Spent the first 4 days of my trip in Melbourne and it was completely amazing! Melbourne is such a beautiful city and so easy to get around. They even have FREE trams within the city limits!!! how awesome is that?!

I pretty much spent all of my time walking the city non stop and trying a lot of food!

Many people ask me if I ever get lonely or how I am brave enough to always travel on my own but the truth is that no matter where you are you will make friends. Hostels are maybe not the best accommodation in terms of luxury but they do provide you with the opportunity to meet other travelers and make friends.
In my two days in a hostel in Melbourne I went out with both of the girls sharing a room with me. I went to the docklands with Alexis, a girl from Colorado, and to the Botanical Gardens with Gina, from New York. I love listening to other people's stories and making connections that I would not otherwise had made if staying on my own in a hotel.

Apparently Melbourne is the shopping capital of Australia and is filled with so many shops and "arcades", little alleys, with cafes and shops. I loved walking through them and discovering fun little shops, and very unexpected cafes in the middle of what seemed empty alleys. Melbourne gave me the impression of being a less fancy version of Paris!

Melbourne is also filled with street art (a lot of graffiti) and I found it a lot of fun to walk around and find random painting all over the city.

Queen Victoria Market

My first night I met with my friends at the night market, they had some interesting selections:

Luna Park

View of "the city" from St. Kilda Pier