EHMMMMM I spoke w/ my niece and nephew yday....and the parents too....he...he...we all are planning for this year family Christmas.....we are contemplating after a smashing Christmas and New Year in Sydney............this year we are thinking of..................going to Melbourne!!!!

Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria and Australia's second largest city who has been voted several times as "The World's Most Liveable City"....according to those who had been there....located on Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne is in close proximity to beautiful surf beaches, alpine regions with fantastic ski fields and a number of national parks ranging from sub-tropical to semi desert. The city itself boasts a large multi cultural population which has helped develop a huge range of reasonably priced restaurants with cuisines from throughout the world.