By Robert Selwitz

Any way they fly it, North Americans heading to Australia face a very long trip. From California it's often a 14-hour flight. And from the East Coast — even with excellent service offered by Qantas, Australia's superb flag carrier out of New York — an Australian transit consumes nearly 24 hours.

Fortunately, the country offers multiple reasons that validate such a sojourn. And a great place to start is in Melbourne, capital of the state of Victoria. ...

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