4 Nights Riding Trams in Melbourne

The Trip — Long weekend in Melbourne to visit a friend

Duration — 4 Nights

Origin — Perth

Type of Trip— Bars, Nightlife, Shopping, Walking, Food, Exhibitions

Group Size— 2

Trip Dates and Comments — April. Good timing, good climate for an English lady!

Mode of Transportation — Aeroplane

Arrival Logistics — Touched down in Melbourne Tullamarine Airport then took at taxi to my AirBnb. The taxi was expensive!

Cost per Person — $500 - $1000

General Route — We were playing it by ear! Just going off recommendations as and when we received them. Not overtly planned.

Accommodation — In a nice AirBnb in South Yarra.

Main Activities — Walking, Riding trams, Food, Shopping, Nightlife, Bars, Going to exhibitions.

Food and Drink Highlights — Melbourne has an amazing selection of Asian food. And cheap too! We had heard that there was a great Italian restaurant down Degrave Street, but in the end we never actually made it there…!

Essential Packing for this Trip — I chucked everything I needed in my 60L Patagonia Duffle. Other duffle bags are presumably available but why would you?! Pack light and bring a light jacket for the evening! Glasses with no lenses could get you easier access to hipster bars.

Our Experience

The plan was to have a long girly weekend in Melbourne catching up with a good friend from university. We had an awesome time exploring the city on trams and enjoying the nightlife.

I think the hipster ‘exclusive’ element to Melbourne gets played up a little bit when really it’s just a load of nice little bars and restaurants. We had expected every night to be pretty busy although it seemed pretty quiet on a Monday night. But the cocktails were very good.

I thought I would love Melbourne and really want to move there but actually I didn’t; Perth is just so much better! I’d definitely go back and do it all again because it was great fun.

Best Bits

Catching up with old friends. The trams! I just love public transport so much and I especially loved the trams. I love seeing the city through the eyes of a tram! The food was so good, the eating options were insane.

Also we went to see Louise Dawson at a comedy festival one evening which was excellent. She’s hilarious!

Worst bits

Expensive taxi from the airport was a little bit annoying.

One thing that was disappointing was that everyone talks about the Laneways being amazing but I found them quite hard to find and navigate to.

Ratings

Rate the overall trip — 10/10

Rate the activity on your trip — 10/10

Rate the ease of logistics — 9/10

Value for money — 6/10

About The Traveller

Gender & Age Range
Female, 25 - 35

I’m from
London, UK

My favourite trip as of late
Trip to Sydney to visit my cousin - the most beautiful lady in the world!

Travelling Style
Book the first night, then wing it from there!

I like to go on the following types of trips
AirBnb, Beaches, Hiking, Culture, City Breaks, Relaxing , Camping.

It’s a dealbreaker when
People are rude!

Continent I know the best
Europe