Visiting Melbourne

Dear Forum members

We (Me and my hubby)would be travelling to Australia on the 21 st of Dec and would return on the 15th of Jan 09.

We would be staying in Melbourne (in Tribeca Serviced Apartments
9C / 166 Albert Street ,East Melbourne Victoria 3002).I was wondering if anyone could help us with the following queries.

1.I know its summer but having seen the UK summers ,we want to know how the summers in Aus are.

2.What kind of clothes to pack.

3.Places of attraction to visit.

4.Best way to get to and visit Sydney.

5.Best places to shop in Melbourne (anything unique to Australia that I cant buy here).

Any other relevant information to a first time visitor to Australia would be helpful.Kindly email it pritidr@yahoo.com since I sort of lose track of the threads here.

Regards

Priti

Hey Priti,

I dont think you should be putting out your address on any forum. You never know who may read the info.

Coming to your questions, I know that the summers are really hot here in Australia. Especially the days that you would be coming. That's not to say that there can suddenly be some rain and it can also get a bit chilly.

Do get your normal clothes, no need for any coats or anything. It depends on your budget with regards to going to Sydney. You can drive down from Melbourne or take a train or a flight. In the end again it depends on how much money you are ready to shell out.

Go to the site www.immi.gov.au It should have some interesting things to consider. Also you can go to www.australianexplorer.com to see the places you can visit.

Cheers,

Riya