Hospitality workers under law are paid 25-50% more on top of their ordinary hourly wage for Saturdays, 50-75% on Sundays and 125-150% for public holidays. I guess the 10-15% surcharge is to cover this.

@karistone1297

2 ай бұрын

Yep! That’s what I was about to comment!

@karistone1297

2 ай бұрын

Anyway great video guys! Glad you enjoyed your time here.❤

@marcusversace9423

2 ай бұрын

You are absolutely right - unions fought for these rights to compensate families for being away from family and friends over weekends and public holidays

@tonganqueenb5517

2 ай бұрын

Yep, highway robbery.

@georgiegorge6679

2 ай бұрын

yep , just what i was going to say . we don`t mind , because the workers have to be covered and they are working on the weekend or public holiday . 💖💖

The restaurant surcharges reflect Australian wages, which are higher on weekends and holidays. Tipping is optional, pay rates are not.

US coffee is pretty grim. Once I was in the old part of downtown LA and walked into a coffee shop. Expected the usual. It was surprisingly good. So I said to the server it was great,.I'll have another one to go. The barista heard me walked over shook and 'Thanks mate, glad you liked it.' A Melbourne boy. We.had a great yarn.

2 weeks is really not enough time to KNOW any City. Hope you enjoyed your time. Cheers from Melbourne. 🇦🇺

@AUSTRALIAN19953

2 ай бұрын

YAY! I'M FROM MELBOURNE TOO😊

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

100% agreed! This is just our views on our short time there.

@jade7249

2 ай бұрын

​@@ANTSELyou really need to come back and spend at least a month in each state lol

@jade7249

2 ай бұрын

​@@ANTSEL😂I'm Tasmanian from North ( Launceston )

@jade7249

2 ай бұрын

Ok so you went to Damn Hobart You need to see the whole state it's so diverse terrain is different every where you go I hope you enjoyed your visit here in Tassy

As a born and bred Aussie I can say without any hesitation… there is so much to see here you can spend a lifetime and never see it all. Glad you enjoyed Oz. 😎

Melbourne actually has the largest population of people who have Greek heritage outside of Athens.

@MelodyMan69

2 ай бұрын

Too many on benefits but generally living in Greece. Bludgers.

@Dobuan75

2 ай бұрын

I think Thessaloniki has recently moved into second place, however Melbourne is still top three at the very least and an awesome place because of it - Love Melbourne! Much respect from Sydney.

@andrewsoos2113

2 ай бұрын

​@Dobuan75 we both share the same patron saint.

@ACDZ123

2 ай бұрын

Do you know there is twice as many Italians in Mel than greeks?

Who recommended not staying in Sydney city??? 😱😱 The city centre is a perfect base for minimum 4 day Sydney visit. Days 1 and 2 explore the City/Quay/Rocks/Harbour/Opera House areas; Day 3 head east to the beaches and set half a day aside for the Bondi to Brontë walk; Day 4 hop on the ferry to Manly.

Now listen here you people. If you don't like Melbourne's weather......... wait 20 minutes. 😹😎🦘

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Haha! Very true!

@Rick-da-scale

2 ай бұрын

@@ANTSEL 😎

@louiserawle8999

Ай бұрын

Or even 10 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Workers are paid more at weekends and public holidays, so the surcharge is to cover the extra costs. Not all restaurants charge extra.

The credit card charge - actually you've always paid it every time you've used a credit card, and outside Australia you're also paying it if you don't use a credit card. Confused? Credit Card companies force merchants to pay a fee every time a credit card is used - however merchants are not allowed to charge credit card customers separately for it (meaning all customers end up paying the fee). In Australia that rule was over-ruled: merchants are free to charge for credit cards separately if they choose (and if they tell customers about it) - up to a certain limit. So while you may not have seen the charge before, it's just in Australia you've actually been told what the charge is, and given a choice to avoid it, if you choose.

@MrSouthernlord

2 ай бұрын

Agree with what you said but like taxes it is an overhead a business has to deal with and should not be an extra in charging. There are costs to a business in handling cash also so there is no necessity for these charges to be charged directly to consumers. If the business needs to raise their price level to cover it then so be it.

@castorchua

2 ай бұрын

@@MrSouthernlord You're right but it was overturned when cash was still prominent. Like the Americans with their old school credit card in the book thing, it's a glitch from another time.

@maxhugen

Ай бұрын

@@MrSouthernlordTrue... but at least it's not as bad as in the US where you have to figure out taxes and add those to the prices advertised.

@zybch

Ай бұрын

In my little shop even though we could charge a CC processing fee we just don't. Many do and I generally make a point of not shopping/eating at those places again if I can help it. A 1.7% processing fee on each sale is something I see as just one of the (many) costs of being in business. Just changing our eftpos (card processor) away from the bank we used to use dropped that cost by almost 3%. More common is to charge a fee if the sale is below a threshold (I don't do that either).

@NigelSmith72

Ай бұрын

@@zybch That's really interesting! Personally, I don't pay attention to the charge, where it exists... but I've always wondered if my attitude is influenced by what I know about the background to the charge (which I think is a good thing). Sounds like you just view it as a charge not worth bothering with - which is understandable!

You were in Melbourne during the Autumn equinox which is when the weather is very changeable. The same during the Spring equinox in September. It can be very hot in Summer and cold in Winter. We are at the most southerly point of the continent and are subject to southerly winds from Antarctica.

@DeepThought9999

2 ай бұрын

What about Tassie? That would be similar but more so.

@dartanion0075

Ай бұрын

No it's Melbourneian heavy breathing.

Can't believe you guys spent 9 days in Melbourne and didn't see The Great Ocean Road. It's truly breathtaking. It's also the largest war memorial in the world.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

We know! We really wanted to do it and mapped the journey out. The probably I had was having to work and not having enough time. Sel x

The Weather in Aus is better than the UK because winter is not as miserable. You can have an outdoor lifestyle all year around. And pristine nature to enjoy outdoors.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Fully agreed!

Typically, I don't tune into travel reviews like these, but it was quite comprehensive and your straightforward, relaxed demeanour was very much appreciated and really hooked me from the beginning. I'm actually from Australia and contemplating moving states... a fresh perspective was surprisingly beneficial! Thanks a bunch

You might be interested that the city of Perth on the Western coast of Australia has the perfect weather from an English perspective. In fact it has the highest proportion of British expats than any other Aussie city.

@castorchua

2 ай бұрын

Only one problem, it's just a bit shit

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Did not know that, in terms of the number of british expats. We hope to visit Perth next year.

One spectacular thing you missed is the 300ft cliffs overlooking the ocean at Watsons Bay. Just 200m through the park, unbelievable.

@TheNuguys

Ай бұрын

I believe that is called "The Gap" famous for people leaping to their death (suicide)

Adelaide has beautiful beaches and great weather and not as busy

@XTC065

2 ай бұрын

I live in Sydney, but Perth is my favourite city. Adelaide is my second choice ;)

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

good to know

@dee-smart

28 күн бұрын

Yep, I love my city. Nice and quiet. I live near the Barossa Valley so love it.

You have to pay more for restaurants on weekends and public holidays because they have to pay their staff more. Often double amount per hour. The 10% other 15% percent is very modest in comparison to what the restaurant owner must pay to their staff for working on these days 😊

Really enjoyed your video. We have lived in Melbourne since 1980. The best choice we ever made 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇦🇺. It was great to see your review of our city through different eyes. Thank You 😊 Ps Were you having coffee at Eastland SC Ringwood ? If you did I remember you gave me a lovely smile 😊.

So glad that you enjoyed your stay in Australia! Hi from a couple of Melbournites. We've lived here all our lives. Personally I always find it amusing when people criticise our weather 😀 I just look at the weather app to see what to expect, what to wear and where to go on our trips in Victoria. We rarely go to the city but get loads of stunning days to take our cameras out to see amazing wildlife in our beautiful state. 😊

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Hi! Honestly the weather is still much better than the UK. It was just odd how much it could change within the day itself. We look forward to coming back.

Loved your videos, hope you return soon and stay longer.There are lots of other locations I'm sure you you will find different, and will enjoy. Cheers.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

We hope so too, thank you :)

We love people like you guys visiting us!! Come back!! Next time you absolutely need to visit the hot parts of Australia! Queensland, Western Australia (Perth?) and Adelaide in South Australia. I'm from Tassie - you definitely need to come back here and check out more of the state. The NATURE!!

Loved your honest well spoken post on my country, please come back and see more of this beautiful land. Take care come back soon.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

This is a lovely comment, thank you! We definitely want to come back.

Great video guys ... really balanced views about life here in Oz. Maybe next time come up and see us in Queensland, sub-tropical and the humidity is higher but we have a few nice spots up here. Hey, I'm a Pommie expat from the frozen wastes of Manchester so if I can hack it anyone can haha. Looking forward to more vids .. keep ujp the good work :)

Wonderful video! Thank you for sharing

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Major shame you didn't get to see Sydney longer.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Agreed!

I'm half Australian my mom's family is all in Australia different parts of Australia 🇦🇺now! But yes their coffee ☕is amazing as well as tea ☕

Excellent review. Thank you...

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Such lovely people 😊 So interesting to hear your views. Come back anytime !

Great video! You've got to visit Perth on your next trip. The perfect blue sky. Got everything just quieter.

@Littleyeti7

2 ай бұрын

Everything is a stretch for Perth lol

@castorchua

2 ай бұрын

@@Littleyeti7 Perth sucks

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Thank you and hopefully next time!

Pronunciation: Melb'n. Weather: four seasons in one day.

Sydney is the photo, Melbourne is the book.

@wyzolma99

2 ай бұрын

On a muddy river as compared to one of the best harbours on the planet🤨

@sydneysider2000

2 ай бұрын

Sydney is the beauty, Melbourne is the beast.

@ACDZ123

2 ай бұрын

Melbourne always trying to be noticed..Victorians have a complex it seems

@dartanion0075

Ай бұрын

Nice analogy.

@dartanion0075

Ай бұрын

Goose

Next level public transport is not Melb or Syd.. it is Japan/Korea.. and the best thing ever is respect for fellow travelers.. no talking on 'PHONES'.. considered super rude. Japan takes cleanliness and punctuality beyond.. they really get a lot of social niceties perfectly!! .. and another word to consider... 'Bullet Trains'. Just amazing. Hope you guys had an awesome time in AUS.. please come back again :) I am from Melb

Loved your video. I used to work snd live on the Sydney area so I’m extremely biased. Sydney is gloriously beautiful! Hopefully you may get back one day. Public transport’s the way to go, and you can walk most sightseeing places.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Hi guys, I've quite enjoyed your videos and I hope you can enjoy Australia again in the future. I was born and raised in Melbourne and our weather obviously seems quite normal to me 🙂 Our weather does change from day to day, fortunately, as it feels better to have a change to me. Recently we had three days in a row of 39,38 and 39. Then we had 3 days in the mid to high 20's, which was a great relief. Going to bed with the temperature at or over 30 at night isn't much fun if you don't have air conditioning 🙁and going to bed when it's 21 is a welcome relief. People in Sydney seem to be very dismissive of Melbourne weather, but the average yearly rainfall in Sydney is 1175mm compared to 649mm in Melbourne. 😄 Anyway, glad you enjoyed your stay here and as I was told in a town called Toad Suck in Arkansas, "Y'all come back now!"

@Rhythmattica

Ай бұрын

Thats the thing I always hear from Melbournians........ Difference is in Sydney can bucket down for a day or Two... Melbourne spreads rains over MORE days... 4 seasonal in one day........... So easy Stats can be easily picked ...LOL

Thankyou, you pronounced Melbourne correctly ❤❤❤ The surcharge is to cover the workers higher pay-rate on a weekend and and public holidays. It’s quite a hefty pay increase for the workers (which is good) but, a lot of the smaller places would not be able to open if they had to cover the gazetted pay rise. So the compromise is the surcharge.

😂 7mins in and I am clicking the like button 😂... Love when people discuss our AUS👍🏽...... Cheerio from Down Under 🌺

A shame you couldn't spend more time in Sydney, it is a magnificent city. We are from Melbourne but have family in Sydney and get back there as much as possible. An old saying in Mebourne, if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes. The city is still quiet after covid as many still work from home. Sydney? Melbourne? Both great cities, come back again.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome video guys!!!🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

I’m American and was in Sydney for 10 days right around the same time as you guys (late Feb/early March) and absolutely loved it. I live in Los Angeles and it’s in a broad sense an alternate reality version of LA where things are actually clean, quality of life is high, food is amazing and public transport ruled. I did stay in the CBD and thought it’s a great place to stay as you have the best transport access there Completely completely agree on the safety issue and I don’t think a lot of Americans really get it

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! You were lucky as you got to spend much longer there but like you we loved it for all those reasons.

On weekends and bank holidays employee's earn time and a half and double time, that explains the surcharge (you can earn over $65 per hour waiting tables on a sunday). In london i constantly had a 30% or 20% service charge put on my bill written so small on the menu, 2 coffees and a simple breakfast costing over $75 AUD. Cafes' pass on the bank charges in OZ to the customers, hence the bank charges

Great vid just come across your channel 😊

For some reason, don’t ask me why, there is a Sydney versus Melbourne rivalry. I have lived n Melbourne all my life but holidayed and worked in Sydney and loved my time in Sydney and never noticed any difference in people or culture except after deplaning in the middle of Winter once, a taxi driver was wearing shorts. Next time you come, do more time in Sydney but also check out Queensland. Australians are made up of around 300 ethnicities so accents are no problem for us whereas our fast spoken vernacular is really strange to visitors with the “Gday” or “AvaGday” being a good example. I had never seen a hand gun until I was 22 and that was on a police officer and although I had grown up in a family of hunters and sports shooters, the only time I saw a rifle was when they were being cleaned by my father and brothers. My family took safety so seriously that the rifles were always kept in a broken down state in the roof cavity and ammunition was stored at my grandparents home where there were no rifles . Rifles were never seen as “weapons”, just sporting equipment. If an Australian was to hear explosive sounds they would be more likely to think it was a car backfiring than assume it was a weapon being fired.

@geoffmaloney2717

2 ай бұрын

Born and bred in Sydney, have lived in Melbourne since the late 80's. I love both cities. Both have their charms. Sydney is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever seen. Melbourne has a different culture, a mad sporting culture and very artistic/cool.

@anEyePhil

2 ай бұрын

All Aus Capital cities are great, including Darwin and Canberra. Each has its various attractions and histories. I’ve just left Sydney after living there for 55 years. I lived in Melbourne for 4 years, North Fitzroy. Loved it. Lived in Canberra in winter for a while. Visited all the other cities and States. New South Wales and Sydney are unique because they were the European Foundation Colony and township, from 1788. Hobart shares a Georgian history with Sydney. Other States were established in Victorian times.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. We have 100% learnt there is a Sydney vs Melbourne rivalry which we had no idea about. We definitely want to explore more in Sydney but other places in Australia too. Great place with great people.

@anEyePhil

2 ай бұрын

@@ANTSEL Be aware that Sydney and Hobart started as penal colonies. This was on advice from Sir Joseph Banks, after Britain lost its American colonies. Melbourne was never penal.

@Rhythmattica

Ай бұрын

@@anEyePhil And? Dont forget it was almost called "Batmainia" Now thats way more important ! ;)

Employees in retail or hospitality are paid time and a half on Saturdays, and double time on Public Holidays unlike in America.. We pay staff quite well here in OZ so a surcharge is not unreasonable.

The weather in Melbourne is fine. You must have had poor 9 nights. I'm a Brit and live north of Melbourne our weather often have blue skies. Best coffee in the world.

@lynmcgrow9246

2 ай бұрын

Come on in Melbourne you can have 4 seasons in one day 😊 but its a great city love Melbourne from Queensland

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

The weather definitely was bad all days. We had 2 days that were really nice but it was also very varied, and mixed even on one day. The biggest adjustment was the grey skies. Since moving to Vegas we get blue clear almost everyday. Agreed on the best coffee!

@frednerk3477

3 күн бұрын

Coffee in Australia is usually very good. However I have found the coffee in the Philippines to be just as good as Australia.

Great video. Port Melbourne is a sleepy part of town. When there’s a hot day, people go to other beaches, not Port Melbourne. Mornington Peninsula beaches are where everyone goes.

Iv lived all over Australia. I believe the coffee is good everywhere. I think the comments about Melbourne might be from some pride about the coffee culture there. It is good and it if plentiful there but I think the rest of Australia has caught up.

@peterbreis5407

2 ай бұрын

Coffee is generally good in most places in Australia, but in Melbourne it is REALLY hard to get a bad coffee. Quite simply if yiou do bad coffee in Melbourne, you go broke. If you do bad coffee in the USA you set up a massive franchise and make a fortune.

@user-ut3dy5jz6s

2 ай бұрын

I think it’s because u find Greeks in Sydney and Melbourne has Italians and Italians know how to make there coffee well that’s why people like Melbourne coffee in Sydney u find a lot of Greek takeout places

@peterbreis5407

2 ай бұрын

@@user-ut3dy5jz6s Both Melbourne and Sydney have a lot of Greeks and Italians, but many came quite a long time ago. Melbourne claims to have more Greeks than anywhere else except Athens. There are newer immigrants recently because both Italy and Greece have been having economic problems, but Australia has changed the rules and you need more qualifications to get a working visa and permanent residency.

@nurse580

2 ай бұрын

Really? ‘Coffee is good everywhere in Australia? I’m in Adelaide and 90% is mediocre or poor. I have to drive a long way before I can get a good coffee I’m positive they’re not trained here plus mass production is preferred to quality and cleaning the machines

@peterbreis5407

2 ай бұрын

@@nurse580 You are judging by Australian standards. I agree there is not top coffee everywhere, but compared with what you get in the UK or the USA it is nearly always superior. Even by continental standards. French short black which is their standard coffee is nearly always acceptable, but anything outside that, which they consider "special" and extremely expensive, usually sucks. In the USA coffee is almost without exception appalling. In the UK you need to hunt out good cafes, usually run by Aussies and Kiwis They are improving but most British think Starbucks is good coffee.

Melbourne is the place to LIVE..... Sydney is a scenic place to VISIT !!!

@tacitdionysus3220

2 ай бұрын

Melburnians - people who have to live in Melbourne. Sydneysiders - most can't afford to live in the scenic bits.

@TalkingPoint773

2 ай бұрын

Yes correct, go to melbourne and stay out of Sydney!

@ACDZ123

2 ай бұрын

No. Perth is the place to live

@JesusManera

Ай бұрын

@@ACDZ123 Too car dependent I think to really be livable. I'd define livability by how much you have within a 15 minute walk. If I can't walk to multiple parks, cafes, restaurants, supermarkets, bars and your kids can't walk to school, it massively reduces the livability to me. Nobody wants to get in a car every time they leave their house, kids & teens who can't drive yet would especially feel trapped (and one of my best friends from Perth felt exactly that way even growing up in an affluent part).

@ACDZ123

Ай бұрын

@JesusManera I live in Cannington..I have no problems with accessibility..10kms from the city .. so what's the difference in living 20kms out from Melbourne city or the same distance in Perth?? Do you think there's no trains in Perth or something?

We are Aussies, we shorten everything, including the payment system in restaurants 😂. Aussies thanks to our immigrants 👏👏👏 have developed a refined taste in coffee. You would be hard pushed to get a bad cuppa in Oz unless you went to Starbucks, which no Aussie with any concern for their tastebuds or sugar levels would enter. Shame you didn’t have more time in Sydney, there are far better beaches to be had than Bondi. Pleased you enjoyed the Ferries on the Harbour, those and the Rivercats are a brilliant way to get around. Hope you manage to come back and give Sydney and other parts of Australia your time 👍🇦🇺

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Still thinking about that coffee... We will definitely return, hopefully next year for a longer trip.

I'm going to be controversial and say Canberra has some of the best weather. It has four distinct seasons which no other Australian capital city really has, lots of sun, a moderate amount of rain fairly evenly distributed throughout the year and generally low relative humidity. While summer days can be hot, nights are almost always pleasantly cool and air conditioning is rarely required. In the last decade or two the climate has noticeably warmed, so winters, while cold by Australian standards, are really not that bad. It's the only city along with Hobart where you can sometimes see snow on nearby mountains.

@wendyschneider4490

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, but Melbourne has all 4 seasons in one day, bonus!

@barbararowley6077

2 ай бұрын

Melbourne does get snow in the Dandenongs, and sometimes in the lower suburbs too. But Canberra does famously have properly cold winters. I have cousins there, and have always wanted to visit.

@BrettWilliamson

2 ай бұрын

I lived in Sydney and now the Blue Mountains. My wife and I love Canberra. If I couldn't live at Wentworth Falls, I'd live in Canberra. The cold weather is my thing.

@MM-li8nk

2 ай бұрын

I agree, Canberra has amazing weather! I live for the four distinct seasons, so special and Mother Nature's Gift that money just can't buy imho. Food for the soul. 2 hours to the beach and 2 to the snow. People say oh it's sooo cold. Well, compared to what? No where close to most major cities globally e.g. London, Paris, NYC, Chicago, Vienna, Toronto etc. now THAT is cold!!!! More winter days than not are clear, crisp and sunny. Sit in front of a north facing window and soak up the sun with a cuppa is just so divine. And bonus is I love a winter wardrobe e.g cool boots and jackets etc. I find it interesting that most northerners bang on about fantastic weather when southerners are experiencing 'our' winter for a few short months, yet while they're living in their 'hot soup' summer weather (with destructive cyclones) for a much longer length of time they're all suddenly quiet. In the end, love where you live, and that is a different thing for each of us. Overall, we're very lucky.

@budawang77

2 ай бұрын

@@barbararowley6077 Occasionally the nearby Canberra hills and mountains will be cloaked in a winter wonderland white. Makes for a spectacular sight. Sadly it used to be more common but it still occurs.

Melbourne born and bred here. Yes, we never wait for a bill. We finish our meal, go the desk, pay and leave. No tip. I can’t speak for everyone but Port Melbourne isn’t a beach I would go to on a warm day. I’d go to an ocean beach. The water quality is terrible at the city beaches. Traffic. Hook turns in the city to avoid the trams. Lol. No one understands them. The weather in Melbourne is very similar to London, it’s just the extremes that are different. I’ve travelled all around Europe, Asia, America and Australia. Tasmania is the most incredibly beautiful place I’ve ever seen.

I personally would recommend at least 4 weeks for anyone visiting our great country Sraya and even then you really won't get to see a great lot as it's such a BIG country...I really enjoyed your review especially as you only spent two weeks here and covered so much about Melburn , Sydney and Tassie...Something funny I have to tell you, here in Aus it is normal to get in the front passenger seat of a taxi or uber...Some years ago I was in London which is where I originally grew up and I hailed a black London taxi, it stopped for me and I automatically tried to get in the front seat, I opened the door and as you know there is no seat just a place to put luggage, the driver yelled at me "What do you think your doing" and just drove off...lol

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed our review. 100% agree we needed a month in total at least. We definitely tried to do as much as we could with the time. I did not know that about sitting in the front of the Uber! Good fun fact to know.

I have a feeling you both would absolutely LOVE the Gold Coast. A must on your next trip!

@ANTSEL

Ай бұрын

Next time!

Melbourne is pronounced "Melb'n". Glad you enjoyed it here. It's a great city. As for the weather, you just have to check a weather app twice a day and adjust your wardrobe accordingly. Easy peasy 😅 And don't worry; Aussies from interstate find driving in areas with trams confusing too!

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@brasschick4214

Ай бұрын

Layers! Melbourne dressing is about layers 😂

I loved this , my new favourite travellers 😄if you come back you have to go to Queensland, the weather is amazing on a next level , far north Queensland rainforests are the most beautiful places you'll ever see , western Australia is also stunning but a long way from everything

@ANTSEL

Ай бұрын

Thank you! :) We really want to come back and visit Queensland.

Slowly working my way through your Australia trip videos thought I'd cut the line quickly and then jump back! Sounds incredible, definitely on my list of places to visit! Only thing that put me off a permanent move down under years ago was all the stories of snakes and spiders haha 😆

@cherylt2823

2 ай бұрын

The stories are highly exaggerated, particularly if you live in the city or suburbs. I’ve lived in Melbourne all my life and never had a problem.

@k.vn.k

2 ай бұрын

Can agree that the stories about venomous snakes and spiders all over Australia are just an urban legend. Not gonna lie, they are definitely existing somewhere in the desert, but the likelihood you encounter one is definitely zero.

@geoffmaloney2717

2 ай бұрын

@@k.vn.k we live on a wetland in south west Melbourne and see them occasionally on our walks, but we leave them alone and visa versa. Over hyped.

@barbararowley6077

2 ай бұрын

The dangers are greatly exaggerated. We do have some of the most venomous snakes and spiders in the world, but venomous and dangerous are two quite distinct things. Almost all of our snakes are active hunters, rather than passive ambushers (vipers), and actively avoid humans too. There are snakes everywhere there’s water in Australia, including in the middle of major cities, but you’ll rarely see them. The cause of almost all of the very few cases of snakebite in humans here is people trying to stop a poor innocent snake from biting the person’s pet that’s attacking it. I don’t think any of our big spiders are seriously venomous. Huntsmen are the big bois you’re most likely to encounter indoors (because they seek out shelter when it’s going to rain) but they won’t hurt you. We have beautiful big Orb Weavers too - also harmless, with magnificent webs (and they don’t venture indoors). Redbacks are potentially dangerous, but they don’t move around much so as long as you remember the cardinal rule ‘don’t put your hands where your mouth can’t see’ you’ll be fine. (Though do always check the toes of shoes before you put them on. Or store them in sealed box.) Funnel webs and Trapdoors are ambush hunters, so wear gloves (and shoes) if you’re gardening and you should be fine. Like with the majority of wildlife: don’t bother them and they won’t bother you. If you’re from the US they’re just the normal precautions you’d take whilst camping, with the added benefit of not needing to worry about scorpions. We have plenty, just none that have any real venom to speak of. They might give you a nip, but their pincers aren’t venomous! Also no bears or big cats.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Lol. Australia definitely has a bad reputation when it comes to that. It seems that everyone living in Australia claim it is not so bad. Highly recommend visiting Australia.

It’s very normal to be cashless in Australia. Far more than the US. None of my local cafes have weekend surcharge. Just public holiday surcharge.

Melbourne is the most chill and intimate City in the World. Growing up in Singapore, Melbourne makes me feel at Home. And I love the unpredictable weather.

@ANTSEL

9 күн бұрын

In some ways the unpredictable made the day more exciting and added variety to the day :)

Most visitors to OZ either stay in Sydney or Melbourne there is another great city that surprises everyone and that is Brissie which is a beautiful place with great weather if a bit humid mid summer but with beautibul beaches and very scenic views a few miles out of the CBD just an amazing plce to vist and enjoy. They have the same coffee counture and beaut resturants overlooking the Brisie river quite and eye opening experience.

I have surfed in morning, snowboarded in Arvo in Hobart

This was great. Thanks guys. Interesting though about humid weather. I simply hate humid weather. I'm from back east USA and summer time there is the bits. Now I live in western Canada and humidity, though present, is not as oppressive as the eastern side of North America. So, I would not like it Sydney in their summer. I would go when it hits summer in North America, which means it going into fall/winter in Australia. So ...Melbourne, eh? Okay. Cheers you two!!!!!! :)

Good video and review ,If you come back you have to check out perth ,brisbane ,Adelaide is quieter has great museums lots of beautiful churches and parks .And as an ausie that worked in construction and have lived and worked in every state except tassy adelaide ,when i was there is the cleanest town i have ever been in,come again,maybe you might like to visit townsville Q.L.D. P.S KEEP YOUR CAR LOCKED.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

Yes, Melbourne road signage is woeful. When I drove down from Toowoomba to get on the ferry to go to Tasmania, the ferry was still leaving from the old place. I was in the left hand lane desperately searching for a sign to let me know which lane I had to get into for the ferry. I spotted the one and only sign just before the right hand lanes split but unfortunately there was a car right next to me & I was literally forced to take the left exit into Melbourne. Ahead of me I could see the Tollway through the tunnel & the opportunity to get off at the next set off lights. Luckily for me I had driven taxis in Melbourne in the mid '90s & my sense of direction helped me to head back under where I had just been to the docks where the ferry was berthed.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Glad it is not just us!

Sydney is gorgeous! It’s subtropical weather. Very different climate to Melbourne but you only have to go to central Victoria and the weather is much hotter than Melbourne. For me to travel from Bendigo 2 1/2 hours ( 150 kilometres ) away from Melbourne it only costs me $6 return trip . It’s extremely cheap on public transport.

Melbourne weather depends on time of year. Spring is changeable, winter cool and wet, summer is really good for the most part, autumn often lovely and mild. I've never been able to understand the weather obsession people have with Melbourne. It's actually pretty good, but worth remembering that it actually has four seasons.

You guys should try Adelaide! Dry heat, great food and coffee, and English, Irish, Scottish based, wine etc.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Definitely sold Adelaide to us :)

good overview. pretty accurate take on everything. sydney is the best and so much more to see there, just keep off the roads

You can’t judge Australia in two weeks… How come you didn’t go to Brisbane and Gold Coast… I agree we have great coffee… Melbourne is known for 4 season in one day… You need to go up north…

Great intelligent video. The credit or debit card charge annoys me too. Also businesses often round up the bill which annoys me.

Restaurants/cafes have to pay their staff extra penalty rates on weekends and public holidays which can mean double and triple time. That can result in a huge extra cost to small business owners. So they pass the cost on to customers. And I think thats ok. If you decide to come back here for another visit to see more of Sydney consider giving yourself some extra time to travel out of the cities into the country. As far afield as Uluru or up to the tropics Cairns the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree. Like in the UK the cities are way different to the country and our outback.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips on places to visit.

Melbourne weather is similar to London but bit hotter in summer and bit less cold in winter plus a bit more sunshine overall.

Why would Melbournites go to Port Melbourne on a hot day? We flock to gorgous, pristine ocean beaches along the Great Ocean Rd, or Phillip Island or a dozen other places!

On weekends, Australians usually get paid more as part of the penalty rates. Usually large corporate businesses will cover this cost for their employees, but for small to medium businesses such as cafes and restaurants the operating cost is too high for the busier days so they will ask the customers to help with the operating cost. It is legal, and there will be a notice to inform customers before hand. The 15% surcharge of public holiday is also due to the penalty rate but it is also an extra incentive to the employees to work the public holiday as in most businesses it is a voluntary work day. It is based on the work-life-balance idealism that Australians have.

Staff get paid double or more on public holidays, so the minimum wage on a public holiday is around £25 per hour.

You have to pay more on weekends and public holidays because we pay staff properly. This is also why shops aren't open longer, everyone deserves time off. You really need to spend more time in Sydney ❤

So many people come here and say it’s expensive but they aren’t comparing it to a similar city in their country. Casual worker rates are $30 an hour + half again on Saturdays and double on Sundays hence the surcharge.

@JB-zs1oq

2 ай бұрын

Such an important point. What many visitors (and sadly some Aussies) don't recognise is that our pay rates are a reflection of our approach to life; everyone, including casual workers, are entitled to a fair financial reward for their eforts. We appreciate well run businesses amd resent those who measure success by how "cheap" they are in recognizing worker rights.

awesome video guys, cant believe you've been on YT for three years, posted 280 videos and only have 3k subs WTF???

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! It has definitely been a slow grind but we keep going :)

The weather in Melbourne is usually appropriate to the seasons. Melbourne has actual seasons. Just dress in layers. Summer is fabulous because when it gets really hot, a cool change is usually on the way. I've been the the UK several times, I can honestly say the weather in Melbourne is far, far better even on the worst days than in the UK. We never get weather as cold and miserable as it gets there.

Very astute and diplomatic observations about feeling 'safe' which were really more about the USA than Australia. I suspect for Americans who have never lived outside the US for any length of time especially somewhere like New Zealand or Australia ,they will never get it.

@user-ut3dy5jz6s

2 ай бұрын

Take out what’s happening in todays climate of the world u can’t deny that aus is that safe place and always has been but u do find those people that I guys can ruin it for others and u can find people like that anywhere in any country people just want to go about their day enjoying there time and there r people that get let in to ruin it with violence

Sydney is a great place, as is Perth, which is a bit of a flight but weather is mint. Here in South Australia, where I am, weather is mint as well a little slower town, Queensland is awesome too. Melbourne is 4 seasons in 1 day...

I guess it really does depend on what a person likes, for example Melbourne is that place that feels like New York and London if u like that kind of artsy hip style New York has but also combined with that modern like architecture that looks similar to London but has its own uniqueness, Sydney feels like a breath of air that’s the only way I could put it as

In my younger years there were quite a few "Poms" in our friend group. After a couple of years in Sydney and travelling around a bit, they'd get homesick, sell up and return to England. Within six months or so, they'd realise why they'd gone to Australia in the first place, so once again they packed their bags and made the trip back to Oz. 😎🇦🇺

@ANTSEL

Ай бұрын

Haha! thanks for sharing

If you ever come back to Australia and land in Sydney, i highly recommend spending a couple of days in Sydney and then travel north up the east coast. Central Coast, Forster(Seal Rocks), Port Macquarie (Cresent Head). The best part about NSW is that everything is cheaper than Sydney.

so glad you got to tassie. such a beautiful place

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Us too!

Sydney is probably the greatest place on earth to live imo (if you can afford it)

Give me Melbourne and Hobart weather over Sydney any day. Hate the humidity. As a Tasmanian, I think a week minimum is required and ten days is even better. We have beautiful scenery, World Heritage wilderness, stunning beaches and wild coastlines, museums, convict history, wineries and distilleries to explore. I think your observations on each city and life in Australia were very accurate.

@AUSTRALIAN19953

2 ай бұрын

Agreed can't stand hot weather 😂

@peterbreis5407

2 ай бұрын

@@AUSTRALIAN19953 They'll hate Brisbane then!

@AUSTRALIAN19953

2 ай бұрын

@@peterbreis5407 don't mind brissy in September but that's it 🤣 and Cairns in June or July

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! I think as we live in such a dry state, we now really appreciate anywhere with humidity. We definitely needed longer in Tassie and Sydney,

@JesusManera

Ай бұрын

@@ANTSEL Keep in mind that with humidity comes a LOT of rain! Sydney gets more than twice as much rain as London. (By comparison, both Hobart & Melbourne get less rain than London)

Our Huntsman spiders are our friends because they won’t hurt us and eat the nasty bugs we all hate like cockroaches, flies and ants. They don’t build webs because they hide in wait for a meal to come by! Sometimes they stay on your wall or ceiling, looking down to search for bugs, then they can move very rapidly to get closer and lie in wait or slowly stalk the unsuspecting cockroach! The channel ABC Science is great, especially when Ann Jones is hosting the video! (Australian Broadcasting Service)

Bad Melbourne weather is such a myth. Lowest rainfall of any Australian capital city and we've just finished 3 months straight of brilliant sunshine and mild to warm temperatures without the storms and humidity of other cities. You might get 10 days a year that are genuine washouts where you can't do any outdoor activites. In Brisbane you can easily get 10 washout days a month during wet season.

@jfffff14

2 ай бұрын

Definitely not a myth. Worst weather in the whole of Australia

@dallasr8555

2 ай бұрын

@@jfffff14 how much time have you actually spent in Melbourne?

@jfffff14

2 ай бұрын

@@dallasr8555 44 years there. Horrible weather.

@dallasr8555

2 ай бұрын

@@jfffff14 sounds like your mindset was the bigger problem.

@tileux

2 ай бұрын

@@dallasr8555nah, melbourne weather is terrible. Perth weather is far better. Perth is the sunniest city in australia. Were probably about to beat melbourne for lack of rain too.but the difference is that melbournes cloudy weather is spread through the year. Perth’s cloudy wet weather is in a short part of winter. Much more pleasant weather here.

The flight time isn’t that long. London to Sydney via Singapore is 18 hours total and LAX to Sydney is 13.5 hours so not as long in terms of flying hours but door to door is a different story!

@ACDZ123

2 ай бұрын

18 hrs? No way ..sunrise direct Sydney to London will be 22 hrs when it starts ..Perth to London direct takes 17.5 hrs

Its funny how you refer to Las Vegas as Los Vegas lol , anyway , We're in Perth over from the UK, we've been here for two weeks, hired a car via No Birds, driving here is a breath of fresh air , and the Malls here are amazing , everything here weather especially is so much better . Perth has been 30c+ everyday since we arrived , and its a dry climate no sweating its so beautiful, the beaches are incredible . we are definitely coming back.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Perth sounds amazing too. We pronounce it "Los" as that is the way is said. We used to say "Las" but adjusted to the local way of saying it, like we have since learnt to say Melb'n not Melbourne :)

the thinking behind public transport here is. it is not for profit. it runs at a big loss. but, if it is cheap. it promotes a lot more to leave the house and go shopping. hence they spend.. so the economy is boosted.

The restaurant at Watson’s Bay is Doyle’s Seafood! The fish, chips and salads all prepared any way you prefer!

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

We were going to eat there and then changed our minds! Next time!

25:00 If you ever head to Brisbane do the same thing with the ferries, set a third of the day to just ride the ferry up and down the river.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip! Many people recommending we visit Brisbane, so it is definitely on our list for next time.

Melbourne is renowned for 'four seasons in one day'. We also love our coffee.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

we definitely experienced that!

Your reaction to the restaurant process is how I felt when I first started going to Cape Town. Much cheaper at high end places for both food and alcohol. Surcharge is to cover higher worker wages because there is an Award rate.

@kayelle8005

2 ай бұрын

I find driving in Melbourne more stressful than driving in Sydney.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

glad it is not only us!

It’s usually much hotter in Melbourne but this summer is part of a cool cycle that comes and goes every five or six years. February most days over 30.

@JesusManera

Ай бұрын

Year round Melbourne only averages 2° less than Sydney, that's mostly because winter and early spring months are about 3° colder but summer is almost identical in both (Melbourne just has less humidity in summer).

@lexsaunders1742

Ай бұрын

@@JesusManera well said mate. Melbourne is often hotter than Brisbane because people mistake humidity with temperature.

sorry, had to pause watching because I was a little taken aback that you were surprised Port Melbourne beach was not busy!! No-one goes to Port Melbourne as a beach destination!! The locals might splash around there a bit on a hot day, but if you want to go to the beach in Melbourne, there are much better options elsewhere.

I’ve been to five states in the USA. For an Aussie the coffee is undrinkable unless you can find an Aussie barista in New York it might be passable. I did find a drinkable coffee at one place in Portland, but honestly you either need to detox before you go or take your own with you and hope customs lets you in with it.

@kennethdodemaide8678

2 ай бұрын

There are now Australians owning restaurants in New York and they are doing a roaring trade because of the quality of their coffee.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

We have yet to have a decent coffee anywhere in the USA yet. We make our own bean to cup coffee at home. It is the only way to get good coffee. We need more Austalians to move here and teach Americans how to make the best coffee in the world.

@kennethdodemaide8678

2 ай бұрын

@@ANTSEL You should have grabbed a bag of coffee beans from Aldi in Australia. Their coffee was just voted the world's best for a major store chain.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Noted for our next trip, thanks!

@JesusManera

Ай бұрын

I only ever had 1 good coffee in the US, surprisingly a place in Savannah, Georgia. As we were waiting for the coffees to be made, the owner looks up at us from behind his laptop after hearing our accents: "You guys Aussie?" in his own Aussie accent. He was from Melbourne.

Next time you come to Australia, check out the Gold Coast and Brisbane 😊

@lindaadams5030

2 ай бұрын

Brisbane is really underrated. Beautiful.

@ANTSEL

2 ай бұрын

Will do!

"The Brits arrived. They imprisoned everybody and made them work" WTH....who told you that? 😮😂 They brought their prisoners with them from England.