Im traveling to australia.. need some help from someone thats already done this.?

hi. basically im 18 (male) and next year im going to be travelling to australia for a year on my own.

i would really appreciate some guide to look at to give me some ideas of where to go in australia over the year. eg, what town after the other, what months... i basically want to see somone elses plan/what they did.

P.S i am serious about going and will go, this is part of my preparation =]
EDIT: Some of the things i want to do are diving, a cage dive (even though i know the problems this industry causes) a week trek into the outback with a recognized company. basically lots of outdoor things.

i also plan to work whilst i am there, doing whatever type of work i can get really. one thing id love to do is work on a ranch (i already have some experience in farming)
Um, im going on my own because i want to experience something from life. i dont want to go with friends and end up drinking/smoking and doing fuck all.

i want to get up off my ass and go and do something worth doing, whilst gaining valuable life experience, i bet you are some lame daddies girl that thinks Australia is a new brand of clothing
also leanne... appears you are the idiot. i think you mean *you're*

avoid hotter and dryer weather. (try looking up weather for Oz I went twice both times out of hot season) but as you are there for a year keep to coastal ares during hotter seasons such as cains or Sydney.
Uluru (ayers rock) not best visited during summer months but do see sunset and sunrise there if you visit it.
Alice springs is overrated and best avoided unless you are passing through.
Blue mountains are nice and there are many other things to see not to faraway, such as Jenolan caves. best to have a read of lonely planet on OZ and when you decide where you are going/visiting research them before hand. Look at sites where visitors have been and left pictures and comments such as on holiday's or hotels. enjoy its a fab place.

Do as Chris advised...buy a copy of the Lonely Planet ...it will give you a thorough rundown on the various options including accommodation , things to see etc etc...
We don't call them ranches here ...they are called stations, farms or properties & the work is hard !

The basic idea is to be in the north in our winter (Jun-Aug) and in the south in our summer (Dec-Feb). I would suggest spending part of summer in Tasmania. It's full of wildlife and wilderness and quite scenic. I would suggest then spending some time in regional Victoria and Melbourne and then traveling from Melbourne along the Great Ocean Road to Adelaide, and then visiting Port Lincoln for the cage diving. From there you could head though the centre of Australia in Autumn for the outback, and then up to Darwin and Kakadu, arriving no earlier than May so you get the dry season. Head towards Cairns, doing your time in a cattle station while you're up north. Spend winter in the northern Territory and north Queensland, and then head down the Queensland coast towards the Gold Coast for spring. Then down the coast through Byron Bay on to Sydney, then home.

Depnding on what month you arrive you could modify this schedule to suit. You may want to fly some of the legs, it can be a very long drive. Obviously it's more fun if you do what seems interesting a the time, rather than following a strict schedule.

Definitely do the whole east coast, especially Queensland which is beautiful. (Top of Queensland down to Melbourne). I agree that you should travel to Queensland/Northern NSW in the winter as it is still warm up there during this time, compared to Melbourne which is freezing and snows in the mountains. Come down to Southern NSW and VIC in our summer (Dec-Feb) the weather's great then. You have to do the Great Ocean Road, then continue on to Adelaide, it's awesome.

As for work it's pretty easy to pick up work on farms, but be prepared to work really hard especially during the summer as it gets ridiculously hot.

I would also advise getting a Lonely Planet book as it will give you all the information that you need.

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