Everyone Wants To Visit Australia

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"I expected wilderness, but nothing had prepared me for this otherworldly experience," traveler Steve Rothwell wrote of Australia. "There were no swaying palms here, rather a sunbaked version of the surface of Mars. Blood red sand, rich in iron, spilled everywhere, appearing almost incandescent, hot enough to cook on. The red pindan sand poured from the peninsula heights, dotted here and there with defiant stands of saltbush, to cascade into steep dunes which end abruptly at the talcum- like beach.

The line between red and white was only a few centimeters, the transition compelling. Throw into the equation an impossibly blue sea lapping just meters away from this strange sand tussle and it's easy to see why I was so entranced." He was talking about the Peron Peninsula in Western Australia near Shark's Bay, although the Australian habitat encompasses everything from scrub brush prairie, sand dune desert and tropical rainforests to rolling green fields, beach playgrounds and urban metropolises. Visit Australia for some of the most diverse scenery housed on one continent!

Australia has wildlife! It is one of twelve "megadiverse" countries that accounts for 75% of the world's biodiversity, says the Department of Environment and Climate Change. The existence of Australian animals on the island fascinates biologists, who attribute the tremendous biodiversity to being allowed to proliferate without human interference for so many years. Remember, Australia wasn't even officially declared a country until 1901.

It's not every day that you can see 45 species of kangaroo hopping through the brush, an enormous emu running with its gangly ostrich-like legs, or hear a laughing kookaburra in the tree. Some animals can only be found down under. The Tasmanian devil, for instance, is only found in Australia. To Australian guides, it may be nothing to see a playful platypus, 100 varieties of poisonous snakes, 56 species of parrots, a koala or a wild dingo, but travelers are always somewhat bewildered by the sudden emergence of animals they had only previously seen on TV or at the zoo. The bush and the Australian outback are unique experiences, so try to arrange a four-wheel-drive tour to catch the wildlife in their natural habitats!

Visit Australia to surf and hang on the beach. Australians have, by far, the best surf in the world. According to a RealSurf.com reader poll, the top five surf spots are: Kirra and Burleigh in Queensland, Bells in Victoria, Margaret River in Western Australia and Shark Island in New South Wales. It should also be noted that the next four spots, and the vast majority of top surf destinations, are all in New South Wales. Of course, some people who visit Australia just want the hot sun rays, the turquoise water and swatches of powdery sand.

If you're in Sydney, then Frommers recommends golfing, surfing or sun bathing at Palm Beach. In New South Wales, you can go to Hyams Beach, which is the whitest beach in the world. Queensland offers idyllic beaches, like the Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas, Mission Beach, Whitehaven Beach, or Surfers Paradise Beach. In Western Australia, you might see a wild camel, find a South Sea pearl at Cable Beach or visit the beautiful Cottesloe Beach in Perth.

Visit Australia for a good road trip. Don't miss the Stuart Highway road trip of Australia, as it has virtually no speed limit like Germany's Autobahn, the landscape is miles and moles of desolate sandy red earth, nostalgic artifacts litter your journey and you may even see flying fox bats squabbling in the trees at the Mataranka Thermal Springs stop-off. Another fantastic adventure is the Great Ocean Road drive from Melbourne to Port Phillip Bay, Bell's Beach, Torquay, Airey's Inlet, Apollo Bay, Otway Fly and Loch Ard Gorge.

You'll see surfboard, kangaroos and rainforest gullies along the way to make your trip memorable. A third road trip you may want to take is the remote South Australia quadrant, from Perth to Bunbury and Yallingup through the Margaret River Wine Region. Gothic cathedrals and behemoth trees, organic food and beach towns all meet you on your voyage, and don't forget the Australian wine tours! While driving isn't much of a vacation for some, the drives you'll take around the coastal regions of Australia are transcendental.

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Today's Tip On Australia

Was Australia really used as a penal colony by the British?

Yes, surprisingly enough Australia was known as a continent for convicts. But to be fair not every state or province was founded to be a penal colony. States such as Victoria and Western Australia were originally founded as "free" but later would accept convicted inmates in their area. One area in particular had one of the largest jails; Port Arthur, Tasmania was the largest area in which convicts were put into incarceration. Perhaps it was because this was a new territory deemed "wild" and "untamable" that led many to advocate Australia's use as a penal colony. The fact that it was an island also added to the appeal of being able to ship off convicts away from the more civilized areas.


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