4/2/09

Cruise to Australia

Take a weeklong trip or cruise to Australia!

A day of cruise to Australia is simply not enough. With all the great attractions it has to offer, one will need to stay in for a week or month to appreciate the beauty the continent has to offer.

Noosa River, Queensland

First stop, Queensland. In the big city of Brisbane, tourist must try the famous Dreamworld theme park and WhiteWater World water park. Bargara berries in Bundaberg and Coral Isles is also a must visit place for delicious strawberries.

WhiteWater World Water Park

For the second stop the Victoria. For all the sweet tooth, don’t ever miss exploring all of mouth-watering chocolates in Melbourne. A great skydiving can be enjoyed in Gippsland. Bendigo ballooning in Goldfields is also a must try to a trip in Victoria.

Gippsland Lakes

For the third stop is the refreshing place of Tasmania. Valleys, islands, and mountains are among the tourist spots found in Tasmania. For all the adventure seekers, Launceston and Tamar Valley is a must try. For all the beach seekers, Flinders Island and King Island is the way for you.

Kangaroo Island

And for the last stop is the New South Wales. With the most populous state in Australian continent, this place has surely a lot of attractions to seek for. Take a romantic tour on a boat or yacht in Sydney. Drive along at their capital country and a great water adventure in The Murray and Riverina.

Spirit of Tasmania

There are still so many wonders you can visit in Australia. Take a pick at these few wonderful attractions for your lasting trip and cruise to the beautiful continent of Australia.

4/1/09

New South Wales

New South Wales – a world-class tourist attraction!

The Australian continent is known for its great tourist spots with clean and well managed surroundings and this fact has been enduring until now. One place to top in the list is the New South Wales.

Mango National Park

Located at south-east fraction of the continent of Australia with 802 000 of total land area, the New South Wales is well known for the oldest state having the most number of residents, highly industrialized, and has many world-class attractions.

Kangaroo in Mango National Park

Their population composed primarily of Australian citizens and some people from United Kingdom, China, and New Zealand.

Map of New South Wales

Each region and province has developed through time and almost every part of New South Wales has something worth appreciating for.

Palm Beach, New South Wales

This is because their government helps so much in molding the future not just in their places but with the people as well. Here are some of the national wonders in New South Wales that every tourist must explore.

Sydney

Parks – currently there are approximately 780 clean reserves and national parks in New South Wales, namely world heritage parks, rainforests, waterfalls, deserts, and marine paradise.

Dangar Falls, Dorrigo

Mountains – there are many unique mountains in New South Wales such as the Snowy Mountains and Blue Mountains. The Blue Mountains’ present spectacular flora and fauna with a land trip of just two hours or less from the main roads of Sydney.

Huskisson, South Wales

Tourist need not worry about the place because you can find hotels, resorts, and restaurants equipped with all the convenience you need.

Sawn Rock, Mount Kaputar

There are also shopping stops and art galleries for your keepsakes. Activities like mountain hiking, biking, horse riding and racing are best for this place.

3/31/09

Australian Cuisine

Creativity in Australian Cuisine Makes It Unique

People who live in Australia are known for their love of food but during the early times, Australian cuisine was just too ordinary. Pies, rum, teas and some dishes that had kangaroo or emu were served by many. Australian cuisine then evolved during the 19th and 20th, influenced by immigrants.

Australina Salmon Fish Balls

Nowadays, foods in Australia are said to be one of the best in the world simply because of the location of the country. Fruits and vegetables are really fresh because of the cold climate. Seafoods are really fantastic because Australia is located on the Indian Ocean. This is also true regarding the freshness of the meat of the lamb, kangaroo, beef, etc.

Big Crab

Authentic foods are served to amaze tourists. These include the emu, kangaroo and shark. However, typical Australian food is also available. One of the most famous is the Australian meat pie, which is very salable and can be found in any region of the country. Some regions have also their own specialties.

Pies, Pies,...

Some think that the best thing about Australian chefs is that they are fond of experimenting. Instead of doing the same recipe everyday, they would experiment on another, which would be weird for some.

Australian Baramundi

The taste can no longer be understood and worse, the dish will land being thrown. However, a lot of people still appreciate the experimental foods in Australia. Chefs in Australia are really creative because they have the luxury of resources and they come up with ideas from other countries of the world.

Menu

3/26/09

Australia's Fun Festivals

Fun Festivals Only in Australia

Australia is known to be a happy country. Festivals are celebrated anywhere in the country. About a hundred festivals are celebrated each year including the small ones celebrated in each region and the big events like the Fall Festival wherein some international performers are invited to perform in front of a large Australian audience.

Rainbow Serpent Festival

Arts and cultural festivals are held in some regions of Australia. Sydney Festival is celebrated during the month of January. For three straight weeks, there will be 80 events showing the different forms of arts in Australia—dancing, theatre, music, etc.

Jazz Festival in Brisbane

Another arts festival celebrated on the month February is the Perth which happens to be the oldest festival in the southern hemisphere. This is one of the biggest festivals in Australia since it also includes satellite festivals that involve a lot of people from the entertainment industry.

Beer Festival

There are quite a number of arts festival celebrated and there are also independent festivals such as the Chinese New Year, which happens during the month of February. One of the world’s largest bisexual festivals happens only in Australia. It is the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, which started out as a rally protest and then became a festival in Sydney.

Floriade Flower Festival in Canberra

Finally, theme-based festivals are really known in Australia. Writers, jazz, digital media and folk are just some of the themes that are included.

Bilyana Festival of Folk Rhythm & Light

The country is indeed full of festivals every year. One who happens to visit Australia will find it very enjoyable joining these festivals because these only happen in Australia.

The Brazilian Festival

3/16/09

Australia is Beautiful

Australia Facts

The Land Down Under has a small population despite having a land area that is the 6th largest in the world. It is a country and a continent at the same time, which is the driest one on earth, but it gives the place a warm and pleasant weather.

Great Ocean Road

The Australian Federation has six states (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia) and two territories (Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory). Its capital is Canberra, in New South Wales.

Queensland-Coolum Beach

With a population of more than 20 million, Australia has a society that’s culturally diverse. The Indigenous people called aborigines were its first settlers. Today, almost one quarter of the total population is composed of migrants and immigrants from 200 countries.

Mungo National Park-New South Wales

People live in cities, stations or properties, while some of the aborigines still live in reservations. The outback or the middle part of the country is very dry, so not too many people live there.

Lakes Entrance Victoria

Despite having the lowest rainfalls in the world, they have fertile areas that largely contribute to the world’s agricultural sector. They also raise cattle and sheep in very big stations. A fun fact is that there is a 10:1 ratio of sheep versus people in Australia.

Tasmania water fall

Their economy is one of the richest in the world. It’s the world’s largest exporter of diamonds, wool, coal, lead, mineral sands, sheep, refined zinc ores, alumina and iron ores.

Emu

Among the things Australia is known for are:

• Its animals, like kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, emu, kookaburra and duck-billed platypus;

Whale in Great Barrier Reef

• The Great Barrier Reef, which is the largest coral deposit in the world;

• The Sydney Opera House, which is one of the most unique structures in the world

• Cricket, which is Australia’s national sport.

3/2/09

LANGHAM HOTEL MELBOURNE

Langham Hotel Melbourne review

Australia is for sure a tourist’s paradise and that is why I went to that place last month with my family and stayed in Langham Hotel Melbourne. I am still missing the time which I spend in this wonderful hotel having world class arrangement for all its guests.

Langham Hotel

One of the exclusive features of this beautiful hotel is the fitness center where I worked out on the advanced equipments, such as tread mills and prevented the weight gain trouble which is usually noticed in vacation times.

View from Langham Hotel

The fitness center includes a sauna and steam room in which the guests like me can pamper their body after a tiring yet invigorating session of exercise. Other attractive features of this hotel are the recreational facilities, such as swimming pool and Jacuzzi which turned my residence in that hotel a memorable one. I enjoyed the awe inspiring natural views of skyline and river from the city view rooms of this hotel.


I was also having some business purposes in Australia and that is why I choose this hotel for stay as it includes a business center where I utilized business services, such as internet access, translation services, secretarial services and audio visual equipment availability for business purposes. I arranged a grand party on my daughter’s birthday in the personal meeting room of this hotel which easily accommodated my 360 guests.


We got the most delectable dining experience of our lives by getting into this hotel, including fine dining sites that include about 15 restaurants located near to this beautiful hotel. I rejuvenated my body by enjoying the spa services offered to the guests in this beautiful hotel.

Queen Victoria market

The freshly renovated luxury day spa in this hotel includes steam and sauna rooms, geisha bars, chuan and Asian influence. Residing in this hotel was a wise decision from shopping point of view as this hotel is near to several shopping venues, such as the Southgate Shops and Queen Victoria Market.

2/10/09

NIGHTLIFE OF CAIRNS

Nightlife of Cairns, Australia

Cairns is the heart of Tropical Northern Australia providing great opportunities for enjoying and exploring varied and rich pleasures of the region. The best part about Cairns is that most of the holiday’s accommodation facilities are situated close to theatres, restaurants, galleries and night clubs.

Convention center

There is also a glass domed casino for the gambling lovers and the Cairns Convention Center which features 21 meeting halls with a capacity to accommodate more than 5000 people. Restaurants, coffee shops, cafes, food halls and bistros are open late night offering varied cuisines, including Australian dishes specialties.

Zoo

The cosmopolitan city of Cairns has a lot of offer once the sun sets down. Whether you like a disco, a karaoke bar, a movie or a theatrical performance, Cairns has everything to offer as per your taste, preferences and budget. If you like the warm hospitality of the Cairns local people, you can visit a pub or a bar and have a yarn and a drink with them.


You can even play pokies and be a part of the live entertainment performances at the night clubs of the area. If you like to gamble and try luck at the tables, you can visit the new Reef casino and play almost every kind of casino game.


Those who are more interested in real life entertainment will love to enjoy the street buskers along with a wide range of performing artists around and in the taverns, bars and clubs of the area. There are other areas where you can just relax with the local people of Cairns and these people will be perfect to ask for what’s special about the night.

The Lagoon

f you want to go beyond your limits, you can visit a cruise liner or a yacht moor at the marinas which are easily available in this part of Australia.