A lot of people have asked me how we could spend so much time away from home, especially over the holidays. Like everything else about our new nomadic travel lifestyle, the answer is complicated. This year, we’ve been in Melbourne Australia for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and in a few days, New Year’s Day. And yet, we’ve been welcomed into the homes of friends and made to feel like family. And, although certain things are not the same (86F sunny weather on Christmas, for examp

We've been back in Melbourne for almost a month and are enjoying every day. We've had some time to reflect on what it is we love so much about this city. Granted, we've stayed here 3 previous times in 2-month stints, so we had a head start on the things we really like. Here are our top 10 reasons we love Melbourne. To see more about each reason, plus photos, click on the symbol that looks like this in front of each word: