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Australia is a county of stunning natural beauty, from the warm azures of
an unending coastline to the sunscorched red earth of the desert interior.

Two salient attributes, size and diversity, make for amazing backpacker journeys
and unique, memorable experiences - the sheer scale of the land demands a
much more considered travel approach than most other countries. But you couldn’t
choose a destination with more favourable year-round weather.

The vastness of Australia (a modest 7.69 million square kms) makes flying
by far the most appropriate mode of transport when you don’t have a lot of
time but lots to see.

Melbourne backpackers will love the thriving music and arts scene, renowned
restaurants and neverending festivals. Melbourne hostels are perfectly exemplified
by a great little cluster of hostels in the inner city suburb of St Kilda,
including Base Backpackers, Cooee on St Kilda, and Coffee Palace Backpackers.

If you’re heading west from Melbourne to explore South and West Australia,
and you’ve got the time to travel by road, the Great Ocean Road is an spectacular
coastal drive along Victoria’s scenic south west coast. Stretching from Torquay
(a mere 97kms southwest of Melbourne) to Warrnambool, this scenic coastland
drive provides great views of Bass Strait and dramatic rock formations including
Loch Ard Gorge, the Grotto, London Arch and the famous Twelve Apostles. Backpackers
can hire a campervan and take their time honing their photography skills.

Sydney hostels are just the ticket for discovering the aussie ‘must-dos’
of the Opera House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the sublime Bondi Beach.
Sydney backpackers based in the central city will love hanging out in Circular
Quay and Darling Harbour - a fancy slap-up restaurant meal is compulsory at
least once!

Brisbane backpackers will enjoy exploring great restaurants along Brisbane
River and, later in the night, the pumping clubs and pubs of Fortitude Valley
(’the Valley’). Brisbane Hostels take pride if offering quality, comfortable
budget accommodation.

Just one hours drive south of Brisbane is the Gold Coast, a tourist haven
for quintessential Aussie beach holidays. Gold Coast hostels are perfectly
located in the centre of the action, Surfers Paradise. There is plenty of
pub crawls and partying to be had for Gold Coast backpackers, and some of
the world’s most perfect beaches to recover on the next morning. Or maybe
you’d like to recooperate a little further down the coast at Byron Bay in
New South Wales. Just an hour south of the Gold Coast, Byron Bay backpackers
are legendary for helping travellers to kick back and relax surrounded by
picturesque beaches and bushland.

In Queensland’s far north you enter a world of dense tropical rainforests
and pristine unspoilt coastlines. Airlie Beach backpackers will find their
hostel serves as the perfect base to explore such Whitsunday Island wonders
as Hamilton Island and Daydream Island. Snorkelling, sailing and diving are
a must - the Great Barrier Reef truly is a marine wonder of the world.

Further north, Cairns and Port Douglas hostels provide great budget stays,
but if you really want to experience the iconic Australian attraction you’ll
have to head to the Northern Territory and visit the ‘red centre’. Alice Springs
backpackers will never forget their magical Ayers Rock Uluru experience.

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