'The Real Australia'

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Mar 25th 2007, 10:42 am

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Re: 'The Real Australia'

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Originally Posted by _Australia

Hi, when i go on my Working Holiday Visa (WHV) later this year, well im trying to decide where to go, and as i have never been to Australia, it is more guessing and reading websites than anything else. I was hoping to visit 'The Real Australia', not like the commercial center's e.g. Sydney, but like say Alice Springs (obvious i wont visit there in the heat of the summer if i decide to go there.) Any suggestions on places to go?

P.S. i know people say it changes when you get there on a WHV, but im the organised type, and i like everything to be planned out in advance.

Thanks

Come to the town where I live, Kalamunda. It's about Australian as you can get and has no Legoland. Choice.

Mar 25th 2007, 11:24 am

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seanandmaria

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Re: 'The Real Australia'

Theres also the Great Ocean Road and all that offers from victoria to south australia,
but the whinging one did have a valid point

Mar 25th 2007, 1:19 pm

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Re: 'The Real Australia'

Does he? Are you his wife then?

I feel your pain Deadmeat, my ol' chum.

Mar 25th 2007, 9:57 pm

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Re: 'The Real Australia'

Remember, this it isn't a full time move, i will be travelling around Australia for 2 years on a WHV

. Then i will possibly move to Australia if a can find a job.

Mar 26th 2007, 5:55 am

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Re: 'The Real Australia'

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Originally Posted by _Australia

why dont you try and get some work in an aboriginal mission. i recently did some work in a few in north QLD . its an eye opener.

Mar 26th 2007, 10:53 am

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Re: 'The Real Australia'

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why dont you try and get some work in an aboriginal mission. i recently did some work in a few in north QLD . its an eye opener.

Youngy,

Do tell, i would be interested to hear about your experiences.

Mar 26th 2007, 11:09 am

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Re: 'The Real Australia'

Try and visit as many places as you can. We packed in loads and we were only there for a month. Go to Sydney and see the opera house and bridge. The Blue Mountains are lovely too and well worth a trip. Another must for me was the Barrier Reef for some diving but that might not interest you. We did a fab trek into the rain forest from Cairns as well.

Mar 26th 2007, 12:09 pm

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Re: 'The Real Australia'

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they are worthless bludgers

Worth 2 billion dollars of tax payers dosh per year I believe ?

Mar 26th 2007, 1:09 pm

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Re: 'The Real Australia'

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Got me in one, 2 days after my Citizenship Ceremony you won't see my arse for dust

So why go for Citizenship?

Mar 27th 2007, 2:15 am

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Re: 'The Real Australia'

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Originally Posted by somme

So why go for Citizenship?

It was a tongue-in-cheek comment that is impossible to detect in a posting due to the lack of tongues or, indeed, cheeks.

Suffice to say I am here for the long haul thanks to this wonderful country, my Aussie wife and my Aussie daughter ... that and I've got a HUGE thong and shorts collection now which would be a shame to junk.

Mar 27th 2007, 2:25 am

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Re: 'The Real Australia'

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Originally Posted by Deadmeat

It was a tongue-in-cheek comment that is impossible to detect in a posting due to the lack of tongues or, indeed, cheeks.

Forgive me for pointing this out, but you mentioned your arse, so I think we can safely say there are cheeks. And anything involving tongues now brings up a mental picture that we can all do without.

Cheers,

DagBoy

Mar 27th 2007, 2:33 am

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Re: 'The Real Australia'

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Originally Posted by _Australia

... I was hoping to visit 'The Real Australia', not like the commercial center's e.g. Sydney, but like say Alice Springs ...

Bearing in mind the number of "real" Australians that spend their lives living and working in the commercial centres, compared the the very very few who live or work in all the other places mentioned on this thread, what makes one Australia more real that the other?

By all means go and visit all the lovely places in the middle of nowhere, but don't expect Australian life to be like that if you ever move here. For that experience you would be better off living in a legoland housing estate in Perth or Brisbane, or struggling with high rents in Sydney.

Sorry - I am a realist.

Cheers,

DagBoy

Mar 27th 2007, 3:08 am

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Re: 'The Real Australia'

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Originally Posted by DagBoy

Expanding on that -
To me most people see the 'real Australia' as that presented and portrayed in popular fiction or faction(!) - rightly or wrongly.

Basically it's either Neighbours which is NOT legoland(!) or the outback - both with good old 'recognisable' aussie stuff in place.

Anything else WILL disappoint(!)

Mar 28th 2007, 5:41 am

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Re: 'The Real Australia'

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Originally Posted by _Australia

Hi, I have been in Aust. all my life and have travelled just about every part of it. You will find wide open spaces and some pretty amazing places wherever you go. I am in Cairns now and love it. Lots of diversity and lots of things to do from rainforest to reef. My wife and I operate a hosted accommodation business so if you are coming Cairns way and need accommodation just let us know. Good luck and enjoy your travelling wherever you decide to go!