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Top 10 Things to Experience in Australia

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starlagurl	Dec 4 2008, 04:57 PM Post #1
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	http://www.thingstoexperience.com/places/a...e-in-australia/ Australia looks so amazing. Gerre, have you done all these things? Anybody else done any of these things? Anything that should be added? -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

sianeth	Dec 5 2008, 04:24 PM Post #2
Jet Setter Group: Local Expert Posts: 2643 Joined: 9-June 07 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 60100	1, 2, 3, 6 and 10... and I miss it! Kings Canyon and Frazer Island should be on there!

bakasyonista	Dec 8 2008, 12:14 AM Post #3
Explorer Group: Members Posts: 94 Joined: 11-February 08 Member No.: 140128 Nominate me as a Local Expert	What about Phillip Island for the Penguin Parade? -------------------- "Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." Frank Outlaw

polydemic	Dec 8 2008, 12:19 AM Post #4
Tourist Group: Members Posts: 586 Joined: 14-July 08 From: Seattle, Washington, USA Member No.: 212482 Nominate me as a Local Expert	What I'd like to experience in Australia are the locally brewed ales, kangaroo & other bush meats, & the nude beaches. "We can't help it. We're men." (Red Green) "Men are pigs. Right, Ladies?" (Tim Allen) -------------------- All the earth is my home and each nation a different room in the same house.

ScottWoz	Dec 8 2008, 04:47 AM Post #5
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 6745 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Burma to Cambodia Member No.: 124	Get youself over to the Little Creatures Brewery in Fremantle, WA. An excellent way to while away the afternoon.. -------------------- Woz.. Living on a string of one-way tickets - currently kicking about in: southern Cambodia

skylab	Dec 8 2008, 07:47 AM Post #6
World Traveler Group: Members Posts: 1042 Joined: 19-August 08 From: Buenos Aires Member No.: 228012 Nominate me as a Local Expert	wow really incredible. I must go to some of these. -------------------- DJSkylab.com: My blog :) ArtOfBackpacking.com: Backpacking Independent International Traveler Facebook "They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." -Andy Warhol "My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough." -Noel Coward

darrenstravels	Dec 9 2008, 11:46 AM Post #7
Tourist Group: Members Posts: 572 Joined: 12-April 08 From: County of Kent, UK Member No.: 167016 Nominate me as a Local Expert	QUOTE(mcortez62 @ Dec 8 2008, 06:18 PM) So you've been to Kings Canyon? I'm interested in going. Sounds wonderful. Any real life experiences, do's/don'ts you can share with me? Make sure to do the full hike up and around the Canyon itself. It's fantastic. You will know you are on the right trail if a) there is a killer walk straight up at the start and you pass through the Garden of Eden. It's really, really worth every single minute of it. Don't go near the edge, people do die there, and do make sure to have the camera ready - all sorts of Birdlife around (plus Dingos etc). :-) -------------------- Thailand, Laos and Cambodia 2010

darrenstravels	Dec 9 2008, 11:48 AM Post #8
Tourist Group: Members Posts: 572 Joined: 12-April 08 From: County of Kent, UK Member No.: 167016 Nominate me as a Local Expert	QUOTE(starlagurl @ Dec 4 2008, 09:57 PM) Anybody else done any of these things? Anything that should be added? Have done all but #7 on that list, as I never made it to Tassie. I agree with Sianeth though, Kings Canyon was a real highlight for me, as was Cape Range National Park, in the north west of WA. That has the Ningaloo Reef which is just as amazing as the GBR...only much quieter - and closer. -------------------- Thailand, Laos and Cambodia 2010

rauri	Dec 20 2008, 04:27 AM Post #9
Expeditionist Group: Members Posts: 210 Joined: 19-December 08 From: Australia Member No.: 264986 Nominate me as a Local Expert	QUOTE(polydemic @ Dec 8 2008, 12:19 AM) What I'd like to experience in Australia are the locally brewed ales, kangaroo & other bush meats, & the nude beaches. "We can't help it. We're men." (Red Green) "Men are pigs. Right, Ladies?" (Tim Allen) Kangaroo meat is actually nice It can be found in some supermarkets such as Woolworths here. It's also very good for you. When i first moved here i was a bit hesitant to try it, i don't think it's commonly eaten though. -------------------- Traveling to China at the end of 2009. Any recommendations or tips would be well appreciated :)

cheli	Dec 20 2008, 09:10 AM Post #10
Pathfinder Group: Members Posts: 383 Joined: 16-April 07 From: Melbourne, Australia Member No.: 48561 Nominate me as a Local Expert	I understand I'm speaking as a Melbournite here, but is Bondi beach really that amazing? Definitely thumbs up to the others - I'll add rock climbing in the Grampians And checking out Melbourne's live music scene: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=93EtQi_Qflo&...feature=related http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=D4zeE2baTng&...feature=related http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=ySypF8pNTeQ&...feature=related -------------------- Happiness isn't a destination; it's a means of travelling

rbisset	Dec 22 2008, 07:06 AM Post #11
Planet Pioneer Group: Local Expert Posts: 2215 Joined: 3-May 06 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 692	QUOTE(darrenstravels @ Dec 9 2008, 04:46 PM) Make sure to do the full hike up and around the Canyon itself. It's fantastic. You will know you are on the right trail if a) there is a killer walk straight up at the start and you pass through the Garden of Eden. I was an idiot and tried running up that hill at the start! Got halfway up and had to spend 5 minutes recovering!! It was a lot steeper than it looked.... -------------------- My Travelogue Rich

darrenstravels	Dec 31 2008, 08:58 AM Post #12
Tourist Group: Members Posts: 572 Joined: 12-April 08 From: County of Kent, UK Member No.: 167016 Nominate me as a Local Expert	QUOTE(rbisset @ Dec 22 2008, 12:06 PM) QUOTE(darrenstravels @ Dec 9 2008, 04:46 PM) Make sure to do the full hike up and around the Canyon itself. It's fantastic. You will know you are on the right trail if a) there is a killer walk straight up at the start and you pass through the Garden of Eden. I was an idiot and tried running up that hill at the start! Got halfway up and had to spend 5 minutes recovering!! It was a lot steeper than it looked.... I took one look at it, and had to have a very long sit down before even setting foot on it! -------------------- Thailand, Laos and Cambodia 2010

sianeth	Dec 31 2008, 10:47 AM Post #13
Jet Setter Group: Local Expert Posts: 2643 Joined: 9-June 07 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 60100	Jah Kings Canyon is quality - its like being surrounded by giant rocky beehives, surreal! Like the guys have said, you have to do the walk. And you have to go off the trail and get a bit lost. But watch your step, and when you get near to the edge, beware of the wind, it can be quite strong. But you have to lie down and look over the edge just once...

andrea	Jan 22 2009, 04:00 PM Post #14
Globetrotter Group: Members Posts: 253 Joined: 2-September 03 Member No.: 2 Nominate me as a Local Expert	I'd add hiking through Freycinet National park (Tassie) and canoeing through Catherine Gorge (NT). Oh, and swimming with dolphins in south australia. Brings back GREAT memories reading through!

teedee	Mar 5 2009, 10:38 PM Post #15
Drifter Group: Local Expert Posts: 31 Joined: 17-February 09 Member No.: 270096	I have done 1,2,3,4 and 10. 1 Ayers Rock is a must and 4 Kakadu is just as breath taking, wet season and dry season are such a contrast that you need to go back twice to see both. Previous posts are right Kings Canyon should also be on the list. Tee Attached thumbnail(s) -------------------- Be very very quiet…I’m going Croc Spotting!

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