melbourne,
Touched for the very first time.
Sunglasses by Olive. Jeans by Stolen Girlfriends Club. Ramsay Creepers by Dr. Martens. Tee by Privacy Co.
Oh Melbourne! It only took me 13 years of Sydney-siding to see you for the very first time. How I lived in Sydney for that long without having already made the visit is beyond me – admittedly I get very caught up in the day to day to grind which dissuades me from taking holidays or anything that deviates from the norm – suffice to say; Melbourne was brilliant. Not in the way that everyone had chalked it up to be, but in a way that was equally brilliant to me.
For starters, I loved that, as someone who doesn’t drive, it was all very centrally located – with a free inner city tram to boot. Everything felt centred around the CBD which was a different experience to Sydney where our CBD is more of a working hub that is seldom visited on a weekend or day off (I believe that’s slowly changing, though… I’ll write up a list of best Sydney CBD restaurants and cafes at some point!).
Sunglasses, Jacket, Rings + Tote Bag by Stolen Girlfriends Club. Ramsay Creepers by Dr. Martens. Jeans by Vintage.
“Melbourne hAD A TRUE URBAN METROPOLIS VIBE WHICH I WAS OBSESSED WITH”
I sadly was only in this wonderful city for two days so my adventuring of the Garden State was limited but I managed to have a good wander around the city, turning down any laneway I could find to see what surprises awaited (there were many). I was visiting for the long weekend with my best friend, Emily, who had since been to Melbourne twice (in the same year) and absolutely loved it. We coupled our two day trip with plenty of street scoping, stopping at various bars trying out their different cocktails (one of our favourite things to do on any given weekend), venturing to the inner north suburbs of Fitzroy, Brunswick and Carlton (the former being my Melbourne favourite) and getting tattoos and friendship rings (yes, we’re those bitches. Also, S/O to Valentina at True Addiction).
Melbourne had a true urban metropolis vibe which I was obsessed with – so much so that it’s inspired me to move to Potts Point once my lease is up (which IMO is the most urban metropolis type area you can live in Sydney without actually being in the CBD). You may be asking why I don’t just move to Melbourne if I loved it that much, and that’s an easy answer; Melbourne has an eccentric, creative feel to it that’s threaded through a clean, calculated urban landscape – it’s special, it’s fun and it makes me want to dress up and go enjoy a cocktail and a nice dinner BUT Sydney is BRIGHT. She’s blue, she’s warm and the most stunning city I’ve ever seen, so while I loved Melbourne, I ADORE Sydney… therefore I must find my own piece of Melbourne within Sydney… and no, it’s not Newtown.
