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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 189195" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>husband & I are nature lovers. Alwayshave been.</p><p></p><p>My eldest sister travelled to Canada & the US in the early Sixties (got married there) and I gave her a list of places I wanted her to go to, just for me.</p><p></p><p>First on my list (after Disneyland, of course!) was the Californian redwood forests. It's still high on my list, too. My sister & her husband loved it, they bought a table made form a tree root, it is my sister's pride and joy, still.</p><p>Also on my list - the petrified forest (she never got there). Grand Canyon of course. The Rockies. Just about anywhere with mountains and forests. Death Valley. The Louisiana bayoux. Niagara Falls, the Great Lakes, Hoover Dam, Yosemite, Yellowstone (as the competitor with our own backyard for the oldest national park in the world). Many other places.</p><p></p><p>Places we've been which I love and would recommend - sorry, never been to the US. And there are many places in Australia I still want to visit. But places for you to check out - Sydney, of course. Do the full tourist bit over the Opera House, the Rocks, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the islands in the harbour (ferry ride as tour is a great way to pack this in to a tight itinerary) and some of our best restaurants in Sydney too - Doyle's on the Strand (seafood restaurant on the beach, literally) and Summit (revolving restaurant at the top of that cylindrical building we call Australia Square - I'm not kidding).</p><p></p><p>Then get out of Sydney, there is much more to see. The tropical north of the country - everything warms up and gets lush from Coffs Harbour and onwards. Coffs is lovely, I lived there for a while. A relaxed country town, but big enough to be a productive city as well. </p><p>Brisbane - a cross between Coffs and Sydney. A city for sure, but relaxed and sun-loving. Just south of Brisbane is the Gold Coast - a really fun place, lots of beaches, plenty of seafood and tropical fruit & veg. Lots of night life if you want it, but handy for the mountains inland (remember though, 'mountains' in Australia are flat and not very high).</p><p>North of Brisbane is the Sunshine Coast - a bit more sparsely populated but always plenty to do. Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo is up that way, well worth a visit - it's a Rolls Royce of zoos, I love it. Some of Australia's most popular tropical holiday destinations are on the Sunshine Coast.</p><p></p><p>Further north is increasingly country, with a marine feel. The Great Barrier Reef really begins as a holiday destination with the Whitsunday Islands. Beautiful, a bit 'touristy' but I remember the fabulous prawn burgers we used to eat for lunch there. They were large, packed with salad and tiger prawns, each one almost lobster-sized. </p><p>Further north - Dunk Island, Cairns and many other wonderful tropical names spring to mind. It's getting into the realm of tropical cyclones though - you would need to double-check your best times to visit.</p><p></p><p>Inland - the Rock. Uluru. Never been there but I want to go one day. I also want to see the Todd River Regatta - it's in Alice Springs. The regatta has to be called off it it rains, they can't do it if there is water in the (usually dry) river bed.</p><p>Kakadu - where wild budgies live in flocks so large they darken the sky when they fly overhead. </p><p>Western Australia - Broome, where the best pearls come from.</p><p></p><p>So much I'd like to see...</p><p></p><p>But other places - New Zealand. We loved it. There, we saw mountains, snow, glaciers (there are none in Australia, only in Aussie territories on Antarctica). The volcanoes - also fabulous. Again, no active volcanoes in Australia (only in Antarctica). There is something about soaking outdoors in a hot spring, in the middle of an icy winter within view of a row of active volcanoes, snow-capped. Or visiting the only ski field in the world, on the slopes of an active volcano. But New Zealanders aren't complacent about safety, they are really careful, but unobtrusively so. Sitting on the veranda outside our room on the lake, and watching the STEAM rise from the edge, a short walk away.</p><p></p><p>So much to see.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 189195, member: 1991"] husband & I are nature lovers. Alwayshave been. My eldest sister travelled to Canada & the US in the early Sixties (got married there) and I gave her a list of places I wanted her to go to, just for me. First on my list (after Disneyland, of course!) was the Californian redwood forests. It's still high on my list, too. My sister & her husband loved it, they bought a table made form a tree root, it is my sister's pride and joy, still. Also on my list - the petrified forest (she never got there). Grand Canyon of course. The Rockies. Just about anywhere with mountains and forests. Death Valley. The Louisiana bayoux. Niagara Falls, the Great Lakes, Hoover Dam, Yosemite, Yellowstone (as the competitor with our own backyard for the oldest national park in the world). Many other places. Places we've been which I love and would recommend - sorry, never been to the US. And there are many places in Australia I still want to visit. But places for you to check out - Sydney, of course. Do the full tourist bit over the Opera House, the Rocks, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the islands in the harbour (ferry ride as tour is a great way to pack this in to a tight itinerary) and some of our best restaurants in Sydney too - Doyle's on the Strand (seafood restaurant on the beach, literally) and Summit (revolving restaurant at the top of that cylindrical building we call Australia Square - I'm not kidding). Then get out of Sydney, there is much more to see. The tropical north of the country - everything warms up and gets lush from Coffs Harbour and onwards. Coffs is lovely, I lived there for a while. A relaxed country town, but big enough to be a productive city as well. Brisbane - a cross between Coffs and Sydney. A city for sure, but relaxed and sun-loving. Just south of Brisbane is the Gold Coast - a really fun place, lots of beaches, plenty of seafood and tropical fruit & veg. Lots of night life if you want it, but handy for the mountains inland (remember though, 'mountains' in Australia are flat and not very high). North of Brisbane is the Sunshine Coast - a bit more sparsely populated but always plenty to do. Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo is up that way, well worth a visit - it's a Rolls Royce of zoos, I love it. Some of Australia's most popular tropical holiday destinations are on the Sunshine Coast. Further north is increasingly country, with a marine feel. The Great Barrier Reef really begins as a holiday destination with the Whitsunday Islands. Beautiful, a bit 'touristy' but I remember the fabulous prawn burgers we used to eat for lunch there. They were large, packed with salad and tiger prawns, each one almost lobster-sized. Further north - Dunk Island, Cairns and many other wonderful tropical names spring to mind. It's getting into the realm of tropical cyclones though - you would need to double-check your best times to visit. Inland - the Rock. Uluru. Never been there but I want to go one day. I also want to see the Todd River Regatta - it's in Alice Springs. The regatta has to be called off it it rains, they can't do it if there is water in the (usually dry) river bed. Kakadu - where wild budgies live in flocks so large they darken the sky when they fly overhead. Western Australia - Broome, where the best pearls come from. So much I'd like to see... But other places - New Zealand. We loved it. There, we saw mountains, snow, glaciers (there are none in Australia, only in Aussie territories on Antarctica). The volcanoes - also fabulous. Again, no active volcanoes in Australia (only in Antarctica). There is something about soaking outdoors in a hot spring, in the middle of an icy winter within view of a row of active volcanoes, snow-capped. Or visiting the only ski field in the world, on the slopes of an active volcano. But New Zealanders aren't complacent about safety, they are really careful, but unobtrusively so. Sitting on the veranda outside our room on the lake, and watching the STEAM rise from the edge, a short walk away. So much to see. Marg [/QUOTE]
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