After Sydney Seagulls modeled at Sydney Harbour, I went to visit Melbourne and my friends. I was solo so I went to stay with my friend in Springvale. There are a big group of Cambodian students living there. However, we also went to visit many places such as the shopping street, Melbourne university, Brighton Beach and Yarra River.
However, I had missed few places here which made me regret not going while I was there, such as the Brighton Bathing Boxes, go inside the library, checking out the botanical gardens and few more interesting places.
According to my experience, not well prepared may lead to missing important areas/places of attractions.
Always search for ‘What to see, what to do, where to go in XXXX’ in the area where you are going. A friend of yours who lives there might not even know it.
Check the weather before hand, know the dress code, if the place is too hot or too cold, wear comfortable shoes. A friend of yours might not known and warned you in advanced for this.
Always ask for advice in social media or check in the Instagram photos if you are into photography
Carry a phone with an Internet for map and other information, and a selfie stick (if you are solo and you don’t want to regret coming back not having a beautiful of yourself and the attraction )
@JSharma thank you my friend for the agreement. I am kind of regret not knowing the Brighton Bath Box in advanced. I mean, my trip was just to visit my friend but I could make the most of it. I was almost there - very closed but did not go.
Hi @Sophia_Cambodia
Good morning from India. You are unstoppable, Congratulations for yet another beautiful post along with some stunning shots. Your photo sitting alone on the bench is just awesome.
@vijayparadkar Good morning from Cambodia sir, I hope my posts did not disturb you Thank you for the compliment - I have so many places I wanted to share but try to restrain myself from doing so and let other LGs to share theirs.
@PaulPavlinovich Hello Paul, couldn’t agree more, you are totally right. That’s why I am here too LG like you and others contributed so much and I love that!
@PaulPavlinovich hi Paul, look at your list, I did not just miss few interesting places. I missed tones of them! Yours is such a detailed! Just one more question, how do I create a list on Google Map? I tried but not succeed.
Hi @Sophia_Cambodia don’t feel bad, Melbourne is huge it takes a while to see the place, if you’re ever in town again please let me know. I’ve been known to show other Local Guides around town if my schedule permits.
In the mean time these directions will give you everything you need to make a list of places on Maps that you can share (or keep private) https://support.google.com/maps/answer/7280933
As @PaulPavlinovich mentioned, Melbourne is massive and to see even just the highlights would take many days. You did well to see what you did @Sophia_Cambodia and Brighton is certainly one of the beautiful seaside places in the city which I have been to many times. Great photos of your trip and I must visit the Love lock at Yarra River to see if I can find the secret lock you left
@AdamGT hahaha, you are so funny but thank you. Sadly, I did not leave any love lock. If you find Sophia, it is probably not my name. I am Sophea . P.S. I was curious like you so I went there to check what names are kept there
@PaulPavlinovich thank you very much for your kind comments about looking for you when I’m in town. I think that is another awesome things here. Likewise, if you ever plan to come to Cambodia or come again, please keep me in the loop. I would love to meet you and travel together shall situation allows.
@AdamGT in any case, my travel there was in 2015 - 5 ys already. I was wondering how many times have they removed the locks since many people have crossed this bridge.*
Thank you for the compliment - I have so many places I wanted to share but try to restrain myself from doing so and let other LGs to share theirs.
