Its not a bad place to be, really. The city is vibrant and varied, the people are friendly and interesting and there is always plenty to do. Most importantly life is not that hectic, like in most cities this size. People know how to enjoy life without being lazy. There is a keen focus on sports, arts and culture here which all suit me very well. The roads have dedicated cycling lanes, the beaches are beautiful and the weather is varied enough to make an Icelander feel at home. It is visible that this society is not as socially focused as the Nordic countries but it is not as individualistic as Britain or America either. Melbourne actually feels like a central European city, with the occasional streaks of rural “Bouganness”. I actually quite like it here and rate Melbourne amongst my favorite cities in the world.
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Síðast þegar við ræddum saman varstu eitthvað að tala um að þú værir á leið til Ástralíu. Ég hugsaði nú ekki meira um það en svo heyrði ég í þér áðan í útvarpinu. Ég bjó sjálfur í St. Albans í Melbourne þegar ég var skiptinemi og sakna landsins enn.
Gaman að skoða síðuna þína.
Hafðu það sem best.
Kveðja,
Einar Örn Davíðsson
I like your blog. I stumbled on your site whilst I was looking for information on Farrier f-31 Trimarans.
I am ex Melbourne (40 years ago!), my mother plays croquet at the Brighton club and I live in Bun the south west of Australia and sail a Dragonfly 800 trimaran which I race.
A few coincidences there!
I am glad you like Melbourne. It is alwasys a pleasure to hear of someone who likes your home town. I grew up there but I now find the weather too hot and it is too crowded for me.
I hope you eventually get a boat.