What should I pay attention to when traveling to Melbourne, Australia?

Whether it is a group tour or a self-help tour, there is little difference in safety matters that should be paid attention to. Attention is mainly paid to riding safety, food safety, and some precautions when in scenic spots. However, the frequent tourist accidents in recent years have dealt a heavy blow to tourists and their families, and also sounded the security alarm for us. After all, in order to relax and enjoy the outdoor scenery, safety comes first!

Optimal travel time

Suitable for all seasons. Melbourne's climate is subtropical and temperate, and it rains all year round. The summer is from 65438+February to the following February, with abundant sunshine and high temperature during the day. Spring is September-165438+1October, and the sky is clear and full of vitality. Winter is from June to August, and the weather is cold, which is the best season for skiing.

If you like water sports, you'd better go to Melbourne in summer. If you like mild climate, you can arrange your trip in autumn.

The tourist season in Melbourne is in summer, 12 to February of the following year. Because Christmas and New Year are just in time, the children are also on summer vacation, and there are many tourists, so the corresponding air tickets and hotel prices have risen. For tourists who want to avoid the tourist season, it is recommended to travel from March to May, which is autumn in Melbourne, with mild climate and rich plants.

Matters needing attention

1. Smoking is prohibited in public places. If found, it will be severely punished by relevant local law enforcement departments. Please be sure to abide by it to avoid unnecessary economic losses.

2. In Melbourne on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, it is best to book lunch or dinner in advance.

3. Restaurants in Melbourne are usually divided into liquor licensing and non-liquor licensing. The English for restaurants with liquor licenses is "Licenced Restaurant", and such restaurants cannot bring their own drinks; Restaurants without liquor license can bring their own liquor at the "BYO sign" at the entrance.

No matter where you are in Melbourne, loud noise will always make people feel disgusted. Maybe China people like to be lively, and they always raise their voices unconsciously. In Australia, people will stare at you with disgust at people who speak loudly.

Melbourne is famous as a multicultural city. Local residents come from all over the world. Most European and Asian immigrants or descendants of immigrants have no special customs, but some people who believe in Islam have their own customs to pay attention to.

6. The most economical way to travel by public transport in Melbourne is to buy a daily ticket.

Every Thursday is the local payday, so all shops, large and small, are open until 40 o'clock on Monday. The same is true on weekends. At other times, all the shops are closed at six o'clock.

8. If you make friends locally, and you propose to have a drink, the inviter usually pays the bill. You can't go Dutch unless you agree in advance.

9. Driving instructions: According to the law, drivers must rest for 20 minutes every two hours, and the driving time should not exceed 9 hours every day, and the rest time should exceed 12 hours.

10, clothing: in tropical Australia, you can wear thin clothes all year round, but you should carry a sweater or coat with you to prevent it from getting cold at night; In winter (June to August), you should wear sweaters, jackets, thin coats or warm clothes.

Australians usually wear simple clothes, but in business meetings, theaters, restaurants and other special occasions, men had better wear coats, ties or suits, while women need to wear more solemn clothes. Many times, try to wear comfortable and light clothes.

When going to the seaside, beach and other places, you can bring a sunscreen hat, sunglasses and sunscreen lotion, and you must prepare beach shoes to protect your feet.

connect

The country code of Australia is 6 1. Local calls from public telephones are not timed, and the charge is 0.5 Australian dollars each time. The mobile phone network covers the whole of Australia, but the coverage may be limited to some remote areas. Internet cafes, accommodation places and libraries generally have internet access facilities.

If you just tell your family that you are safe, it is ok to have a domestic global card. Frequent callers can buy local calling cards of 20 Australian dollars, such as Telstra, Vodafone, Woolworth and Optus.

You can go to Taobao to buy the calling card you need before you leave.

Tip;

Australia's service industry does not force tipping, and there are no hard and fast rules, but in some cases, tipping should be appropriate:

1, private order meals, if the service is satisfactory, the tipping standard accounts for 10% of the consumption (the restaurant waiter is a low-paid worker).

2. Tip the porter, usually one piece of luggage 1 Australian dollar.

3. As a tip for the room cleaner, you can put about 2 Australian dollars on the pillow.

4. If you travel with a group, each tourist will bear 6 Australian dollars as the tip of the tour guide driver every day.