Visiting Australia

• Backpack through Australia
• Visit every state/territory (3/8)
• Drive the Savannah Way
• Cross the Australian Outback
• Ride the Ghan or the Indian Pacific
• Walk in the Simpson desert
• See a kangaroo in its natural habitat

Western Australia

• Cruise and explore the Kimberly
• Visit Wolfe Creek Crater
• Visit Perth
• Visit the Pinnacles
• Lake Hillier

Northern Territory

• Stand at Australia’s northernmost point
• Visit Darwin
• Visit Arnhem Land
• Go to Litchfield National Park
• Visit Kakadu
• Boat on the Katherine Gorges - Nitmiluk National Park
• Attend the Henley-on-Todd Regatta
• Visit Uluru

Queensland

• Road trip Australia’s east coast
• Scuba dive/snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef (??)
• Sail the Whitsundays
• Witness the miracle of turtle life at Mon Repos
• Hike in the Daintree Rainforest
• Visit the Stockman’s Hall of Fame
• Visit the Big Pineapple
• Surf in Gold Coast
• ✔ Ride some coasters at Dreamworld, Coomera
• Ride the Green Lantern Coaster at Warner Bros Movie World, Gold Coast

New South Wales

• Visit Lord Howe Island
• Visit the Big Banana
• Attend the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras
• Spend New Year’s Eve in Sydney
• See a show at the Sydney Opera House
• Take the Manly Ferry
• See a film at Darling Harbour IMAX, Sydney
• Visit the Harbour Bridge
• Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney. $218-$238 at night
• ✔ Explore the Blue Mountains for a day, Sydney
• Hike the Blue Mountains of Australia
• Visit the Big Merino
• Visit the Dog on the Tuckerbox
• Climb Mount Kosciuszko

ACT

• Parliament House, Canberra

Victoria

• ✔ Sample food/drink at the Queen Victoria Market
• Attend a match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
• ✔ Wander around Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne
• ✔ See a film at Australian Center for the Moving Image, Melbourne (saw a Louis Theroux film!)
• ✔ Explore Australian Center for Contemporary Art, Melbourne
• William Ricketts Sanctuary, Mount Dandenong
• Visit Chelsea
• Drive along Australia’s Great Ocean Road
• See the 12 Apostles and the Great Ocean Road

South Australia

• The Old Mount Gambier Gaol (prison hostel), Mount Gambier. $30
• Visit Coober Pedy
• Dive with great white sharks in Port Lincoln
• Drive across the Nullarbor
• Visit the Big Lobster
• Visit Lake Eyre

Tasmania

• Visit Port Arthur
• Climb Cradle Mountain
• Visit the Tasmanian Museum of Old & New Ar