Melbourne – an awe-inspiring place to visit

I happen to go through the “Liveability ranking” released by The Economist – Intelligence Unit while preparing for a lecture. I was both surprised and astonished by the list. The surprising part is that even cities from least developed countries like Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and Pakistan, appeared in the list whereas, none of our (India) cities name appeared. And the astonishing part is Vancouver and Melbourne, two most beautiful cities in the world which no travel lovers will miss visiting. As I was dreaming about these two cities for a while, there came this contest in IndiBlogger with collaboration with Tourism Victoria – What’s your reason for falling in love with Melbourne, the most liveable city in the world? You want the reasons, here it is. And there is a surprise gift waiting for you at the end, I promise!

I love the way Melbourne attracts as well as tempts people with its charming splendour. You can see both olden monumental buildings as well as the modern glass fortress. The walk across the Yarra River with your loved one, holding her hands tight, hushed water on one side and magnificent tram makes you a smell a sense of HERITAGE in the city.

Yarra valley

‘If at all you want to explore the culture of a place don’t hesitate to taste their FOOD,’ says my super-foodie wife. She is a food critic, writer and a passionate cook; hence I simply abide by her words when it comes to food all the time. And to her credit, the world famous TV show ‘MasterChef Australia’ proves it all. I love to get her to the dinner date at ‘The Press Club.’ You might wonder what is so peculiar about this place, in reality it is her favourite George Calombaris’s restaurant and it bears all his signature dishes. I would prefer Symposium Eight (8 course degustation) for the date, wine match would be an apt addition as well. Watch this to know George Calombaris's favorite Indian dish. And next best thing is to get her a cup of Coffee. How would I miss a coffee when I am in a coffee capital, won’t be a surprise if I have a sip, even though I am not a huge coffee person. I just want to experience the holiness of that rich, creamy aroma sitting in some old world charm cafe, on a wooden chair.

MasterChef Australia

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Coming to the most interesting part is my personal favourite Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Hailing from the CRICKET crazy nation, who would miss a match at MCG? My interest towards the game is intense, maybe you can go through this for better understanding (UnforgettableCollege days at RKMV). Being a cricket crazy lad, my dream is to watch a lofty pull (hook shot as it's well known) of shorter-length delivery over the backward point fence coming off from my favourite Ricky Ponting’s bat. I know he is retired, still I love to watch, after all imagination has no boundaries right. Be it a thriving bowler who has an eye on middle-stumps all the time, the watching batsman who literally wants to send back the firing ball to the boundary rope, the pouncing fielder who pulls his muscle hard to stop the ball and the roaring crowd from the stands who appreciate almost everything, MCG has all the drama packed in it.

I guess you would have understood by now, my reasons for falling in love with the most liveable city in the world, Melbourne; Food, Heritage and Cricket!

Yet it is not all, apart from those I love to snorkel off Port Philip bay to explore the mesmerizing marine life. To quench my adrenaline rush, I would try Bungee jumping, Skydiving, Paragliding, Cave-diving and Hang-gliding, after all Melbourne is known as the adventure capital of Australia. And the list goes-on and on adding up with my wish-list for Melbourne.

Yes, I have already fallen in love with Melbourne and now I would like to experience it for real so that I can get enthused by its magnificence. And for sure, I will come back and excite you with my words saying… it’s your time to visit Melbourne NOW!

My passport is empty till date and I am desperate to see a stamp printed on it someday. Hope to see that ‘someday’ coming…

That’s it? Believe me guys I am man of my words. As promised earlier on in this post there is a surprise gift waiting for you. Answer the simple question given below and the best answer gets to win a shopping voucher worth Rs 500. 

"Which of these places would you want to visit in Melbourne and why?" 

Hurry the contest closes at 5th January, 2015.

Contest is officially closed for now. Blogging is about passion not about contests or prize money right, I believe you continue to appreciate by commenting. 
after all your comment is my motivation guys :)

And the winner is Arvind Passey (www.passey.info)... Many congratulations!!!

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And my hearty thanks to Rohan Chaubey who is the reason behind this new-look Creatikaa. Thank you dude. Rohan Chaubey is an Enthusiast blogger, presentation designer and writes Inspirational quotes. He is also interested in photography and video editing. He is a learner who believes in constantly upgrading his knowledge. Rohan writes on topics related to technology such as Social media, programming languages and he also focuses on self improvement tips. Follow him at twitter google+

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