The drive from Melbourne to Cairns covers approx. 3500 km and requires a minimum of one month to travel. This route is extremely popular among travellers who come to Australia on a one year working holiday visa, making it a paradise for backpackers and road trippers.
across the world. Unfortunately, juggling between work and studies, like most of you reading this article perhaps, I did not have such luxury of time. However, my hunger to experience this alternative wondrous life drove me to squeeze in a two week long trip and book a flight to Brisbane, to set myself up right in the heart of where the entire buzz was coming from.
Having already experienced the city life of Australia, upon arrival at the airport, I rented a self drive vehicle with a fellow traveller friend, and steered away from Brisbane. This little journey will take you deeper into the hinterland and
DID YOU KNOW
The island has been home to the
Butchulla tribe for well over 5000 years, and merely 3 years ago, the people of this indigenous tribe were officially declared as the traditional owners of the island, which is also known as K’ gari- aboriginal for Paradise. farther among the islands of this magnificent country. There is no doubt that the cities have a charm of their own. With posh dining digs, cafe cultures and nightlife, historic buildings and museums, exquisite sanctuaries and zoos, sea life aquariums and more, they make for perfect destinations for most that travel down under. What triggered this article though was the striking contrast in the rampant presence of fellow Indian travellers in cities like Melbourne, Sydney or even Gold Coast, as against the lesser known landscapes of far off islands and the inland suburban cultures that form the pulse of the country, flanked with travellers from all corners of the world,
and yet absolutely alien to the quintessential Indian traveller.
So for the first time, or the next, that you travel to Brisbane or Gold coast, take out a few days, to check out some of these little gems that embellish the golden coastline of Australia. Here we go, there’ s something, for everyone.
Fraser Island
Fraser Island, a listed world heritage site is the largest sand island in the world that stretches for almost 123 km in length. While the waters along the shoreline are often described by locals as a‘ Mc- Donald’ s drive-in for sharks’, the island boasts of crystal clear water creeks that flow through the dense forests, fresh water lakes with healing properties, and the only rainforest in the world that’ s growing on a sand island. The abundance of freshwater is such, that the island can
The drive from Melbourne to Cairns covers approx. 3500 km and requires a minimum of one month to travel. This route is extremely popular among travellers who come to Australia on a one year working holiday visa, making it a paradise for backpackers and road trippers.
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