Then you should do these Top 5 Ridiculously Fun things to do at least once in your life! You will soon feel that life is priceless!

1. Take a walk in Kakadu National Park

   
   
   Kakadu National Park is located in the Northern Territory. Be sure to pack a lot of water in summer and/or pack a lot of warm clothing in winter before you arrive there, as temperatures can vary in summer and winter. This place is filled with the Aborigines that are still living today and the stunningly beautiful flora (plants) and fauna (animals) that will amaze you before your eyes.

2. Get Wet ‘n' Wild at Wet ‘n' Wild World!

   
   
   If you want to get wet and want to get wild, come to Wet ‘n' Wild World. There's recently a new ride called the Tornado, where you feel sucked in a Tornado while having fun and being safe! Ridiculously recommended by just about everyone!
   

3. Explore the undisturbed wilderness of Kosciuszko National Park!

   
   
   Feel the need for peace and quiet, or just up to a bit of skiing or exploring? Kosciuszko National Park is just for you!
   In the summer (December to January), you can come see the beautiful flora and fauna or marvel at the beautiful caves in a safe environment.
   In the winter (June to August), is the Snow Season! Come to Thredbo, (Australia's Most Famous Snowfield) Perisher Blue, (Australia's Biggest Snowfield) Selwyn Snowfields (Most Family Friendly Snowfield) or come to Charlotte Pass (Australia's Highest Snowfield).

4. Ride the Camels at the Kimberley's

   
   
   Situated in Western Australia, a semi-arid place, full of camels, is the Kimberley's. Used to be a goldfield from late 1850s and later, it's now a protected area where you can marvel at the cacti, desert animals and more...

5. Fun for the Family at Luna Park!

   
   
   For those who does not want fun and wild get out of hand, but still great for everyone, come to Luna Park! Situated in Sydney CBD, there are rides for all ages from 2 - old as you can get. Get confused with where you're going in the mirror maze! (Help is provided) Or take a scenery ride and see Sydney CBD on the giant wheel! The choice is yours, whether frightening or not!

Travel Plans

I know travelling there may be a problem, so use Qantas. Go to Qantas Airlines. If your overseas, go to the same website, then near the top left of the web page, there is the "your region" box. Click on it and choose the region your are living in.

Have Fun!

The air quality in Australia is always clean. It is not like the other highly populated developed countries which has low quality air with pollutants.

The fun tourist attractions of the state of Queensland are very popular for those who like the warm climates. These include Dreamworld, Warner Bros. Movie World, Seaworld, and the very wet and wild world. There are also the alpine areas in the south-east regions of Australia. You could ski down at the most famous ski resort in the country, Thredbo. There are also the very big Perisher Blue, The budget friendly Selwyn snowfields, or even ski or slide down Australia's most famous and highest mountain, Mt Kosciuszko (koz-si-us-ko) which is 2228 meters high at Charlotte Pass, the highest village in Australia.

The climate in Australia isn't only one, but all five. From the dry deserts of Outback Australia to the hot and wet tropics in North Eastern Australia to the cold alpine regions of South-Eastern Australia or go to the island state Tasmania for very cool rains.

There are many Australian icons in that are very famous all around the world especially the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Ayers Rock (Uluru), the Kimberleys or if you like Opera and Classical Music, go to the Sydney Opera House where you will enjoy music from the Sydney Symphony and Chamber Orchestra.

If your lucky enough, you might stumble on gold at the Bathurst Gold Mines which is 100 km. west of Sydney. There is real gold preserved at the mines. Although I never been there, I know its very famous.

So come on to Australia and experience it!

If your still unconvinced, go to australia.com]]> Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:49:25 PST http://www.trifter.com/Practical-Travel/Adventure-Travel/The-Report-on-Tourism-Antarctica.25621 Introduction

Tourism in Antactica has been only going around for around 10 years, but it has already showed

tourists how Antarctica is different to the other world.

How to get there

You can start your journey to Antarctica from Perth (rarely), Tasmania, Cape Town(South Africa)

and Ushuaia(Argentina). Some tourists use icebreakers such as the Aurora Australis and Polar Pioneer to get there, but they often use cruises that varies from basic to luxury specially built to withstand the cold and break through some ice. You can also use planes to get there, but most are for scientists. When the Antarctic summer starts, planes from Tasmania will start regular flights to Antarctica in public and to continue on to the end of the Antarctic summer.

What is the cost to get to Antarctica?

For air tranport return flights to Antarctica to its only airport, it will cost $900 at least.

Ships to Antarctica costs varies from $700 to $25000, basic ships are the cheapest, while the luxury ones are more expensive.

Sometimes, you can go on icebreakers such as the Aurora Australia, but its mainly to bring and take away scientists and researchers, waste and supplies to Antarctica.

Tourism Issues Facing Antarctica

The bad thing about tourism in Antarctica and its surrounding islands is that more and more people go there every time, and when more people come, more people are crammed into this continent and frighten more penguins such as the gentoo penguin. They also even grab them because they want to hold a penguin, then in then future all the penguins may learn how to defend themselves from humans, researchers and scientist have to be badly wounded if this penguin grabbing continues. And there will be more krill and maybe whales and seals to be fished out of the Antarctic waters.

Conclusion

So in my conclusion, tourism in Antarctica should be limited, and make penguin colonies on the world heritage list to protect the penguins from extinction. More strict rules should be placed in the Antarctic and there should be patrollers watching. I hope then Antarctica will be better.