There's sooo much to do as a newcomer to Australia. Here's my ever-growing list of things to do and see while I'm here...
1.
Be accepted for Visa
2.
Get on the plane (alone) without panicking / crying
3.
Find somewhere to live
4.
Open a bank account
5.
Get a tax file number
6.
Find a job
7.
Sort out a mobile phone
8.
Make some friends
9.
Watch the sunrise over said new city
10.
Learn a new sport / activity
11. Get a surf lesson from a local surfer
12. Sydney harbour bridge climb
13.
Visit the Hunter Valley
14.
Go to the Blue Mountains
15. See Ayres Rock
16.
Go to the Australian Open
17.
Visit Victor Harbour (family friends)
18.
Visit the street in Melbourne where my parents used to live
19. Visit Tasmania (to meet a newly found family member)
20.
Go whale watching
21. Learn to dive
22.
Celebrate Australia Day / my birthday doing something typically Aussie
23. Visit Canberra
24. Go kayaking with the dolphins
25. Go to Toronga Zoo
26.
Take a tour of Sydney Opera House
27.
Walk to the lighthouse at Palm Beach
28. Explore Darwin
29.
Do the Sky Walk at Sydney Westfield Tower
30. Tour the old Quarantine Station on North Head, Manly
If you have any suggestions or recommendations for anything else I should do then let me know! :)