What to do in Australia: 8 things foreign travellers get right that Aussies are missing out on

By David Whitley
Updated October 7 2015 - 12:08pm, first published October 6 2015 - 6:15pm
Fraser Island is magical – but you don't have to rough it with randoms.
Fraser Island is magical – but you don't have to rough it with randoms.
Swedish travellers cooling off: the outdoors are for everyone, including the locals. Photo: Chris Hopkins
Swedish travellers cooling off: the outdoors are for everyone, including the locals. Photo: Chris Hopkins
Fraser Island is magical – but you don't have to rough it with randoms.
Fraser Island is magical – but you don't have to rough it with randoms.
Swedish travellers cooling off: the outdoors are for everyone, including the locals. Photo: Chris Hopkins
Swedish travellers cooling off: the outdoors are for everyone, including the locals. Photo: Chris Hopkins
Fraser Island is magical – but you don't have to rough it with randoms.
Fraser Island is magical – but you don't have to rough it with randoms.
Swedish travellers cooling off: the outdoors are for everyone, including the locals. Photo: Chris Hopkins
Swedish travellers cooling off: the outdoors are for everyone, including the locals. Photo: Chris Hopkins

The life of the overseas traveller in Australia may not be entirely enviable. Few Australians would fancy funding their holiday with months of back-breaking fruit-picking, or spending weeks sleeping in dorm rooms. But foreign travellers do get some things right that most Aussies inexplicably miss out on, such as …

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