- The world's largest coral reef

- Kangaroo, echidna and koala bears

- Australian cricket and rugby

- Vegemite - pastes for bread made with yeast extract

- Green and beautiful landscapes

- Ocean and beaches, rated as one of the finest in the world

- Barbecue habit of meeting - and Australians are often willing to arrange small meetings in the open air, which is an opportunity to talk and a meal in the company of loved ones

- Regional wine produced in the Hunter Valley vineyards and the Barrosa Valley

-Eucalyptus, koala bears delicacy

- Tropical Forests

- Sydney Opera House

Most of Australia is tropical continental climate zone, dry and very dry. In the north, dominated by tropical climate, the eastern regions are influenced by humid climate. Coast of south-eastern and south-west are covered by tropical marine climate.

Temperatures summer months (lipier, August) temperatures are lower than the January. Average air temperature in July is 20 -25 degrees, reaching its lowest in south-east and Tasmania (10 degrees), and in the mountains (below 5 degrees). Average temperatures in January hover around 30 degrees.

Keep in mind that winter is the Australian equivalent of the European summer, but it is definitely warmer. Therefore, in December, January and February can be considered as a true summer months in Australia and plan to stay this time. Summer months - July and August - are characterized by a milder climate and are much more suitable for active around the country without the burdensome heat.

An enormous contribution to Australian culture was a tradition cultivated by indigenous peoples - Aborigines. Subsequent waves of immigrants from Europe and Southeast Asia brought the diverse traditions and customs that make up the contemporary image of Australian culture.

Most Australians are Christians (64%), of which Catholics represent the largest part. Other groups were Anglicans and Jews. Close to one third of inhabitants do not identify with any religion, while other groups are still growing number of followers of Buddhism and Islam.

Australians are open, humble people, known for their hospitality. Interpersonal relationships characterized by kindness and the desire to compromise on controversial issues. Austalijczykom far formalism - appreciate the relaxed way of life and a lot of naturalness.
A typical greeting and handshake involves exchanging a smile. It is preferable to returning to the caller's name, even in the first meeting. Choosing the visits, the right thing to have with you a small gift - a bottle of wine or a box of chocolates. During the meetings Barbecue typically brings to its own wine or beer and offers a host to help prepare and clean up after the party.

Aboriginal dialects, of which only a few are still in use. In addition to this function the languages used by immigrants from Europe and Asia (Chinese, Italian and others).

Everyone, not counting the part of immigrants.

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Since 2008 Australia has introduced a facility for obtaining tourist or business visa for EU citizens for stays of no more than 3 months. In that case you should apply for a visa eVisitor. You can do so through the website of the Ministry of Affairs. Immigration and Citizenship Australia.

The granting of a visa entitles you to entry to the country. During this time, you must have a valid passport - preferably for at least the next six months.

There are no limits on entry and export of cash. However, it is reported to have an amount exceeding ten thousand. AUD. Had a total ban on imports and dumping of food, plants, animals and animal skins.

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There is no obligation meldunkowego

Just as when entering the country.

Illegal possession of drugs and obród.

Shared. The cost of a single outpatient visit is about. 60 AUD.

Before his departure, it is advisable to take out personal insurance policy. Validity of the Polish insurance policy depends on individual agreements. Mandatory must insure your car.

000 or 112 (mobile phone). The dispatcher contacted us with the relevant departments.

Due to high temperatures and hot sun should be particularly careful about sunburn. Every time we remember the cream of the filter and accessories to protect against heat.

Please pay attention to all local warning signs. They inform about the risks encountered in the region. The greatest danger are snakes, jellyfish, kangaroos, crocodiles and venomous spiders. It should also be careful when bathing in the sea or water sports - can be surprisingly rapid and flooding by high tide.

The Australian authorities perceive a growing threat in their home dżihadystach, educated and living in Australia. At the same time the authorities are fighting an external terrorism, planning to introduce visa restrictions, the inhabitants of countries regarded as particularly dangerous.

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Due to the location of Australia, flights to this place are usually lengthy and costly.

There are no rail links

Lack of bus routes

The only possibility is to carry the car ferry, which runs to Australia.

It is possible to get to Australia by ferry or boats, flowing from Asia, New Zealand or any of the Pacific Islands. Much depends on luck and negotiating skills, as it generally leads negotiations with the crew before the entrance to the yacht. As a last resort you can try to find a place on a cargo ship, but the journey is neither easy nor pleasant, and even less easy to implement.

If we decide to get a boat to Australia, along with other travelers, we need to equip themselves in the necessary equipment - food, fresh water, medicines and first aid kit.

The most popular lines are the airline Quantas. For domestic flights is gaining more and more clients realize their subsidiary, Jetstar. A similar league in terms of price and quality of services represent the Virgin Blue airlines.

In addition to these lines, air services provides several other carriers.

Three major inter-regional rail routes are operated by Great Southern Railways. Indian Pacific line runs the Sydney-Perth, Overland links Melbourne with Adeleide, and Ghan Adeleide and Darwin, Alice Springs crossing.

Rates vary depending on the chosen class of car:

Gold = 1 class with sleeper. Meals included
Red = 2nd class sleeper with no meals
Folding Seat location = no food.

Of course, the most expensive ticket is the class of Gold, the cheapest is the "Seat."

Discounts apply for children up to 15. years of age.

Buses between cities are relatively cheap and comfortable. The main carrier is Greyhound Australia. Best to order tickets online, by that they are ok. 5% cheaper.

Greyhound Australia operates are not within certain parts of the country, then choose a local carrier.

Left hand drive. The driver must have an international driving license. On the basis of the Polish driving license, after passing the exam can be obtained from the Australian document.

So popular among tourists. backpackers buses - allowing travel to undercut the cost of. Typically, the route can be tailored to individual needs, asking the driver to blow up in our particular point

General in Australia. If you're using your notebook, there is no problem with the network podpięciu. You can also temporarily use pre-paid cards, allowing several or dozens of hours surfing, after earlier subscribe.

Internet cafés offer easy access to the Internet. Prices per hour vary between AUD 2-5. In larger cities offer free Internet library.

Most offices are open during normal business hours (9.00 - 17.00) Monday to Friday. On weekends, some of them are closed.

The official website can be found on the Australian post accurate information on hours of individual branches.

Common practice is to use the services of companies, car rental. Always keep in mind the restrictions, which is covered by the rental car - a limit of kilometers, which we pass, the price for any damage, insurance conditions, etc.

Australian $ 1 ($ A) = 100 cents

ATMs can be found almost everywhere. International credit cards are widely accepted. In addition to this popular means of payment is cash. There is no problem with the implementation of travelers checks well-known brands, such as. Amex. When the transaction must be confirmed the identity of the passport.

Beer in the club-ok. 6 AUD

Zgrzewka Beer 24 x 375ml - ok. 40 AUD

Big Mac - ok. 4.5 AUD

Loaf of white bread - ok. AUD 4

Capuccino Takeaway - ok. AUD 4

1,5 l Cola - about. 1.5 AUD

12 eggs - about. 3.5 AUD

Chicken 2 kg - approx. 8.5 AUD

3 star Hotel, standard room - ok. AUD 200 per night

Milk, 3 liters - about. AUD 4

The center of a mosquito, an aerosol - ok. AUD 7

Newspaper-ok. 1.5 AUD

A large pizza takeaway - ok. 8 AUD

Gasoline - ok. 1.5 -2 AUD per liter

3-course meal in a good restaurant - ok. 30 AUD / person

Mineral water - ok. 2 AUD

Glass of wine in a restaurant - ok. 6 - 8 AUD

A bottle of wine - about. 1910-1915 AUD

Lunch in the restaurant - from 15 AUD

The most economical option assumes cheap shopping in supermarkets or discount stores of food (Woolworth, Coles, Target, Kmart, Big W, Franklins, Aldi).

Local products, such as. didgeridoo (a traditional instrument used by Aborigines, pipe made of wood hollowed out by termites), Vegemite, lregionalne wine, chocolate. The famous and worn as a prop in many films Akubra hat, Driza-bone - Waterproof, long coats manufactured by the Australian brand. You can buy crocodile leather products, but you have to reckon with their high price and possible problems at the border.

(Stimulants relate to travelers over 18. years)

• 250 cigarettes or 250g of tobacco.
• 2.25l any alcoholic beverage.
• Plant hygiene and clothing, perfumes, and excluding items from the fur.
• Other goods to the amount of A $ 900 (A $ 450 under age 18).

The Australian government has introduced considerable restrictions on the carriage of liquids, aerosols and gels - in your hand luggage you can have them only 100 ml, plastic container.

Money can be exchanged in banks
(Banking hours: 9:30 -17:00) or counting-. Course is served, unlike in Poland, ie. how much currency you can buy for an AUD.

Hotels in Australia are quite expensive, but prices vary depending on the rank of the hotel, meal and location options.

Popular and accessible in every city. The indicative price of the day in dorm bed: AUD 1920 to 1930, double room: from 1960 to 1980 AUD. Hostels offer the cheapest accommodation backpackerskie, where for a bed in dormitory pay about. 1925-1940 AUD, depending on locality.

Very popular in Australia - usually the cost of the stay on the field ranges from 10 to 15 people per night AUD. Some campsites offer on site and use of communal kitchen, washing machine, barbecue and swimming pool. Sanitary facilities are clean, showers with hot water.

There are also free camping, situated along the roads, often with toilets.

Motels on the outskirts of cities - check-in facility on the outskirts of Sydney is expensive ok. -60 50 AUD. Holiday apartments on the shores of the ocean are very comfortable and located in beautiful places, but unfortunately their prices are very high. Most often these are luxury villas with swimming pool and terrace, surrounded by tropical vegetation, overlooking the ocean.

However, it offers rental beach view apartments - often a big opportunity to reduce costs at the time when we shared a house with more people (depending on the type of house, is determined by the maximum number of overnight). Prices vary for the season and time, for which you want to rent an apartment.

Hotels: Hotel night, double room: ok. 100 - 200 AUD, depending on the standard

Hostels: 1920-1930 AUD per person - room multiplayer

Motels: 50 -60 AUD per person

Camps: 10 to 15 AUD per person

Apartments for palży (8-bedded bungalow) - 600 - 1500 AUD / night, depending on the season

By setting to use the campgrounds, we obtain upon arrival at Camp atlas of Australia - are detailed in the place of camping, toilets and any other parking space.

Traditional cuisine Australian drew on a very British meals, and limited to various forms of meat, served with vegetables - usually potatoes, peas, carrots or beans. Thanks to the openness to the world and other cultures, and the influx of immigrants in recent years, Australian cuisine has undergone considerable transformations. Today is a popular Asian cuisine, as well as elements of European cuisine - Italian, French or Greek.

Australia sprang up so the world's culinary traditions that you can easily buy and order organic food, probiotic, vegetarian and halal meals. At the same time across the country are a network of popular fast-food chains, where you can eat quickly and relatively cheaply.

Vegemite - paste, yeast extract, used for spreads. Although most Europeans a taste seems to be too exotic and salty, operates in Australia as one of the delights, without which it would be hard to get along.

Chocolate biscuits "Tim Tam" - unique to Australia, one of the methods of eating them is breaking the corners diagonally, and drink their coffee or tea, as well as using a specific tube.

Anzac biscuits - cookies from World War I. Their formula is allowed to maintain freshness during the long transport from Australia to Europe, where soldiers were stationed

Lamingtons - cake in the form of a cube, covered with chocolate, jam, and sprinkled with coconut

Pavlov - Meringue cake, covered with fruits and whipped cream, dedicated to the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlov

Meat Pie - savory pies stuffed with meat, regarded as a snack

Violet Crumble - Chocolate bar with filling honey

The meat of a kangaroo - is not widely consumed, however, not available in stores within a regional delicacy

- Australian wine, produced in local vineyards - especially to the regions of the Hunter Valley, Yarra Valley and Barrosa Valley.

- Original Coopers beer or a James Squire, produced in Sydney

- Cider - alcoholic drink, popular also in England

Best to ask the natives, which the regional restaurant is the most recommendable. You can also rely on the very top restaurants in major cities, exchanged and described in detail in guidebooks.

Counting on a cheap and tasty meal, always worth a visit to Chinatown - large portions of food, eg. shrimp with rice and vegetables are sold at AUD 8 -10. The so-called Food Court-y are networks, where cheap and fast can you eat, choosing from different types of cuisine.

Since mid 2009 banned the practice restaurateurs, consisting of doliczaniu to account for some percentage (usually 10%) from the final, known as fee for service. Aktualnie amount of that fee must be determined in dollars, and given the customer before ordering. Operates the habit of rounding the sum in the account, leaving a small tip, or with larger orders, leaving a tip of 10% of the final.

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- Sydney Opera House

- AMP Centrepoint Tower - tower in Sydney, which offers a panorama of the city

- Port Arthur - erstwhile prison, enjoying a very bad reputation and the cruel pain of prevailing in its principles, a museum accessible to visitors

Activities:

-Bushwalking - organized expeditions into the bush

-Diving - with its wealth of marine life scuba diving off the coast of Australia is an unforgettable experience

- Surfing - an Australian icon of sports, surfing courses are organized, the equipment can easily borrow

- Fishing

- Golf

UNESCO World Heritage Site:

- Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens in Melbourne

- Willandra Lakes Region dried
-Lord Howe Island

- Shark Bay (Shark Bay) in Western Australia
- Fraser Island
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Macquarie Island

- Central Eastern Rainforest Reserve (Centaral Eastern Rainforest Reserves) on the border of New South Wales and Queensland

For nightlife in Australia should include regular concerts and shows held in cities. A popular place to visit is the Adelaide Festival Center, where performances take place ballet, music, opera and many other. A similar program offering Arts Theatre, Sydney Opera House and Her Majesty's Theatre.

It is worth visiting the Australian National Gallery in Canberra, which in addition to permanent exhibitions organize temporary exhibitions of international art and photography.

Living in Australia to unique animal species. Cult examples are the kangaroo, koala bear, or Tasmanian devil. Other unusual animals are dogs dingoes, cassowaries, cockatoos, monitor lizards and crocodiles.

Blue Mountains

They are part of the Great Dividing Range. At the national park was established in the Blue Mountains National Park. Visitors can enjoy hiking and climbing routes, which stretch for incredible views of the mountains, gorges and cliffs.

Snowy Mountains

Their band is the highest mountain in Australia - Mount Kosciuszko. In the colder months is an ideal place for sports, at higher temperatures - for climbing or hiking

Grampians National Park

The main attractions offered by the park is an interesting rock formations, mountain flora and fauna and a multitude of scenic routes. Local residents, Kooris lead Brambuk Living Cultural Centre - Aboriginal cultural center, with exposures, traditional food and music and dance performances.

Mount Flinders

One of the most beautiful landscapes of South Australia - mountain ranges, steep cliffs end, the salt lakes wpadającymi. Attraction of this area are hiking in the bush, of course, with proper preparation and advance planning routes. To actually know the charm of the Flinders Ranges, please plan your stay for at least several days, stopping at one of the local motels or camping.

Great Barrier Reef

The world's largest coral reef, extending to 2000 km. The water in the lagoon is dotted with smaller reefs, coral benches and islands, creating a beautiful landscape.

York Peninsula

One of the most wild, unpopulated areas of practice in Australia. Because of the unpaved roads and natural conditions, it's hard to travel in this region of Australia. York Peninsula is inhabited by the indigenous Aborigines, whose settlements can be visited. But requires special permission to stay on the premises belonging to the Aborigines.

Kakadu National Park

Recognized as a miracle of nature, focusing on their territory the most beautiful landscapes, various forms of plant and animal species, and examples of Aboriginal rock art. Part of the park belongs to the Aborigines, with their settlements here. The admission ticket costs 15 AUD, children under 16 enter free of charge. Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre near Cooinda, functions as a center of art, aboriginal culture and customs.

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

The most famous tourist point in Australia. Famous Uluru (Ayers Rock), reaches a height 348 m, growing out of sandy soil. Rock presents spectacular views especially at sunset, when the changing shades of color - from red to gray. The park is worth a visit, a local cultural center - Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Cultural Centre.

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Sydney Festival (January)

The annual arts festival, conceived in very broad terms: dance, theater, music, film and audiovisual arts. Accompanied by exhibitions and projections for outdoor events.

National Multicultural Festival, Canberra (February)

The festival lasts two weeks and provides an overview of the best local, national and international trends in music, dance, food and products.

Perth International Arts Festival (February)

The oldest annual international art festival, and also the most important cultural event of Western Australia. The festival program envisages meetings of theater, dance events, film and literature, and street-art pieces of audio-visual presentations.

Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts (March)

The festival, organized on a large scale, reviewing the various aspects of art.

Ten Days on the Island, Tasmania (March)

The traditional festival of Tasmanian art and culture. A variety of artistic events take place in several sections of the island

Brisbane Festival (July)

Festival of arts of various kinds: film, theater, music, opera and multimedia. Held every two years, with the participation of international artists.

Darwin Festival (August)

The festival is a symbol of unity of the city - a celebration of multiculturalism, energy, tropical climate and active lifestyle. Events prepared for the festival are excited, have fun and inspire participants. Are conducted dance workshops, music and art, accompanied by demonstrations, performances and art exhibitions.

Melbourne International Arts Festival (October)

The festival known for its presentation of original projects of dance, theater, music and visual.

Nightlife in Australia is certainly not disappoint fans of madness imprezowego. Bywanie clubs belong to the Australian philosophy of reaping the joy of living and active and social leisure. The most popular bars and clubs are located in Crannberze, Sydney and Melbourne.

Going to the club, you should have with you a document with a photograph - drinking alcohol is not permitted under eighteen years of age. Most popular clubs charge entrance fees - depending on location, their dress code, determined by club management. The ban on smoking in public places is regulated depending on the region of Australia - in most places, smoking is prohibited, and the only exceptions are clubs with gardens or outdoor bars.

Adapter to plug elektycznych (you can also buy them at the airport or in the local supermarkets).

Remember to dangerous animals and insects, especially zapuszczając the bush or camping in the wild. You should always have with you sunscreen and a hat - the risk of sunburn in Australia is extremely high and it happens often.