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Melbourne
(Australia)
Multi-cultured, multi-layered, marvellously arty Melbourne.
Melbourne is dubbed marvellous for a reason. Healthy hedonism masquerades as high art: Melburnians are equally passionate about football and ballet, fashion and restaurants. They are ravenous for music and hot for theatre. It's a smorgasbord of a city that you'll want to sink your teeth into.
A leafy bayside community on the 'upside-down', brown Yarra River, Melbourne is, in turns, cosmopolitan, suburban, cultivated, conservative and a haven for the avant-garde. Visitors come for its shopping, restaurants, nightlife and sporting calendar, and most agree that it's one of the world's most liveable cities.
Tips for you
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Tipping is fairly entrenched in Australia, although the practice is not as ubiquitous as it is in the USA, perhaps because Australian workers
are protected by a more generous minimum wage. As in the UK and most of continental Europe, it's customary, but not compulsory, to tip in restaurants and cafes if you think the service warranted it. 10% of the bill is usually enough. If you want to tip your hotel porter, AU$ 2.00 to AU$ 5.00 is an appropriate amount. Taxi drivers don't expect tips as such but many do expect you to round up to the nearest dollar
and may grumble over the handing out of change
if you don't offer in the first place.
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Language Tips
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Official Language(s) - English
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Visa Info
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Every nationality except New Zealanders need visas. Tourist visas and Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) visas are valid for three months, but longer-term visas can be applied for. The processing of ETAs often costs around US$
15.00; standard visas cost around US$ 45.00 .
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