Straya: The Land Down Under

in #travel7 years ago

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When I think of Australia, or Straya as most locals call it, a few things come to mind: Opera House, Great Ocean Road, Uluru, kangaroos and koalas.

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Sydney Opera House, NSW

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The Twelve Apostles, VIC

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Ayers Rock/Uluru, NT

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Curious Kangaroo on the Beach, WA

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Mama Koala and a Joey, SA

Australia is home to more than 500 national parks and has around 50,000 kilometers of spectacular coastline. You can see why it would be impossible to see the country and experience everything it has to offer on a single trip.

My short visit in 2015 got me wanting to explore more of this vast country. With a one year Working Holiday Visa (WHV) I set out to discover Australia's extraordinary landscapes, laid-back cities, pristine beaches, cascading waterfalls, impressive rock formations, and spectacular gorges.

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Purnululu NP, WA

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Blue Mountains NP, NSW

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Girringun NP, QLD

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New England NP, NSW

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Ikara Flinders Ranges NP, SA

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Watarrka NP, NT

My road trip around Australia, which is a three-part journey, began early this year. First exploring the East Coast from April to June; then The Red Center, Western & South Australia, Victoria and Canberra from July to October. I am currently in the middle of planning the last bit of this grand adventure. In a week I will be returning to Tasmania. For much longer this time. I can't wait to share all about it.

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Cradle Mountain, TAS

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An enchanting sunrise in Tasmania

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Freycinet NP, TAS

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Beautiful post and pictures. Talo na ako hahaha. Ikaw na! Welcome to Steemitfamilyph. Glad to have you here. Keep on steeming!

Sibling goals talaga kayo. Galing!! 😁

Just wish to be at her spot (traveling) one day :D

That would be soon for you. You're about to graduate 😁

Hopefully. Cross fingers. Ikaw din nmn ggraduate na :)

Sana din 🤞

You have seen so much already but I know you will be doing exactly what I am doing now one day. And u bet I will be coming to visit you so we could go on more adventures.

Thanks ading @jon24jon24 for your encouragements to share on this platform.
Haha hindi naman, galing din ng mga post mo kaya.

Your welcome. Just want you to share your travels also and feel like it is appreciated.

OMG that's unreal! You made me to pick Australia as next soon travel destination.
Thank you for sharing, honestly..
Followed and upvoted.

I invite you to see Landscapes of Lanzarote in my first post.

Thank you @steemit.travel :) It's a beautiful country and has so much variety to offer for adventure seekers :)

OMG ate!! Your photos are all great. 😍It makes me want to travel also. I wish I have the money 😅

Welcome to steemit and to @steemitfamilyph. 😊🎉

Let's go. Travel na tayo dito sa pinas hehe

Tara sa Burnham 😂
Ganda din ng pinuntahan nyo nila @rjd 😊

Thanks @klborillo. Visit Australia one day if you get the chance, it's beautiful!

I will, ate. Hopefully, it's soon. 😊

These pictures are amazing! You’ve seen heaven on earth. Love to go there someday!

Thanks @laurasusannah :) Do visit when you get a chance, you won't be disappointed!

Great content from a new member! Welcome to steemit. If you keep putting out images and content like this, you will do well. I'll re-steem this in the hope that some of my followers like it as much as i do.

Me as well. I also resteemed. Cant help but share this amazing post.

I have to agree with this. I did too resteemed did hoping that others will like her post too.

Thank you @markangeltrueman. Appreciate the warm welcome and for re-steeming my post :)

Thanks as well for re-esteeming my post @jon24jon24 @klborillo
I am overwhelmed by the support guys!

The one in Watarrka NP, NT is kinda scary and you're about to go closer to the edge in the picture. 😮

I was there with her. I was suppose to go next so that she could take a picture of me on the same spot but I didn't go through it because it was scary as .....Sh*t. haha.

Cool shot thought. It's worth it to go there. If it was me, my knees would be shaking so hard.

I have done a lot of stupidly scary stuff before and I must say this is definitely up there. That slab of rock could have crumbled beneath my feet at anytime...but it didn't. Thank goodness. You must have been shitting yourself when you took this photo @jon24jon24 as I was shitting myself looking at you standing so close to the edge on the other end. LOL. #Don'tLetMomSeeThisPost

Hopefully mom wouldn't go on steemit. haha. Right now its hard for her to navigate so its gonna be later on that maybe she will see this? haha

Hello Ate @jh3n, welcome to stemmitfamilyph! Do you still remember me? Hehe

Hi @gheghenrv thank you and of course I do remember you :)

We are excited on your next travel blog ate. First post is awesome.. hopefully I can visit Australia. Soon! if God’s permit Enjoy steeming ate. 🙂

Thank you ading @gheghenrv :)

Gorgeous pictures! Where did you stay on your trips? I imagine it would be fun to camp!

Thanks @bymelissaclaire :) I camped most of the times but also stayed at hostels, hotels, and at friends'

It is so amazing that other people who come and visit the land down under have more experience traveling the country than people who actually live in it.

It would be nice to travel to those places that you have been to.

The only thing that get me is you guys prefer western australia? Hmmm I don't know about that I don't see much that worth seeing in WA... Maybe I'm missing something.

I have met so many amazing Aussies in my travels, heaps of them welcomed me into their homes and adventures. And a lot of them also say the same. I believe it is human nature to explore other places first before exploring their own/home because, well, it's home. It will always be there. At least that's what a lot of people I've met have said. As for me, I have explored my home state a lot when I was living there.

If you love the outdoors and nature, WA has got so much to offer. And I think that's why I love it there. But mostly due to the fact that it's so remote and not easily accessible. A lot of the places I visited in WA aren't as crowded as say Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. Definitely worth exploring :)

That first one looks like the spider walk in karijini?

I loved the spiderwalk @wakeupworldnews. I spent hours just relaxing in that pool at the end. This one was in Karijini but a different gorge, can't remember what it's called now. There's so many of them

Welcome. Shine!

Thank you for the warm welcome and for taking the time to visit my post @surpassinggoogle
Really appreciate it. Not entirely sure how this platform works as far as rewards goes but @jon24jon24 has been very helpful in trying to make me understand.

Nice post @jh3n. I want to visit that place soon. Great post. Yey! Welcome to steemit family. Keep posting amazing pictures. Im looking forward on your next travel/adventure photos. God bless.

Thanks @edibanez01 You should definitely visit Australia when you get a chance. The famous landmarks are amazing but be sure to also travel off the beaten path. This country is massive. I'd say take your time to really explore it.

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Thank you @bitgeek :)

Wow, you’re off to quite a start with your first post. I hope that continues, but don’t be disheartened if it doesn’t.

Amazing pictures - I lived in Australia for a while and so have been to many of the places in your post. Western Australia was my favourite - the beaches, lifestyle, wine etc etc

Cheers

Thanks @holbein81 :) I couldn't agree more, Western Australia is my favorite too. Don't even get me started on the wines. LOL! I wish I could've spent more time exploring WA. Spent nearly 2 months there but as you and I both know the country is so massive and WA takes up a third. At the start of my drive from Darwin to the west coast, I was already planning a return trip to do Australia all over again...in a 4x4 caravan I hope :)

And thank you for the great advice :) I am mainly sharing here to document my travels. The rewards will come as a bonus. I have been wanting to blog about my adventures around the world. In fact I bought my own domain in 2015. But that quickly stopped after my introductory post. Ha! Thanks to my brother @jon24jon24 for encouraging me to share on this platform. I could now see why he likes it here so much.

Awesome adventure!!! Aaaaa!! Soo envious. 😍

Thanks @caaat! I couldn't recommend it enough, visit Australia when u get a chance :) And visit not just the famous landmarks.

Amazing pictures! I’m surprised to see a kangaroo at the beach!

Thank you @brianphobos This one along with a mom & joey in the pouch were very friendly. They'd even let you pet them. I have seen so many of this cute creatures and every single time I'd sit there and just watch. I could watch them for hours. They just make my day!

Travel goals!😍I need to excel in my future career to travel like this in the future,,Welcome po to steemit😄

Thanks @prudent-rod1 Glad to be part of this awesome network :) Now @jon24jon24 can finally stop being a kulit. lol

hahaha,,jon knows that you can use your potentials here in steemit ate, that is why she insisted that you join and look just what happened, first post palang but you had a lot of upvotes already,,,BTW po,your shots are amazing,and I'm rooting for more posts. Both @jon24jon24 and you have the eye of a good photographers po,,two thumbs up for that:)

Thanks @prudent-rod1 :) I won't take all the credit as my post got noticed with the help of @jon24jon24. I'll try to post on a regular basis but will be difficult once I'm back on the road again.

hello ate 😊 welcome to @steemit and @steemitfamilyph .. God bless 😊

HI @izzhanglie26, thank you for the warm welcome :)

I don't know why but I always imagined Australia as mostly flat with Ayers Rock somewhere in the middle, your photos shows a much bumpier land than my imagination.

It's vast and there's lots of nothingness especially in the Outback. I didn't quite grasp how massive this country is until I started driving around it. You could be driving for hundreds of kilometers and see nothing but flatness. It is beautiful. But it surely take some time to explore it properly.

woow you have taken my heart with your post dear @jh3n these photos have taken my mind out of me.....the nature so beautiful thank you

Thank you @ghadaelsawy :) Glad you enjoyed the post/photos

@jh3n, very amazing pictures you shared, i have no words to praise you and your work, just say i love that hear touching stuff and hope for best of luck for you and wellcome in #untalented family initiated by freat @surpassinggoogle. i fully support and appreciate your work.

Thanks @rabeel :) This is such a great platform to be a part of.

Definitely a beautiful country! It's even more amazing in real life!

Couldn't agree more @devi1714

Love the pictures, we do live in one amazing country, easy to forget sometimes.

Thanks @jeff001 I haven't even left and am already planning my return trip in the future. With a 4x4 next time to get to those more remote places :)

Your welcome, I too want to see more places..

There are many places like this which we expect to be posted from you time and again. We will continue upvoting you in your good posts :)

Thank you @welcometonepal I hope to share more of my adventures on this platform :)

Go team Australia, well done mate.
@themda

Thank you @themda :)

welcome to steemit bro and nice content ...
thanks for sharing

Sobrang ganda po ng shots niyo! Thank you for sharing them . :)

Thank you for stopping by my page @zareceerine :)

You're welcome! :)

You're so blessed ate that you were able to travel to those awesome places, pati n din c Jon..heje.. Hoping also n makapag adventure din one time..hehe.. Keep posting ate so we could also somewhat travel to those beautiful places u hve been. :)

Blessed indeed @sharaine Thanks :)
Happy to share my adventures on this platform. Hope to inspire others to travel more :)

Wow, you got some amazing shots, I hope you'll be putting more up :)

Always happy to see people enjoying their time in Oz'

We did the Great Ocean Road recently, the view down there is always amazing, and there's a great walk down to the beach if you don't mind stairs.

Don't even think about stopping to blog..