The next chapter of my trip begins..
April 15, 2008
I spent the day at the farm doing some last minute packing and cleaning up my room. I bought a few things I needed from Coles and wandered around the horse paddock with Kayla for a bit. Just soaking up my last moments at the house. The boys came over as they always do and I sat with them for a bit and then at 5:00 I said my goodbyes and Sis drove me to the airport. I got there about 5:45 and said goodbye to Sis and Kayla(SOO sad. I hate goodbyes). My flight left at 6:30 and I got to Melbourne Avalon at about 8:30. Pretty uneventful flight. Had to take that stupid expensive bus to Southern Cross station and from there I caught a cab to Lords Lodge Backpackers as I couldn't be bothered to try and find it via the trams. When I got to the hostel there was quite a few people outside playing croquet. It seemed like a good place, really small and homey. When I got inside there was a key in an envelope for me..room 6. I pretty much just went straight to bed when I got there. Not very exciting.
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Small Backpackers in Melbourne
My second time in Melbourne I decided to stay at this place, on Punt Road. It is a pretty good place to stay. The staff are fantastic, they are from Melbourne(I think..)and know a lot about the city and can help with pretty much anything you need. I think it used to be a house that was turned into a hostel which makes it feel pretty homey..although very cold and drafty. There is internet access and a lounge area with a TV and foxtel. There is a kitchen as well, but you do have to go outside to get to it. There also is a place to do laundry for cheap. Bathrooms are not bad..I've seen cleaner. It also a good hike from the city..about a 20 minute tram ride or 10 minute train ride I'd reckon. Its also about a 20 minute tram ride to St. Kilda..so it's kind of in the middle. It is close to Chapel St, which is a wicked part of Melbourne, I've had heaps of fun night on Chapel Street.
My only real problems with this place was that it was a bit hard to meet people, which seems silly because it was so small and everyone was like a family. But I felt like an outsider, that they were all good friends already and a lot of them had already been there for months..there was not a lot of turnover and chances to meet new people. Its the kind of place that people live in for a long time and it was hard to fit in with these people so I only stayed there for a few days before and after I went to Thailand and then found a flat to live in. So I would not recommend this place for people staying in Melbourne short term.
My only real problems with this place was that it was a bit hard to meet people, which seems silly because it was so small and everyone was like a family. But I felt like an outsider, that they were all good friends already and a lot of them had already been there for months..there was not a lot of turnover and chances to meet new people. Its the kind of place that people live in for a long time and it was hard to fit in with these people so I only stayed there for a few days before and after I went to Thailand and then found a flat to live in. So I would not recommend this place for people staying in Melbourne short term.
