Travelling Around Australia

I have been lucky enough to see a lot of Australia over the last few years. Today I'm going to talk about a few of the trips I have taken and where I want to go next.

Melbourne.

Melbourne is only a short flight from Sydney, it was also a short flight from Adelaide, so we have visited there many times especially since flights became so cheap here in Australia. My favourite place to go in Melbourne is Melbourne Zoo. It has the most land out of any zoo in Australia so be prepared for a lot of walking and wear comfortable shoes, however it is mostly flat land so not much uphill walking.

Melbourne Zoo has so much to see including elephants, reptiles, frogs, tigers, lions, jaguars and a lot of the more unusual medium size cats. They also have a butterfly house - that's where the above picture was taken. If you want to visit Melbourne and their zoo, check out Hotels in Melbourne online.

Sydney.

Sydney is just a two hour drive from here. My favourite place to go in Sydney is Taronga Zoo. Taronga is also quite large but much more hilly so it is better to start at the top and walk down the hill. Taronga is one of the most well funded zoos in Australia. You can catch the ferry to get there which means a boat trip across Sydney Harbour.

Taronga Zoo has a lot of Australian animals due to the large amounts of tourists who visit but they also have most of the big cats and primates, a fantastic reptile house and a gorgeous view of Sydney Harbor as you see in the above photo which was taken from Taronga. If you're thinking of visiting Sydney, you can find Hotels in Sydney online.

Brisbane

I have been to the Gold Coast many times, which is just 80kms drive from Brisbane. It has SeaWorld where the above photo was taken, DreamWorld, Wet'N'Wild, Movieworld and so many other tourist attractions that it is difficult to go anywhere else. I have only ever been to Brisbane once in 1988 for the Brisbane World Expo. Brisbane is the next place on our list to visit.

We would like to go and see Australia Zoo which of course was made famous by Steve Irwin. It's about a 60 minute drive from Brisbane. You can find Hotels in Brisbane online - and that's where we'll be booking our hotel when we go, perhaps early next year.