That's great to know, thank you!

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Thanks for this excellent video ❤

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!!!

[@LolipopStar477]

4:19 where this place located?

[@adylee9269]

hy.. for the great ocean road, do you use tour agency also? same as the phillip island?

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

Hi thanks for your comment - yes you can use an agency for both trips - I used a company called Ride Tours and they were really good.

[@jkp7194]

Hi, great vid! May I ask if you can share the link of the tour company?

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

Hi sure - it was called "1 Day Great Ocean Road Tour" at www.ridetours.com.au led by Cam. Great tour guide - highly recommended!

[@jkp7194]

Thanks a lot!! 💕

[@kyliebrown3735]

do you have the links for the day tours you took?

[@hilarymoloney1711]

Mistake I made at Philip Island was to keep gaping out at sea to eentualsea a few penguins coming into shorebnot realising most of the penguins were behind me on land; weren't informed about this by the bull driver.

[@madswansfan1]

People don’t seem to realise Victoria is almost at the bottom of the world. Next stop is Antarctica. It’s no wonder we have such cold weather sometimes. Although what we call freezing isn’t compared to the northern hemisphere.

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

That is so true!

[@petertrezise4545]

Next stop is Tasmania then Antartica.

[@BusyMom2mv]

Very beautiful, clean and great location to visite. Juste some local offices were worst, a woman fake catherine protheau and his men since Airport, hope no more such for next trip.

[@DarrenTan-o4u]

Australia 🇦🇺

[@ShobhitNiranjan]

Which months were these when you travelled ?

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

It was September 2022

[@petermcculloch4933]

Given the AFL Grand Final is held on the last Saturday in September and the video opens on Grand Final day, in which month do you think the footage was shot?

[@Melbournelost66]

January/ February / March best weather in Melbourne!

[@nickolas6060]

Yeah 40 degrees and windy. Awesome

[@tomelifeisjustonebig]

You misnamed practically everything!

[@triarb5790]

Really gives me the irrits when Americans don't make an effort with pronunciation. Plus not checking weather of a place before going. Really naive.

[@tristandavies9597]

How it is possible to do this in an edited when google is so easily available on the same computer!

[@allanmaccaul1465]

4 days in Melbourne, no that was 4 days in Victoria

[@conniep3164]

Why do you visit places for such short times?

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

I know! We are working professionals who like to maximise our holidays / annual leave. So it's always a difficult balance between how much we can see in the limited time we have! But of course, if we could have stayed longer in Melbourne (and Australia) we would have loved to!

[@australiaprisonisland9156]

Whilst I myself live in a relatively nice neighbourhood in Melbourne. The city itself has a number of attractions and the outer parts of Melbourne are also appealing in some respects. However I wouldn't rate it highly personally. Yes it's clean in some spaces but overall the bay is pretty flat windswept and hardly appealing during winter. It's mostly quite flat therefore the views are quite bland looking into the distance. It's a nice place and it kind of depends where you live. I would prefer to live elsewhere.

[@imahsaman2495]

Whats the name of the tour agent you use?

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

I used an agent called Ride Tours - despite the weather it was a really good company / tour guide

[@ApinderSingh-b2c]

Its safe clean and lucky country better then European unions and United kingdom many times

[@Final_Cut_FF]

Melbourne is not perfect by any means but you can do far far worse. I like it.

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

It really is a great place

[@karlso7314]

Yeah nah Philip island and the great ocean road are NOT in Melbourne! They are places in Victoria!

[@petermcculloch4933]

Um..........the narrator did explain the Phillip Island and the Great Ocean Road trips were day excursions from Melbourne.

[@colmastro4373]

Victoria lol, not Melbourne. Philip Island etc etc is not in Melbourne, nowhere near actually 😂. Melbourne is the city and surrounding metro suburbs, calling Philip Island Melbourne is exactly like calling Melbourne Philip Island. they're completely different locations, nowhere near each other in the state of Victoria. you said you live in the UK right? Would you call London Bristol? 😂

[@homer4889]

Just don’t go to great ocean 12 apostles. Not worth it.

[@shanemadhwan3190]

LA Nina didn’t help that year .

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

This is true 😅

[@ursulafrydrich5857]

There are too much people

[@nickolas6060]

The weather is often described as shitawful. This place is a hole

[@xwarped83]

It’s a really nice “hole”, I enjoyed my time there even if it was chilly for most of my stay.

[@conniep3164]

Have you lived there?😊

[@nickolas6060]

@@conniep3164 no. I LIVE there.

[@conniep3164]

@@nickolas6060 you should move if you think it’s so awful.

[@nickolas6060]

@@conniep3164 I am. 40 days and counting. Cannot wait. You people are as miserable as the weather. Enjoy your overpopulated, road raging, overpriced, shty weather, bankrupt state.

[@jamescarpio2636]

Melbourne run by a Dictator i

[@Glenn-ei3xp]

They voted him back so your thoughts are in the minority

[@maddyg3208]

​@@Glenn-ei3xp No, the bloke who got less than 40% of first preferences is in the minority

[@chippyjohn1]

Australia is run by the US

[@tonoxavier9718]

I will not go back to visit Melbourne again.I don't like Melbourne.There is nothing special to see there.The weather is pretty bad.I went to visit Great Ocean Road last week but it was cloudy and raining and even if I wore a hoodie I still felt very cold.I didn't proceed the trip, went back to Melbourne from Winchelsea.I prefer Sydney.I definitely will go back to visit Sydney again, and probably some other cities but NOT Melbourne.

[@politicallyincorrectpanda]

The thumbnail is about 3 hours away from Melbourne… they had to use a photo from somewhere else because Melbourne is a shit hole lol and yes I live in Victoria so I know exactly what I’m talking about!

[@ashdog236]

You obviously don’t know what you’re talking about, Melbourne ain’t a shit hole, that’s just your opinion, I live here too

[@barnowl5774]

I live in Melbourne and I know that it is a marvellous city!

[@barnowl5774]

liar!

[@earlmyname4257]

Live in melbourne...travelles over 20 countries...melbourne is a shit hole absolutely horrible city

[@petermcculloch4933]

And which cultural oasis, located three hours drive from Melbourne, do you reside in?

[@joelbrown9322]

It is worth it. The coffee experience is ok they could work on enhancing it.🍪🍪☕☕

[@kerryryan5116]

Wow....don’t where you were getting your coffee but Melbourne was voted best coffee in the world recently and this is from a Sydneyite.

[@theoutofofficetraveller]

We featured Brother Baba Budan in the video (and liked a lot), but other places highly recommended to us include Kit Espresso, Patricia's and Dukes

[@triarb5790]

Compared to the watery muck they serve in the US, Melbourne coffee is the equivalent of drinking liquid gold.

[@bradhodges8833]

Geelong is in Melbourne, when you say Melbourne didn't make the final, you meant the CBD didn't make the final 🤦😂

[@FionaEm]

Geelong isn't in Melbourne. It's 70km south-west.

[@cathykem]

Geelong is not in Melbourne!

[@barnowl5774]

Melbourne is the name of ONE of the teams from the city of Melbourne. There are others. Geelong is a provincial city approximately 70 kms from the Melbourne CBD.

[@markv1274]

I know you've been told this before, yet it's worth repeating: Geelong isn't in Melbourne. Geelong is classified as the second largest city behind Melbourne. Geelong can't be a part of Melbourne when it fits the aforementioned definition. Remember, Brad: aeroplane glue was invented to assemble model aeroplanes.