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 All of us at some point have dreamed of visiting Australia, but many of us have never actually made it there. Many of us are put off by the cost of getting there, although flights are now becoming ever cheaper, and the time it takes to get there.
Once there though it is fairly inexpensive to live and eat, particularly if you find yourself a decent hotel that is not too expensive – there are flights to Alice Springs from all the capital cities of Australia.
But what is it that lures us to want to visit this distant land? Part of it is the excitement of something completely unknown, something literally on the other side of the world. You hear so many tales from ex-pats of the good life that they live in the sun and this is mingled in with anticipation at seeing classic icons such as Ayres Rock and the Sydney Opera House.
Alongside the feeling of travelling to the unknown, there is at the same time a safety net. They speak the same language as us; they eat the same food and drink the same beer as us. It is the other side of the planet and yet strangely so close to home.
Whatever it is that makes us want to spend our once in a lifetime holiday in Australia, for many of us, sadly, it will remain a pipe dream.
PHOTO: The middle of Australia, in the town of Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.
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