| A travel tip article providing an overview of | | | | unique about the total emptiness of this landscape |
| Australia as a holiday vacation destination Australia | | | | as it seems go on to infinity, that it demands to |
| Australia is a land with a unique flora and fauna | | | | be experienced by every visitor no matter what |
| that is found nowhere else on earth. It is also a | | | | else they have come to see.Australia is made up |
| land of many contrasts and a wide variety of | | | | of seven states. These are: |
| climate that ranges from tropical to sub alpine. It | | | | 1. Tasmania — an island with a temperate |
| is easy to forget that this vast island — | | | | rain forest south east of the Australian mainland |
| continent has only been known to the rest of the | | | | and on the same latitude as central New Zealand. |
| world for just 250 years. | | | | 2. New South Wales - Australia's most highly |
| Australia is roughly the same size as the U.S.A. (if | | | | populated state and located in the south-east of |
| you exclude Alaska) whilst its population is only | | | | the country. It is here you will find |
| one tenth of the U.S.A.’s That means | | | | Australia’s biggest and probably best |
| there’s plenty of room for both the | | | | known city, Sydney. |
| Aussies and their visitors! It also makes the | | | | 3. Victoria - the smallest mainland state but also |
| Australian continent the world’s most | | | | the one with the highest density of population. |
| sparsely populated continent - with the obvious | | | | Australia's second largest city, Melbourne is located |
| exception of Antarctica. | | | | near the south coast of this state and as well as |
| Overall, Australia is the driest continent in the | | | | enjoying a Mediterranean climate it boasts the |
| world, but the lush and fertile area that makes up | | | | World’s largest Greek population outside of |
| its eastern seaboard provides the majority of its | | | | Greece! |
| population with a much more hospitable place to | | | | 4. South Australia - bordered by the Southern |
| live. Separating this fertile land from the vast, | | | | Ocean and the home state of Adelaide, |
| barren outback region is a mountain range named | | | | Australia’s capital city. |
| the Great Dividing Range. At its southern end you | | | | 5. Western Australia — This vast area is |
| will find the Australian Alps or SnowyMountains as | | | | Australia's largest and, covers the whole |
| the Australians call them. Both names are equally | | | | western third of the Australian mainland, thus |
| apt because these mountains receive as much | | | | making Perth, its capital city, one of earths most |
| snowfall as Switzerland. | | | | isolated large cities. |
| In addition to these amazing variation of climate | | | | 6. The Northern Territory— This state is |
| and terrain, there are also large regions of | | | | very sparsely populated and is tropical in the north |
| savannah grasslands and a distinctly Mediterranean | | | | and desert in the south. The capital of this state is |
| climate around the coastal areas of the south | | | | Darwin and its other main city is Alice Springs. |
| west. Many areas of northern and eastern | | | | Alice lies in the heart of the Outback, and is the |
| Australia experience a tropical climate and there | | | | city every tourist sets off from to visit Ayers |
| are both tropical and temperate rain forests to be | | | | Rock |
| found. Yet despite all of these huge areas where | | | | 7. Queensland— This state occupies the |
| water exists in abundance, the vastness of | | | | north eastern corner of Australia, and experiences |
| Australia’s interior is what makes the | | | | both tropical climate and subtropical climates. Its |
| continent the world’s driest. This enormous | | | | principle city is Brisbane which has 1.2 million |
| area is what is referred to as the Outback and it | | | | inhabitants. The great barrier reef is located off |
| is perhaps the very heart of Australia in terms of | | | | the coast of Queensland and the state has some |
| feeling as well as in physical location. It is probably | | | | of the finest beaches in Australia. |
| a picture from the Outback that pops into most | | | | With so much to see and do in Australia, the |
| people’s mind when they think about | | | | visitor needs to select his destinations and tours |
| Australia. There is something so awe inspiring and | | | | with careful planning. |