Here’s our bucketlist of things we have to do to prove our “Aussiness” whilst in Australia. The bucketlist was largely assembled by Jenny, one of our Airbnb hosts. We’re going to check things off continuously.
- Eat/Taste Vegemite
- Eat Tim Tams
- Do a Tim Tam Slam (Suck tea or coffee through a Tim Tam)
- Watch a footy game live
- Watch State of Origin – Rugby League
- See a kangaroo
- See an emu
- See a koala
- Visit Blue Mountains
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Visit the Jenolan caves (Blue Mountains) - Visit the Three sisters (Blue Mountains)
- Visit Port Stephens
- Visit Fingal Bay (Port Stephens)
- Go on a dolphins tour (Port Stephens)
- Eat a Lamington (Cake)
- Eat “Pavlova” (Dessert)
- Eat “Coat of Arms” Pizza (with emu/kangaroo)
- Visit Hunter Valley vineyards
- Bet on the “Melbourne Cup” (1 November)
- Go in a sweep for “Melbourne Cup”
- Wear thongs – Australian flag thongs (i.e. flip-flops)
- Go to Circular Quay (Sydney)
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Take the Manly ferry (Circular Quay, Sydney) -
Go to Bondi Beach (Sydney) -
Go to Taronga Zoo (Sydney) - Go to Sydney Opera House
- Go to Sydney Harbour Bride
- Go to Gold Coast
- Go to Brisbane
- Go to Byron bay
- Go to Nimbin
- Go to Mt Warning
- Go to Melbourne
- Go to Coal & Cedar (restaurant)
- Go diving with tubes
- Go diving at the Great Barrier Reef
- Swim with dolphins
- Swim with sharks and rays
- Try sandboarding
- Try standup paddleboarding
- Stand on a surfboard