Looking for Fun Places in Australia?

Tourism Australia, depending on your interests, whim of the moment and time of year has loads of fun activities to throw yourself into and enjoy.

When it comes to finding and enjoying some of the top travel places in Australia, start with an Australia map. It's a great idea to first know where each destination is in relation to the others. A wide variety of accommodation is available for your trip around Australia - from caravan parks to luxury hotels, the choice is yours.

Each capital city has its own style. Sydney – a touch of NY with a colonial core, Melbourne – culture with daffodils, Hobart – cosy with a tragic past, Adelaide – traditional sandstone with festivals, Perth – freely independent, Darwin – lives on tropical top end time, Brisbane – an upmarket child of the beach and Canberra – symmetrical perfection. But if you're a theme park junkie, you can't go past the Queensland Gold Coast.

No visit to Sydney would be complete without a tour of 'the harbour', 'the bridge' and 'the rocks' – don't worry, you'll understand when you get to Australia – Oz – that we shorten everything. Ayres Rock (Uluru) is 'The Rock', the Northern Territory is 'the territory', Cape York  'the Cape', Tasmania 'Tassie'.

If you're travelling around Australia in the Outback and you ask the distance to the next town, don't be surprised to be told it's three stubbies (small bottles of beer). It means it will take you as long to get there as it takes to drink three stubbies.

How about some fun colloquial Aussie slang most locals have forgotten! A “cobber” is a friend, “dead horse” is sauce, “Joe Blake” is a snake and “stone the crows” is an explosive “You're kidding”.

Must Do Travel in Australia

If you only have a short time in Australia travel options could be limited, but if you get the chance, absolute must see places would have to be … The Olgas and Uluru on sun set… the Top End in a thunder storm… sun rise over Sydney Harbour from the top of 'the coat hanger' (affectionate name for the Sydney Harbour Bridge)… the Great Barrier Reef from under the water… the Daintree, Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair trail or the Franklin River wilderness regions… Kakadu after the wet… Falls Creek and Perisher in winter… the Great Ocean Road when Bass Strait is pounding the cliffs… the Mt Kosciusko high country on horseback… a safari through the Kimberleys…

When you're travelling in Australia, don't forget to take out travel insurance. Australia doesn't cover visitors with its free hospital system, as well there's always risk to possessions or traveller's cheques wherever you go in the world.

Find your own fun places in Australia and stretch your horizons. You'll have a great time as you travel around Australia.