Our first time in Australia: A dream come true ❤️🇦🇺

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  • Ever since I was 10, I wanted to visit Australia. Even though this was our 49th country and we were completely jet lagged from our overnight flight from Bali, this was such a special moment.
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Komentáře • 235

  • @davidpercy9926
    @davidpercy9926 Před 3 lety +33

    So happy you loved our country. Hope you come back some time. I'm biased, but Australia is just the best to raise a family. Good luck with all your adventures.

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety +5

      We hope to come back again to explore more :)

  • @RyanLye1975
    @RyanLye1975 Před 3 lety +39

    Melbourne is famous for 4 seasons in a day.

    • @someonerandom5210
      @someonerandom5210 Před 3 lety

      Brian Bligh truer words have never been spoken.

    • @ImplicitSilence
      @ImplicitSilence Před 3 lety

      More like Tasmania tho. Snow and summer can happen in a day...
      Melbourne is like 2 seasons now for me...

    • @Stockman516
      @Stockman516 Před 3 lety

      Which is the same as Brisbane. I was talking to a barmaid once who moved from Brisbane to Winton. I asked her why, she said, "At least there are two seasons here. It's either hot, or it's cold".

    • @kimikowolf6755
      @kimikowolf6755 Před 2 lety

      My Aunty Jo lives in Melbourne with her boyfriend. Every year she would visit us in Western Australia for Christmas, but because of Covid she not visiting me for Christmas this year 😢 but I’m glad you enjoyed our country 🥰 God bless you

  • @gordo191
    @gordo191 Před 4 lety +16

    I can't believe you came all that way and didn't spend more time there , it's a great city.so much to see and do , Melbourne has some of the best food in the world

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 4 lety +2

      🤷‍♀️ yeah we were trying to get from Bali to Sydney and it was cheaper to go through Melbourne. At least we got a day 😊 we really enjoyed it there and would want to go back :)
      lots of Melbourne exploring coming up in part 2 🎉🇦🇺❤️
      What’s your favorite food in Melbourne?

    • @gordo191
      @gordo191 Před 4 lety

      @@HappyHoppe all of it , I live in Sydney, but I go visit my son who.lives in Melbourne, when we're you in Australia,

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 4 lety +3

      March 2018 during our 1 year world trip - still editing our daily videos from then 😆 🌎❤️🇦🇺

  • @Jesse-B
    @Jesse-B Před 3 lety +40

    I love seeing how excited you two are, because sadly, many Melburnians... Australians in general... don't realise how good we've got it here.

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety +6

      It’s a beautiful city!! We sure did love it!

    • @leannewith3
      @leannewith3 Před 3 lety +3

      I feel very lucky to live in Melbourne, even now.

    • @dimitrigeorgiadis6133
      @dimitrigeorgiadis6133 Před 3 lety +2

      It’s true. We don’t

    • @100reality2
      @100reality2 Před 3 lety +3

      It's because we know the quality of life is rapidly declining here,it was good but now it's getting crap

    • @Jesse-B
      @Jesse-B Před 3 lety +5

      @@100reality2 Which is probably why so many people are moving to the regional areas, the false bubble created by real estate agents is due to burst.

  • @TweedSuit
    @TweedSuit Před 3 lety +38

    Melbourne is on the naughty list right now.

  • @robklob
    @robklob Před 4 lety +12

    Watching this here in Melbourne, where we live. It's great to see you guys getting a glimpse of our great city. Always interesting to see what tourists think of your own home town. Waiting on part 2 :). We only just got back from Bali about 4 wks ago so it was good seeing your vlogs from there as well.

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 4 lety +4

      Awesome 👏 yes, even though our time in Melbourne was short, we really enjoyed your city 😊 spoiler: we even liked it better than Sydney 🤫🤷‍♀️🇦🇺❤️

  • @jasonfairclough7858
    @jasonfairclough7858 Před 3 lety

    I really enjoyed your video and glad you enjoyed your brief stay in Melbourne. Safe travels.

  • @Zero2FiveFamily
    @Zero2FiveFamily Před 4 lety +8

    Love this video and the enthusiasm!!! 😁. ❤️👍❤️

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 4 lety +2

      Yay! Glad you enjoyed it! I feel like we had the sleepy hahas 🤣 and it will continue in part 2 🤪🇦🇺❤️

  • @jolantasinclair389
    @jolantasinclair389 Před 2 lety

    Thank you, guys..you made me cry..❤️

  • @theadventuresofzoomandbettie

    "Success! I look like myself!" hahaha! Glad you came to check out our home town in Melbourne!!

  • @dayvideo64
    @dayvideo64 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for visiting us! I’m from Melbourne!

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 4 lety +1

      Awesome! We loved Melbourne - we were so happy that was the most affordable route from Bali because Melbourne ended up being one of our favorite Australian cities 🇦🇺❤️

  • @Bushpygmy1
    @Bushpygmy1 Před 4 lety +59

    Welcome to the best country in the world

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 4 lety +9

      ❤️ we loved our time in Australia 🇦🇺🎉

    • @gracepreston9995
      @gracepreston9995 Před 3 lety +2

      Australia is not the best country in the world, full of dreams, full of covid, My country NZ is the best country in the world, we live covid free and uz not.

    • @robertdoyle1624
      @robertdoyle1624 Před 3 lety +26

      @@gracepreston9995 It might be the best if it wasn't full of New Zealanders

    • @danfrost3043
      @danfrost3043 Před 3 lety +10

      Amen. I got my NZ Citizenship (originally from England)just so I could get the hell out & move to Australia. It is an absolutely amazing country and the Aussies are awesome people. At the moment I'm back in NZ until the covid thing is over (whenever that might be) but once the green light is on, I'll be straight back. I feel alienated here in NZ, the food is rubbish, It's expensive, the kiwi's don't have the same humour as the aussies & brits, they're "Strange" people. Can't wait to get back to Australia where I felt completely at home.

    • @judyhogan3281
      @judyhogan3281 Před 3 lety +2

      Grace Preston nasty

  • @MMTB616
    @MMTB616 Před 3 lety +1

    My partner and I have lived in Melbourne almost all our lives and are seasoned travellers. In normal times that is! We enjoyed you "first day in Mal-born" video. Very well done. The arrival at Melbourne airport through customs would have been a VERY different experience to what Aussies get when they enter the USA. Again in normal times. We look forward to watching more of your videos. Perhaps you could do one on the camera you use and how you go about your "coverage" at the time and later editing, etc. Glad you enjoyed Mal-born.

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety

      Glad you are enjoying our videos :) yeah, we’re thankful we traveled when we did and thankful that even though we’re currently not traveling, I still have footage to edit that helps me relive it! 😁

  • @bushtucker66
    @bushtucker66 Před 3 lety

    Great effort for just arriving. Hope you enjoyed your stay.

  • @HikingwithFredieandLeslie

    Wow very fun to watch.❤️😊

  • @brettbridger362
    @brettbridger362 Před 5 měsíci

    Glad you're enjoying Aus. The idea behind the free public transport in the CBD is to reduce traffic, pollution, etc.

  • @JJSPARROW1978
    @JJSPARROW1978 Před 3 lety +61

    Watching this in August 2020, you can call melbourne whatever you like, we have disowned them. Just joking, but we will build a wall.

    • @bartholomewlunt3347
      @bartholomewlunt3347 Před 3 lety

      Sand groper here can thoroughly agree.

    • @Jesse-B
      @Jesse-B Před 3 lety +2

      About friggin time, I'm sick to death of shitgropers pissing and moaning about how unfair everything is. No seriously, drop out of VFL and go back to dear little waffle.

    • @7star7storm7
      @7star7storm7 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Jesse-B Amen to that 😂edit; GO DEES😈

    • @sareenac9348
      @sareenac9348 Před 3 lety

      JJ Blake I disagree. It’s not our fault for this but the F-ing state government c**ts.
      I know your kidding around, there’s no hostility with your comment myself and many others are just so done with this bullshit lockdowns and stupid rules.

    • @sareenac9348
      @sareenac9348 Před 3 lety

      Gareth Rogers haha 🤣 it’s starting to bloody feel that way and now fucking Dan wants to extend the state of emergency for 12mths! What a fucking dictator.

  • @jy9583
    @jy9583 Před 4 lety +3

    Wow thats a lot of places

  • @icebaby6714
    @icebaby6714 Před 3 lety +1

    I had the same coffee sitting at the same table two years ago at Queen Victoria Market...not bad.

  • @sharonleong7120
    @sharonleong7120 Před 4 lety +2

    Interesting video. I love it.💗

  • @zixylol4739
    @zixylol4739 Před 3 lety

    Welcome to our country mate hope u enjoyed it

  • @miltonyannis3719
    @miltonyannis3719 Před 3 lety

    The young lady has such an engaging personality!

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety

      Why thank you! Such a great compliment, especially on very little sleep 😂

  • @BonkersAboutAlice
    @BonkersAboutAlice Před 4 lety +10

    You guys are sooooo funny jet lagged.

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 4 lety +1

      🤪🤷‍♀️ yup! And it’ll just continue in part 2 🤣😆 I don’t do well on little sleep :)

    • @bg588
      @bg588 Před 3 lety

      It’s only a six hour flight....that’s nothing.

  • @kristinburkholder1752
    @kristinburkholder1752 Před 4 lety +1

    That's probably the most giddy I've seen Peter in any of your videos 🤣

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 4 lety

      😆 we were really excited to be in Australia 🇦🇺 ❤️ and just wait until we explore Lord of the Rings sites in New Zealand - you’ll see a whole new side of Peter 🤣🤪

  • @vickersonp
    @vickersonp Před 3 lety +23

    It’s not Mel born, it’s Melb’n

    • @tanjowil9743
      @tanjowil9743 Před 3 lety

      🤣

    • @wertherquartett
      @wertherquartett Před 3 lety

      It's SO TERRIBLY IMPORTANT to correct beautiful friendly gracious visitors on their pronunciation. Oh, by the way, how would you go on a pronunciation test of American place names?

    • @vickersonp
      @vickersonp Před 3 lety

      wertherquartett
      I do ok. My wife and I have visited the US several times as my daughter lives in New York.
      It’s very grating on an Aussies ears to hear Bris Bain and Mel Born.
      Where are you from anyway?
      These two are a lovely young couple enjoying themselves. I wasn’t criticizing them ....just helping them to blend in.

    • @Shadow77999
      @Shadow77999 Před 3 lety +1

      Lmfao

    • @idenhlm
      @idenhlm Před 3 lety +1

      @@wertherquartett True nothing wrong with hearing your local city pronounced correctly.

  • @adriennehunt1799
    @adriennehunt1799 Před 3 lety +7

    Actually we speak Strine English here, but try to modify our language to Yank English so our dear visitors can understand what we're saying 😁

  • @mayamcbain8192
    @mayamcbain8192 Před 3 lety

    Did you guys go to the Gold coast it beautiful up there and sooooo warm.😜

  • @newshound2521
    @newshound2521 Před 3 lety

    Travelling from Aussie works but coming back always sucks with jetlag.

  • @7star7storm7
    @7star7storm7 Před 3 lety

    Oh you had to wait for the person to leave hotel room 😜 were the pillows still warm 😂 eeeew .. Melbun best city in Straya 😉

  • @baizlgaming
    @baizlgaming Před 2 lety

    If you guys ever come back to Melbourne I can give you guys some good places to go not very many people know about

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for that! What are some must go to places you'd recommend? I'm not sure when we'll be back, but others reading may find it helpful ☺️

  • @aardvark8127
    @aardvark8127 Před 3 lety

    It took 3 minutes in immigration when you arrived in Melbourne. It took me 3 Hours getting through New York

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety

      Yeah, super impressed with Australia’s immigration process! I wish America’s was faster :)

  • @Cuzzakat
    @Cuzzakat Před 3 lety

    Best coffee in the world inside the queen Victoria markets 😍

  • @Robochop-vz3qm
    @Robochop-vz3qm Před 3 lety +2

    Love Melbourne, but only when Daniel Andrews isnt there. 🇦🇺

  • @thesociallyresponsibleanar2882

    Not Melborn .... Melbn . You guys seem fun hope you have a good visit

  • @alissah.6908
    @alissah.6908 Před 4 lety +3

    Australia is totally on my list of places to visit. It's definitely number 1! And I totally get the jet lag thing! It's hard!

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 4 lety

      Yeah, there weren’t too many times jet lagged affecting us as we were normally just jumping one or two hours on our world trip after the initial 7 hour jump.
      But the fact that we only “slept” for 5 hours on a plane and then had a 3 hour time change, really made us loopy 🤪😂
      I don’t do well on little sleep 🤣
      Australia is amazing 🤩 We end up liking New Zealand eve more 😯 so maybe add that to the bucket list too 🌏❤️👏🎉

    • @letsseeif
      @letsseeif Před 3 lety

      Alissa, as a past pilot one gets used to long haul flights, especially as I'm now longish retired. In 2019 did 'flights around the World' twice & Aussies learn quickly to 'suck it up' re ultra long haul flights. I always fly Economy although I've got plenty of dough but like keep on keeping on keeping on, like a marathon, not a sprint.

  • @robloxplayer5271
    @robloxplayer5271 Před 3 lety

    Yes, I am so lucky to live in a Melbourne (pronounced Mel-Ben lol) the reason why your hotel was so expensive was because you chose to stay at one of the most expensive hotels 🤣 but fair enough when it’s your first time you probably didn’t know that there is wayyyyyy cheaper ones. I don’t realise how much I take for granted in Melbourne or Australia in general until foreigners come. Thanks for sharing this with us 🙃

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah, you have a beautiful city 🤩 sometimes we forget to enjoy what’s in our own backyard :)

    • @chumkrimson8161
      @chumkrimson8161 Před rokem

      There’s nothing wrong with pronouncing the R in Melbourne. Americans should not pronounce it Mel-born, but definitely Mel-burn. An American saying Mel-Ben makes it sounds like they’re doing an Australian impression.

  • @joancahill6039
    @joancahill6039 Před 3 lety

    Hello from Melbourne

  • @3ic9ls0q
    @3ic9ls0q Před 3 lety

    There's a 'secret' way from the Melbourne airport to the city which is much cheaper! Near terminal 4, bay 17, a bus to Broadmeadows then a train all for $9!

  • @johnleach7879
    @johnleach7879 Před 3 lety +1

    Even more: This is hard to believe, but I was standing in line at the local store checkout counter, in Sarasota, Florida, when I heard an OZ accent who was yakking about Brisbane. I whirled around, challanging him to knowledge about Aust. Zoo, and he did me one better by asking me about a pub 2 blocks South. I didn't know it, cuz I always approached from the North, from Noosa, where I lived. (something just happened) I dare not figure the odds of such an encounter, but you will doubtless come across them in future years.. Sail on.

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety

      Those types of encounters are the best 😊

    • @bg588
      @bg588 Před 3 lety +3

      I was standing in the Sistine chapel and next to me was a great school friend I hadn’t seen for six years.

  • @scouseaussie1638
    @scouseaussie1638 Před rokem +1

    She sounds like a handful.

  • @johnleach7879
    @johnleach7879 Před 3 lety

    Yes, I agree with Robin, the best country in the world. And within, you're heading for Sydney, the most spectacular city in the world (not withstanding SF and Vancouver, zorry guys). But for a town a bit closer to nature, try Brisbane: When I was last there, in 2001, the streetcars were catamarans and some downtown streets ended in the bush. I was going to warn you about left-hand driving, but you've likely faced that already. Oh, I dunno how you managed it, but you've jumped the Covid-inspired State barriers. Good luck and have fun.

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety

      We loved Brisbane the most when we were in Australia! All of this was filmed 2018, just finally editing 😊

    • @johnleach7879
      @johnleach7879 Před 3 lety

      @@HappyHoppe Hap: If you fancy a fresh lime in your gin/tonic, buy some before you hit NZ. When I was last in Auckland, my cap't sent me on mission to find a few cases of limes. Result: nada. One grocer said "Oh, they're dear". I dunno if the situation is the same, but, in the long...long term, planting lime trees seems like a good bet. More recently, one of the US nite show hosts interviewed Jacinda, the PM of NZ, and they hit it off. She invited him and he went, and was met by J. in her Toyota, not by any entourage. That sez volumes.
      Happy hunting.

    • @AUmarcus
      @AUmarcus Před 3 lety

      Brisbane is a city mate.

  • @matthewcullen1298
    @matthewcullen1298 Před 7 měsíci

    American coffee must be very milky. Merlo coffee is such a nice easy coffee. I wouldn't say strong

  • @bg588
    @bg588 Před 3 lety

    You should actually get 3 days accommodation for that price.

  • @lowerthenthelowestdeck

    Just in before quarantine haha , if you made the video now you would be saying get me out of here!!

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety

      We were there actually in 2018, just finally finishing daily videos of our 1 year world trip to 62 countries 😊 so thankful we traveled when we did!

  • @Coralita675
    @Coralita675 Před 3 lety +1

    In Australia (especially Melbourne) at least you can get the best coffee something the USA desperately needs to catch up on.

    • @chumkrimson8161
      @chumkrimson8161 Před rokem

      What are you talking about. There are countless artisanal cafes in the US

  • @hypercomms2001
    @hypercomms2001 Před rokem

    If its Tuesday, it must be... [checks notes....]...ahhh...... Australia!

  • @jakegargiulo5101
    @jakegargiulo5101 Před 3 lety

    Heyyyyy Australia! HAHAHA 3:42 made me laugh. Great that you came to Sydney, it's the nicest looking city I believe.

  • @jacobvardy
    @jacobvardy Před 3 lety +1

    Sitting in the back seat of an uber/taxi. Maybe acceptable for a couple. But generally considered pretty rude. Most Australians would sit in the front passenger seat and chat with the driver.

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety +2

      Oh interesting!

    • @kayelle8005
      @kayelle8005 Před 3 lety +1

      I’d say it’s 50:50 whether you sit in the front or not.

    • @gusdrivinginaustralia6168
      @gusdrivinginaustralia6168 Před 3 lety

      Nah. Do what you like. That's an old thing in taxis. Most uber drivers don't want to talk, cabbies too.

  • @gusdrivinginaustralia6168

    Free trams are only the ones circling the cbd. The dark red ones. The others you need a card.

  • @andrewsplace1966
    @andrewsplace1966 Před 3 lety

    Still remember when the $2 coin came out, and smaller that the $1. We also thought is weird!

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety +1

      😂 ok good, not just me :) it makes sense that they need to be different sizes, but you’d think it’d be bigger!

    • @gusdrivinginaustralia6168
      @gusdrivinginaustralia6168 Před 3 lety +1

      5,10,20 & 50 cent coins grow. 1984- $1. &1988-$2. Shrink.

  • @lmaree200886
    @lmaree200886 Před 3 lety

    The Royal Australian Mint were the inventors of those ‘plastic’ polymer bank notes which has now been used by many countries. The size of the two dollar coin was determined after consideration of the needs of the visually impaired community, security considerations, a desire to avoid shaped coins, practical limitations to the diameter and thickness of coins, and to allow for future expansion of Australia's circulating coin array. If you notice all our coins are totally different sizes and thicknesses but our 50c is the biggest and is our oldest minted modern AUD coin (1966) after we converted from British style pounds and shillings. Our paper notes for the $1 and $2 were discontinued in the early 80’s and the notes came in the early 90’s. In the last 5 years our notes have had a massive redesign and upgraded security added.
    Random thing about the tall coffee cup spout, it’s so you don’t burn your lips!
    Which hotel did you guys check into? It looked pretty nice! I’m kinda new to Melbourne as I moved from Sydney a year ago a and always like looking for cheap hotels in the CBD as I live 2 hours away and must stay a night or two to complete my city shopping :)

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety +1

      Very interesting facts! Thanks 😊 We stayed at Stargate Apartments, but it looks like they’ve changed names to Adara. Here’s the link: www.google.com/travel/hotels/stargate%20apartments%20melbourne/entity/CgsIuO3R5YW8temxARAB?g2lb=2502548%2C4258168%2C4306835%2C4317915%2C4322823%2C4328159%2C4330862%2C4358982%2C4371334%2C4395848%2C4401769%2C4403882%2C4412669%2C4413451%2C4414390%2C4416581%2C4417924%2C4421968%2C4270859%2C4284970%2C4412692&hl=en&gl=us&un=1&q=stargate%20apartments%20melbourne&rp=ELjt0eWFvLXpsQE4AkAASAHAAQI&ictx=1&hrf=IgNVU0QqFgoHCOQPEAkYARIHCOQPEAkYAhgBKAA

    • @lmaree200886
      @lmaree200886 Před 3 lety

      Happy Hoppe Thanks for that! I think I may have a card that has membership rewards to their brand!

  • @lynxycon.exe-_-
    @lynxycon.exe-_- Před 2 lety

    I live in Australia in Tasmania hobart so yeh.

  • @zacredington4776
    @zacredington4776 Před 3 lety

    I'm not even like having a go or anything but istg every muscle in my body tensed up in cringe at that mel-born

  • @sareenac9348
    @sareenac9348 Před 3 lety

    This was like 20 or so days out from the first lockdown. Wow! How much has life changed for our city 🌃 which is making me tearing up right now too 😢☹️

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety +1

      We actually were there in March 2018 - way before lockdown :) still editing daily videos from our 1 year world trip to 62 countries 😊 Happy I can still travel virtually through editing 🌍 ❤️

    • @sareenac9348
      @sareenac9348 Před 3 lety

      Happy Hoppe oh ok 👍🏻 I thought it was 2020. Well yes! It’s your memories that you can rewatch over and over again and to remember the good ol’ days of travelling freely as (especially Melbourne) we can’t do so freely now 😔 hopefully we’ll get back to some sense of normalcy soon.

  • @carisi2k11
    @carisi2k11 Před rokem

    In Melbourne they call it street art. In Sydney we call it vandalism.

  • @craigrider9822
    @craigrider9822 Před 3 lety

    Went through Quarantine.

  • @hanlens_on_hiatus
    @hanlens_on_hiatus Před 3 lety

    Would have been cheaper to fly to Perth from Bali.

  • @letsseeif
    @letsseeif Před 3 lety

    Having lived in The USA & traveled there widely, with our American friends, we teased them continually about using the word "bathroom" when they actually meant "toilet/water closet/shit house etc." ps. Melbourne is The Australian Rules Capital (no, not Rugby, or Soccer or NRL) BUT our own Game "AFL" founded in Melb at the MCG in1852 before any other sport on earth was 'codiefied' {had the rules of play written/published}. The MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground -holds 100,000 fans called barrackers also here, & was designed as a Winter sport to keep Crickers fit in the off-season 'cos Cricket is the national summer Game. There are 18 AFL sides/team across Aussie, & Richmond (a Melb Inner-Suburb) Tigers are current Premiers (Champions) with a membership exceeding 100 thousand of paided-up fans. Google AFL for the rest. (pps. AFL= Australian Football League and is the best game in the World !!!!

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety

      😆 that’s funny you bring up AFL, because when we stayed with an Australian couple, they were sure to let us know the rules of AFL 🤪 you can see the video of that :)

    • @letsseeif
      @letsseeif Před 3 lety

      @@HappyHoppe thanks for that. I'll watch :-) :-)

  • @isee7668
    @isee7668 Před 3 lety

    Jeez! Dream a bit bigger Love.

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety

      It was my 10 year old dream 😜 Happy we got to travel to 62 countries in a year over 2017-2018 😍

  • @Stockman516
    @Stockman516 Před 3 lety

    An old story I was told. In World War II, a American sailor was on leave in Townsville. After going to the pubs, and nightclubs, he went shopping. He bought a ring for his wife, and couldn't believe how much it cost. Presented himself to the cops saying, "Arrest me me. I'm stealing from you".

  • @denise5334
    @denise5334 Před 4 lety +15

    Should gotta practice saying that Melbourne ,,,, 😂😂😂

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 4 lety +5

      🤦‍♀️ I know right?!? 😂 I apologize to all my Australian viewers for my lack of correct pronunciation 🤣😆🤣

    • @Preema24
      @Preema24 Před 3 lety

      @@HappyHoppe Easier to pronounce it like an Aussie if you just imagine it's spelt Melbin.

    • @chumkrimson8161
      @chumkrimson8161 Před rokem

      @@Preema24 there’s no reason to pronounce it like an Aussie though, unless you’re trying to do an impression of an accent. I agree that saying “Mel-born” sounds bad but “Mel-burn” is acceptable.

    • @Preema24
      @Preema24 Před rokem

      @@chumkrimson8161 Was just a friendly suggestion... thanks for your input?

  • @bigazza7829
    @bigazza7829 Před 3 lety

    What part of Europe are you from ???

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety +2

      We are American 🇺🇸 Colorado is where we lived when we did this one year world trip in 2017-2018 😊 We now live in Indiana

    • @bigazza7829
      @bigazza7829 Před 3 lety

      @@HappyHoppe nice ,
      Would you like to know why the $2 is smaller than the $1 ?

  • @AUmarcus
    @AUmarcus Před 3 lety +1

    You missed the best part? Tasmania.

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety

      I know!! We definitely have to come back!! Are there poisonous spiders or snakes though in Tasmania? 😳🤣

    • @AUmarcus
      @AUmarcus Před 3 lety

      @@HappyHoppe
      Oh yes....its Australia dear 😆. Tiger, copperhead and white lipped snakes....all venomous but not aggressive. Funnel web and red back spiders. And dont forget the sharks. Golden rule for all of them....dont bother them and they wont bother you. 🤣

  • @E.Vancina88
    @E.Vancina88 Před 3 lety +3

    Here's a tip to earn a free coffee/drink in Australia. Bet any new comer if they can tear up any Australian bank note with their hands, if they can't they owe you a drink. Easy win! P.s. They are not made out of paper ;)

  • @xymonau2468
    @xymonau2468 Před 3 lety

    Go to Brisbane next time. The climate is better and less changeable.

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety +1

      We went to Brisbane too!! Really liked Brisbane 😁

  • @gracepreston9995
    @gracepreston9995 Před 3 lety

    Wow pretty awesome huh, how is the covid there in oz pretty cool aye!

    • @lmaree200886
      @lmaree200886 Před 3 lety +1

      Grace Preston Read the damn description! Filmed nearly two years ago ya numpty!

  • @jordan-bj2jt
    @jordan-bj2jt Před 2 lety

    at 9:18 you walked past the best Bockwurst stand in Melbourne.

  • @glenod
    @glenod Před 2 lety

    the govt has finally going to bother to extend the train tracks to the airport they said they were going to do in the 70's. That means less taxis etc to get into the CBD. useless info for you i realise, but none the less about time for a lot of travellers to tullamarine.

  • @henvan8737
    @henvan8737 Před 3 lety +1

    Bali is almost like the next door neighbor, for Australians its nothing.

  • @ravenstar1397
    @ravenstar1397 Před 2 lety

    :D

  • @downundarob
    @downundarob Před 3 lety

    Bali to Darwin would have been even cheaper.

  • @fuzzy_309
    @fuzzy_309 Před 3 lety

    I’m an Aussie but in America you actually have to pay money to get in a bathroom?
    Kinda not fair tbh you don’t have to pay it in Australia

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety

      No, not in America, but in other countries we visited in Europe

  • @johnleach7879
    @johnleach7879 Před 3 lety

    Oh, I forgot to mention Australia Zoo, about 3-miles North of Brisbane. In the 80's, a guy named Steve Irwin established it and, via TV exposure in the US, enticed some of us to visit. It was/is a family affair, with Trudy (I forgot her name) from San Diego, the wife who kept the books, and Bindi, the first kid. Then Steve was killed by a poisonous skate and we all thought she'd pack it up and come back. But no, 20-years later, there she was, and Bindi flowered . Today, the zoo still runs, with the Irwin clan in charge.

    • @lmaree200886
      @lmaree200886 Před 3 lety +1

      John Leach Um that’s all completely false. Steve’s parents Bob and Lyn Irwin in 1970 created the zoo. Terri is Steve’s wife and Steve was actually killed by a stingray barb to the chest. Please don’t spread misinformation.

  • @nathanmontgomery4330
    @nathanmontgomery4330 Před 3 lety

    how did you get into australia when our borders are closed!!!!!!

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety

      In the description I put the day this was filmed - on our 1 year world trip in 2018 - still editing after losing footage (70+ days) and spending over a year to recover/recreated it 😊 Glad we didn’t lose the Australian footage 😁
      we aren’t currently traveling 🌍

  • @michellebarleyman2352
    @michellebarleyman2352 Před 3 lety

    should have been cheaper through bali to perth

  • @a5kobe313
    @a5kobe313 Před 3 lety

    7:30 welcome to your first coffee in AU..... glad you realized what kind of piss weak coffee you get in US

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety

      😂 🤣 I guess I’m used to the weak stuff 🤷‍♀️

    • @a5kobe313
      @a5kobe313 Před 3 lety

      @@HappyHoppe btw.... you knew that 4/5 in the cup was milk right?

    • @chumkrimson8161
      @chumkrimson8161 Před rokem

      You realize that we have there good coffee in the us

  • @sliat1981
    @sliat1981 Před 3 lety

    It’s pronounced Ustralia not Ostralia. And it’s also Melben not Melborn

  • @ozzygrunt4812
    @ozzygrunt4812 Před 3 lety

    Do you know there is a pandemic here in Australia as well as the US?????

    • @hamish_c7
      @hamish_c7 Před 3 lety

      This was filmed in March 2018 dude

  • @jessicabrokenshow8442
    @jessicabrokenshow8442 Před 3 lety

    Wait, you don't have hot cross buns??

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety

      I’m sure some bakery sells them, but they aren’t very common. I only knew them because of the kids song 😂

  • @johnkennedy7368
    @johnkennedy7368 Před 3 lety

    Melboooorne lol

  • @annab8189
    @annab8189 Před 3 lety

    This is a bit of a downer. Hope you’ve lightened up a bit since this video.

  • @andreaornelas7455
    @andreaornelas7455 Před 2 lety

    The hotel is not beautiful at all. Are there nicer hotels?

  • @mayamcbain8192
    @mayamcbain8192 Před 3 lety

    Don't say os-tralia say straya

  • @agshifty85
    @agshifty85 Před 3 lety

    so are free trams considered socialism in seppoland? or is it only socialism when it isnt convenient for conservatives?
    asking for a friend

  • @dimitrigeorgiadis6133
    @dimitrigeorgiadis6133 Před 3 lety

    It’s pronounced Mel-Ben not Mel-Born lol

  • @nancyroos5583
    @nancyroos5583 Před 3 lety

    Melbourne is better than Colorado.
    Better foods, better souveniers...better weather, better transportation, better goverment road, many light on the governent road.
    If buy foods, we dont more for tip or tax. Because tax is included in the food price..
    Colorado is very cold than snowy, poor light on the road, old transportation.

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety

      It’s hard to compare those 2 places! The weather that day reminded me of a fall day in Colorado.
      Colorado Springs where we lived receives 300+ days of sunshine a year, so when it does snow, it melts the next day because the sun is so strong and you can have warm days in the middle of winter 😍 Also the mountains in Colorado are stunning! ⛰
      We did love the public transportation and culture of Melbourne 😍
      Both places are amazing for their own reasons 🤩

  • @rickkinsman7400
    @rickkinsman7400 Před 3 lety

    Hmmm... from what I can make of it they got here 15th April 2020 - right in the middle of the WuFlu epidemic. Then went straight into Melbourne and started shopping, getting on buses, etc.
    No wonder Victoria has a problem with WuFlu!
    BTW... the city's name is pronounced, MEL - B'n.

    • @FionaEm
      @FionaEm Před 3 lety +4

      The text below the video says they were here in 2018 and have taken a long time to put up some of their vids because of a hard drive crash. So quit it with the COVID crap 🙄

    • @lozza9898
      @lozza9898 Před 3 lety +1

      Bahahahahahahaha dude back in April, melbourne didnt have many cases. Its only flared up in the last couple of weeks. You seriously blaming 2 youtubers for a massive spike in cases? 😂😂😂😂

    • @albertbatfinder5240
      @albertbatfinder5240 Před 3 lety +3

      Rick, brilliant detective work, apart from the day, the month and the year. Is your nickname “Sherlock”, by any chance?

  • @craigroaring
    @craigroaring Před 3 lety

    There are places that you have to pay to use the bathroom? Surely these places reek of urine.

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před 3 lety

      Yeah, it’s very common in Europe and some places in SE Asia!

  • @rickydarcilover5581
    @rickydarcilover5581 Před 3 lety

    Mel BUN. Pronounced like hamburger bun.

  • @chrisshepherd6878
    @chrisshepherd6878 Před 3 lety +1

    Hmmmm Melbourne, whatever.🤣🤣

  • @djizzah
    @djizzah Před 5 měsíci

    mal-born, wtf?

  • @xdemgeo3581
    @xdemgeo3581 Před rokem

    That third-world country remark is so disrespectful and obnoxious. These Americans.

  • @MichaelKingsfordGray
    @MichaelKingsfordGray Před 2 lety

    Drug addicts.

  • @AT-st5dr
    @AT-st5dr Před rokem

    You said the $2 coin being smaller than the $1 coin does not make sense. 😂. At least we don’t have pennies. Our minimum coin is five cent piece. everything is rounded off. Pennies are a waste and especially one dollar bills. How stupid is it to have $1 in a note form.

    • @HappyHoppe
      @HappyHoppe  Před rokem +1

      I agree with you on the Pennies. We should get rid of those. It costs more to produce than they are actually worth and our country loses money each year making Pennies🙈
      I don’t agree with you though on the dollar bill 😂 it’s probably though just because that’s what I’m used to. I think $1 coins are weird. I like being able to have small bills - less weight and great when go to garage sales - people selling their unused stuff at their house. And kids get SO excited when they earn a $1 bill