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Backpacking Through Western Australia

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;etemo&period;com">Western Australia takes<&sol;a> up about 30&percnt; of  Australia&period; This massive piece of land is a home to 98 national parks&period; This fact alone should be enough for you to decide to visit it&period; Regardless of the type of a holiday&comma; you are about to have&comma; be it a city break or outback camping&comma; there is a great number of things to see and learn&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Perth<&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-1796 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;Image-1-4-1024x768&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Backpacking Through Western Australia" width&equals;"770" height&equals;"578" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The capital of this beautiful state certainly has a lot to offer&period; Apart from the usual city-break things you can expect such as nightlife&comma; busy CBD&comma; wonderful food&comma; wine tasting and shops&comma; Perth has a lot more in store&period; It has 19 beaches&comma; out of which Cottesloe is the most talked-about one&period; What makes this beach special is the thoughtfully designed greenery surrounding the white sand&comma; an abundance of cozy places available for eating-out and casual drinks&comma; the opportunity it represents for peaceful swimming&comma; fun surfing&comma; and snorkeling&period; If you are visiting in March&comma; there will be an <&sol;span><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;sculpturebythesea&period;com&sol;cottesloe&sol;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">exhibition of sculptures<&sol;span><&sol;a><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> on the beach&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Furthermore&comma; if you are interested in walking tours through nature&comma; Perth has ways of making you forget you are in a metropole and taking you through many of its green and water oasis&period; Nature surrounding the city area has thriving wildlife featuring certain rare species such as the Australian sea lion&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> A very prominent cultural feature of Perth is its street art&period; The alleys of the city have been decorated by some of the world’s best-known street artists&period; You can get a map of street-art and make this an interesting walking tour&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Margaret River<&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-1797 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;Image-2-1-1024x768&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Backpacking Through Western Australia" width&equals;"770" height&equals;"578" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Margaret River is located some 3 hours South of Perth&comma; and there are also frequent flights available&period; This is Western Australia’s premium wine region&period; If you are into wine tasting&comma; this is the perfect spot with around 120 wineries&period; If you enjoy active holidays&comma; Margaret River could leave you breathless&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The region is famous for excellent surfing beaches&period; It also has a wonderful mountain biking trek used to explore the river itself&period; You can also go kayaking up the river&period; This region is full of natural wonders including the river&comma; wildlife&comma; greenery&comma; rock formations and caves&period; One of its many caves&comma; Lake Cave&comma; has what is believed to be a one-of-a-kind limestone called &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;table”&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Albany<&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-1798 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;Image-3-1-1024x768&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Backpacking Through Western Australia" width&equals;"770" height&equals;"578" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">If you go further to the Southeast&comma; in about 4 hours you will get to the wonderful Historic city of Albany&period; This is the first European settlement in Western Australia&comma; founded on the Boxing day of 1826&period; Apart from walking its streets and enjoying the view&comma; the town is surrounded by some of Western Australia’s top-voted beaches&period; Among other beauties of nature&comma; Albany is quite close to Torndirrup National Park which is famous for its rock formations&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">By traveling from Margaret River to Albany&comma; you have simply crossed from one wine region into another&period; This is the center of the Great Southern Wine Region which is a home to several award-winning wines&period; Explore the wineries and learn about organic winemaking&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Now to move forward to what is special about Albany which is its history and culture&period; As mentioned above&comma; this is the first European settlement in the region&period; You can go on a tour and find see the replica of the vessel which brought first settlers to Albany&comma; find out what their lives were like&comma; and learn about their relations with the local Aboriginals&period; Furthermore&comma; the city features the <&sol;span><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;en&period;wikipedia&period;org&sol;wiki&sol;Anzac&lowbar;Day"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">National Anzac center<&sol;span><&sol;a><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> as this is was where the WWI troops set off from&period; In addition&comma; you can visit the Heritage Park and the Albany Whale Museum which used to be a whale processing station&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The Bibbulmun track<&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-1799 size-large" style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14px&semi; font-family&colon; Lato&comma; Arial&comma; sans-serif&semi;" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;Image-4-1-1024x683&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Backpacking Through Western Australia" width&equals;"770" height&equals;"514" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Since you are in Albany&comma; your next logical step in exploring Western Australia is taking the Bibbulmun track&period; It is categorized as one of the world’s longest walks with its total of 1000 km&period; The track will lead you to Kalamunda&comma; a suburb of Perth&period; The track runs through several towns and you can take it at different stages&comma; you do not necessarily have to go end-to-end&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Bibbulmun Track Foundation offers helpful information about the track&comma; workshops for those interested walking the entire track&comma; and offers guided tours&period; The track features numerous well-equipped campsites&comma; as well as shelters&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">A tour this long features a great variety when it comes to nature&comma; terrain&comma; and wildlife&period; You are also welcome to see anything you find interesting along the way&period; There are markers in place to ensure you are on the right path&period; This track is an excellent opportunity for <&sol;span><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;lifesanadventure&period;com&period;au&sol;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">walking holidays<&sol;span><&sol;a><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> due to its versatility and length&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The Kimberley<&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-1800 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;02&sol;Image-5-1-1024x664&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Backpacking Through Western Australia" width&equals;"770" height&equals;"499" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">After your round trip in the South&comma; it is time for you to go to the far north of the state&period; The Kimberley region is the furthest-north region of Western Australia known for it almost untouched beauty&period; It features spectacular cliffs and rock formations&comma; swimming holes&comma; vivid wildlife&comma; beautiful canyons&comma; and rivers&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">In contrast to the untamed nature and the sense of isolation&comma; there are several luxurious accommodation facilities available&period; Also&comma; you can visit a wonderfully romantic and peaceful beach town&comma; Broome&period; It is&comma; in fact&comma; on your way if you take the amazing 4WD Gibb River Road&period; The road goes along the Gibb river offering you an insight into its gorges and swimming holes&period; You can also learn a lot about the Aboriginal culture while you are in the area&comma; through their art and a chance to visit their communities&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Western Australia should be on every tourist’s map&period; It’s size and variety of sights and activities available&comma; makes it diverse enough to please everyone&period; Depending on the period you have available you can truly make this a holiday to remember&period; Even though it has some of the best beaches in the world&comma; spending time laying on a beach is a huge waste when you are in areas such as this one&period;  Be creative&comma; do your research&comma; and plan&period; I am sure you will be quite satisfied wherever you go&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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