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Australia is surrounded by fantastic beaches and has ice-covered slopes along with cool lagoons and lush rainforests. Visitors from around the world come to spend their vacations at Australian beaches. It provides delicious food for every taste. By Alex Karras Australia is the sixth largest country in the world and made up of eight states. It is surrounded by fantastic beaches and has ice-covered slopes along with cool lagoons and lush rainforests. With cities like Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth, Australia is a country to visit. It has wonderful places to see like the Great Barrier Reef, snowy mountains, the grape growing valleys of Barossa, beautiful Whitsunday's island of Queensland, etc. Getting to Australia is an easy task, with every major airline giving services to most of its cities. To enter Australia, a visa is required (except for the citizens of New Zealand). Four types of visas are available, categorized as tourist, student, short-term, and long-term business. The tourist visa is valid for six months, short-term business visa up to three months, and long-term visa up to four years. However, a student visa is granted for the intended course duration. One of the major tourist attractions in Australia is the lovely beaches. Australia has more than 36,000 kilometers of beaches. Visitors from around the world come to spend their vacations at Australian beaches. The most sought after beaches are Bondi Beach, the Gold coast, Little Cove, Whitehaven, Cable Beach, Wineglass Bay, Hyams Beach, and Bells Beach. Australia provides delicious food for every taste. The top ten popular restaurants are Pier at Rose Bay, NSW; Nu Nu, located at Palm Cove, Queensland; Koko in Southbank; Vue de Monde and Neil Perry's Rockpool Bar and Grill situated in Melbourne; Darleys - Lilianfels in the Blue Mountains; Cha Cha Char Wine Bar and Grill in Brisbane; Ginseng Restaurant in Manuka (ACT); and Tandoori Oven at Hyde Park in Adelaide. Along with food, Australia is famous for its wine. Wines like Penfolds Grange, Wolf Blass, Lindemans, Rosemount, and Jacob's Creek are often rated in the top 10 Australian wines, which are famous worldwide. Beside tourists, a large number of students from Asian countries, Europe, and USA visit Australia per year. Its education industry is booming, and the top 10 Australian universities are Australian National University, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, University of Queensland, University of WA, University of Adelaide, University of NSW, Macquarie University, Monash University, and Flinders University. Australia has many things to offer everyone who visits. With a good economy, a firm banking sector, and good living and transport facilities, it provides job opportunities to thousands of foreigners every year. Even people who come on transfer from other countries easily merge into the Australian lifestyle. Australia has a good education system to provide education from kindergarten to the postgraduate level. It has the highest percentage of homeowners per capita in the world. Besides good housing and transport facilities, health facilities are also up to mark. Life expectancy is one of the highest in the world. It invests heavily in health related research and development, and has developed a health insurance system. The average Australian resident enjoys robust health. All these factors make Australia a primary immigrant nation. Nowadays, there are two main routes of immigration, namely skilled and family migration. A point test is required for clearing immigration. People from across the world are settling in Australia, and it provides a friendly home away from home for them and their family. About the Author: Tal Gur is IT/Business Development Manager of Global Credit Solutions, which was incorporated in Australia in 2000, to service a client demand for more effective and efficient domestic and global credit and risk management services. He has 10+ years of experience in the information technology industry, is accredited with MCP, and holds a B.A (Computer Science) and M.A (Masters of Information Management and Systems) and currently going on with M.B.A. He is an integral part of GCS and has been responsible for several key roles such as project management, software development and web design. Article Source: Adult Escapes - http://www.AdultEscapes.com More free articles: 1st Rate Articles - 1stRateArticles.com |
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