Coober Pedy, South Australia After some hours of drive and three toilet stops, I finally reached Coober Pedy from Port Augusta. I found few drunken aboriginal men laid on the dusty road and on foot were some mine-workers. I wondered if it was the end of the world or at least that’s what the city looked like. I started counting the trees and found only 4. Okay, let’s try shops, I thought and found only 10. I seriously didn’t know anything about the terrain until I met another traveler, Randy Walt, who accompanied me till I was in Coober Pedy. He was a free travel guide for me. According to Randy’s research, eighty five percent of the population lives underground after some nuclear fallout. Most of the houses, cathedrals, inns, and stores are built underground. However, a small  [...]

The images of lethal, rapacious, and man-eating sharks that occupies one’s mind after hearing the name ‘Shark Bay’ is not a true interpretation of this place. In fact, this World Heritage Site on the Western Coast of Western Australia is like a haven to stromatolites, dolphins, and dugongs. This soggy place is a mesmerizing, vast aquatic world of 2.3 million hectors. Experience the pleasure of diving in the turquoise water and feeding the dolphins while watching the spectacular panorama smeared by the Shark Bay. This isn’t another tedious travel article with heaps of superfluous information and unwanted pictures. I have mentioned the details in a Q&A format that will help you to pick you need. Where is the Shark Bay located? It is positioned at the westernmost tip of Australia.  [...]

On the south east side of Derwent River, Hobart is the most packed city of Tasmania Island in Australia. It was founded as penal colony in 1803. After Sydney it is the second oldest capital of Australia. The citizens are known as “Horbartians” the city is a commercial heart of Tasmania. The French and Antarctic trade operations are carried out here on a large scale. The city is highly populated in Australia with a superior area. In the year 1803 the first settle of the city began at Risdon Cove as penal colony. The presence of French community and accompanied by British people it is located on the eastern side of Derwent River it has a diminutive history. In the year 1804 it was moved to Sullivan’s Cove. It was named after Lord Hobart he was the Colonial Secretary. While the original  [...]

An extraordinary paradigm of the secluded oceanic atolls, formed due to volcanic eruptions 2,000 meters under the ocean centuries ago, Lord Howe Island flaunts its impressive vegetation, photographic panoramas, and innumerable prevalent wildlife. Due to this variety of wildlife, plants, and scenic beauty, it has registered itself in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The cloud forest developed on the peaks of this island’s mountains can be spotted from many miles away making it distinct from other atolls. This small piece of land embraces around 242 species of vegetation out of which 16 are rare, scarce, quite vulnerable, and cannot be found on any other parts of the world. Likewise, the bird population here is quite distinct and affluent. It has around 130 genuses of birds. Other than  [...]

The greatest inland city and also the eighth largest city of Australia, Canberra is enriched with rich history and culture. It hails from an interesting past as this location was designated above the two largest cites of Melbourne and Sydney as the capital city of Australia in 1908. Bagged the prestigious glory of best designed city on an international ground, Canberra has been meticulously sketched by the talented Chicago architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin. The foundation stone of Canberra was laid on 1913 and most of its designs are manipulated by the conservatory Garden City movement. This precise eyeing at the environmentalism aspect has brought out terrains covered with lush verdant beauty, which has in turn achieved the coveted title of “Bush Capital.” Canberra  [...]