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TD China Globe Trekkers
Australia Experience – Part 3/3
Nick Xie
02/06/2009
Mission
Share photos, stories and experiences What to see Where to stay How to have fun (not go with Chinese tours)
Inspire enthusiasm about our globe Gain a world view Appreciate cultural differences Take initiatives (one day) to see the world
Backpacking Explained
How Backpack on your shoulder Money/credit card/passport in your pockets Use credit card whenever you can (cash is king!!) Stay in highly rated hostels
What to bring 1 credit card Cash Camera Netbook or iTouch/iPhone (if you like to surf internet) Battery-powered alarm clock Travel-sized daily necessities (toothbrush, etc) Medicine (cold, cough, anti-itching creams, etc) Bath towels 1/3 to ½ of cloth needed for trip (throw-away socks)
Research
GoogleTripAdvisorLonely PlanetAsk the hostel receptionistsDon’t use Chinese sites (Ctrip, etc)
Only tell you where Chinese tourist group go
Australia Itinerary Overview
Sydney – 1.5 days City + beach Blue mountain + Jenolan Caves
Uluru – 2 days Ayers rock Kata Tjuta King Canyon
Cairns – 2 days Kuranda Scenic railway + skyrail Great Barrier Reef + scuba diving
Melbourne – 1.5 days Philips island penguin tour
Cairns and Great Barrier Reef
Fly from Uluru to Cairns Nice small beach town (little ppl, many tourists) Esplanade has a open public swimming pool next to ocean Good seafood, humid, not very hot Scuba diving
Put the Gear On
Easy, painless, you don’t even need to know how to swim Professional divers will take you through it Don’t bother with snorkeling, scuba diving is easier and see more fishes
Scuba Diving in Great Barrier Reef
Do as many times as they allow you to Gets better the more you do coral
Scuba Diving (cont.)
Up close and personal with the fishes
Scuba Diving (cont.)
Nemo fish
Scuba Diving (cont.)
Giant clams
Melbourne
No need to see the city (nothing exciting) Stay at “Cooee in St. Kilda”, on your way there on tram 3 you see all major sightseeing places Flinders station Go see penguins or 12 apostles
Penguin Tour
See kangaroo, emu, wombat, and koala along the way Wombat is nocturnal, and it is not legal to touch koala
Penguin Tour
Only specie of penguin not living in the cold Color evolved to dark blue to match ocean Only one colony left in Australia
Melbourne Ocean
Beautiful ocean view Do 12 apostles if you can (need one day)
Melbourne Ocean (cont.)
Unpolluted waters are beautiful
Melbourne Ocean (cont.)
Check out the seal (and the water)