I love the weather down under at this time of year. Its averaging 22 degrees in the day, and its bright and sunny. You can lie down on the grass in the sun and in any field and not break a sweat. In fact almost everybody here just sits on the grass, or on a bench in the many parks and fields in the city area and just soak in the rays. In the morning, it can be a little chilly if you are not used to it, but its relatively mild compared to other countries with 4 seasons I have visited in the past. Food and drinks outside is expensive! Really expensive! I would suggest that you carry a bottle of water with you everywhere instead of buying one at a Seven-11. A 300ml bottle of water cost AUD3.20!! Thats steep man! Food is not cheap here either! I ate a burger, fries and coke at the “Hungry Jacks”, which is the Ozzie version of Burger King and it cost me AUD8.90. At the time of this posting the exchange rate is 1AUD = 3.32 MYR, so if you want to come for a holiday here, think budget! Actually with the dropping US Dollar, it may be more worth it to go to the States, if a) You can get a Visa, being from Malaysia its not always easy b) If you can afford the flight, cos the distance is greater, and fuel costs are rising and c) If you don’t have somebody you love in Melbourne that you wanna visit. Hehe. So far, Sara and I have been eating sandwiches and trying to make sure we don’t spend more than AUD30 a day, and so far so good, and thats with the occasional glass of wine. Hey, Australia IS wine country!! Its a given! More to report tomorrow.

On this day in History..

• Untitiled - 2006
• On a hot Friday afternoon... - 2007
• The one about two nuns... - 2007
• Sunset and Wine @ St.Kilda, Melbourne - 2008

Tags: Australia, melbourne, sara, Travel

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