For me, a big part of my visit to Australia was about wildlife unlike New Zealand where it became an added bonus. There were so many animals that I was desperate to see so I was so pleased I got to see as many of them in the wild as I could before seeing the rest at Australia Zoo and luckily I avoided seeing any venomous snakes or spiders in the wild or under the loo seat.
Swimming on the Great Barrier Reef will probably be the greatest memory I'll take with me. It's one thing I would tell anybody to do if they're in Australia and it would even be worth travelling there to do only that. Start saving your pocket money!
I was a bit disappointed not to see more live sport though. I'm glad I got to watch football in Sydney, even if it was pretty bad, but I would've loved to have seen some cricket, rugby or Aussie rules football (Definitely worth checking out on YouTube) while here however I was never in the right place at the right time.
An odd thing I did notice, and was not a fan of, was the pedestrian crossings. It took absolutely AGES for them to turn green even when all the roads were on red. Not fun for an eager tourist in a rush to see exciting things! I was literally stood still, waiting, along with loads of cars that weren't moving while nothing happened. I wouldn't have been surprised if a tumbleweed had rolled through! When it comes to pedestrian crossings; 1-0 UK (An important victory I'm sure).
Overall though I loved my time in Australia. It's now time to leave the comfort of English-speaking countries and start the Asian leg of the trip. The third and final part, starting with a few nights in Singapore.
In The Photo: A signpost in Sydney. I was only just over 17,000km from home then!
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