This country does not compress. Neither should your itinerary.
You have probably seen - and maybe done - this itinerary. Two nights in Sydney, fly to Cairns, see the reef, fly to Melbourne, tick off the laneways, maybe squeeze the Great Ocean Road in if the hire car still has kilometres on it. Fourteen days. Five or six cities. And you come home exhausted with a camera full of photos that look exactly like everyone else's photos from the same trip.
I did that. Most people who go to Australia do
Sydney and Melbourne sit roughly 900 kilometres apart and yet feel like they belong to entirely different ideas about what a city should be. Sydney wears its beauty without apology — the harbour, the beaches, the light. Melbourne earns its reputation slowly, through coffee and laneways and a cultural life that fills every month of the calendar regardless of season. Visiting one without understanding the other is a bit like reading half a book.
Both cities reward travellers who arrive at the rig
The fetching capital and largest city (pop. 2.8 million) of Queensland is a fantastic destination for unforgettable holidays. Encompassing a vibrant mix of modern architecture, stunning natural features, and welcoming climate all-year-round, Brisbane serves as an emblem of Australian outdoor lifestyle and relaxed ethos. It´s richly endowed with a treasures including vast sandy beaches, beautiful public gardens, a multi-layered arts scene, and Australia's most exotic wildlife sanctuaries.
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