Heading to Melbourne!!

dSTAR

missannik wrote: »

Hmmm... I liked Limerick. It reminded me of Melbourne, in a 90's Russell Street kinda way.

OMG its not that bad is it?

missannik

^ ^ ^ lol. No not that bad... but indeed similar.

dSTAR

missannik wrote: »

^ ^ ^ lol. No not that bad... but indeed similar.

Must be the burnt out cars, broken windows and all those dilapidated and derelict buildings. According to Boardies from there they have cleaned up the city somewhat and it doesn't look so much like a bomb site.

I have never been to the city but passed through the outskirts coming from Shannon airport. I was with a German girl who needed to get off the coach and take a tinkle. Within 10 seconds of her stepping off she was mugged. Since then I have never had a desire to go back.

Crumble Froo

One Cold Hand wrote: »

Torquay and Lorne are both quite a bit out of Melbourne. They're both also quite small and I'd be wary of how much work would be available there. I'd say they're really only busy for the summer season, and then get quite quiet. I'd recommend living in Melbourne, and taking trips down to Torquay (it's an hour and half drive) for weekend surfing. Or you could even take trips down in the evening, if you were to finish work by 5 you could probably an hour or 2 in before dark. Belles Beach and Jan Juc are also just down the road from Torquay so there's a bit of variety (depending on how good you are! I personally wouldn't venture near Belles Beach, for fear of looking like a twat, and killing myself!)

There's no surfing in St. Kilda. You basically need to go out either side of Port Phillip, around the headlands to find surf. It's a popular Kite Surfing spot however, which is where your friend might have gotten mixed up?

thanks for the info there... im bummed about st kilda's not being a surf spot, but how and ever... torquay is sounding good now... though im still on flatmatefinders trying to find just *anywhere* near the sea, for decent price (ie, cheapest possible).

im looking for work in the care sector, hoping to avoid working in shops/restaurants/pubs etc, gonna do some more job hunting on that area once ive booked my flight (visa got approved today!). not particularly interested in the nightlife of where i live either, tbh... if i want to go into the city, there's always gonna be a bed for me there, but my plan so far revolves around surfing so much im too tired and/or busy to drink

dSTAR wrote: »

Maybe windsurfing. There are zero waves in St Kilda / Port Melbourne because it is in a bay.

Lorne is nice to get away for Christmas or Easter which is when the madding crowd visit but it wouldn't be the kind of place that you could live year round because it is dead in the off season. I would look at living in Melbourne and taking w/end trips to Torquay to get the surf in.

nay! no weekend trips. torquay, im gonna investigate more now... it looks quite promising, actually. i can't drive, so im limited to transport by public transport, which, when combined with 7"4 of surfboard, with sharp fins... is just bad. and really really embarassing. so im *going* to live by the beach. grrr!

Zambia

Crumble Froo wrote: »

nay! no weekend trips. torquay, im gonna investigate more now... it looks quite promising, actually. i can't drive, so im limited to transport by public transport, which, when combined with 7"4 of surfboard, with sharp fins... is just bad. and really really embarassing. so im *going* to live by the beach. grrr!

Mate i am currently in Ocean Grove the thirteenth beach was not bad today (some blokes surfed )if you really want to live on the coast give us a shout , you could live near here and work in Geelong.

I can let you know rents and possibly where to start for work

Sammag

Minesajackdaniels wrote: »

Sydney is the tall, stunning, suntanned blonde with the huge boobs.

Melbourne is the interesting redhead with the sharp sense of humor and the wicked grin.

Ha ha - similar to the ones I've heard:

"Sydney's the blonde Melbourne's the brunette, after 10 minutes of chatting to the blonde you get bored and end up marrying the brunette"

or that old chestnut:

"Melbourne's a lady, Sydney's a whore"

Mobooo

dSTAR wrote: »

Must be the burnt out cars, broken windows and all those dilapidated and derelict buildings. According to Boardies from there they have cleaned up the city somewhat and it doesn't look so much like a bomb site.

I have never been to the city but passed through the outskirts coming from Shannon airport. I was with a German girl who needed to get off the coach and take a tinkle. Within 10 seconds of her stepping off she was mugged. Since then I have never had a desire to go back.

Just cause you were in the wrong area id say(i admit there are plenty).... i dont like all this limerick bad mouthing and frankly i am getting sick of it in melbourne every irish person i see i get the same s*** from

The Sweeper

Which is a perfect example of why you should socialise with more than your own countrymen when you travel.

Take it easy, Mobooo, I don't want this thread to degenerate into a slanging match.