1. What was your favorite vacation location and how did you heard about it?
Kakadu National Park in Australia. I booked a tour when i was in Darwin, but never knew it would be that beautiful. Sydney , Brisbane , Cairns ,Darwin ,Alice Springs , Adelaide ,Melbourne and everything in between the big cities.
2. Did you travel alone or with your family/friends (how many) ?
alone
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3. How much time did you spend finding out information about this location and what resources did you use to do it (online sites/traveling agencies/friends).
I didn't do a lot of research for Kakadu, i just looked in the brochure of the travel agency i booked with. For the rest of my trip i always checked brochures from the hostel and got a lot of mouth-to-mouth-info.
4. Can you tell us the thing you like most in this place?
To see a place where Aboriginal People have lived (and still do) and learning from their culture. Seeing rockart, amazing wildlife (crocs!) and stunning sunsets... priceless!
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5. What were the bad/ugly sides of your vacation?
Flies! Everywhere from Darwin to Adelaide!
6. How was your room (did you had everything you need).
I stayed in hostels most of the time, but i higly recommend sleeping in a swag (some sort of a thick sleeping bag) under the stars!!
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7. Did you take a digital camera (what model), a laptop or any other gadgets with you? (name of the gadget).
Yes, Mp3 player, Video Camera (Sony), mobile phone and photo camera (Nikon Coolpix) + all the adapters that came with them.
8. How did you traveled? Using a car/train/plane/foot ? How was the service on it?Were you pleased?
By Greyhoundbus on the East coast, rest of the trip with Adventure Tours/OZExperience (bus, +/- 10-25 persons)
9. Did you make any new friends (are you still keeping in touch).
Oh yes! I met people from the UK, Germany, France, Slovenia, Denmark, Holland, Canada, America, Israël, Africa, Japan, Austria, Switzerland, Korea, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Norway, and more!!! I keep in touch with a lot of them and plan to visit people in Holland, the UK, Denmark and Germany in the near future.
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10. How did you spend your time? Did you participate in any recreational activities?
I did it all: surfing, kayaking, flying in a helicopter, horse riding, spotting wild animals, fruit tasting, working on a ranch, snorkeling, swimming, visiting the zoo, hiking, sailing, riding a camel, driving in 4WD, cycling, visiting museums and amusement parks, shopping and a lot of partying at night!
11. What places did you visited? (Museums, resorts, sport facilities)
too much to write down. A lot of museums, walking trails and (tourist) sights.
12. What other vacation location would you recommend to the public?
In Australia: Fraser Island, The Leconfield Jackeroo/Jilleroo School close to Tamworth, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary (cuddle a koala!) close to Brisbane, Uluru and Kata Tjuta, Coober Pedy, Philip Island (Penguin Parade), Great Ocean Road, Melbourne City...
