16 days to Australia

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Latest post on 23 April 2014 - 09:32

I travelled the whole of Australia and took 12 months to do it (we drove over 50,000kms!), so it's large! I would focus on one corner say the south-east (Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania) on the north-east (Sydney, Brisbane, Far north queensland). Remembering that January is the middle of summer so Queensland will be hot, wet and very humid, especially Far north Queensland (Cairns, the Barrier Reef, etc) it's also cyclone season up there. You could fly into Sydney see the sights around, then drive to Melbourne (it's just under 900km) and stop along the way, country Victoria is beautiful. Or take the coast road which is longer but you can stop in the beautiful beach towns of Eden, Merimbula, etc. See the sights around Melbourne and then fly to Hobart. It's very easy to drive around Tasmania and it's beautiful. If you decide to head north to Brisbane I love northern NSW, just before the Queensland border. Byron Bay, Brunswick Heads, etc. Beachy but not built up with high-rises like the Gold Coast (which is pretty tacky tbh). But January is very, very busy there. If you decide to travel to Western Australia (4-5hour flight from Sydney), the south west is stunning Margaret River, Albany. My favourite spot in the whole world. January is peak holiday time in Australia, so accommodation will be expensive and you'll need to book well in advance. I'm happy to answer any questions you have as I've been to most areas of Australia during the January summer period.

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Latest post on 23 April 2014 - 08:18

Australia is massive and it really depends what sort of thing you're into. I've loved Perth - heading over to Rottnest Island is a definite must see - from there you can do a four day outback tour and see loads of things - brilliant experience. Brisbane and the Gold Coast is fantastic - take in Surfer's Paradise, go on a whale watch. Sydney - travel up into the Blue mountains, enjoy the opera house and gardens also the fantastic zoo that they have.

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