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It's always most difficult to talk about your home, but I'll take up the challenge and try and describe my birthplace, Australia, to you.

Australia May 2001

Nickjenkins
2003-11-20 15:37:40

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hands if you go there during "schoolies week".

Perth, Western Australia - without a doubt, in my humble but completely prejudiced opinion, the most beautiful city in Australia. Attractions, tourist or otherwise, include the Swan River, King's Park, Fremantle, the lifestyle and the never-ending beaches. Attractions of Western Australia include the Margaret river wine growing region and surfing mecca, Rottnest island, the vast inland spaces around mining towns like Kalgoorlie, the gorges of the north west and, you guessed it, the endless beaches. Perth suffers (or benefits depending on your point of view) from being the most remote capital city in the world. It is two days drive from the next nearest Australian city in Adelaide and four hours by plane to Sydney or Melbourne.

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory - featuring no beaches what-so-ever this, I'm sorry to say, is my least favourite of all Australian cities. The custom build Australian capital is set inland between Victoria and New South Wales and features no other water features than lake Burly-Griffin. It is also one of the coldest cities in Australia during the winter, again knocking some points off my enjoyment scale. Attractions include the centrally located and magnificent Parliament House (where kangaroos graze on the lawns), the Snowy mountains and the Australian National Gallery. Also, don't get caught in Canberra on a Friday night with nothing to do unless you are a foreign diplomat with a limousine they can take you somewhere interesting, like Melbourne for example.

Hobart, Tasmania - nestled away from mainland Australia on the south coast of the island state Hobart is a historic Australian city. The nearby Port Arthur was one of colonial Australia's first penal settlements and still illustrates what it might have been like to be an exported convict. Other attractions within Tasmania include the unspoilt wilderness ...