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introduction
 Welcome
to awesome Australia, the world’s biggest island in the sun.
To Discover Australia you will need to be prepared for the
unexpected. What other country can offer so many rewards and
surprises to the traveller setting out to explore the ‘back
of beyond’? All you need is Accommodation, a reliable rental car or Campervan, a Road Map and that all-important sense of adventure, and the
wonders of Australia are yours to savour.
When visitors think of Australia, an image of Sydney Opera House,
Ayer’s Rock, Crocodile Dundee or Skippy the Kangaroo springs
to mind. But no iconic image or word picture can quite prepare
you for its overwhelming size and diverse scenery. You will find
Australia different to anywhere you have travelled before. It
offers more than enough exhilarating experiences to keep you
touring the highways and byways for weeks on end.
Discovering the true heart of Australia is a fascinating quest
that is sure to leave you with unforgettable memories. This
diverse land of koalas and jackeroos, bushwhackers and beach
babes, warm-fuzzies and walkabouts, beer and barbies, is a fair
dinkum, one of a kind, special place.
 There are countless things to see and do
that will forever remain part of your memory of the Great
Australian Journey. Here are a few highlights to whet the
appetite: New South Wales - superb shopping in cosmopolitan
Sydney, and riding the breathtaking Katoomba scenic railway. Queensland - enjoying the glittering nightlife of
Brisbane and the Gold Coast, joining in a corroboree dance, and
entering an alien world of raucous insects and slithering
creatures in the Daintree rainforest.
 Northern Territory - feeding the crocodiles in a Darwin park,
and riding camels - ‘the ships of the desert’, in the
remote Red Heart. Western Australia - long, sunny days on the golden beaches
of Perth, and swimming with friendly dolphins at Shark Bay. South
Australia -
enjoying the fine living in dignified Adelaide, and fossicking in
the sunbaked lunar landscape of Coober Pedy, where human trolls
live underground with the opal king.
Victoria - strolling along tree-lined boulevards in
the ‘Garden City’ of Melbourne, and standing on the
roof of Australia at Mt Kosciusko. ACT - marvelling at the carefully manicured
capital, Canberra, that stands where sheep once grazed. Tasmania - revelling in the historic buildings,
arts and crafts of Hobart, and surveying remote wilderness areas
from the Overland Track.
Nature has endowed this land with exceptional variety. The ‘Aussies’ are more than happy to share their
‘lucky country’ with visitors, so make plans to
discover Australia soon.
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