Melbourne Travel Guide (2026): When to Go, Where to Stay, Getting Around
Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. If you make a booking through these links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Melbourne, Without the Tourist-Trap Tax We landed in Melbourne braced for the wrong city. Everyone had told us it was “Sydney’s cooler cousin” and to just wander, so we did — straight into a paid harbour cruise and a $9 flat white in a tower lobby, before a barista in a back lane took one look at us and said, “Mate, you’re paying tourist prices three streets from the best coffee in the country.” She was right. The next morning we found the laneways, hopped a free tram, and the whole city cracked open for almost nothing. ...