Goin' down under?
I am!
& yes that means I have already (& a long time ago) made my Australia-specific bucket list!
I have big plans for Oz in terms of how many places I want to see and things I want to do while I'm there.
It might not be realistic to do in 12 months but I will try my bloody hardest!
Selfie with a quokka
- if you don't know what a quokka is, Google it. It's literally top of my list!
Feed a kangaroo
Be fed kangaroo
- shady I know but its a local delicacy appaza
Be fed kangaroo
- shady I know but its a local delicacy appaza
Hug a koala
Sail the Whitsundays & Visit Whitehaven Beach
Go on a wine tour
Bondi to Coogee coastal walk
Visit Wave Rock
See the Pinnacles in Namburg NP
Swim with Sea Lions, South Australia
Shell Beach
Visit Wave Rock
See the Pinnacles in Namburg NP
Swim with Sea Lions, South Australia
Shell Beach
Drive along the Great Ocean Road
- & see the 12 Apostles
Watch Uluru sunrise / sunset
- you can do this on a camel, ideal.
- you can do this on a camel, ideal.
Try an authentic Aussie BBQ
- Oi Sheila stick another shrimp on the barbie love
Learn to surf
- might be problematic because I won't want to be in the water too long incase I get eaten by a shark, but i'll give it a go
Walk across Sydney Harbour Bridge
- may even run, what a daredevil!
Try Vegemite
- & probably regret the decision to do so!
Scuba dive / snorkle in the Great Barrier Reef
- as long as theres no sharks!!
Drink me some goon
- classy cheap box of wine
Dance to 'Mysterious Girl' under the Millaa Millaa Waterfall
- yes, the very waterfall used in Peter Andre's Mysterious Girl music video
Visit each State
- Yep, NT, QLD, NSW, VIC, ACT, SA, TAS & WA I'm coming for ya!
Watch tennis at the Australian Open
- this would mean I'd have to be in Melbourne in January 2017, but I'm sure I can get there, not a big country to travel round ;)
Australia Zoo
Visit the world's whitest sand; Hyams Beach, Jervis Bay
Visit the world's whitest sand; Hyams Beach, Jervis Bay
Swim with sharks
- Ha! 'Harmless' sharks, i.e whale sharks. At Ningaloo reef in WA they swarm March-July. I actually had a dream I was eaten by a whale shark the other week. Not the best omen tbh.
Fraser Island
Uluru Base Walk
Uluru Base Walk
Aurora Australis
- probably one of the hardest on the list, as it'd involve me being in Tasmania in September time, but it would amazing to see them. Northern Lights done, now for the Southern!
Three Sisters, Blue Mountains
Jungle Surfing, Daintree Rainforest
- not going to lie, this looks hilarious! A multi-person zipline swing through the jungle at 120km/h.
Katherine Gorge, Nitmiluk NP
- & Edith Falls
Monkey Mia Dolphins
- dolphins swim up to the shore everyday and you are meters away from them
Kangaroo Island
- they have kangaroos AND seals AND penguins AND koalas - heaven!
Kakadu NP
Turquoise Bay, Exmouth
Drink Bundaberg Rum at the Bundaberg Rum Distillery
Karijini National Park
Valley of the Winds walk at Kata Tjuta
Whale Watching Hervey Bay
Wilsons Prom
Visit Nature's Window; Kalbarri National Park
Camel Ride on Cable Beach, Broome
Cape Tribulation
Wineglass Bay, Tasmania
- who doesn't love anything wine related!
Penguin Parade on Phillip Island
Learn to throw a boomerang
White water rafting; Tully
Try the famous vanilla slice in Sorrento
Bay of Fires, Tasmania
1000 Steps hike; Dandenong
Skydive
Figure 8 pools; Royal National Park NSW
Hike through the Grampians
View from Eureka Skydeck, Melbourne
Climb Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
Soak up the sun in Esperance
Sleep in a swag in the outback
Complete 88 days Farmwork
Drive the Eyre Highway, Nullarbor
- Australia's longest straight road
Master the didgeridoo ;)
- ambitious, maybe i'll settle for just one go on it.
..... I will know doubt add more to this over the next few months as I do more research!
Three Sisters, Blue Mountains
Jungle Surfing, Daintree Rainforest
- not going to lie, this looks hilarious! A multi-person zipline swing through the jungle at 120km/h.
Katherine Gorge, Nitmiluk NP
- & Edith Falls
Monkey Mia Dolphins
- dolphins swim up to the shore everyday and you are meters away from them
Kangaroo Island
- they have kangaroos AND seals AND penguins AND koalas - heaven!
Kakadu NP
Turquoise Bay, Exmouth
Drink Bundaberg Rum at the Bundaberg Rum Distillery
Karijini National Park
Valley of the Winds walk at Kata Tjuta
Whale Watching Hervey Bay
Wilsons Prom
Visit Nature's Window; Kalbarri National Park
Camel Ride on Cable Beach, Broome
Cape Tribulation
Wineglass Bay, Tasmania
- who doesn't love anything wine related!
Penguin Parade on Phillip Island
Learn to throw a boomerang
White water rafting; Tully
Try the famous vanilla slice in Sorrento
Bay of Fires, Tasmania
1000 Steps hike; Dandenong
Skydive
Figure 8 pools; Royal National Park NSW
Hike through the Grampians
View from Eureka Skydeck, Melbourne
Climb Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
Soak up the sun in Esperance
Sleep in a swag in the outback
Complete 88 days Farmwork
Drive the Eyre Highway, Nullarbor
- Australia's longest straight road
Master the didgeridoo ;)
- ambitious, maybe i'll settle for just one go on it.
..... I will know doubt add more to this over the next few months as I do more research!
I found this link on Buzz Feed and has loads more exciting things to stick on an Aussie Bucket List
♡ G
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