So here comes, another post on fast food places in Melbourne City! I hope you guys are excited. But even if you don’t, please bear with it. I assure you that this is going to be my last post on this boring topic. So, let’s get to it!

The other day, I stopped by another Japanese fast food place called “Hanaichi” for the first time. It’s located at the heart of Melbourne inside one of the famous shopping center: Queen Victoria. In comparison to Don Don (the other Japanese fast food place I mentioned on my other post), this place is pretty big and you will not have a hard time trying to find a place to sit and eat in. I ordered the medium size Pork Curry. It’s basically crispy fried pork cutlets served with white rice, red pickles and curry sauce.  It was a six-dollars-and-seventy-cents of tasty curry!  The size itself was pretty big for something that they called ‘medium size’.

The second time I went to Hanaichi (yes, I’ve been there twice now), I got their Beef Yakiniku (A$6.90). It’s a little bit too sweet for me, maybe because I personally don’t like sweet taste. However, the stir fried beef was good. The thin sliced beef wasn’t overcooked nor undercooked. It was tender, yet there is no apparent blood or anything. It was served on top of white rice and garnished with bean sprouts, yellow pickles, shallot and coriander.

Alright, now let’s move on another fast food place called “Nando’s.” They have a lot of branches around the city making it very convenient. Nando’s is very well known for its spicy grilled Chicken because they use the  Peri-Peri, a type of chili from Africa. The restaurant itself turned out to be from Johannesburg, South Africa. And yes, Johannesburg is a metropolitan city that is very well known as the richest city in South Africa! I went there with a friend of mine. I and my friend ordered the Half Flame Grilled Chicken with french fries and mashed potatoes as the sides. Nando’s allows you to choose the sauce yourself. The choices are: lemon and herb, Mild Peri-Peri Sauce, Hot Peri-Peri sauce, or Extra Hot Peri-Peri Sauce. At that time, I chose the Extra Hot one just because I love chili so much. My friend got the medium one. I cannot give much comment about the chicken, it was just good (not too dry). The chili sauce, however, was amazing. It’s not as hot as I expected it to be, but it has a strong taste! It costs about twenty seven bucks, but the size was super big, so it’s worth it!

I don’t want to make this post too long, but I really really want to mention McDonald’s one more time cos when I stopped by that place yesterday, I ordered something that States’ McDonald’s doesn’t have and it was pretty amazing. It’s the “Serious Lamb Burger”. The lamb was awesome, juicy and well marinated, I would say. The burger was served with cooked egg, red onions, a slice of cheese, tomato, and lettuce. The size was super big, it’s bigger than other Maccas burger. And no, I failed at finishing it up myself just because it’s way too big and ‘heavy’ for me: This burger costs me A$7.95.

Alright, I will stop now before I bore you guys to death:| Cheers!

Location: Swanston Street, Melbourne, Australia

Alright, so last week was a pretty hectic week. I had an online test and also two papers to write. That is why I haven’t been posting anything last week. So, here come my two posts:) Well, another one that I will post shortly is on, as I promised, Melbourne’s fast food. It’s the second and the last post about fast food, I promise.

On this post, I will be rambling about random stuffs that I noticed are different from that of States.

The people of Melbourne are very fashionable, I would say. You can’t simply find a person walking around in hoodies and sweatpants, and yes, even in campus. Almost everyone looks nice and neat everywhere.  And, I personally, love it and think that this is something inspiring.

Melbourne is also a place that is very well known for its coffee shops. There are just tons of coffee shops around the city and even on my campus. I, myself, am a big fan of coffee and I actually aim to try every single coffee shop in Melbourne while I’m staying here.  I would probably write a post or two on that later on since I’ve only been to seven coffee shops so far.

One last thing I wanna mention on this blog is the fact that here you have to always have cash with you! You cannot always use your debit or credit card because there is a minimum limit before you are allowed to use your card. During the first few days of my stay, I’ve often panicked because I used to always use card when paying for something, even for a two dollars candy.

So, I guess that’s all for today’s post, I’ll write some more for you guys next time! Cheers.

Location: CBD, Melbourne, Australia

So, I probably have to write about my first weekend in Melbourne first. However, I will skip to my second weekend because it seems to be more interesting. But, don’t worry! I will still write about my very first weekend in Melbourne since it will contain a lot of information about stuff and things that you have to expect if you plan to go here:) Now, let’s get going!

Map Showing Which Part of The World Has Cacao Trees

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Location: Phillip Island, Australia