Sydney versus Melbourne. It’s an age-old question, and seems to bother some of us more than others. Not me, I’ve made my choice, and Melbourne it is. Now I’d like to tell you why.
The idea for this blog originally came from a requirement of my Writing for the Web class. As I have said before, I always felt a certain self consciousness about blogging, that you needed to have some level of arrogance to assume that people would want to read your ramblings. Consequently its taken me a while to hop on the bandwagon.
I hope you won't think me too indulgent.
Subject matter and relevance - to me - are the most important factors in a blog (when I'm reading them, anyway) and I really feel I have a purpose with this topic. Melbourne may have slipped down the list of 'World's Most Livable Cities', but for my money, this is it.
To set the record straight, I was born and raised in Sydney (on the beautiful Northern Beaches). I’ve lived in Melbourne for nearly ten years. And no, I won’t be entering into any silly Melbourne-Sydney rivalry – both cities have their pros and cons. I simply choose to live in Melbourne, and hopefully this blog will explain why.
Oh, and since I’m not the greatest photographer in the world, I’m going to point you in the direction of some fantastic images of Melbourne along the way. As a great starting point, Michael Blamey’s blog Melbourne Today has lots of great shots to give you a taste and feel of everyday Melbourne.
Photos courtesy of Jen Griffiths, with thanks.
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