Sydney may be more photogenic, but anyone who’s spent any real time in Oz knows that Melbourne is the country’s rock n’ roll heart and soul. What other city is cool enough to have an “AC/DC Lane” in its Central Business District? (That’s pronounced “Acca-Dacca,” btw!) Melbs is host to an extraordinary number of great bars, good cheap eats, and fan-fucking-tastic coffee — and also boasts one of the most vibrant, rocking nightlife scenes on the planet. If your musical tastes tend toward the grittier end of the spectrum and you have enough trust that coffee served out of a repurposed petrol station has the potential to blow your mind, you’ve just found your spiritual home!