First Time in Victoria's Capital - MELBOURNE 

As a lifelong Melbournian this felt like a love letter to the place I call home. Thank you for spending the time to explore the beauty of our city.

You cant deny Melbourne has a awesome vibe that no other city in Australia has.

I'd say Melbourne and Australia in general has some of the best Asian food outside of Asia especially if you go to some of the suburbs like Box Hill and Springvale

How refreshing to see my home town through the eyes of a tourist walking around appreciating it's beauty. ❤ It's hard to see sometimes when you're stuck in work mode. But the vibe is usually always pretty chill as you noticed. Thanks for the video guys, great work!

My partner and I live in Toronto, but she's been away on work exchange in Melbourne since March and will be there for half a year. I was lucky enough to visit her for just over 3 weeks in April and I absolutely fell in love with the city. It's got most of what Toronto has and then some, and I couldn't agree more about how good the vibes are, especially in the CBD. It's crazy how recognizable everything is since I was able to tell exactly where you two were within the first couple seconds of each shot - I really miss being in Melb and I really miss my partner :') Thanks for the awesome vlog and giving me a chance to relive my last few weeks for 13 and a half minutes

the first feature length film ever made was "the story of the kelly gang" it was filmed in melbourne and was 70-80 minutes long depending on the version. Ned kelly was a hero, regardless of if you see him as good, bad or both.

Before retiring, I spent 5 days a week for 34 years working in the Melbourne CBD. Close to the end of my time there, my wife and I did a 'tourist' guided tour around the city and I was stunned at all I missed in those 34 years.

So glad you caught the vibe in Melbourne. I moved to the Melbourne CBD to live about 3 months ago and still can't stop smiling. It's such an accessible city with the free trams, really loving it

Continue to love your videos. I am a massive Melbourne fan (although from Sydney). When you pick up Blueberry you really need to see more of Melbourne. Melbourne and Sydney are similar in that they're both cities of villages (the suburbs are cities and towns in their own rights). The CBD of both cities is only one aspect of the city. To make an analogy out of food it would be like getting a hotdog loaded with toppings, but only ripping out the sausage and taking a bite of it then dumping the rest. Melbourne has the worlds largest tram network (actually it's so large, if you combined all the light rail and tram networks in North America together, Melbourne's track length is still longer). So it's super easy (if a little slow), to get to all the villages you need to see from St Kilda, Chapel St through Windsor, Prahan, South Yarra through to Richmond, the MCG, Fitzroy, Brunswick, Collingwood, Willamstown, Brighton Beach....

That Reading Room at the library is certainly a wonder. The first time I saw it, my jaw dropped. Agree that it's fabulous that it's a used space.

Knew you would love Melbourne. It is a very happening city. We love the vibe. Trams, cool neighbourhoods, high streets, theatre, exhibitions, food culture to die for and many people from all parts of the world. My husband and I are born and bred in Sydney but Melbourne is the best. Therefore we moved to Victoria about 13 years ago. Never a regret.

Great video. Glad you guys enjoyed Melbourne. Im from the US but have been living in Melbourne since 2011 and it's by far the best city I have ever lived in. Theres so much going on here but still not to chaotic like other big cities. When you guys come back you should check out some of the cool suburbs surrounding the city like Collingwood, Fitzroy, Carlton etc.

I grew up in Melbourne. Spent most of my life there. I live on the Gold Coast now, but Melbourne is my hometown, and it's No.1 for me.

So happy you got the vibe of my home town. Also glad the old girl put on her best face and the sun was out for you. Melbourne and Sydney are both beautiful large cities of equal size yet they love playing the ‘who’s better’ game. Just enjoy them for what they are. Loving your Explorations!

Another awesome video guys. Love seeing my own country through your eyes. You have captured Melbourne's vibe beautifully.

Each Aussie capital city has its own vibe, it just depends upon what you like the most in life at the time. But all are fabulous, we are so lucky, and so many other wonders await you guys.

I think it’s great that you’re coming back to finish off the trip! A lot of people would be too intimidated by the price and just how long it takes to get back here to leave and come back a couple weeks later. You’ll love the east coast, so many different vibes depending on where you’re in Aus. The only unfortunate thing is you’ll be coming back to significantly colder weather

I am so happy that you could get to explore my stomping ground for a couple of days, I wish I could have shown you around. There is so much to see and experience in Melbourne 🙂. I love your videos, they always bring me up and put a smile on my face.😁😁 Your smiles must be infectious...never lose them. 🙂

Thanks for showcasing our hometown guys!! Love all the angles that you capture, really makes us appreciate what we take for granted, and welcome!!

It’s always a boost of serotonin seeing a One Pack Wanderers video on my RU-vid feed, especially after a really hard week for me. Thank you for sharing the beauties of Melbourne with us!! It seems so cool! I hope I can visit one day.

once you get into this channel, you will be stuck and can't find a way out 😊😊 as usual, a simple but very enjoyable vlog ❤

I love seeing people experience Melbourne for the first time! Makes me so happy to call it home! If you have more time in Melbourne, definitely head out to Fitzroy! Such a cool place with great food! There are some cool markets on the weekend too!

Thank you for featuring Melbourne. This is a beautiful city. We are so blessed and lucky to call this place home. ❤

I'm a Perth gal... but always love a visit to Melbourne. I love the 'old' feel of Melbourne. Sydney is similar but I think Melbourne has retained it's old buildings more in the CBD.

Travelling with constant anxiety is a challenge. Good job Tia!

Other places in Australia may be more dramatic, but Melbourne is just Nice. Just a cool relaxed vibe to it. Great place to live.

Ahh this makes me miss Melbourne so much! Also, Tia great job working through the anxiety in the public space - it's never fun when it decides to present itself. You got this girl! :)

I’m so happy to see visitors enjoying our beautiful city. Well, what used to be a beautiful city. Melbourne has become a very difficult place to live since one of the world’s longest lockdowns. On a beautiful sunny day, it can be easy to ignore the problems but our endless grey winters can be challenging for the most positive of us.

The State Library is a great place to study. As you saw, plug in your laptop, lay out you papers and go at it. It has that amazing amplifying echo to it that forces you to keep very quiet.

Did you see the building with the face on it? It's amazing! The portrait is of William Barack, an Aboriginal artist who lived in the late 1800s/early 1900s. It takes up several floors of a high rise building at the western end of Swanston St. Its best seen from a distance or from some elevation, so Rialto skydeck or even the Shrine of Rememberance are good plaves to get the full effect.

You do great videos, good camera shots. You make places I've been, new again, that first time seeing/experiencing something new comes through. Thanks, Cheers.

Just got back from a few months in Europe and was wondering what my home town has to offer tourists…thanks for reminding me what’s cool about it. 😊

I love how you've captured our beautiful city! I've shared this with my family back in the States.☺️ Thank you!

Loving this series!! You’re doing my hometown proud!! Keep up the great work. Love how you immerse yourselves in each city.

Glad you Liked The State Library of Victoria l have worked in there for 45 years :-) :-)

When you are back come to Fitzroy! It's where all the cool stuff is, very Melbourne. Brunswick Street and Smith Street! So good.

Excellent flow, subject selection, location summaries & shot choices. I love your vlog! Happy travs!

Now you've got to Melbourne, the biggest city in Australia. It's not a visit to Melbourne if it doesn't include an AFL game. It's not optional. It's Essential!

I havent been to the State Library since it was the Museum. Yep! It used to be the Melbourne Museum, Planetarium included. But then it was moved to near the Fitzroy Gardens not far from there. Pelligrini's is famous as the first coffee house. The much loved owner was murdered in a rare tragic stabbing just over 2 years ago. Things like that just dont happen here. Really pleased to see you getting around and seeing as much as possible.

I love seeing my hometown through someone who hasn’t been here’s eyes before! I love Melbourne and definitely best city ❤ great video.

Ive lived in Melbourne for many years and ive enjoyed rediscovering Melbourne all over again watching your video, well done and thank you for this vlog.

Yay I’m glad you enjoyed it! Melbourne has a special place in my heart, even though I’m from Adelaide (and we’re meant to be rivals), the city vibe is unmatched. Come to SA for a great wine tour though!

What most visitors to Melbourne dont realize is that a couple of hours away to the north east is one of the largest temperate forests on earth. Hundreds of square kms of largely unspoiled wilderness that has to be seen to be believed.

Melbourne looks absolutely amazing - totally our kind of city! We were cracking up about the free lawn chairs. It looked like there was a Weekend at Bernie's situation going on in the background. 😂😂

It's so refreshing to see the city you've lived your whole life from a tourists point of view, it always encourages me to go out and explore more :)

I love seeing my home town in a different way, through different eyes. Makes me appreciate it a bit more.

Wow! What a great couple. Hope you enjoyed Melb and get to see more of it in the future.

I'm enjoying watching you two enjoying my enjoyable city of Melbourne - Marvellous Melbourne! It's known as the Arts, Cultural, Academic and Sports capital of Australia. There's lots to see and do. It was the richest city in the world in the 1850s due to Victoria's gold resources. Our China Town dates back to that. It is known as the most livable city in the world.

As a Melbournian, I welcome you to Victoria!

Melbourne's Chinatown is the oldest in the Southern Hemisphere and the longest continuous ethnic Chinese settlement in the Western World, having been started in the 1850's during the gold rush.

Love Melbourne! Being the sporting city of Australia, it always great to go to the MCG or Marvel stadium to watch a footy game. The atmosphere can be quite electric at times. Also the Rugby, and tennis are all good events to see too. Love it!

I am from Melbourne and have been watching your videos. What a great job you have done. You both have great personalities which brings such quality to your work.

Glad you like our city… I was born and raised in Melbourne, live about 20km away in the suburbs. Have lived in Europe (Munich) and done lots of travel in Australia and overseas. For us Melbourne (in the suburbs) is the best place to live, we do visit the CBD few times per month.

Thanks again for a very informative video. Can’t wait to head there next January 😊

As an ex-Adelaidean who's also lived in Brisbane and Perth I have always considered that Sydney and Melbourne are full of braggarts. Now watching your independent reaction to Melbourne I can see that just maybe it has got a lot going for it. (except the climate). Thanks for the most enjoyable Vlog I have ever watched. Good photographic and editing skills also.

I was born in Crown St Sydney, lived here in Sydney almost all my life (50 years), with Sydney Harbour literally across the road for us, but I have to admit, Melbourne has the best vibe, food and coffee. In Sydney you need to seek out the good places for food and coffee, as the average is pretty average. Whereas in Melbourne pretty much any random restaurant or coffee shop will have great food and amazing coffee. Melbourne seems like a great model to demonstrate how beautifully a multicultural society can work.

I love visiting Melbourne and you captured it really well (thank you for not turning on the smellavision in the laneways...). Worth spending some more time there when you return (I really like the Fitzroy area, and Moonee Ponds - yes possums!).

Captured. The essence of Melbourne. Knew you guys would get it, as well. Especially the vibe. Its a great mix. Onwards and upwards. Hope the wedding went well and hanging out with friends & fam. You have prob slipped back into OZ already. Cheers.🎉

Great to see my city through your eyes! Although not rare, it's good to see Melbourne with the sun out ^-^ It's definitely a vibe and great for people-watchers

Not much to say except...I love your vlogs, always so entertaining. Thank you for your hard work getting them to RU-vid for us all to enjoy. Cheers.

Lygon street is where all the guys are trying to get you into the restaurants. It’s a fun vibe.

Best city in the world. Moved here from Vancouver and would never look back. Edit: Melbourne is the only Aussie city with free trams.

Thanks for this very cheery perspective on Melbourne. I haven’t seen Ned Kelly’s armour, interesting. Vibrant street art there too. Love your work😄.

You showed my home town in a great light and your editing is top notch🙌

Great video guys, you captured Melbourne perfectly. Your video skills and editing is top notch 🥂👍🇦🇺🇦🇺 loving your content

LOL @ 2:08 😂 Tia says they got coffee at probably one of the most touristy spots in all of Melbourne (Degraves Street, that's correct), when exactly the same time they're walking past Duke's Coffee Roasters, 247 Flinders Lane, which is a local Melbourne Speciality Coffee Roaster, the polar opposite, very non-touristy place to get coffee in the CBD 😂😂. I said out loud "Well there's some non-touristy coffee right there for ya if you like" 😂😂.

Glad you enjoyed our fabulous city 😊 I'm from Qld originally, but I've been in Melb more than 25 years & love it. Hope you got to hang out in the Botanic Gardens or Fitzroy Gardens. Really close to the CBD & not too many ppl around so good places to retreat if Tia feels anxious.

I love the quarter on DeGraves street. When I arrive in Melbourne after a 24 journey from London, it is alway my first place for a coffee.

As a Melbournian myself , I’m So pleased you ranked Melbourne so highly, I love my city ☺️❤️

Welcome to Melbourne, so glad you love it here. we love it as well! A hot pot of the world's cuisines are all here!

The only city I call home. I'm so happy you enjoyed our beautiful city!

Watching buskers in Bourke st Mall was one thing i loved to do when working in Melbourne, i had a pretty good skyline view working on a 42nd floor as well. Now i live in Ballarat.

Sydney food markets in Chinatown every Friday night😉 You'll love it. Way bigger than Melbourne's.

As an Aussie who has always called Melbourne home, I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your time here.

You guys are so good at what you do. Thankyou ❤

WHAT !!??!?!?? No,.. "Tia for size" in this episode. I was so expecting that from the sixth floor in the library!! Now go back and do it again! I hope you guys are travelling safe at present. Don't forget to drop me a line here or on other posts when you get back and get to Sydney. My offer to show you around still stands if I'm not in court! God bless!

Great coffee Very cold Great people

I continue to enjoy seeing Australia through your eyes

Good video , in my younger years I lived a stone’s throw from the city and the MCG ( spent a lot of time at the footy in those days 😀), lived in the outer burbs for the past 40 ish years. It’s good to see the old city. A pity you didn’t have time to see more like some of the cool little suburbs adjacent to the city like Williamstown which has the water doing a big arc around it , and some good fish and chip places , which you can grab a feed and sit looking across the water at the city ( quite nice at night), or follow the water around and eat looking across port Philip bay , also quite good at the western end if there’s a good sunset. Happy trails 😉.

Thank You for showing my home town in all its glory. I loved your video. You two, just got yourself a Subscriber !

Nice videos ! Thank you for showing my home cities Sydney and Melbourne

I’m glad you love Melbourne, hopefully you will have a chance to explore more of Victoria when you return

hey cheers for checking out my home city! .. plus doing a sweet review. Good luck on the next venture!

Glad you are impressed by Melbourne. It may not have the harbour of Sydney or the beaches but it’s a great city.

Public Transport Victoria (PTV) is A$9:20, ( train,tram, bus) maximum price for a day, anywhere in the State of Victoria. A$4:60 for a concentration fare.

Been watching you guys since the trip you did through Asia especially VIetnam. Thanks for doing my second hometown Melbourne

I hope you guys make time to visit Wollongong when you start making your way up the east coast! So many hidden local gems an hour south of Sydney. I can share lots of recommendations - a lot of people miss this beautiful part of the world to spend more time in Sydney, but it’s worth spending some time in our beeeautiful coastal city & surrounds 😊.

I miss Melbourne so much! Still the best city i’ve lived. Love how cosmopolitan and yet laid back it is. Overall a cool and beautiful city.

Haha, when it's cold outside now, ...go indoors. No need to eat outside, just visit the food halls/public canteen style dining tables at melb central and QV building. It's like an indoor public park, for people watching.

We haven't seen much of Melbourne so it's nice to see more of it in the video! Hopefully you visit our home state Queensland. The Sunshine Coast area is really nice (Noosa, Mooloolaba etc )and so is Airlie beach and Port Douglas 😊 Noosa can get quite busy though so best to go during the week 😊 Snorkelling or diving in the Great Barrier Reef is a must as well!

You guys are really taking on Australia like you did on Japan. Love it!

The city circle tram used to be the only free tram a while back - was always packed. They changed to all trams free in the cbd in 2015 I think all it does is make people a bit lazy jumping on a tram for a couple of stops instead of walking😁 and they are always packed - I remember when you had to pay there was always a seat to be had!

Yes, Melbourne is fantastic

Love seeing Melbourne through fresh eyes. Some of those shots have really reminded me how beautiful the city is. Also, side note: doesn’t all sushi soy sauce come in the little fishies?!

hey, thanks for clip... watching it brought good vibes.. ❤

Tia's reaction when she ate the sushi said it all. Since you guys love Asian food, Little tip for you if you come to Brisbane, "China Town" (aka fortitude valley) in Brisbane is not the real China Town, it's just the place that's called China Town (there is a few good Asian restaurants there but not many) The place you'll want to go is Sunnybank (about 20km south of Brisbane CBD) Actually many of the best bits of Brisbane are in the surrounding suburbs, luckily you have blueberry to escort you around. On the topic of blueberry can anyone recommend a good mechanic for Mazda's in Melbourne? Blueberry's probably just about due for a health check.

Oh and the guys telling you to come into their restaurant? That’s nearby on Lygon St, our little Italy!

Port Phillip, Rosebud backbeach, French Island, Venus bay. Still a few more to tick off.

I lived there for 6 years but moved home to NZ during Covid.. This made me miss it so much.

Thank you for loving our city as much as we do