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different kinds of charters to the Great Barrier Reef. You can choose between
day-tours or liveaboard tours, which vary greatly in quality.If you aren’t yet
qualified to dive, but can’t think of a daytrip to the Great Barrier Reef
without doing so, you can easily pick up your qualification in a few days at
Cairns Dive Centre. They offer a 5-day learn to dive course, which gives you
your PADI certification and gives you the opportunity for several open-water
scuba dives out on the reef. Virtually all operators have an ecotourism
certification Maxx Williams Ravens Jersey , which means you don’t have to worry about damaging the great barrier reef while you are snorkelling.
2.Held every February, the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras has grown to be the largest of its type in the world. Over a million people line the route to
see floats so colourful, and outfits so outlandish that Brazilian carnevalists
would be envious. Streets are blocked off, pubs along the way are brimming, and
the gay and lesbian community party for days. It’s their New Years. Straight
folk are allowed along for the celebratory ride but this is a celebration of gay
culture. The event began in 1978 with a parade of 1000 people marking World Gay
Solidarity Day. These were much less forgiving days and there were disagreements
with authority that led to arrests for ‘lewd behaviour’. These days gay and
lesbian police march openly – in uniform – in the parade. The whole thing
involves thousands of performers. Religious types are ever resentful of the
wanton sexuality but are generally seen as part of the lunatic fringe during
this miasma of colour. It’s a huge party and shouldn’t be missed.
3.An hour or so south of Cairns Kamalei Correa Ravens Jersey , Mission Beach is the closest mainland point to the Great Barrier Reef. The beach is a 15 km long, perfect sandy beach, with
awesome views of Bedarra and a handful of other islands just off the beach.
There is a quaint township here, where you can learn more about activities like
sea kayaking or skydiving, though many would be perfectly happy soaking up the
sunlight and taking in the beautiful surrounding scenery.You can stay overnight
in Mission Beach Ronnie Stanley Ravens Jersey , though many will be driving from Cairns. If you did not hire a car or camper van for your trip, there is a company that
offers a coach transfer service called Mission Beach Dunk Island Connections,
which takes the scenic road between Port Douglas, Cairns, and Mission Beach.
4.Created in 1850 to keep cricketers fit in the off season Nico Siragusa Ravens Jersey , Aussie Rules is a hybrid of rugby, gaelic football and a charming Australian childish activity called stacks on that
involves gang-tackling the unfortunate soul who has the ball. The game is played
on an oval-shaped, cricket-sized ground between two teams of 18 men each. The
idea is to kick the ball through two upright poles and earn six points. Miss and
you get one point, or miss so badly the ball misses the smaller of the adjacent
goals and you get zero. A free kick is gained when a catch is taken, awarded
when a kick is fielded before it touches the ground. This can be the most
amazing of sights Tim Williams Ravens Jersey , players ‘ride’ the backs of their opponents (and team mates) so high they often hurt themselves when they fall back to the
ground. The players pass the ball by hitting the ball with their bunched fist
and can’t run without bouncing it every 10 metres. That’s about the extent of
the rules. The rules are so hypocritical that it’s little wonder no-one on Earth
bar Aussies know what’s going on. Crowds sometimes reach 100,000, most of whom
are as knowledgeable about the history of their team as a history lecturer from
Harvard knows about ancient Rome. That’s why, an Aussie Rules match is
definately a must see on a trip to Australia.
5.Try to play Didgeridoo and learn something about Aboriginal Culture. You will find out that blowing into the hollow tree is not as simple as it may seem
(but you may have lot of fun, you or the guy selling it). Cultural centres of
indigenous art and history are spread all around the land. You will learn
stories about the Dreamtime and learn about how people lived in the old days and
their culture. It may change your thoughts of the locals you may meet on your
travels.
6.Dubbed ‘The race that stops a nation’ Chris Wormley Ravens Jersey , The Melbourne Cup does just that. At 3.30pm on the first Tuesday in November, everyone downs pencils and turns to a TV.
People that have no interest in punting watch. School children are allowed home
early to watch it on TV. The entire state of Victoria has a day off. Flemington,
where the race is held, is a heaving mass of partygoers. At least 150,000 people
get to the track Tyus Bowser Ravens Jersey , and the same happens at every suburban and metropolitan race track in the whole country. Aussies go crazy for ‘The Cup’,
everyone becomes an analyst and sweeps are held in clubs and classrooms
everywhere. As a way of seeing how Australians tick, getting to Flemington on
Melbourne Cup Day can’t be beaten.
7.The oldest continuous area of rainforest in the country, the Daintree National Park is a protected area of lush rainforest 120km’s north of Cairns
Australia. The Daintree, which encompasses around 1200 square
kilometers Marlon Humphrey Ravens Jersey , is not only a World Heritage site, but is also home to a large variety of plant and animal life-including marsupials,
frogs, birds and more. Considered the oldest rainforest in the world, the
Daintree forest is over 140 million years old and has more than 435 different
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