Australia & Tasmania FAQ

What did you like best about AUS?
So much land and wildlife, and so few people. You could go anywhere along the northern coast of Queensland and have miles of beach all to yourself. Same with Tasmania - so many areas to explore, and very few people.

What did you like least?
People were rude! We're not sure if that's how they treat everyone - or just Americans - but we couldn't believe how people treated us. We were expecting laid back friendly Australian people that you see on T.V. But unfortunately, this was not the case at all. But I will say that people in Tasmania were much more friendly and helpful!

How was the food? Did you try anything unique?
The food was very similar to food in the U.S. Quite a large variety of restaurants. We tried crocodile and loved it, mudcrab and loved it, kangaroo was just ok, and hated emu.

Was it expensive?
YES. Believe it or not, it is more expensive than Japan! We purposely stayed at a few self-accommodation places with kitchens to be able to cook our own meals once in a while. But after doing this one time, we realized - it's the same price to eat out! We couldn't believe how expensive food and drinks were - $20 for a burger! $5 for a 12-oz coke! It doesn't help that the Australian dollar is at a 3 decade high.

Did you enjoy people speaking English?
This is actually a complicated question - because Australian English is NOT English! haha. We had a very difficult time understanding what people were saying. But, it was nice to be able to read everything - especially menus!

What's your favorite activity that you did?
Joe - scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef
Emily - wildlife: holding a koala, seeing the penguins, and feeding a croc

What was your favorite place?
Each place we went to was so unique and different from the others. It's impossible to choose! So... our favorite beach was in Port Douglas, our favorite city was Sydney, and our favorite outdoor adventure was Tasmania. :)

Would you do the trip again?
ABSOLUTELY! We would do it all again in a heart beat!

I've posted many of our favorite pictures throughout these Australia blog posts. But to see all of our pictures, go to our shutterfly website: http://emilyandjoepictures.shutterfly.com/