Visiting Australia

[Kwyjibo MX]

Hello everyone,

I went to an exposition about Australia here in Mexico City a while ago and I must say that you have a great country.

I'm still studying at the university right now, but I'm planning on visiting some foreign countries to learn more about them and probably for carreer opportunities as well (I'm in the Information Technology field), and right now the only countries that have caught my attention are Australia and Canada.

So, my fellow Australian forumers, which city in your country do you recommend me to visit?

Thanks in advance!

[Iskandar]

Originally Posted by Kwyjibo MX

Hello everyone,

I went to an exposition about Australia here in Mexico City a while ago and I must say that you have a great country.

I'm still studying at the university right now, but I'm planning on visiting some foreign countries to learn more about them and probably for carreer opportunities as well (I'm in the Information Technology field), and right now the only countries that have caught my attention are Australia and Canada.

So, my fellow Australian forumers, which city in your country do you recommend me to visit?

Thanks in advance!

Go to Melbourne and Sydney initially. Depending on your budget, Australian cities/population centers may seem very sparse and distant places from one another, but traveling to and from different Australian capital cities is really not expensive. I just looked on the Jetstar website, (I live in Brisbane), to fly from Brisbane to Sydney is $79. This is our budget airline, subsidiary of Qantas.

To get the best cultural experience, if you do want to move around to different cities on the East coast, I would recommend it. Though seeing as you are also coming for carrier opportunities, you would be advised to stay in one place, Melbourne or Sydney would be great whichever you prefer, both for business and they will offer a genuine Australian feel.

All this really relies on what kind of experience you want to have here, it's great to just stay in one city, but it would be better to move around the country to see and experience other places when work and employment allows for it.

I hope you have an unforgettable experience if you do decide to work here.

[Indictable]

Originally Posted by Iskandar

Go to Melbourne and Sydney initially. Depending on your budget, Australian cities/population centers may seem very sparse and distant places from one another, but traveling to and from different Australian capital cities is really not expensive. I just looked on the Jetstar website, (I live in Brisbane), to fly from Brisbane to Sydney is $79. This is our budget airline, subsidiary of Qantas.

It isn't our only too! Tiger and Virgin Blue

[invincible]

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[Jesse24]

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[Kwyjibo MX]

It makes sense to go to Sydney and Melbourne at first, since those are the biggest cities.

What about Adelaide in the south? Do you recommend it?

Thanks for your replies.

[Indictable]

RADelaide, I think most would reccomend it!

It's really nice, not much of a skyline (as of yet) but it is quite nice..

I'd personally reccommend Brisbane, the capital of Queensland - 2million people

It's a buzz of life! you can travel about 1 hour away and come to theme park and golden beaches of either the Sunshine or Goad Coasts

Even visit the Northern cities, such as Townsville, or Cairns. These places are booming!

[crawf]

Adelaide is a great place to visit from now right up to about April, mainly because of the beautiful weather and plenty of festivals like the Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe, WOMADelaide, Clipsal 500 etc giving the city a real buzz.

Then you have the other things Adelaide is renowned for like museums, attractions, architecture, cafes, restaurants, nightlife, shopping, beaches and all the other things you will find in a city. Adelaide is also only 20mins from the Adelaide Hills region and a hour from the wine regions of Barossa Valley and Southern Vales.

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[Bullswool]

Don't forget Perth Must experience the isolated city feel :P Plenty in WA to see if you like the outdoors. However you need a car and a lot of time to travel this sparsely populated state.

[Iskandar]

Originally Posted by Indictable

It isn't our only too! Tiger and Virgin Blue

Tiger? Never heard of it.
Yeah, of course Virgin Blue, I just didn't mention it.

[city_thing]

There's not much point in going to Perth unless you want to see all of Australia. There's not much Perth offers that cities like Brisbane and Adelaide don't offer as well, and they're much cheaper to get to than Perth. There's areas of Western Australia that are nice through, like the area south of Perth is quite beautiful. But it would cost you a fortune to get down there, and for that you could see more of the East coast - far north Queensland would probably be more interesting and tourist friendly.

Australia can turn into quite an expensive holiday destination if you decide to visit a lot of the country - it's very spread out and flight prices can take a huge bite out of your budget.

If I was you, I'd probably suggest starting in Sydney, head south through Canberra to Melbourne, then head back up again through Sydney up in to Brisbane & the Gold Coast, and up into tropic Queensland. It's the general backpacker route and it's very easy to travel. Adelaide might be good for a visit as well, I haven't been there but it always looks great in photos.

[BSD]

Don't forget the natural beautiful Northern Rivers. Best to get there is by flight from Syd/Melb to Ballina/Byron.

Googling 'Northern Rivers New South Wales' get you over 1000 searches!

[Cell.Phone]

One of my favorite spots is port stephens just north of Newcastle

[Kwyjibo MX]

Thanks to everyone for your replies and suggestions.

They all sound like very nice places, but as city_thing said, it sounds expensive to visit them all, so with some good planning and more research I want to try to get to as many places as possible, so I can get to know Australia better.

@crawf: Thanks for the info, it's very useful the way you put everything together.

I'll keep checking this thread in case anyone else has something to say. Thanks again.

[Cell.Phone]

Melbourne is probably the best place to start then you can make your way upwards along the coast

[Indictable]

Originally Posted by Iskandar

Tiger? Never heard of it.
Yeah, of course Virgin Blue, I just didn't mention it.

Tiger Airways..

http://www.tigerairways.com/

[BSD]

Originally Posted by Cell.Phone

Melbourne is probably the best place to start then you can make your way upwards along the coast

Maybe it good to travel from Melbourne to Brisbane via Albury and Sydney?

[Indictable]

Up to Albury, on the Hume? Is that part of the A1?

[invincible]

M31. The A1 is the coastal route which is a lot more indirect but is heaps better in terms of scenery. The Hume Highway on the other hand mostly passes through paddocks.

[Indictable]

Thanks, you learn something new every day