Sydney Australia Way Better Than You’d Expect! (24 Hours)

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Sydney Australia Way Better Than You’d Expect! (24 Hours)
To end our 2 week trip to Australia we had 1 night an about a full day to experience Sydney, this video captures what we did.

[@Leo-hv9mm]

It was lovely to view your take on Sydney. I wish I'd never left there. Places to definitely visit are The Blue Mountains (Katoomba, Leura) - take the train up there) .. The Gold Coast and Brisbane .. and as much as other Aussies bag Canberra, truly have a few days there in our beautiful National Capital City - I love the place. If you come back in winter, check out one or two of our many ski resorts in our Alpine areas (Australia gets more snow per year than Switzerland btw) .. and if you teally want an adventure, rent a Winnebago or similar. It's been a pleasure viewing your videos. You're no doubt a lovely couple and great ambassadors for the uk. All the best and safe travels ❤👍

[@karistone1297]

One thing a lot of people don’t visit when in Sydney is Taronga Zoo. It has the most beautiful harbour views and is a quick ferry ride from Circular Quay. If you ever come back I’d highly recommend it.

[@ANTSEL]

ooo great, thanks!

[@ApparentlyIamcorrect]

We live in Qld and went to Sydney at Christmas. We took the ferry over to Taronga Zoo, but also did a left when we got off the ferry and walked along the path and went down to the beach. It was so nice, not sure what it's called. But yeah, there's some money going on in Sydney, some of those boats would cost more than my house.

[@raycambridge8950]

I'm glad you preferred Sydney over London. It was a no-brainer for me way back in 1998.

[@ANTSEL]

Sydney was beautiful!

[@briangordon-yj1dj]

New subscriber from Dc here, I have visited Sydney for business and leisure and I liked Sydney because the layout in the CBD gave a chill laid back San Francisco vibe without the homeless people that you would see in San Francisco. Sydney is urban and vibrant and it’s chill and laid back in a way that New York or London are not.

[@Bellas1717]

I’m a Sydneysider and I love my city. It never gets old visiting the city itself, but we also love our countryside.

[@ANTSEL]

We definitely need to visit the countryside next time.

[@coraliemoller3896]

@@ANTSEL Since the time spent in Sydney was much shorter than in Melbourne you obviously could not really compare them on like for like basis. Everything that Melbourne claims is better there is probably equalled in Sydney. But Sydney is the international icon for Australia like Paris and Rome, so more tourists come to visit and push up prices & crowds. Sydney is still home to locals & residents and we have the privilege of enjoying all our benefits so we accept that these issues come with popularity.

[@ANTSEL]

Agreed. We really did not spend enough time in Sydney to be objective and be fair in the comparison. We had 9 nights in Melbourne, where we were able to venture in and out of the city compared to 24hrs only in Sydney. Bizarrely there was just something about Sydney we loved instantly more than Melbourne. Please note to viewers reading - this does not mean we did not like Melbourne :)

[@coraliemoller3896]

@@ANTSEL Maybe it’s just that Sydney has always had rival cities comparing themselves to Sydney. The vibe in Sydney is different. Confident of benefits but also accepting of the reality of not being perfect. We don’t start the rivalry but sometimes we defend our hometown from detractors who insinuate that we don’t also have most of what they claim & spotlight. It would be like London versus some other UK city. London is the iconic city. The others are not. Let them promote their city but it doesn’t take away from London’s status. And Londoners would sometimes just remind them.

[@Bellas1717]

@@ANTSEL I grew up in what we call "the bush". As you go inland, there’s cities usually on the coast, then suburbs, then rural NSW, then the bush, then "the outback". The bush is generally still inhabited with small townships, the outback is desert with very sparse occupation or no occupation at all. I was a child when we moved to Sydney and I had that same experience, and still do. Sometimes a place just speaks to you. Like you, I really enjoy Melbourne when we visit, but then I love to come home. Cheers.

[@kayelle8005]

Sydney’s a movie and Melbourne’s a book and Canberra is theatre.

[@beautifulblackswan01]

Aussie is literally like a sunny and happier version of UK 😂😂😂

[@ANTSEL]

Indeed!

[@AUmarcus]

Sunny or not the beaches cannot be compared....Australia's leave Britain's for dead. Australia's climate and landscape is way more diverse, it's also 32 times larger. 😆👍

[@scottwilliam6141]

No it's not. You will be disappointed if you are looking for UK in the sun. It is different and unique on so many levels.

[@davidbarlow6860]

So what your saying is it's nothing like the UK.

[@Stu_in_Oz]

I have been to the UK and the USA several times. As an Australian I feel far more at home and welcome in the USA than the UK. The UK, Canada and NZ are more like each other. And politically Australia is a federation of states with a House of Representatives and Senate like the US.

[@roderickburns5151]

Thank you beautiful couple for your Sydney report. I hope to visit there. May you be Blessed in all of travels. Amen

[@ANTSEL]

Thank you so much :)

[@geekyperi]

Woo-hoo! Shout out Surrey Quays, I lived there for 13 years (originally from Sydney) and moved back to Sydney 10 years ago. I do miss London (the ales and my beloved West Ham), but like today, getting to take the kids out to the beach until golden hour with 26c weather in April. Anyways, following you guys. Enjoy your stay!

[@ANTSEL]

Thanks for sharing!! London definitely has its charm. Glad you got to experience it. We always recommend London but not as somewhere to permanently live. Sydney is way better!

[@kayzinoz]

If you come back Squeeze in Newcastle it has a massive public hospital for work but without all the traffic. It has a harbour beaches and a massive lake called Lake Macquarie. It is linked to sydney via electric train which takes about two hours. If weather and lifestyle are what you are after then Newcastle has it

[@ANTSEL]

Thanks for the tip. We will add to our list of places to check out.

[@GoldCoastExplorer]

Nice Sunny Days 🏖 🏖 🏖

[@user-oi7fh5ji3f]

Hope you get to explore more of Australia next time!

[@ANTSEL]

Same! so much more to see and experience

[@RandomAdventureswithM]

Glad you like Sydney, I love my city too! 😊 Next time try the quick ferry⛴️ trip around the city and from city to Manly, you will enjoy it! Also try a stay in circularquay or darling harbour next time, serviced apartments have better pricing! A lot to explore in NSW!

[@ANTSEL]

Thanks for the tips! We definitely plan to go back and explore more of Sydney.

[@sickofthisnamestuff]

Lovely that you visited Watson's Bay on your whirlwind trip. I love Sydney (resident). Melbourne is fine but the harbour is magical and the city just seems dirtier than Sydney to me. Since George St is essentially pedestrian only now (except for the light rail) it is even better. Check out Taronga Zoo next time. The giraffes have a great view! and the open air bird show is excellent (Pro Tip... go there when it is not showtime and you get a great view of the city, and no crowds if you want somewhere quiet to sit and have a rest or some food). Nice work you two. All the best with the channel and Vegas.

[@ruthsingle-su9he]

Huntsman and Orb spiders are harmless. But you need to keep an eye out mostly at night. Hardly ever seen in daylight. I walk my dogs every night north of Sydney. I take a broom with me so that I don't walk into a huge Web. Still, they are harmless!

[@sleeptimesanctuary4064]

I think you’ve underestimated the sheer terror we experience of any spider, harmless or not, if you don’t come from a country that’s used to them, like we are with pigeons here in the UK! There’s probably ten of them out my window now but I don’t notice them as they’re everywhere! Ahhhhh

[@ANTSEL]

It would definitely take adjusting too. In the UK we were scared enough of any spider that would come in the house and they were tiny in comparison. I do not think the fact they harmless registers, they just look terrifying. I wish we wasnt so scared.

[@OntarioAndrews415]

I'm enjoying this so ...thanks! :)

[@ANTSEL]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@dangermouse3619]

Winter here in Sydney does get very cold over nights and early mornings. During the day it warms up a bit. Just dress with some warm clothes like a jumper and pants will do you during winter. You guys should really consider moving if you can. You won't regret it.

[@ANTSEL]

That is useful to know. We are absolutely fine with cold weather. Vegas get very cold from November through to Feb. The main thing for us, is knowing we get a guaranteed summer. In the UK you never know if you get a summer or not.

[@dangermouse3619]

@@ANTSEL summer has now finished as daylight saving finished today. Winter out western Sydney can get below 0 some mornings in winter but luckily only few depending on clear night and a low breeze if not none from the south.

[@user-bi8wp6wy3l]

As a 60 year old Aussie I have travelled in both Europe and the US a number of times. I think Melbourne probably retains more of its European heritage than Sydney does and if you dont like the UK maybe thats the feeling you cant quite put you're finger on. I think you might be under selling Melbourne a little you probably need to spend more time there and get to know it better. A lot of young backpackers who come to Australia on working holiday visas are blown away by Sydney but end up living in Melbourne because of the night life, the food, the cultural scene and the great public transport system. Get out of Melbourne and they have some wonderful natural attractions close by you only found one of them when you visited a couple of the wineries, Sydney is definately nothing like London if anything it would be more like a city in the US its natural beauty is amazing and is one of the worlds great harbour cities like Cape Town or San Francisco. The problem with Sydney is not its natural attractions or iconic buildings which is obvious as soon as you arrive its that its becoming overcrowded and the traffic is horrendous. With the current immigration policies Sydney and Melbourne will get even worse because everyone who arrives here wants to live in them. I dont live in a city but if I did I would choose Perth, Brisbane Adelaide or even a smaller regional city than live in either of them. My experience of Las Vegas is that its a place where life seems to revolve around attractions that were built by casinos to draw tourists into fantasy worlds. It feels more like a movie set with nothing of any real substance sitting behind the false fronts you cant really compare any of the Australian cities with it, The Gold Coast would probably be the closest but its a lot more like Miami than Las Vegas..

[@ANTSEL]

Our view of Melbourne was based on 8 days, so not enough time to have any conclusive view. We were also only in Sydney for 24hrs, so even less time. Sydney we preferred the weather and loved Watsons Bay. Next time we will visit Manly. Our intent was never to under sell any place, only give our initial views. As for Las Vegas, yes if you are a tourist what you say is true. Vegas is 100% not representative of the US. It is unique. Those who live here rarely go to the strip. We live right next to red rock national park, so we have the mountain views every day. It is very suburban, lots of parks and family oriented where we are. Not what we expected when we moved here. We had an impression of Vegas, much like you stated. We were meant to move to California and moved here after the pandemic, thinking this would be temporary. Vegas was a pleasant surprise. I said this in another comment. As long as we have good weather, and nice scenery, and a reasonable salary to live, we are probably going to be happy in most places. We love that there are many places in the world that are liveable.

[@mystikrebel1089]

Us brits always addicted to warm sunny places with blue skies . I wonder why lol

[@ANTSEL]

lol indeed!

[@Aussie-63]

Please come back to N.S.W. Melbourne is where you go to snuggle up in front of a fire. Q.L.D is where you go for a holiday. N.S.W is where you live. We treat our Medical workers as Angels and Warrior's. From your first video it was obvious you two were destined to be Blues. That is the highest honour bestowed to all New South Welshman. You can Surf, Hike, Ride, Fly, Run, Walk or Water/Snow ski in N.S.W. You can Barbie Q at home, work, park, beach, outback, pub and at the Hardware Store. One small step, for one great life. Love your journey thus far. Happy trails. Michael 🦘🐨😎🏄🏃‍♀🏋🏖

[@fatheranthony4pope]

Melbourne is where you live. Sydney is where you holiday.

[@glenemma1]

I'm glad you liked Sydney. There are scores of beaches in Sydney better than Bondi. Next time you might do the Coastal Walk or get a ferry across to Manly Beach. Also, just outside Sydney there are the Blue Mountains, the Royal National Park and the Central Coast all worth visiting.

[@ANTSEL]

Thanks for sharing. Will make a note for next time.

[@galaxyexplorer6189]

The opera house is behind that bloody big blue ship..🤣🤣🤣

[@ANTSEL]

Tell me about it! lol

[@Fish29077]

You will need to do Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and Darwin next. Then there are all the smaller cities and towns. You need a long time to explore this huge country. I really appreciate the differences on offer. Glad you enjoyed yourselves here.

[@ANTSEL]

Definitely. We enjoyed everyday in Australia, in all the places we visited. We look forward to going back and visiting more places. Australia clearly has a lot to offer,

[@AUmarcus]

@@ANTSEL Definitely put Tasmania on the list..... staggeringly beautiful.

[@ANTSEL]

We went! We visited Hobart for 2 nights. Lovely place! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJ3FaIWXq9imftUsi=cYIofRFD0taLT4K2

[@AUmarcus]

@@ANTSEL Yes I saw that.....Hobart's nice but so many more beautiful spots .

[@johnmceleney1092]

U need to visit Brisbane in Summer - you will feel the heat and humidity here as it’s sub tropical also Adelaide and Perth to compare cities it’s not just about Melbourne and Sydney

[@ANTSEL]

Agreed. I was in Australia for work and so that determined the places we visited. Next time I hope to visit other places.

[@lynmcgrow9246]

Thats not a big spider Thats a baby Harmless dont hurt them They'll move

[@user-cp4bz5we3b]

What a beautiful couple you are wish U could stay in Sydney longer

[@ANTSEL]

Thank you! I wish we could have stayed longer too.

[@kavarasings9813]

yes, great city. Ive lived here for 60 years. Also very multicultural so you can eat vietnamese, brazilian, thai, chinese, french, lebanese, indian, turkish korean and japanese. Tax is very high though . sometimes we take it for granted so its refreshing to hear it from you newbies. Eg: been to Bondi 200 times- LOL, head over to next beach, Coogee. I like coogee better than bondi.

[@zacchaeusm4085]

As someone said, Sydney and Melbourne are like sisters. Sydney is naturally prettier, naturally intelligent and athletic so they’re comfortable in their skin and sometimes view themselves as better than others. Melbourne is the decent looking sister who had to work hard to achieve their goals, worked hard to be more likeable and has a better personality. All Australians know Sydney is better but Australia has tall poppy syndrome so the other cities don’t like that and want to chop Sydneysiders down. -Born&Bred Sydneysider 😅

[@ANTSEL]

haha, like this description. Might be better than Ant's comparison of Premium Eco vs Business Class LOL. I am not sure the Melbournians will agree.

[@BenPearlman]

Definitely would recommend ditching the car next time you come and stay somewhere with better public transport than Bondi. Circular Quay is nice but it's touristy and expensive. I find north Sydney is a lot cheaper yet still very well connected

[@ANTSEL]

Good to know, thank you.

[@margaretheard9628]

A lovely couple who would be very welcome here in Sydney, but I think you might reconsider moving here once you see the real estate prices.

[@ANTSEL]

Aww thank you that’s very kind of you to say! Although we are certainly not experts, we did briefly look into prices, Sydney appears to be a very expensive places to live but sometimes the money is worth it for what you get. Compared to our home city of London and where we currently live in the US which is priced at about AUD$1.25m for a 200m/2 4 bed…. Sydney, in terms of the overall package, seems to offer a lot for the money.

[@kayelle8005]

The best ferry trip in Sydney in my opinion is Manly to Circular Quay.

[@ANTSEL]

We wanted to do that one but didn’t have enough time. A must do for our next trip.

[@duncanmackenzie4076]

The title is a bit baffling, most people have high expectations of Sydney, they arent suprised by it because of its reputation, its a stunning looking city. Perth is the only capital in Australia that can compete with its beauty, although Perths beaches are more spectacular and they have Rottnest Island whos coastline is off the charts. .

[@margaretschepis5673]

Not sure what's meant by 'better than you'd expect'. I'm from Sydney and whenever I fly in from OS I always think how lucky I am to live in the best city in the world!

[@rynotay8410]

Other side of that ship was the opera house

[@ANTSEL]

Yup! I was not impressed lol

[@Stu_in_Oz]

You’ve missed the best part of the country in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and southeast Queensland generally. The fastest growing region in Australia now with the largest net interstate migration pouring in.

[@kroo07]

It's behind you!!! Yeah, the cruise ship is blocking your view of the opera house.

[@christinecoombs3536]

Thank you so much for your appreciation of Sydney, my home town. ❤️❤️❤️

[@louisaklimentos7583]

Every country of the world has something special to offer .The only country I wasn’t happy with is Cyprus because the locals and relatives didn’t care to know us relatives that live overseas. My parents are Greek Cypriot but I was born in England and grew up in Australia . I thought that the locals would be very happy to meet me but that wasn’t the case . They put me down and told me that Australia is a horrible country and that Cyprus is way better . When I travel I will always find something I like about the country . No country is perfect so I normally appreciate the good and accept the bad . Enjoy your travels .

[@ANTSEL]

Love your perspective!

[@louisaklimentos7583]

@@ANTSEL Thank you

[@Bards85-lv7tx]

Agree Melbourne is very cosmopolitan and alive I think you just didn’t see the right side especially being based in the Docklands your kind of at the end of downtown, having said that love Sydney too! Both cities are different and we like that!! The bugs and spiders are not a problem they can’t survive in yhr cities so strange you saw 2, you both could have a good life in Australia, compared to US , UK

[@ANTSEL]

We still really liked Melbourne and would happily visit again. We would like to see more places there too. 100% agree, it is really great that the 2 cities are different. Yea.. we definitely got unlucky with spiders. Despite that, it has not put us off Australia :)

[@Brightangel55]

If youre staying in Manly, just hop on the ferry and it goes right in to Circular Quay Lovely people, I wish you could move here 😊

[@ANTSEL]

Thank you :) We never got to visit Manly unfortunately. Next time it will be on list of places to visit.

[@ianneill1400]

Spend a week in Sydney & you will fall in love with it!

[@doubledee9675]

That spider was not dangerous. It sort of looks a bit like a funnel web, the bite of which can be fatal, but it's most definitely not a funnel web.. In our Sydney suburb we catch a funnel web from time to time, but you're in the wrong part of Sydney for them. People from the UK have a phobia about poisonous snakes and spiders, but the risk is minimal. If you are bitten, there's a very effective anti-venene. The last death from a funnel web's bite was over 40 years ago. BTW, when we catch a funnel web, we take it to the emergency section of the local public hospital. It's collected from there and is taken to a centre 40 or so km away. When it's there and has time to settle in, it will be milked for its venom. That in turn is the base of the anti=-venene

[@dangermouse3619]

Huge you say with those small spiders. 😂 Wait till you meet our friendly huntsman's 😜

[@ANTSEL]

Haha, lets hope that doesn't ever happen! Lol.

[@gloryglory5688]

As for pronouncing “Melbourne” think how you pronounce Leicester square or Gloucester road? And the way they’re spelt

[@sleeptimesanctuary4064]

My partner (and 2 young kids), and I can’t decide whether to move to California or Melbourne/Brisbane - partner can go to any of those places for work. We’re currently live in London UK. I cannot do spiders so that’s terrifying ahhhh

[@ANTSEL]

We never considered Australia before. After visiting we do have a different perspective. The spiders are still scary but it is such a great place. Honestly there are positives to both, and both are better than the UK. We plan to do 2 videos on why we would pick Australia or the USA.

[@margaretheard9628]

Research as much as you can. I really can't think of one reason to choose USA over Australia.

[@bluepeter128]

And Hollywood!

[@paulrichardson5892]

dont worry about the bugs. the big spiders are not a problem only the small ones red back, funnel web and white tail. you will rarely come across them but you will soon learn the rules. remember if you change or run away from the bugs , they have won

[@debwaterson799]

Visit QLD, great 🕷️ 🐊

[@movieklump]

Life on earth would not exist without spiders. You have to learn to respect the little buggers.

[@arthurwatts1680]

Ask Sydneysiders how they feel about heat waves being followed by rain bombs. You were very lucky to arrive when you did. The homeless are an increasing issue all over Oz - in some cases, they even have jobs but can't afford rent. I grew up in Sydney but given the Summer they've just endured and the cost of living, I'm in no hurry to go back Happy trails.

[@richardwilliamson9763]

Sydney sweeps you up when you arrive but after a while it can feel a shallow where as Melbourne is a slow burn which has more depth and character and is much better late night life. It really does have the best restaurants which are accessible to all unlike London. London is only good if you can afford the right areas.

[@ANTSEL]

Thats an interesting take and may well be true. Agreed on the restaurants in Melbourne and the affordability.

[@smdnsnnd7254]

If you're eating around Bondi... Everything is much more expensive. You need to consider the average price of a house in Bondi is probably reaching 3 mill

[@HairByJamesAnnabel]

Melbourne has changed since COVID

[@ANTSEL]

I heard that from a lot of people in Melbourne.

[@willx9352]

Huntsman spiders are harmless! It is the little redbacks you need to be frightened of.

[@johnmceleney1092]

You should stop comparing how busy London is to cities in Australia. London is a condense city where lots of people live in or live very close to the city, plus the population is very different Places that may not seem very busy because the areas are spread out so much and not all in one area. Weekdays won’t be as busy, but weekends should busy although lots of people venture out to their local area rather than come into the city.

[@jaxxon98]

So I guess it's time to knock the US. When are you moving to Australia?

[@ANTSEL]

lol. Video coming soon on whether we would move to Australia 😉

[@paulrichardson5892]

more on the bugs more than a million kids live here , i can assure you ,they dont worry about the bugs. they know the simple rules,

[@lexsaunders1742]

Please remember emergency services phone number in Australia is - 000.

[@ANTSEL]

Thank you

[@peterdubois65]

Sydney is the place to visit but Melbourne is the place to live

[@Bellas1717]

For many, the opposite for others. We are blessed to have such choice in this country.

[@ANTSEL]

That is fair and may well be true. We would happily go back to both and spend more time.

[@aussieragdoll4840]

The best thing to come out of Melbourne is the Hume Highway to Sydney. Also there are two types of people who live in Melbourne. Those who are paid to live there, and those who can’t afford to leave.

[@navs485]

You forgot the last bit = "Said no one ever" lol

[@aussieragdoll4840]

@@navs485 Who are you responding to?

[@coopsnz1]

Point pipper 1000sqm block sold 60 million

[@rick7081]

Hey guys - everyone knows Melbourne Sux. That’s why Melbournites are so ridiculously defensive about it. 😂

[@andyjames2082]

Guess how long it would take you to see every beach in Australia? There are 10,685 beaches in Australia. If you visited one new beach in Australia every day, it would take more than 27 years to see them all! Just Saying

[@ANTSEL]

I think I saw that fact somewhere. Crazy. I think we will pick a small % to visit!

[@HenriHattar]

Bondi is NOT a good choice, as far as the weather goes , it would have been the same any where around Sydney. Manly is much better than Sydney, but Sydney is very diverse, 24 hours cant give you ANY idea.

[@artistjoh]

If you are thinking of migrating, Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane are good choices. Brits fit right in. It is much more like UK than the US culture-wise. Similar institutions, attitudes. It is in many ways like a modernised UK with a better health care system. Hospitals are full of Brit nurses and Doctors because of that. The US always hits you eventually with the religious nut baggery, inequality, lack of public transport, crumbling infrastructure outside of the interstate roads, and a health care system that means Australians live five years longer than Americans on average. People usually focus on the weather, but there is so much more. In many ways, Australia is what you would get if you took the best parts of the UK and the best parts of the US, and you meshed them together. Some people say that Australia is a lot like the US in the 1950's, the land of opportunity and growth, and certainly there is a greater sense of "the future belongs to me"than there is in the UK or the US. This is why the UK remains the largest migrant group in Australia. People migrate, fit right in, and never leave because they love it. Clean cities, and a healthy lifestyle free of nonsense like Brexit and abortion wars. Just a relatively happy place with a sense of optimism. Not perfect, but more perfect for Brits than the US.

[@xymonau2468]

I loathe Melbourne. Terrible weather, too. Brisbane is better.

[@crackers562]

Melbourne is the place to live.... Sydney is the place to visit (very scenic) 😊

[@AK-wc9rl]

I lived in Sydney for almost 15 years and hated it. Went to London to visit my brother who lived there and was blown away by how much more beautiful and dynamic it was compared to Sydney. Each to their own I guess. Remember, you are seeing the best parts of Sydney. The vast majority of it is just an ugly mess. The suburbs sprawl forever, they lack character and soul, and it's just plain ugly. The best city in Australia by far imo is Adelaide. That's truly a beautiful city, but it's generally not rated by Aussies for whatever reason.

[@ANTSEL]

Absolutely. We all have different places that resonate with us for different reasons. You may well be right, that if we spent more time in Sydney we would not like it as much. That being said, we know a lot of people that have either moved from the UK or USA and love it there.

[@summervibes3244]

⁠@@ANTSELhello lovely couple ❤ I live in Melbourne for 28 years now. If you love warmer weather than forget about Melbourne. Weather here is harsh…many people hate it, even if they don’t admit it. Sydney is much, much better. I love Sydney ❤

[@duncanmackenzie4076]

That is one big call to say London which is one of the ugliest cities in the world is more beautiful than one of the most stunning. I have never heard something more ridiculous in my life. And venture out of the central tourist areas of london or any city and it is a hellhole in parts. Also Perth is much more beautiful than Adelaide. And does London have all the beautiful nature that runs through Sydney: the beautiful beaches , the waterways, the wildlife etc... You must be blind, or maybe were broke and had a terrible life there.

[@duncanmackenzie4076]

@@ANTSEL That is a very diplomatic retort to one of the most bizarre comparisons of two cities like London and Sydney I have ever read. I have lived in both cities and can't understand how anyone could even dengrate Sydney and believe London is more beautiful. London is a great city, but beauty is not an adjective I'd use to describe it.

[@stevensteve7618]

Sydney’s western suburbs sprawl for a good 1 hour plus & they are not all that. Good westies & bogans. 😂

[@zwieseler]

Look, Sydney’s OK, but it’s not Perth. There’s a reason the largest British population in the world outside of the UK lives in Perth. Even Bill Bailey has said the West is what Australia is all about.

[@ANTSEL]

Good to know! Perth is on our list for next time, as well as Brisbane.

[@AUmarcus]

"way better than you'd expect"?.....what were you expecting? Its the best country on the planet.

[@ANTSEL]

Good question :) We did not have any real expectations of Sydney good or bad. Everyone we met before either preferred Melbourne or Sydney, We liked Melbourne a lot and so did not expect to immediately like Sydney based simply on how it felt. Plus taking the ferry to Watsons Bay was so unexpected in terms of the scenery. We look forward to visiting more of Sydney in the future.

[@barryross8382]

Melbourne is a dump overrated for some reason, Sydney as a tourist is cool but sucks to live there,

[@ANTSEL]

We definitely did not find Melbourne a dump. Are there parts you are referring to in particular? No place is perfect but we liked Melbourne overall. We liked Sydney too but were not there long enough to really be objective. I think the traffic in Sydney would be hard for us to adjust to, as we have no traffic where we live now.

[@newbris]

@@ANTSELthe trick to Sydney traffic is lots of money. Then you can put yourself somewhere where you can remove traffic by using reasonable distance public transportation. I cycle to work through the parks to the city centre from my family home, but that’s because I live in Brisbane. In Sydney for the same money my family home would be 60+ mins away. You always pay for the world city feel I guess.

[@OU-qe5pp]

Melbourne is a dump and overrated, consider travelling to Queensland or Perth next time and I can guarantee you will love the lifestyle, weather and nature.

[@ioannaanagnostopoulou1515]

AUS the lucky 🍀 country ❤ We live in our own little bubble here 😅

[@noway5347]

Vegas, why would it even get mentioned.

[@kimn9802]

Pro-nun-ciation is the correct pronunciation not pro-noun-ciation.🤣😆😉

[@ANTSEL]

:)

[@andyjames2082]

Don't come here with you proper English and all, we're not listening 😁 Have a great stay 👍

[@ANTSEL]

😁 Thanks!

[@fatheranthony4pope]

Don't start claiming how to correctly pronounce things. So many places in the UK do not get pronounced as written. XD

[@stevensteve7618]

Glad you were not in Sydney. Stabbing spree. 😢 at bondi mall. Sydney has its nice parts but if you can’t afford it you are stuck in suburban hellhole in HOT western Sydney suburbs. Melbourne is probably even more sprawly.

[@ANTSEL]

Us too! Such a shame but unfortunately these things happen. We do recognise that Sydney is very expensive, so that is something to consider.

[@ZootZinBootZ]

Aussies are sort of happy and proud that our money is transparently taxed & is spent on community assets like keeping a city clean. The whole process of having a council job , like a civic gardener or hygiene management roll comes with a good protected wage , age pension contributions, holidays and sick pay & a satisfying cycle knowing wages are paid by the contributions , the cleaning is done by happy employees and the employer is essentially an arm of the public. U.s.a. are atrophied on the word tax , welfare and public assets - it's not like its a gateway to being a commie just to know how to share better ... I think that's all that's different down under , a bigger reliability on equality or equity sharing for fairness and more reliance on democracy. If the streets are clean for some other reason I'm yet to know - we have places like Watson's Bay, perhaps we recognise gratitude more because of things like the natural environment.. maybe it's that , we don't know how lucky we are down here I guess. Glad it blew your minds🎉🎉❤

[@coopsnz1]

More than 125 taxes is theft why australia expensive

[@ZootZinBootZ]

@@coopsnz1 but clean

[@Chippster]

Definitely better than Vegas in my opinion lol

[@ANTSEL]

Yea... we really love our lives here but Sydney is just very different. We really like it. Scenically much prettier than Vegas.

[@jaxxon98]

@@ANTSEL Bye. Don't let the door hit you.

[@barnowl.]

You have definitely misinterpreted the scene in Melbourne ! it IS the city with the lively vibrancy , the coolest hip, artsy city in Australia and known for that ! You only saw a small portion of it. Melbourne has been voted 'the Most Liveable City in the World" for quite a number of years, and is always in the top ten, by an overseas panel. Regarding the landscape and flora - you have only been to mainly manicured inner city parks. Our countryside is nothing like that. It's wild and wonderful and totally different to England's landscape which I found boring. You did go up into the Mount Dandenong Ranges which are very different to English forests - the little that is left of them. It's not the weather that makes us happy . Australia just has a happy personality! Once again you are only checking out a small part of Sydney. Go west and you'll get a very different picture of it. Sydney (the inner city) is a sassy show-off whereas Melbourne has substance. You have displayed a 'whinging Pom', comparative attitude at times which Aussies do not like. Australia is a different country with a different culture. My parents emigrated from England many years ago. We children appreciate and thank them for doing this. The extended family have lived in all the states in Australia. We are blessed in many ways ! We've all been to England to visit and some to live during working there. My brother was there the longest, for five years, managing a power station. We've also visited many countries around the world. We know Australia is by far the better country to live life in !

[@Bellas1717]

@@thaiphanvevoDifferent strokes for different folks. I love Sydney and don’t like Melbourne as much, but others have the opposite view, and both views are totally fine. No point putting one place down to push the other up, that’s not the Aussie way.

[@ANTSEL]

Agreed with @Bellas1717 comment. Different people want and feel different things in places. That is absolutely fine. It is also fine that you show your passion for Melbourne, whilst putting down other places :) Doing this channel and sharing perspectives on places, I have learnt a lot about people. They often get defensive if you do not 100% agree with what they like. We actually really liked Melbourne but there was just something about Syndey that we preferred. It is also great that Melbourne has won the most liveable city, we can see why. Never heard of the term Whinging Pom before, so had to look it up. Thanks! We liked both places and would recommend both to everyone to visit. We also did not go to Sydney expecting much, so it was nice surprise liking it. We realised during our trip to Australia that we are easier to please than most. We liked most places, not much negative to say. Give us nice scenery, food, kind people and good weather. We are content. That doesn't change that some places, we may prefer over others. Very happy that you get to live in the best place for you.

[@k.vn.k]

I also prefer Sydney to Melbourne 😊 which doesn’t mean I dislike Melbourne.

[@newbris]

@@ANTSELignoring the rampant parochialism you replied to, I do have to say as someone impartial from Brisbane, that I don’t recognise the Melbourne you described. Every time I’ve been it’s been buzzing, very busy and fun. On par with, or more than Sydney in the central core. Maybe the area you stayed, weather and luck affected your experience. I’ve lived in London as well for reference.

[@bradbriggs5347]

Brisbane

[@MrMilanjoshi]

Work life balance is way better than US for sure.

[@ANTSEL]

That is probably true on the whole for most. I really can not complain about work/life balance in the US but recognise that is unique to my situation. I have unlimited vacation days.

[@joanneburford6364]

Sydney far more thriving? Twice as many people leaving Sydney than Melbourne and Melbourne is bigger. Sydney is unliveable unless you're a multi millionaire. Melbourne 7 times most liveable city in the world, Sydney - have they ever been the most liveable? You have to live in both cities to see and feel the difference - Grand Slam tennis, Grand Prix cars and motorbikes - Sydney nada!

[@Bellas1717]

People want different things from where they live. Putting one place down to build the other up just sounds defensive rather than proud, and I’m sure that’s not what you feel. By all means tout the virtues of Melbourne, but also allow those who want different things from where they live to tout the virtues of where they wish to be.

[@daveg2104]

Come on, when Melbourne was up the top, Sydney was either in the top 10 or just outside it. The main reason Sydney was marked down back then was because (being the biggest city) there was a perceived risk of nasty things being done by people with an agenda, and maybe they liked trams better than busses (I read the reasons). There are lots of lists ranking cities though. Time Outs current list doesn't have any Australian city in the top 10. The Global Liveability Ranking by the Economist Intelligence Unit for 2023 has Melbourne at 3 and Sydney at 4. Yeah, we are obviously slumming it.

[@Bellas1717]

@@daveg2104 The other significant factor was housing prices, land in Sydney being more desirable than Melbourne, making Sydney a tad less livable at the time.

[@AUmarcus]

Melbourne is only "bigger" because Andrews jerrymandered it's boundaries for a headline. Sydney could include Wollongong and the Central Coast and romp it in but couldn't be bothered. It's still way bigger by area.

[@Bellas1717]

@@AUmarcus True and not true. Andrews had nothing to do with it. It’s entirely the ABS updating from the 2021 census. There are two different city size measures: Melbourne is now bigger in the lesser-used measure, the Significant Urban Area (SUA), Sydney remains bigger in the much more widely and frequently used measure, the Greater Capital City Significant Area (GCCSA). When population density in Melbourne's outer suburb Melton became contiguous with the CBD because of the buildup of suburbs between it and Caroline Springs, it met the 5km criterion and so became included in the city count and Melbourne leapfrogged Sydney. The second measure (when the area is directly accessible by rail and road, and its population that enters the CBD for work reaches a set value) for Sydney includes the Central Coast, and so the Greater City Area for Sydney is much larger than Melbourne. The division of the Hawkesbury prevents suburbs beyond it being counted in the Sydney SUA (because of the 5km and population density criteria), so there are 35,000 people less in Sydney's SUA than its GCSSA. Melbourne's SUA and GCCSA have almost the same boundary.

[@galaxyexplorer6189]

Prices have gone up astronomicaly in the last year for everything. I blame the American warpigs for the high inflation all over the world..

[@walternona8133]

😂😂 all these muppets getting upset about Melbourne real defensive typical Melbourne finding ways to try change peoples minds

[@ANTSEL]

We do love the passion they have Melbourne

[@bobcat7664]

If ever you come back to Australia you need to see city of Perth

[@ANTSEL]

hopefully next time

[@coopsnz1]

Bondi beach overrated i prefer Manly " Dee why or Palm beach . Dee why has great fish n chips why it great to vist

[@ANTSEL]

We wanted to visit Manly but unfortunately did not have enough time. It is top of the list for next time in Sydney. I will note down Dee Why and Palm beach too, thanks for the recommendations.

[@1218omaroo]

"Way better than you'd expect".... This makes me wonder exactly what you were told to expect? Third world?

[@bendover1525]

Bondi is a rich area all the houses around you are all million plus that's why the food is expensive.

[@coopsnz1]

5 milion plus 3 bed home

[@ANTSEL]

Wow, good to know!