On a recent trip to Melbourne, several locals described the city as Australia’s version of New York.
Melbourne might not be as pretty as Sydney, which has a beach culture similar to that of Los Angeles, but they said that it was more interesting.
Low-rise streetscapes and communities of artists and hipsters can make parts of Melbourne feel like Brooklyn.
In late December and early January — summertime in Melbourne — the place was sleepier than expected for what is technically Australia’s most populous city.
Fitzroy, known as a hipper area, was buzzier, even though its two main thoroughfares, Brunswick Street and Smith Street, weren’t exactly bustling.
Persons:
hipper
Organizations:
Northcote, Smith
Locations:
Melbourne, New York, Sydney, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Preston, Fitzroy, Brunswick