Never been to Australia, but I don't think I could live without a sandy beach, reef and the smell of the ocean.
Non of that here just barren deserts a few small hills covered in gum trees maybe 4 rivers lots blow flys and stinking hot weather spread it around .
I was referring to Canberra (inland city) I'm sure the Gold Coast rocks.
It's on my bucket list. I've been watching this show for a while ...
History Channel - Coast Australia - The History Channel
Been to Australia a number of times for work but only to three places: Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Our favorite by a long shot was Melbourne. It's been my experience that towns with trolley cars are always more classy than the ones without.
Sydney was second. We stayed in a hotel right under the bridge and across from the opera house. The coolest thing about Sidney in my opinion are the huge fruit bats that live in the park and head out across the harbor in the evening for points inland to feed. It's like watching a fleet of bombers head out on a night mission. Not sure what it says about a city that the coolest thing about it are its bats, but that's the way it is.
Brisbane didn't do anything for us at all. There are some great restaurants along the river walk but outside of that it's just a city. Didn't have any personality that we could see or feel.
Now New Zealand is a whole different deal. New Zealand is just flat out cool. We were there for work but we had time to do some driving around on the north island. What I've seen of the south island is a mind-blower but that was just a flight into and out of Queenstown on the flight deck of a Qantas 737 to shoot the world's most difficult approach (now made easy by RNP which is why we were there). But photos and videos friends have taken on vacations to the south island are really something.
Glad you didn't like Sydney so your not coming back ??
I agree with Marian. New Zealand is the place to go. Great landscape. Great landscape. Umm great landscape. The people you meet are friendly that's because there are so few of them. Please go to New Zealand they need all the people they can get. They will take anyone. Most New Zealanders live in Australia especially the Gold Coast. Please don't go to the Great Barrier Reef or the Australian outback, it's not worth seeing. Better to go to New Zealand and step back from in time. Forget Brisbane and Sydney. Maybe it's an acquired taste. I know where I want to live and play...
Please don't go to the Great Barrier Reef or the Australian outback, it's not worth seeing.
If we wanted those things we wouldn't leave the USA. If you want us to spend our money going to Ozz, you need to offer somethings that are better than what we can find here (or elsewhere). So what would those be?Maybe if we had a few more burger places gun shops and a Walmart on every corner Ozz just maybe a better Yankee tourist location .
If you want us to spend our money going to Ozz, you need to offer somethings that are better than what we can find here (or elsewhere). So what would those be?
Big whoop. We have marsupials, too. The last picture is their reaction when they hear an Australian accent.
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Not sure what the problem is? You want it kept a secret and we're happy to go elsewhere.You would need to be close to the australian to here there accent the american tourists accents can he heard from miles away
As seen in this shot american tourists
Big whoop. We have marsupials, too. The last picture is their reaction when they hear an Australian accent.
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"big plane" there probably means 737(the man of many names may have a contrarian opinion). Coming in you fly over snow capped mountains, and then among them.... a few years ago when a Jet Blue pilot took off at dusk and some passengers thought they were going to die.... there was lots of public discussion about the challenges of flying big planes in and out of there.