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"Dave Proctor" wrote in message ... On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:46:16 -0000, "___" wrote: Thanks for the info. Sydney I thought was quite bad though ? London seems to have a stabbing or murder every week now... I thought Melbourne was twice the size of London ? Nothing wrong with Sydney at night - provided you keep your wits aboutyou and remain alert. I ave neve had any problems in New York after dark either, for the same reason. Trouble is if you have to keep alert etc then there is something wrong really |
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"Dave Proctor" wrote in message ... On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:46:16 -0000, "___" wrote: Thanks for the info. Sydney I thought was quite bad though ? London seems to have a stabbing or murder every week now... I thought Melbourne was twice the size of London ? Nothing wrong with Sydney at night - provided you keep your wits aboutyou and remain alert. I ave neve had any problems in New York after dark either, for the same reason. Trouble is if you have to keep alert etc then there is something wrong really |
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"Alan" wrote in message ... On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:46:16 -0000, "___" wrote: "Alan" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:29:23 -0000, "___" wrote: London is such a dangerous place now just wondering How Melbourne compares ? They are both big cities. Melbourne isn't as big as London - population is just under 4 million - but it's no village. In any big city the traveler should take some reasonable precautions for safety. However, I drove cabs in Melbourne on the night shift for 17 years; I was never physically assaulted although I did have half-a-dozen fairly scary moments. Not bad when you consider that I carried well over 50,000 passengers in that time. If security is a major worry for you, then stay near the bright lights and avoid the back streets of some suburbs after midnight (St Kilda, Footscray, Springvale). There are no aggressive street beggars like Madrid or Rome, but you may have problems with the occasional drunk if you are near some discos or pubs after 10 pm. But, bearing in mind that last year I was able to compare with many other cities, including London, I would rate Melbourne and Sydney as two of the safest major cities after dark in the world. Thanks for the info. Sydney I thought was quite bad though ? London seems to have a stabbing or murder every week now... I thought Melbourne was twice the size of London ? If you think about that sort of thing you'd never leave your front door. For example, I went to NYC last year - based on your logic no-one should ever go there. Don't be so insulting. This is a violent world now, don't you read the papers ? |
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"Alan" wrote in message ... On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:46:16 -0000, "___" wrote: "Alan" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:29:23 -0000, "___" wrote: London is such a dangerous place now just wondering How Melbourne compares ? They are both big cities. Melbourne isn't as big as London - population is just under 4 million - but it's no village. In any big city the traveler should take some reasonable precautions for safety. However, I drove cabs in Melbourne on the night shift for 17 years; I was never physically assaulted although I did have half-a-dozen fairly scary moments. Not bad when you consider that I carried well over 50,000 passengers in that time. If security is a major worry for you, then stay near the bright lights and avoid the back streets of some suburbs after midnight (St Kilda, Footscray, Springvale). There are no aggressive street beggars like Madrid or Rome, but you may have problems with the occasional drunk if you are near some discos or pubs after 10 pm. But, bearing in mind that last year I was able to compare with many other cities, including London, I would rate Melbourne and Sydney as two of the safest major cities after dark in the world. Thanks for the info. Sydney I thought was quite bad though ? London seems to have a stabbing or murder every week now... I thought Melbourne was twice the size of London ? If you think about that sort of thing you'd never leave your front door. For example, I went to NYC last year - based on your logic no-one should ever go there. Don't be so insulting. This is a violent world now, don't you read the papers ? |
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"Alan" wrote in message ... On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:46:16 -0000, "___" wrote: "Alan" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:29:23 -0000, "___" wrote: London is such a dangerous place now just wondering How Melbourne compares ? They are both big cities. Melbourne isn't as big as London - population is just under 4 million - but it's no village. In any big city the traveler should take some reasonable precautions for safety. However, I drove cabs in Melbourne on the night shift for 17 years; I was never physically assaulted although I did have half-a-dozen fairly scary moments. Not bad when you consider that I carried well over 50,000 passengers in that time. If security is a major worry for you, then stay near the bright lights and avoid the back streets of some suburbs after midnight (St Kilda, Footscray, Springvale). There are no aggressive street beggars like Madrid or Rome, but you may have problems with the occasional drunk if you are near some discos or pubs after 10 pm. But, bearing in mind that last year I was able to compare with many other cities, including London, I would rate Melbourne and Sydney as two of the safest major cities after dark in the world. Thanks for the info. Sydney I thought was quite bad though ? London seems to have a stabbing or murder every week now... I thought Melbourne was twice the size of London ? If you think about that sort of thing you'd never leave your front door. For example, I went to NYC last year - based on your logic no-one should ever go there. Don't be so insulting. This is a violent world now, don't you read the papers ? |
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Watch out for trams running up and down Flinders Lane. If you don't know
they are there, they can take you by surprise. Even the locals forget about them sometimes. Pete |
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Watch out for trams running up and down Flinders Lane. If you don't know
they are there, they can take you by surprise. Even the locals forget about them sometimes. Pete |
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On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:20:40 -0000, "___" wrote:
"Dave Proctor" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:46:16 -0000, "___" wrote: Thanks for the info. Sydney I thought was quite bad though ? London seems to have a stabbing or murder every week now... I thought Melbourne was twice the size of London ? Nothing wrong with Sydney at night - provided you keep your wits aboutyou and remain alert. I ave neve had any problems in New York after dark either, for the same reason. Trouble is if you have to keep alert etc then there is something wrong really Hi All A troll. I'm a bit slow on the up-take sometimes. In the medical groups (as some here know) I can usually sniff out a troll fairly quickly. Look back through this thread at the postings by "_" ). Are we having fun yet? Just for the record, below are the total postings by this author since arrival here. Always seemingly innocuous, but just provocative enough or silly enough to provoke a well-meant response: It started with this on 30th Oct (when do School Holidays start in the UK?): Is using a simple AM/AFM radio and a laptop allowed on a UK to Australia quantas flight ? Do they scan and or inspect itmes like these for security reasons ? It is ok to carry and use these ? If a laptop is ok is there any internet access available, if so how does this work ? ................... Should the first timer on a UK to Oz fliught be concerned about things still since 9/11. Is the security about as good as it can get or are their roon for improvments / more consistancy perhaps ? .................... Is it a feasable idea while I stay in a suburb of Melbourne to vist Minyip around the middle of December and perhaps stay there for a week or so ? Is there much to see, cheap to eat etc ? Wonder if you know what the hotel is like assuming there is only one ? Can I book a room wirthout notice I wonder ? (Minyip is a tiny village halfway between Melbourne and Adelaide) ................... Hi, does anyone have any experience with copying photos from digital camera (CF memory card) to CD while traveling across Australia? I just want to be safe in case I run out of memory on card JUst by a few 512MB or 1GB SD cards if you camera can support this size. YOu'll get a few 1000 shots worth should be enough I would have thought ................... London is such a dangerous place now just wondering How Melbourne compares ? (followed by the one-liners in this thread). 'bye "_" Cheers, Alan -- |
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On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:20:40 -0000, "___" wrote:
"Dave Proctor" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:46:16 -0000, "___" wrote: Thanks for the info. Sydney I thought was quite bad though ? London seems to have a stabbing or murder every week now... I thought Melbourne was twice the size of London ? Nothing wrong with Sydney at night - provided you keep your wits aboutyou and remain alert. I ave neve had any problems in New York after dark either, for the same reason. Trouble is if you have to keep alert etc then there is something wrong really Hi All A troll. I'm a bit slow on the up-take sometimes. In the medical groups (as some here know) I can usually sniff out a troll fairly quickly. Look back through this thread at the postings by "_" ). Are we having fun yet? Just for the record, below are the total postings by this author since arrival here. Always seemingly innocuous, but just provocative enough or silly enough to provoke a well-meant response: It started with this on 30th Oct (when do School Holidays start in the UK?): Is using a simple AM/AFM radio and a laptop allowed on a UK to Australia quantas flight ? Do they scan and or inspect itmes like these for security reasons ? It is ok to carry and use these ? If a laptop is ok is there any internet access available, if so how does this work ? ................... Should the first timer on a UK to Oz fliught be concerned about things still since 9/11. Is the security about as good as it can get or are their roon for improvments / more consistancy perhaps ? .................... Is it a feasable idea while I stay in a suburb of Melbourne to vist Minyip around the middle of December and perhaps stay there for a week or so ? Is there much to see, cheap to eat etc ? Wonder if you know what the hotel is like assuming there is only one ? Can I book a room wirthout notice I wonder ? (Minyip is a tiny village halfway between Melbourne and Adelaide) ................... Hi, does anyone have any experience with copying photos from digital camera (CF memory card) to CD while traveling across Australia? I just want to be safe in case I run out of memory on card JUst by a few 512MB or 1GB SD cards if you camera can support this size. YOu'll get a few 1000 shots worth should be enough I would have thought ................... London is such a dangerous place now just wondering How Melbourne compares ? (followed by the one-liners in this thread). 'bye "_" Cheers, Alan -- |
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"Peter" wrote in message
T... Watch out for trams running up and down Flinders Lane. If you don't know they are there, they can take you by surprise. Even the locals forget about them sometimes. Trams actually do run in Flinders Lane - between Market & King Streets. novus |
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