Since we left home, we never really had the chance to stay more than 3 days in the same place. So we decided that now was a good time to do so somewhere. “Somewhere” will be Melbourne! And we will stay for two weeks.

As we write this post, we just finished our first week in Melbourne CBD. And from now we will stay in St Kilda, still in Melbourne but on the coast.

In one week, we had time to walk most of the streets of Melbourne CBD. Weather was a bit cloudy (fall is coming), so we also spent a few time at the State Library to work on the blog and try to figure out what we are going to do next month. We also met Stéphanie an old friend from secondary school in Mennecy. It was good to see her after so long! We shared a few beers and Stéphanie and Felice (her boyfriend) invited us for dinner. Thanks again for the “special lemon” chicken, that was excellent!

Our first impression is that Melbourne is a very nice place to live. Lots of coffee and restaurants, good spots to chill, and an important artistic life (heaps of music bands playing in the streets, street arts, museum, etc.). We were there for the “White Night”. Some kind of light festival that last all night long (from 7pm to 7am) in the streets of Melbourne CBD (a lot like the “fête des lumières” in Lyon for those who’ve heard about it).

This post is also the occasion to talk to you about our everyday life. Yeah sorry… we don’t see amazing landscapes everyday or have amazing stories about WWOOFing everyday. We sometimes live a quite standard life. Let’s see how it goes…

Housing

Usually we stay in backpackers, mostly in dorms (4 to 6 people). But sometimes we go crazy and afford a double or twin room (wouhou!). Whatever type of room we choose, we get common facilities (kitchen and bathrooms). What’s great about backpackers is that you will always find all you need to do your laundry or cook your own food (which is practical and make you save a lot of money!).  What’s not so great about backpackers is that you might have to share your room with smelly feet Luxembourgers or german teenagers who decided to spend the night drinking in the shared room playing cards… But don’t worry most of the time everything is fine and it is great to meet other travelers to share experiences and tips.

Food

Even if we are backpackers we don’t eat pasta and drink beers everyday. Most of the time we cook our own food. Take advantage of the delicious australian fruits and veggies (bananas, avocados, mango, etc.). But we also eat outside every now and then, appreciate a little coffee (mocha for Ed and chai Latte for Marie, ahah!).

Activities

Apart from spending time discovering this huge country, we spend a lot of time working on the blog or planning what’s coming next ! We also like to have a little jogging in the places we travel. It may sounds stupid but doing this we feel less like strangers in the middle of nowhere… Anyway we like it!

Enough for today! We will give soon more news about what’s coming next and maybe share a few pictures of Melbourne.