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Your Top 5 Things To See In Aus?

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pieman3000	Oct 25 2007, 07:06 AM Post #1
Wayfarer Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 6-November 06 Member No.: 25408 Nominate me as a Local Expert	just wondering what everyones top 5 favourites things to see in ozz are? i plan goin in august '08 and im trying to gather info and opinions chars! xsam

wakingdream	Oct 25 2007, 08:51 AM Post #2
Rolling Stone Group: Admin Posts: 5741 Joined: 18-August 06 From: Guelph, Ontario Member No.: 13336	Hey Pieman, You could check out some of the other threads in the Aus-NZ forum for a bit of info; Australia What Is There To See? Also, check out the Australia page -------------------- ~Susie 'Yesterday's the past and tomorrow's the future. Today is a gift - which is why they call it the present.'

siscri	Oct 25 2007, 12:28 PM Post #3
Commuter Group: Admin Posts: 617 Joined: 22-June 06 From: Munter University (Dublin, Ireland campus) Member No.: 5389	Casting my mind back (and without thinking too much) I'd say: 1. Uluru 2. Kakadu National Park 3. Whitsundays 4. Fraser Island 5. Margaret River I liked Melbourne alot too, but I've heard alot of mixed feelings. -------------------- Bored? You will be...

wakingdream	Oct 25 2007, 02:40 PM Post #4
Rolling Stone Group: Admin Posts: 5741 Joined: 18-August 06 From: Guelph, Ontario Member No.: 13336	I've always wanted to see Uluru for myself. It looks pretty amazing. BTW hey Si! -------------------- ~Susie 'Yesterday's the past and tomorrow's the future. Today is a gift - which is why they call it the present.'

alexb6	Oct 30 2007, 10:04 AM Post #5
Armchair Adventurer Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 30-October 07 Member No.: 102327 Nominate me as a Local Expert	I have just been travelling around OZ and every place has a top 5! If I had to choose the countries top 5 it would be: 1) Great Barrier Reef 2) Ayres Rock 3) Daintree Rainforest 4) Great Ocean Road 5) Melbourne The best thing to do is have a top 100 i.e. do as much as possible because every spot has grear things going on. I used a few great websites durnig my travels that always highlighted the top 5 things to do in each destination. I wasn't dissapointed!!

ScottWoz	Oct 30 2007, 09:44 PM Post #6
Rolling Stone Group: Admin Posts: 6674 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Cambodia to Thailand Member No.: 124	Haven't quite got round Oz yet (that's for the coming months) but in my short time of crossing the continent I just have to flag these must do's: Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria The Great Ocean Road, Victoria Esperance and the Cape Le Grand National Park, Western Australia 'Looking over the edge' at the Great Australian Bight, South Australia Standing in the middle of the Nullarbor Plain (SA/WA) in the dead of night. Silent. And still. Looking forward to experiencing a hundred more. BTW hey Si! -------------------- Woz.. Living on a string of one-way tickets - currently kicking about in: Chiang Rai, Thailand

mariams30	Nov 3 2007, 12:44 AM Post #7
Wanderer Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 30-October 07 Member No.: 102453 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Haven't travelled around Oz so much yet, but from what I've seen so far, these are the top 5 for me: 1. Great Barrier Reef 2. Uluru 3. Whitehaven Beach 4. Daintree Rainforest 5. Fraser Island Hope to see much more in the coming months. Cheers, Maria -------------------- Cairns, the Great Barrier Reef and Tropical North Queensland

laine	Nov 3 2007, 04:41 PM Post #8
Drifter Group: Members Posts: 24 Joined: 2-October 06 Member No.: 20342 Nominate me as a Local Expert	well obviously great barrier reef and uluru also - litchfield national park (near darwin) - either hunter vally or barossa valley for some wine tasting - great ocean drive

sianeth	Nov 3 2007, 05:50 PM Post #9
Jet Setter Group: Local Expert Posts: 2600 Joined: 9-June 07 From: Stirling, Scotland Member No.: 60100	Not a thing "to see" as such, but you absolutely have to go surfing and experience the surf culture. Of the places I went, I'd say, check out Kings Canyon and the Western MacDonnells ranges, west of Alice Springs, the Whitsundays, Fraser Island, and if you can dive or learn to dive, the SS Yongala wreck from Townsville or Ayr. If there's one thing you have to see, its the Outback, its unreal!

ScottWoz	Nov 5 2007, 11:19 PM Post #10
Rolling Stone Group: Admin Posts: 6674 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Cambodia to Thailand Member No.: 124	QUOTE(sianeth @ Nov 4 2007, 08:50 AM) If there's one thing you have to see, its the Outback, its unreal! I second that.. -------------------- Woz.. Living on a string of one-way tickets - currently kicking about in: Chiang Rai, Thailand

rbisset	Nov 6 2007, 05:00 AM Post #11
Planet Pioneer Group: Admin Posts: 2214 Joined: 3-May 06 From: Guildford, UK Member No.: 692	Walking around Kata Tjuta in the middle of the day with about 300 flies crawling on your face! Lovely experience Lightning storms in Darwin during the wet season are definitely quite a sight! Top 4 are obviously: Sydney Harbour Outback (Uluru/Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon) Barrier Reef Ramsey Street -------------------- My Travelogue Rich

ScottWoz	Nov 6 2007, 08:47 PM Post #12
Rolling Stone Group: Admin Posts: 6674 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Cambodia to Thailand Member No.: 124	Love the cheeky use of the word obviously there Rich (Ramsey Street - tut!) So what about Tassie? Can't comment personally yet but I've heard many glowing reports, and as it's next on the agenda I'll be keen to confirm if it's a go-er.. -------------------- Woz.. Living on a string of one-way tickets - currently kicking about in: Chiang Rai, Thailand

jude_43	Nov 6 2007, 09:38 PM Post #13
Armchair Adventurer Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 6-November 07 Member No.: 104217 Nominate me as a Local Expert	QUOTE(jude_43 @ Nov 6 2007, 09:36 PM) QUOTE(pieman3000 @ Oct 25 2007, 07:06 AM) just wondering what everyones top 5 favourites things to see in ozz are? i plan goin in august '08 and im trying to gather info and opinions chars! xsam Kangaroo Island McLaren Vale/Flerieu Peninusla Clare Valley Daintree Tasmania

sianeth	Nov 7 2007, 10:19 AM Post #14
Jet Setter Group: Local Expert Posts: 2600 Joined: 9-June 07 From: Stirling, Scotland Member No.: 60100	I blatantly forgot about Tassie! Not that I've been but literally everyone I met out there did mention how incredible it was. I was considering going but the fact that I would have had to buy a whole new wardrobe of winter clothes just to survive kind of ruled it out!

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