What would you add to our Travel Guide? I am always asking people who have visited or lived in Australia, what their favorite Australian experience was or place to visit.

Sand Dunes on Moreton Island
What was your "Make sure you don't miss" advice to people traveling to Australia?
Sometimes the smallest events on a vacation make for the most memorable.
An example on our trip to Oz in August of 2008 was waiting with Montana at an Australian bookstore in Melbourne for the last book in the "Twilight" series to come out. She got to join a party with Australian girls celebrating the characters and books.
Another one of my favorite parts of our trip to Australia was whale watching off of the coast near Brisbane. They were incredible and quite playful. It was our last day in Australia and it really was one of our best days there.
I always tell people not to skip Melbourne. Sometimes people don't feel they have enough time to go, however I think that Melbourne offers so much more than Sydney (shhh don't tell the Sydneysiders - there is a great rivalry between the two cities).
Melbourne has some of the best restaurants, is a beautiful city, and is the gateway to the Great Ocean Road and Phillip Island to see my favorite attraction in Australia - The Fairy Penguins.
Some of my favorites in Australia are:
Now it's your turn:
What is your favorite Australia experience that you would add to our Australia Guide? It can be something you saw or experienced.
Share what was your favorite experience was on your Australian vacation?
What would your advice be to someone that is about to visit Australia for the first time? What should they make sure they do on their visit to Australia?
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Seven Mile Beach & Gerroa NSW Seven Mile Beach is an absolute gem with gentle surf for all ages and swimmers and the town is sooo undiscovered.
Sydney Zoo We had a terrific experience at the Sydney Zoo in June. We practically had the zoo to ourselves (granted it was raining) and loved the opportunity to ...
Great Ocean Road Tour The Great Ocean Road Tour was one of my favorite things I did when I was living in Melbourne Australia. The scenery is spectacular! I did it with a small ...
Sydney Australia is a vibrant, multicultural city, with a beautiful Harbour and so many things to do. Check out ideas on what to do in Sydney for your next Australian Vacations.
Check out more vacation ideas for Australia and see some great videos giving you an overview of how great Australia is to visit, and get a feeling for the people of Australia.
When planning your Australia vacation, make sure you check out a map to get a sense of how large the country is and how you have to account for significant travel time from place to place.
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