Travel To Australia

Australia is huge, about as big as the 48 contiguous states, yet it has a smaller population than Texas. Most of the population lives on the coast; there’s not much going on the deeper you go inland. The coasts, though, are spectacular, in their beautiful urbanity and their serene beaches. 

This was my first trip to Australia, but it won’t be my last. My 17-day, journey to the land down-under went by in a blur; it felt more like a long weekend, gone much too fast. So much to see and do. I went with a spirit of adventure, and in that vein, I didn’t really have a big game plan. My thought was that I would let the fates dictate and just experience whatever came my way. I had jotted down a short list of places to see and things to do, but since I’m an architectural photographer by trade, my primary objective was to just get away and photograph whatever seemed interesting or beautiful to me. It’s so fascinating to see the different structural and ornamental architectural styles and ideas people put into the structures they build. When I wasn’t admiring and photographing the wildly diverse architecture, I found myself exploring the beaches and enjoying the excellent coffee shops. Australians are friendly and eco-conscious, and I marveled at how completely and easily they’ve incorporated living ‘ green’ into their daily lives.

 Australia is a lot like the United States in a lot of ways. There are close relations at all levels of government between the two. Australia and the United States work closely with like-minded partners in regional and global forums, including the G20, East Asia Summit, World Trade Organization and United Nations. One difference: Based on my limited assessment, I feel like Australia as a whole is taking BIG strides in being a very eco-friendly place and I like it. Big thumbs up to our friends down under.