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Please, please do yourselves a grand favour and slap on sunscreen. The sun is far stronger than it is in Europe - I know, I lived in the UK for 6 years and lay on a few European beaches amazed that I turned brown, not bright red in minutes.

So, don't be decieved into thinking you'll be okay. Getting sunburnt in Oz is not fun and it does not take long.

Enjoy my lovely city, drink lots of great coffee at the many local cafes [avoiding the few Starbucks that are struggling to convince us we need their muck] and remember, its just a GAME!!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9956 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8965
Tucked away on Brazennose Street, opposite the town hall, Shlurp offers wonderful homemade soups, tasty salads and wonderful wraps - all made on the premises daily. It also serves the best coffee in Manchester - coming from a Melbourne-born coffee snob, that title is not lightly bestowed!

Lucy, who owns and runs Shlurp is passionate about food and people - what a combination!

The food is affordable and fresh, give Shlurp a go and say hi to Lucy from Claudine!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/8965 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3961
Just so you feel like you fit in, I'll give you a couple of tips. Lunch at The Stokehouse should be eaten downstairs in the Bistro because the buzz is better. Also, you are seated by a waiter, who takes your drink order then leaves you to contemplate the menu which is on a board by the kitchen. This is also where you order and pay and collect your cutlery. Sounds like a canteen but it is a brilliant system which works. You meals are then delivered to your table by the staff.

I'd skip the deserts at The Stokehouse and wander down Acland Street for the best ice-cream on the planet - 7 Apples. It is at the top of Acland Street on the right-hand side. I dream about this place.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3961 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3960
The other thing about coffee in Melbourne is that we have our own names for each kind. An espresso is short black, a latte is a flat white, an Americano is a long black and a cappuccino is, um, a cappuccino.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3960 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3957 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3957