While surfing the official Metlink Melbourne website for information on what to do with a defective ticket, I stumbled across a few interesting bits of info that made me think "Huh! I didnt know that!". So, I'm starting a new series in my blog to document these helpful little facts.

• It is possible to buy metcards online with your credit card.
• You are required by law to validate your metcard every time you travel, even if it's already valid.
• Weekly and Monthly metcards allow you to travel in all zones on the weekend, regardless of the zones on the card.

To be fair, Sazz has been telling me about the last one for months now but I have never been able to confirm it. Now, to feed my online shopping addiction with a few Monthly metcards...