Time in country: 10 days
Money spent: approximately $900 USD each
Currency: Australian Dollar
Conversion Rate: roughly 1 to 1 for simplicity reasons
Food:
Food here is a bit like the U.S. due to the fact that you can get whatever you're after. Also, due to the country's proximity to Asia, there is an abundance of Asian cuisine offered around the country (and for pretty cheap).
Meat Pies. Similar to our chicken pot pies on a small, personal scale: a flaky pastry filled with various meats, veggies, and sauces depending on what you're looking for.
Fish & Chips (fries) shops are also everywhere. The most popular fish used is actually Gummy Shark, known as flake.
Australians love their "barbies", known to us as barbeques.
Places Visited (in order): Sydney, Portland, Great Ocean Road, Melbourne
Random Thoughts:
Australia, it's known as Oz.
As you can see on the map, we barely even covered a sliver of Australia. It's roughly the same size as the U.S., so there's lots to see; however, we didn't have the time and money to really "see" all of Australia on this trip. It's a very beautiful country though and somewhere we would love to go back to.
The Great Ocean Road is spectacular! If ever the opportunity to go experience it, Go!
Australia is a little bit more expensive than the U.S., and where we noticed it the most was the price of beer. A 6-pack of standard beer was well over $12, and a draft beer at a bar/ pub was $7- 8.
Australia is home to plenty of cool animals that we don't have back home, and they were such a treat to get to see. Kangaroos, koalas (they're not called koala bears apparently, just koalas), wallabies, etc.
The Australian hospitality was amazing! We were lucky to stay with friends on two different occasions, and they took wonderful care of us. It couldn't have been better! Thanks to our Australian friends.
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