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Australian Travel Guide* Where to eat * Where to stay * Average Temperatures * Feature Article
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Highlights of Australia Hobart
States of Australia
New South Wales Tasmania Western Australia
Great Barrier Reef Ayers Rock (Uluru) Daintree Rainforest Kakadu National Park The Kimberly's The Great Ocean Road Getting Around Australia By plane By train By bus By boat
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Winter Time in Australia and there is still so much to do. The snowy mountains snow season is in full swing, there is whale watching all up and down the east coast of Australia and the northern parts of Australia still have lovely warm weather to enjoy. Melbourne's Spring Racing Carnival including the The Melbourne Cup horse race is on the worlds richest horse races which brings the nation of Australia to a standstill around 3pm on the first Tuesday of November every year. This year the race is being held on the 2nd November 2010. The race is held at Flemington Race Course in Melbourne though you will be able to view the race anywhere in Australia in pubs, bars, restaurants and open air venues setup with large screens. Ashes Cricket 1st Test Match - Brisbane November 2011
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Adelaide is Australia's fifth largest city and often bypassed by tourists who favour Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne. Adelaide's climate is similar to the Mediterranean with cool winters and warm summers
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Top 10 Things to do in AustraliaThere are so many good things to do in Australia that our top 10 list has 20 things to do! 1. The beaches - Australia is the largest island in the world so there is no surprise it has some of the best beaches in the world.
Surfers Paradise Beach Beach 2. The Great Barrier Reef one of the seven natural wonders of the World. The largest coral reef in the world which can be seen from space. Accessible from Cairns. 3. Uluru (Ayers Rock) the largest rock in the world located in the Northern Territory of Australia. 4. The Great Ocean Road - Victoria is one of the must see destinations within Australia with the long windy roads that huge the southern coastline of Victoria and you have to see the amazing rock formations. The starting point of the Great Ocean Road is just over 1 hour from Melbourne.
Great Ocean Road Victoria Australia 5. Kakadu National Park - Northern Territory 6. Daintree Forest - Queensland tropical rainforest just over 1 hours drive from Cairns. 7. Kimberley Ranges - Western Australia the rugged ranges and coastline in the north-west corner of Australia. 8. Blue Mountains - New South Wales are just 1 hour by car or train from Sydney. With great National Parks, beautiful county towns and villages and some amazing limestone caves - Jenolan Caves. 9. Kangaroo Island - South Australia 10. Margaret River - Western Australia is a wine growing regions south of Perth it also has some of the best surf beaches in Western Australia. 11. Queensland Islands - Hamiliton Island, Dunk Island 12. Hunter Valley - New South Wales is a large wine growing region just 2 hours drive from Sydney. 13. Sydney Harbour - the best harbour in the world. Activities include sailing, harbour cruises, snorkeling, scuba diving. 14. Byron Bay - New South Wales the most easterly part of mainland Australia and very relaxed laid back beach town. 15. Surfers Paradise Queensland 16. North west Western Austalia -Broome, Monkey Mia, swim with the dolphins, spot the Whale Sharks 17. Lord Howe Island - 600kms off the coast of New South Wales 18. Sunshine coast - Queensland, Maroochydore and Noosa 19. Nelson's Bay - New South Wales 20. Tasmania has some of the most beautiful scenery including lakes, rivers and mountains.
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