Read Australia as regions such as Sydney, Melbourne, Great Barrier Reef, not as a pin.
Sydney-Blue Mountains-Canberra is the spine.
Regions
- Sydney — Sydney is stop 1 in a Australia map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Melbourne — Melbourne is stop 2 in a Australia map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Great Barrier Reef — Great Barrier Reef is stop 3 in a Australia map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Tasmania — Tasmania is stop 4 in a Australia map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Uluru — Uluru is stop 5 in a Australia map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
- Perth — Perth is stop 6 in a Australia map. Give it a night, not a cameo.
Routes
- Sydney-Blue Mountains-Canberra — Sydney-Blue Mountains-Canberra — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
- Cairns-reef-Daintree — Cairns-reef-Daintree — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
- Melbourne-Great Ocean Road — Melbourne-Great Ocean Road — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
- Darwin-Kakadu — Darwin-Kakadu — budget a day for the transfers, not a half-day fantasy.
Icons
- Sydney — Why Sydney photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- Melbourne — Why Melbourne photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- Great Barrier Reef — Why Great Barrier Reef photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- Tasmania — Why Tasmania photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
- Uluru — Why Uluru photographs well, and why it closes in the afternoon.
Pairings
- Slow pair — Pair Sydney with Melbourne; drop a third stop before you add one.
- Weather pair — Do not force a wet coast and a dry highland into the same week.
- Honeymoon pair — Two city nights plus three quiet nights recover better than a trophy circuit.
Dropping the third city is usually a gain.
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