Australia: Gold Coast to Alice Springs
Now let me tell you about the best thing to see in Australia which is the Outback and of course the most underwhelming place in Australia the Gold Coast. Even though Surfers Paradise in the Gold Coast has a greatly beautiful beach, despite its name it is a purely shambolic place to surf. The waves are so big and frequent. Because of this it is hard to give yourself time to position yourself and catch some waves making for a painful day in the water. The Gold Coast seems like a place for Australian families to go on holiday as there are shops purely for tourist tat and typical basic tourist traps like Ripley's believe it or not and the Hard Rock Cafe. The only other thing worth mentioning for the Gold Coast is the theme parks. The theme parks are nowhere near as good as the ones in Orlando, I'd recommend buying a day pass for all of them as you could do all of them in one day. Dreamworld, it has a good bit of everything, it has a zoo, huge rollercoasters, fun rides and even a waterpark section.
After that I flew over to Adelaide, I saw what Adelaide had to offer in five minutes: quietness and churches. It was in Adelaide where my journey to the outback had begun. Starting off with a bus journey over to a small town known as Quorn nearby to Flinders Ranges. Flinders Ranges is absolutely stunning and it's just the beginning. It gave me an insight into the desert adventure that would come ahead.
Then after my hiking in Flinders Ranges I was interested by what was in Quorn, it looked like a town from Red Dead Redemption 2 with the old school architecture and the rural feel. The next morning it was another few hours on the bus with a stop at a place called Woomera. A place that certainly looks like it fits into the post-apocalyptic Mojave desert. Woomera is where nuclear weapons are stored and most of the inhabitants are to do with the US army. On the way out we got stuck behind a train crossing through and it was a good few minutes of the train passing through. After that it was on to Coober Pedy, a town comprising of buildings underground and interestingly a great mix of nationalities. Even got to visit an underground orthodox church and saw a didgeridoo player during my time there.
The next day it was another long drive and now onto the big rock, known as Uluru. The biggest rock in the world it is an absolute unit. Not only that, but it's also paramount to the indigenous culture as the rock told stories as they looked at it. Uluru is something that shouldn't be climbed as it is not something that creates accomplishment and it is disrespectful to the indigenous if you do so. Once you get to Uluru the flies start to get annoying and it's almost necessary to buy a flynet.
Not only is Uluru amazing but close to it there is a similar place almost as amazing known as Kata Tjuta. It is huge rocks close together and is a bewildering site to see as well and it is easy to walk through to get some tremendous views.
Then once I had seen Uluru about one hundred times it was time to get back on the bus and head over to Kings Canyon. Kings Canyon is mind bending, it really does look like a place from Star Wars and is beautiful both to look at and go walking through even though my running shoes had worn out and started to cause me pain.
Then once I had seen it, It was time to get on the bus for one final time in order to get to the final destination: Alice Springs. Once I had got to Alice Springs it felt like somewhere familiar. like a mix of back home and upstate rural America. It blows my mind that people live somewhere so remote and felt fulfilling to finally reach somewhere that is the middle of the middle. I'd say the Outback is definitely somewhere you should go at least once in your life, however, the constant getting up early, bus journeys and camping experience may be out of your comfort zone, at least it was for me.
After that I flew over to Adelaide, I saw what Adelaide had to offer in five minutes: quietness and churches. It was in Adelaide where my journey to the outback had begun. Starting off with a bus journey over to a small town known as Quorn nearby to Flinders Ranges. Flinders Ranges is absolutely stunning and it's just the beginning. It gave me an insight into the desert adventure that would come ahead.
Then after my hiking in Flinders Ranges I was interested by what was in Quorn, it looked like a town from Red Dead Redemption 2 with the old school architecture and the rural feel. The next morning it was another few hours on the bus with a stop at a place called Woomera. A place that certainly looks like it fits into the post-apocalyptic Mojave desert. Woomera is where nuclear weapons are stored and most of the inhabitants are to do with the US army. On the way out we got stuck behind a train crossing through and it was a good few minutes of the train passing through. After that it was on to Coober Pedy, a town comprising of buildings underground and interestingly a great mix of nationalities. Even got to visit an underground orthodox church and saw a didgeridoo player during my time there.
The next day it was another long drive and now onto the big rock, known as Uluru. The biggest rock in the world it is an absolute unit. Not only that, but it's also paramount to the indigenous culture as the rock told stories as they looked at it. Uluru is something that shouldn't be climbed as it is not something that creates accomplishment and it is disrespectful to the indigenous if you do so. Once you get to Uluru the flies start to get annoying and it's almost necessary to buy a flynet.
Not only is Uluru amazing but close to it there is a similar place almost as amazing known as Kata Tjuta. It is huge rocks close together and is a bewildering site to see as well and it is easy to walk through to get some tremendous views.
Then once I had seen Uluru about one hundred times it was time to get back on the bus and head over to Kings Canyon. Kings Canyon is mind bending, it really does look like a place from Star Wars and is beautiful both to look at and go walking through even though my running shoes had worn out and started to cause me pain.
Then once I had seen it, It was time to get on the bus for one final time in order to get to the final destination: Alice Springs. Once I had got to Alice Springs it felt like somewhere familiar. like a mix of back home and upstate rural America. It blows my mind that people live somewhere so remote and felt fulfilling to finally reach somewhere that is the middle of the middle. I'd say the Outback is definitely somewhere you should go at least once in your life, however, the constant getting up early, bus journeys and camping experience may be out of your comfort zone, at least it was for me.
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