Australia and its people which represents a melting pot of cultures just “get” it. Travelers just can’t seem to get enough of their infectious good natured “joie de vivre” and “G-day Mates.” For them - Life is just too short not to spend time at the beach, appreciating nature and the simpler things in life!

Australian wine, Australian music, Australian beaches and Australian wildlife are just a few of the draws to this unique continent where there is so much to see and do that we shouldn’t have to tell you to visit Australia twice!

Australia is a wonderful romantic getaway if you both enjoy the great outdoors! It is one of twelve “mega-diverse” countries that accounts for 75% of the world’s biodiversity, says the Department of Environment and Climate Change. The existence of Australian animals on the island fascinates biologists, who attribute the tremendous biodiversity to being allowed to proliferate without human interference for so many years. Remember, Australia wasn’t even officially declared a country until 1901.

It’s not every day that you can see 45 species of kangaroo hopping through the bush, an enormous emu running with its gangly ostrich-like legs, or hear a laughing kookaburra in the tree. Some animals can only be found down under. The Tasmanian devil, for instance, is only found in Australia. To Australian guides, it may be nothing to see a playful platypus, 100 varieties of poisonous snakes, 56 species of parrots, a koala or a wild dingo, but travelers are always somewhat bewildered by the sudden emergence of animals they had only previously seen on TV or at the zoo. The bush and the Australian outback are unique experiences, so try to arrange a jeep tour to catch the wildlife in Australia’s great outdoors!

Visit Australia to experience cultural wonders. Where else in the world can you get a vegemite sandwich or buy an authentic Australian aboriginal-made boomerang? Take a tour of the Fosters brewery, sit through an unforgettable performance at the Sydney Opera House, or watch a rugby game. Australian society favors egalitarianism and fraternalism (also called “mateship”). Cinema and music are also prominent pillars of Australian culture.

To partake in the rich Australian experience, you should come during a festival, such as the Charleville Camel, the Donkey and Yabbie Race Festival, Santa Claus Pub Crawl, Woodford Festival, the Darwin Beer Can Regatta, the (March) Adelaide Festival, the Maslin Nude Beach Olympics, the Big Day Out Music Festival and more! Australia Day and New Years are always wild events down under too! Visit “the land down under” to experience events you can’t find anywhere else in the world.

Visit Australia for a good road trip. Don’t miss the Stuart Highway road trip of Australia, as it has virtually no speed limit like Germany’s Autobahn, the landscape is miles and miles of desolate sandy red earth, nostalgic artifacts litter your journey and you may even see flying fox bats squabbling in the trees at the Mataranka Thermal Springs stop-off. Another fantastic adventure is the Great Ocean Road drive from Melbourne to Port Phillip Bay, Bell’s Beach, Torquay, Airey’s Inlet, Apollo Bay, Otway Fly and Loch Ard Gorge.

You’ll see surfboard, kangaroos and rainforest gullies along the way to make your trip memorable. A third road trip you may want to take is the remote South Australia quadrant, from Perth to Bunbury and Yallingup through the Margaret River Wine Region. Gothic cathedrals and behemoth trees, organic food and beach towns all meet you on your voyage, and don’t forget the Australian wine tours! While driving isn’t much of a vacation for some, the drives you’ll take around the coastal regions of Australia are transcendental.

February 8, 2009 by: JenMilt

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Australia holiday - Melbourne & the Great Ocean Road

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Spiral Sprit is music for the soul. Tonally rich earthy grooves mix world drums and percussion with didgeridoo and ethereal flutes. Instruments from Africa, Australia, Tibet, the Middle East and the Americas unite, organically blending hypnotic tribal rhythms and meditative, textural sounds into a rich listening experience. p Tumbara’s music, alive and infectious, is also humble and healing. Great for yoga, meditation and dance. This West Coast inspired music transcends cultural diversity by celebrating the spiraling one spirit within us all.

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Bath & Body Products Treat yourself to natural beauty with home fragrance, facial skin care, cosmetics, sun care, body care, hair care, bath products and aromatherapy. Tea Tree Oil has been recognized as a potent antiseptic in Australia anecdotally for much longer than there has been scientific evidence. However, recent studies support a role for tea tree oil in skin care and treatment of various ailments. Tea Tree Oil is extracted from various evergreen shrubs or small trees.

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See the film-styled advertisement Baz Luhrmann has created for Tourism Australia. Here the cool, deep billabong shows the rejuvenating power of Australias landscapes and experiences.

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Happy Yoga Class at Confest 2007 Easter Festival, Moulamein, NSW, Australia. More info at www.happyoga.com.au

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Please watch in high quality(button on right hand side just below the video)New DVD 60 minutes, graceful and flowing movements with beautiful inspired affirmative words and music. Allow the natural feelings of good energy ie love, peace, joy to flow through your body, this is highly beneficial to your mind and body allowing space for any healing. Activate law of attraction, honour and thank everything, ask for daily protection and guidance in your life’s purpose,get in touch with your true …

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