More Australia Travel Tips
When traveling Down Under we find its best to adopt the policy of ‘When in Australia, Do as the Aussies Do’. These Australia travel tips reflect what the Aussies ‘do’ in their country even in the ‘outback’ where you are most likely to encounter Australia’s wildlife in its natural environment.
Road Travel. Aussies travel on the left hand side of the road. Obtain an International License if your own license is not likely to be accepted. Hitch hiking is illegal and dangerous so don’t! Speed limits are 100-110 kph on highways and 50-60kph in towns and cities. Take care when entering a flow of traffic that will come from the opposite direction to what you generally expect.
Watch out for kangaroos hopping across country roads especially at dawn and dusk when they are most active. Keep an eye out for them sitting on roads where they like to enjoy the warmth of the bitumen during winter. If a kangaroo hops in front of you while you’re traveling at high speed, don’t swerve to miss it. A head on hit is likely be a safer outcome than ‘rolling’ your car as you leave the road.
Avoid leaving young children in a locked car in hot weather as dehydration commonly occurs in this situation. Take care to ‘Stop, Revive and Survive’ every two hours to avoid driver fatigue.
Another important Australia travel tips relates to safety in the ‘bush’ or ‘outback’. Avoid traveling on outback roads without others who know the area well or at least with a reliable means of communication. Australia’s outback is vast and being stranded if you break down in an isolated area is just not worth the risk.
Banks and Shops. There is some limit to the number of shops open on Sundays in Australia. Most tourist centers provide 7 day trading.
Banks open between 9 am and 4pm Monday through Friday. Most towns have automatic teller machines for 24/7 transactions. There are facilities in all cities for changing foreign currency.
Safety. Protect your skin by wearing 30+sunscreen, especially in summer as well as a sunhat and protective clothing.
Aussie beaches are some of the best in the world but to stay safe when you visit them follow beach safety rules and only swim at patrolled beaches and between flagged areas where local lifesavers patrol daily. Avoid swimming in northern Australia because of the presence of marine stingers (box jellyfish) October–June. Only swim in stinger protected beaches. To avoid the painful and sometimes fatal sting of well camouflaged stonefish, always wear thick sole shoes when walking on a reef or in shallow waters.
Air Travel to Australia is a long flight. Reduce the impact of this by either requesting a seat with extra leg room near exit doors if possible, moving around the plane often or even by breaking the journey with a stop-over in Hawaii or even Fiji. A stop-over will ensure that you arrive fresh and ready to start your vacation here having minimized the effects of jet lag.
Warm regards
Rowena French
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Rowena French has traveled Australia extensively, exploring much of this vast and very diverse country. If you’d like other Australia travel tips to help you plan your vacation here, go to our website www.AustraliaTravel4U
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