Yes, while it is important to experience other places and cultures, such as those described in other blog posts, it is just as important to look around your own backyard, in my case being Australia. Whether it is natural wonders, a centuries old Indigenous culture, attractions, history, culture, sports or amazing wildlife you are looking for, Australia has it on offer!
Being an island, Australia is surrounded by gorgeous beaches, for instance those found at Noosa and Bondi. Natural beauty is evident all around this amazing country with breathtaking sights found at the Bungle Bungles, the Twelve Apostles, Wave Rock, The Three Sisters, Lake Eyre, the Daintree Rainforest, Shark Bay, Kimberley and the Great Barrier Reef, one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
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Some of these sites are of a large importance to Aborigines, having 40,000 year old culture, being focuses of stories of the Dreaming which forms the foundation of their belief system. Other such places include Kakadu National Park, which contains rock paintings, and Uluru, a sacred Aboriginal site.
Looking for fun? Well the Gold Coast has you covered featuring attractions such as Australia’s tallest building, Q1 Tower, Sea World, Dreamworld, Warner Bros. Movie World, Wet’n’Wild and Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
Australia’s capital Canberra, is an historical hub, home to the Royal Australian Mint, Australian War Memorial, Australian Parliament House, Old Parliament House, National Gallery, National Library of Australia and National Archives of Australia, as well as, Questacon, Mount Ainslie, Floriade, Telstra Tower and the Australian Institute of Sport.
Aside from the key landmarks people most commonly associate with Sydney, such as the Opera House, Harbour Bridge and Sydney Tower, this city has so much more on offer, such as Taronga Zoo, Sydney Aquarium and Cockatoo Island, not to mention beautiful Sydney Harbour, the Rocks, Royal Botanic Garden and Sydney Olympic Park, the venue of the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
Famous for being a sporting nation, some of our biggest sporting events include the Tennis Australian Open, Formula One Australian Grand Prix, Rugby Union Bledisloe Cup, NRL Grand Final and State of Origin, AFL Grand Final, Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Melbourne Cup Horse Race, Cricket Ashes and Boxing Day Test, Bathurst 1000, Golf Australian Open and A-League Grand Final.
If culture is more your thing, head down to Melbourne for an assortment of restaurants, bars, cafes, shopping, laneways and markets.
Make sure to say hello to Australia’s unique wildlife, the most famous of which being kangaroos, koalas, echidnas, dingos, platypus’, wallabies and wombats in addition to stunning native plants. Make sure you watch out for crocodiles!
With numerous islands surrounding the Australian mainland, such as Fraser Island and Kangaroo Island, it is so important to look further that what you experience everyday and experience all this amazing country has to offer. The possibilities are limitless!
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