Are You Thinking About Travelling Around Australia?

Are You Thinking About Travelling Around Australia?

Where to Go, When to Go & How Long to Go For

Travelling around Australia is one of the best things you can ever do. Many people however, underestimate how long travelling around this enormous continent will take.

Australia is the oldest, flattest, driest & smallest continent on earth. Isolated in the southern hemisphere by the Southern & Indian oceans is an island of unique diversity.

Australia's coastline boasts everything from the world's best coral reefs to endless white sandy bays, stunning tropical islands and buzzing surf beaches.

Australia's dusty interior, on the other hand is filled with vast red deserts & ancient Aboriginal sites of cultural significance.

In between the coast and the interior, lies lush green vineyards and productive farmland.

Travelling around this amazingly beautiful and uniquely diverse land, will be a journey of a lifetime.



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About Australia

Where you go will depend on how long you can go for and when you go.

Australia is such an enormous continent with massive distances between destinations.

Here are some interesting facts about Australia:

Australia has a total area of 7,692,024 square kilometres (including islands)

Australia measures almost 4000km wide from east to west and 3860km long from north to south at the continent's extremities

Australia has 59,736km of coastline (including 40% of island coastlines)

Australia has a total of 8,222 islands

10,685 beaches have been defined in Australia

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Travelling Around Australia

Everyone's idea of travelling is different, just as what everyone wants to see and experience will be different.

Australia is so diverse that it offers something for everyone. From bird watching or serious fishing, to enjoying art galleries or following the history trail, right to adrenalin pumping extreme sports such as abseiling or mountain bike riding.

Everyone's style of travelling is different too. Some people love to take their time others like to step up the pace and squeeze in as much as their schedule will allow.

Some people prefer to let the road take them to the next wondrous and exciting destination, yet others prefer to plan their journey meticulously - right down to the last detail.

If you are to get the most out of your adventure, or if your holiday will be restricted by timeframes, it's important to do some planning.

Everything you need to know for planning your adventure around Australia can be found in the ebook "How to Plan a Trip Around Australia".

Where to Go

Most people, when thinking about travelling around Australia will have an idea of where they want to go.

Whether their relatives or friends recommended a must-see spot, they saw an attraction covered on TV, or read about amazing adventures of others in one of the many travel, caravanning, RV, fishing or 4wd magazines or books available.

Before you embark on a journey of your own - you will need to do some research.

Firstly, get yourself a map. Get it laminated and stick it up on your wall.

Now you are ready to start marking out where you want to go. Whenever you hear or read about a place that interests you, mark it on your map.

Eventually, you will be ready to connect the dots and start creating an itinerary.

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