Port Stephens is not, strictly speaking, a city, but rather an huge bay of 104 km2 that includes several localities, such as Hawks Nest, Mallabula and Nelson Bay. Nelson Bay is known as the dolphin capital of Australia.
The Grand Canyon in Australia? Yes, it's not a mix-up. It is situated in the magnificent Blue Mountains National Park in New South Wales, close to Sydney.
At 27 km from Uluru, in the same national park designated as a Unesco World Heritage site, you will find the Olga Mountains or the Kata Tutjas ("many heads" in aborigine) a line of 36 rocky summits, in rounded forms, older than Uluru.
Walhalla is a tiny village with old wooden houses dating from the Gold Rush. Being here takes you back into the previous century.
About a hundred kilometres south of Katherine, Mataranka is a tiny village of just 200 but it's also a natural reserve, which has hot water springs.
I n the heart of a national park in the Northern Territory desert, Edith Falls are magnificent waterfalls in lush surroundings.
Kangaroo Island, Australia's third biggest island, is a sparsely populated haven of peace with rich flora and fauna.
The peninsula which closes the Melbourne bay at the south east of the city, Mornington is surrounded by two marine areas, the bay to the north and the ocean to the south.
A medium-sized town on the Queensland coast, Townsville offers an ideal base from which to explore the Great Barrier Reef and various National Parks in the surrounding area.
A lighthouse and small village to the south of Adelaide in South Australia, Cape Jervis is a slightly other-worldly place.
At about 20 minutes from the centre of town, Bondi Beach is the most famous beach in Sydney. Paradise for party animals, surfers and womanisers.
Brisbane is the capital of the state of Queensland and the third most populated city in Australia, but I can assure you that the air is completely breathable. Thanks to lots of green spaces.
Small city with no great interest.
One of the most isolated towns in Australia, located in the centre of the country in the heart of Aboriginal culture.
The capital of the Northern Territories, Darwin is the main city, and the only large one, on the Northern coast of the Australian continent.
A necessary place to pass through to visit the Whitsunday Islands, off the coast of Airlie Beach.
Approximately 100km north of Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast, Hervey Bay seems to be hidden by Fraser Island.
Situated on the very picturesque Great Ocean Road, Lorne is a nice small seaside town.
As its name suggests, Lakes Entrance is situated in a lagoon, by a lake, at the entrance to the ocean. The town attracts a lot of tourists.
The Sunshine Coast is one of Queensland's biggest cities, and brings together beautiful beaches with an extremely ugly town centre.

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