It is finally time
for the long awaited trip of the year(probably my life) too. It is my first
solo trip and also my graduation trip. Not a post graduation travel but I was
there to attend my own's graduation parade and ceremony. Before that let's get
going, we are off to the most liveable city in the world!
I have never been to
Melbourne before and the closest place I've been to was Sydney. I'm glad I had
friends that made my journey in Melbourne a smooth one and I am more than
thankfully towards them.
I flew with Scoot
and booked through Expedia, if you are like me and had to get the booking done
via the phone, please please please remember to include your baggage! I flew SQ
on my previous expedia booking and I totally missed out on the baggage. Had to
pay a whopping $120 at the airport to have my luggage check-in, thought I had
like 4hours before my flight. Not forgetting the visitor's VISA to be completed
before you fly.
It was a pleasant
flight, I had a friend's friend on board with me about 20 rows ahead of me, and
nice ladies who sat with me whom we three had a really nice conversation. Isn't
it just the beauty of solo travelling?
I touched down the
Melbourne Airport, followed closely to what my #MELBSUPPORTCREW 's instructions
and found my way into the city. Getting there is really simple, go to the
tourist counter after the customs, tell the staff that you want to get a ticket
(one way or return) for the SkyBus, paid AUD30 and head over to the SkyBus.
Very friendly bus captains, spacious bus and compliment WIFI on the ride!
Woohoo! The SkyBus would then bring you to a train station, where the
passengers will have to inform the captains where their hotel/hostels were at
and they will arrange to drop the passengers off accordingly.
I touched down the
Melbourne Airport, followed closely to what my #MELBSUPPORTCREW 's instructions
and found my way into the city. Getting there is really simple, go to the
tourist counter after the customs, tell the staff that you want to get a ticket
(one way or return) for the SkyBus, paid AUD30 and head over to the SkyBus.
Very friendly bus captains, spacious bus and compliment WIFI on the ride!
Woohoo! The SkyBus would then bring you to a train station, where the
passengers will have to inform the captains where their hotel/hostels were at
and they will arrange to drop the passengers off accordingly.
The first and second
day was mainly roaming around the city area and familiaring myself with the
tram services and all. Now let's begin the trip!
In the evening, I managed to get hold of Joey and had a late night ice cream and catch up session (super long due) at this life changing gelato place, Pidapipo. You might have heard about it for their famous Nutella of the tap!
Address : 299 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
We hanged out till really late but I woke up early for the next morning cause I am going to school and pick up my Graduation robe! I've never studied in the Melbourne campus, and precisely the point which makes me want to graduate in the main campus site even more.
Everything was super systematic, present your student ID and there will be student volunteers and staff to guide you through the collection process. It took me less than 10 mins and I'm done. I walked around the campus for a while before heading back to my hostel, put down my stuff and shopping time !
I took the tram to harbour town for my first stop of shopping. Thankfully no buys from there!
Headed back to Chinatown for dinner, and here I have, the cheapest meal I had on the trip. #asianmusteatriceone.
The weather got a bit more chilly after the sun sets, so I thought it would be a good idea to go to Max Brenner to have my favourite Suckao!
Loves,
A.
