Where in Australia have you been?

[Joseph41]

I went to the Northern Territory for the first time this year, and Tasmania for the first time last year. I've never been to Western Australia.

How widely has AN covered Australia? I wonder if more people have been to Victoria or New South Wales. 😜

[owidjaja]

I've only been to Victoria once back when I was in Year 5 because I have family living in Melbourne. Can I just say your trains are so weird. I'm used to the train doors opening up automatically but I remember standing in front of the door confused but then my cousin was like 'You press the button dummy' (I'm lazy so I'd rather have the train doors open up automatically lol). But Melbourne is a really pretty city- it's like modern street art meets old-school buildings (with trams and horses).

EDIT: I totally forgot about Canberra! I assumed it to be part of NSW. But Canberra is the go-to camp for primary school students. But I've been there with family. We always go to the same places though: parliament house and Questacon. I did go to the War Memorial in Year 10 for a History Excursion. Even though Canberra is in NSW, it's significantly colder than Sydney, I was so shocked the first time I went there!

[spectroscopy]

I'm probably one of the few who've been to every state. Biggest thing I've noticed is the significance of the Barassi line. Perth really feels closer and more similiar to Melbourne than NSW/QLD by far. Perth is like a big Geelong with a skyscraper or two, and Adelaide is like a perpetual 4pm Sunday in Melbourne.

[sweetiepi]

I've only been to Victoria once back when I was in Year 5 because I have family living in Melbourne. Can I just say your trains are so weird. I'm used to the train doors opening up automatically but I remember standing in front of the door confused but then my cousin was like 'You press the button dummy' (I'm lazy so I'd rather have the train doors open up automatically lol). But Melbourne is a really pretty city- it's like modern street art meets old-school buildings (with trams and horses).

Our trains are definitely weird. The system (at least out my way lmao) is often undermaintained :') (but that being said- Vlines (our regional city trains) are often veryyyyyy comfy )
The first time I went up to Syd (April this year actually aha), I was in awe of the multi-storey trains. Those are cool. (also didn't know that they existed prior to that aha)

Other than obviously Vic, I've ticked also obviously ticked off NSW, but also SA and the ACT

[Aaron]

Victoria:
- Melbourne
- Geelong
--- Ocean Grove, Torquay etc.
- Bendigo
- Albury/Wodonga
- Ballarat
- Sale / Loch Sport / Golden Beach
- Eildon
- Marysville
- Bright / Harrietville
- Foster
- Phillip Island
- ?? i could list places forever here but these are the main ones

this list will only get bigger I predict, teaching provides an opportunity for exploration

NSW/ACT:
- Sydney
- Canberra

QLD:
- Yeppoon/Rockhampton
- Gold Coast/Surfers Paradise
- Cairns/Port Douglas
- Brisbane

I've pretty much done the eastern express apart from Tassie. That'll probably be soon on my to-do list. Haven't gone anywhere central / west, yet.

[Joseph41]

^I've only been to Tasmania for like three days lol but absolutely loved it. Definitely recommend it to complete your Eastern exploration.

[Aaron]

^I've only been to Tasmania for like three days lol but absolutely loved it. Definitely recommend it to complete your Eastern exploration.

Might make it a weekend for a footy match down in Tassie next year. That way, i'd have an excuse to go there

[Joseph41]

Might make it a weekend for a footy match down in Tassie next year. That way, i'd have an excuse to go there

Would be awesome! I reckon that'd be a grouse experience.

[tomatosauce]

interesting fact... i grew up in WA! other than that... been VIC, SA, NSW and QLD!

[Yertle the Turtle]

I've literally never left Victoria. I was born here, and I've never visited any of the other states.

Of course, its not quite true that I have never left Vic. I've been to Canada, America, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, but we were discussing Australia...

[beatroot]

Of course I live in the greatest state (New South Wales obviously )

I've only been to Victoria twice (back in 2013 and 2017). Went to Queensland back in 2004? and 2013 as well.

I really wanna go to Tasmania because I wanna test out the theory that they've got the cleanest oxygen in the world (I got to uni with three people from Tassie and they said that the theory is true)

[jazcstuart]

^I've only been to Tasmania for like three days lol but absolutely loved it. Definitely recommend it to complete your Eastern exploration.

Agreed, Tassie is stunning! We caught the Spirit of Tasmania (the boat) over from Melbourne so we had our car, and we travelled around the whole state for a bit over a week last Summer holidays which was fabulous.

I am grateful to my parents because for our family holidays we have visited a new state every couple of years. So when I was 12 we roadtripped (is this a word?) from Darwin to Alice Springs and Uluru, and when I was 14 or 15 we visited the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest, which were both awesome experiences. I also went to South Australia for an Earthwatch Student Challenge expedition.

I really like being able to say that although I've never been overseas, I have vistited every state in Australia except Western Australia (don't worry, I'm planning on it someday!). I think its just as good, if not better, to explore my own country first (sorry Yertle the Turtle  ).

[blasonduo]

Does driving straight through Victoria to get to Tasmania count? If so, I've been to NSW, ACT, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania.

I would HIGHLY recommend anyone to go to Tasmania, it is gorgeous in every way.

[kauac]

I have visited every state in Australia except Western Australia

Oooh same!

WA is definitely a trek to get to from NSW, but I have wanted to go ever since I read "Blueback" by Tim Winton for school  (the book takes place at Ningaloo Reef).

As for Tasmania hype, can agree it is an ideal destination! My family went for three weeks when I was seven, and some of the my most nostalgic childhood memories come from there. Like the Cadbury chocolate factory (when they still did tours), Tasmazia, picking fresh raspberries from a farm, the countless wildlife.

The second time was for my year 11 school trip, and we were just in Hobart. But I loved everything about it (ok, well maybe not getting 'hypothermia' from the top of mt wellington), especially Port Arthur!

[jazcstuart]

Oooh same!

WA is definitely a trek to get to from NSW, but I have wanted to go ever since I read "Blueback" by Tim Winton for school  (the book takes place at Ningaloo Reef).

As for Tasmania hype, can agree it is an ideal destination! My family went for three weeks when I was seven, and some of the my most nostalgic childhood memories come from there. Like the Cadbury chocolate factory (when they still did tours), Tasmazia, picking fresh raspberries from a farm, the countless wildlife.

The second time was for my year 11 school trip, and we were just in Hobart. But I loved everything about it (ok, well maybe not getting 'hypothermia' from the top of mt wellington), especially Port Arthur!

Nice! Yeah that is a beautiful book!

That would have been great spending so long in Tassie, I think we spent 11 days there and that was a lot longer than most people. You would have been able to experience so much and move away from the typical tourist destinations, sounds like a perfect holiday to me.

The highlights for me would have been Bruny Island and doing a hike at Cradle Mountain, the scenery is so beautiful, and @Beatroot, the air really does seem so clean, particularly when you get away from the larger towns and go to places like these.