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The land of Oz
If there’s anyone place in the world that is a must see visit, it’s probably Australia. Travel guide wisdom makes it clear that out of all the possible destinations in the world there are few places as compelling as the land of Oz.
In short, it’s been a long time since anyone had to force someone to come here. Leaving aside the extreme sports, the boozy beach culture and the artistic clout of Sydney’s opera house, Australia itself is a sight you can’t afford to miss.
The two big things that come to mind when you think Australia are the beaches – inarguably beautiful with their glittering blue seas – and the outback. The outback is largely, a lot of nothing. The vast majority of the Australian landmass is occupied by nothing more than the wilderness – and it’s this wilderness that draws thousands of people from around the world to Oz. Escaping from the hustle, bustle and bland commercialism of day to day urban life can be exhilarating whether you go but in the outback, the sheer majesty of nature is breathtaking.
Outback scenery has a rough appeal thats arguably unmatched anywhere else in the world. From Ayers Rock to the Uluru desert, you can see the end result of geological processes on a scale far beyond anything you’re likely to be familiar with. Millions of years have left their mark on the world’s flattest continent and where the landscape breaks into canyons, caves and mountains the effect is astonishing.
Beyond the outback there are the alpine heaths of the blue mountains or the tropical rainforest’s clustering around the Queensland/New South Wales border, Australia is one of the few places in the world to qualify as a “mega diverse” environment. In other words, the worlds smallest continent is still the sixth largest country in total area and is invariably the world’s largest island – and across the area you can find all six different climate zones, from temperate to subtropical. There are forests, there are mountains, there are grasslands and there are even ski slopes.
This amazing natural world doesn’t even end at the shore. Which yes, is where the beaches are – but look a little further there’s the immense coastal reef systems that can be found within a few miles of the coast, or the beautiful Whitsunday islands – an archipelago of blue-green waterways and thriving forests.
The reef systems in themselves are unique; ancient colonies of a unique ocean life form that has been in existence for hundreds of thousands of years. It’s not for nothing that in any travel guide worth speaking about, diving is among the top activities recommended in Australia.
Of course, if the majesty of nature isn’t for you then you’ll just have to settle for the beer and the barbeque’s.
About the Author
John Daniel writes article for Travellers-club and for more information on Australia Travel guide he recommends you to visit http://www.travellers-club.co.uk/
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