Kurze Zusammenfassung
Das Video bietet 15 Reisetipps für Australien, um eine intelligente, erschwingliche und komfortable Reise zu ermöglichen. Es behandelt die Größe des Landes, wichtige Regionen, das Wetter, die Tierwelt, Währung, Visa, Anreise, Transport, Sprache, Strände, Einkaufsmöglichkeiten, Essen, Bier, Kaffee und amerikanische Marken.
- Australien ist riesig, daher sollte man sich auf eine oder zwei Regionen beschränken.
- Das Wetter variiert stark, mit allen vier Jahreszeiten und sogar Skigebieten.
- Es gibt eine Vielzahl einzigartiger Tiere, aber Vorsicht vor gefährlichen Meeresbewohnern.
- Bargeld ist nicht unbedingt erforderlich, aber Kreditkarten können Gebühren verursachen.
- Ein Visum ist für die meisten Besucher erforderlich und kann online beantragt werden.
Einleitung zu 15 Dingen, die man vor einer Reise nach Australien wissen sollte, einschließlich Transport, Essen und Sehenswürdigkeiten. Der Schwerpunkt liegt darauf, wie man Spaß haben kann.
Australien ist das sechstgrößte Land der Welt, hat aber nur 25 Millionen Einwohner. Die Größe des Landes führt dazu, dass man nicht alles auf einmal sehen kann. Es wird empfohlen, sich auf eine oder zwei Regionen zu konzentrieren, z. B. Sydney und Melbourne, und den Rest für einen späteren Besuch aufzusparen.
Sydney ist mit 5,3 Millionen Einwohnern die größte Stadt Australiens und beherbergt das berühmte Opernhaus, ist aber nicht die Hauptstadt. Canberra ist die Hauptstadt, etwa drei Autostunden südlich von Sydney, mit 400.000 Einwohnern. Melbourne ist die zweitgrößte Stadt mit 5,1 Millionen Einwohnern und gilt als künstlerischer und flippiger als Sydney. Adelaide in Südaustralien ist mit 1,3 Millionen Einwohnern als Festivalstadt bekannt und hat berühmte Weinanbaugebiete. Perth ist die Hauptstadt von Westaustralien und die sonnigste der Großstädte. Das Outback ist das unerschlossene Landesinnere, das hauptsächlich Natur und indigene Erlebnisse bietet. Das Great Barrier Reef an der Westküste ist ein 2.600 Kilometer langes Riff mit 300 Inseln.
Australien hat alle vier Jahreszeiten, einschließlich Winter und Schnee, mit 16 Skigebieten, hauptsächlich im Südosten in der Nähe von Sydney und Melbourne. Die Jahreszeiten sind gegenüber der nördlichen Hemisphäre umgekehrt, wobei Sommer von Dezember bis Februar und Winter von Juni bis August ist.
Tasmanien ist eine Insel südlich des australischen Festlandes, die Heimat des Tasmanischen Teufels. Die fünf wichtigsten Tiere, die man in Australien sehen sollte, sind Känguru, Wombat, Schnabeltier, Koala und Krokodil. Quokkas, bekannt als die glücklichsten Tiere der Welt, findet man auf Rottnest Island vor der Küste von Perth. Kängurus findet man möglicherweise in den Vororten, aber man sollte Abstand halten. Koalas können in Zoos geknuddelt werden, aber ihr Fell ist stachelig.
Australien verwendet den australischen Dollar (AUD). Zum Zeitpunkt der Videoerstellung entsprach 1 US-Dollar etwa 1,50 AUD. Australisches Geld ist bunt und aus Plastik. Es gibt keine Pennys, aber es gibt 1- und 2-Dollar-Münzen. Geldautomaten sind weit verbreitet und Kredit- und Debitkarten werden fast überall akzeptiert. Einige Geschäfte erheben möglicherweise eine geringe Gebühr für die Verwendung von Kreditkarten, während andere möglicherweise einen Rabatt für die Verwendung von Bargeld gewähren. Australien hat hohe Lebenshaltungskosten, daher ist das Reisen teuer. Viele Restaurants erheben an Sonn- und Feiertagen einen Aufschlag von 10 bis 15 Prozent. Trinkgeld ist nicht üblich, wodurch man etwas Geld sparen kann. Die Preise verstehen sich inklusive Steuern.
Alle Besucher Australiens benötigen ein Visum, mit Ausnahme von Neuseeländern. Einwohner vieler Länder, darunter die USA und Kanada, können Visa online für etwa 15 Dollar beantragen, die oft innerhalb von 24 Stunden genehmigt werden. Es ist wichtig, dies vor der Anreise zum Flughafen zu erledigen.
Der größte Flughafen Australiens ist der Sydney International Airport. Qantas ist die nationale Fluggesellschaft Australiens. Bei Inlandsflügen muss man am ersten Ankunftsort den Zoll passieren. Bei internationalen Anschlussflügen sollte man mindestens drei Stunden für den Pass- und Zollabfertigung sowie das erneute Einchecken des Gepäcks einplanen.
Sydney und Melbourne haben gute öffentliche Verkehrsmittel, aber im Rest Australiens ist es besser, ein Auto zu mieten. In Australien fährt man auf der linken Straßenseite. Es gibt ein Zugnetz an der Ost- und Südküste, aber die Züge sind langsam. Greyhound betreibt das nationale Busnetz, das günstiger, aber auch langsamer ist als die Bahn. Fußgänger sollten vorsichtig sein und in beide Richtungen schauen, bevor sie die Straße überqueren. Um zum Great Barrier Reef zu gelangen, sind organisierte Touren erforderlich. Eine Fähre von Melbourne nach Tasmanien dauert 10 Stunden.
Die Sprache in Australien ist Englisch, das auf britischem Englisch basiert. "Cheers Mate" bedeutet "Danke, Freund". "No thongs" bedeutet keine Flip-Flops. "Skinny milk" ist Magermilch, "light milk" ist fettarme Milch. "Trading hours" sind die Öffnungszeiten. "Mind the gap" bedeutet, nicht in das Loch zu fallen. "Feeling dusty" bedeutet verkatert. "Takeaway" bedeutet Essen zum Mitnehmen. "Chemist" ist eine Apotheke. "No worries mate" bedeutet kein Problem, kein Problem, danke oder gern geschehen.
Australien hat fantastische Strände, aber es gibt viele gefährliche Meerestiere wie Quallen und Haie. An bewachten Stränden sollte man zwischen den Flaggen schwimmen oder einen eingezäunten Strand aufsuchen. Warnhinweise sollten ernst genommen werden. Vögel können aggressiv sein und Essen stehlen.
Die Geschäfte öffnen gegen 10 Uhr morgens und schließen im Vergleich zu den meisten anderen Ländern früh, etwa um 17, 18 oder 19 Uhr. In den meisten Städten gibt es ein oder zwei Tage, an denen die Geschäfte länger geöffnet sind, z. B. donnerstags in Sydney bis 21 Uhr. Sonntags schließen die Geschäfte, insbesondere in ländlichen Gebieten, sehr früh oder sind gar nicht geöffnet. Dies gilt auch für Tankstellen.
Anders als Crocodile Dundee sagte, werden keine Garnelen auf den Grill gelegt, sondern Garnelen. Die britische Tradition Australiens spiegelt sich in den herzhaften Speisen wider. Zu den klassischen australischen Gerichten gehören Wurstbrötchen, Fleischpasteten und, für Abenteuerlustige, Känguru, Krokodil und Emu. Vegemite ist ein Hefeextrakt mit Gemüse, der Geschmackssache ist. Tim Tams sind Schokoladenkekse mit einer Creme-Füllung. Asiatisches Essen ist in Australien aufgrund der Nähe zu Asien sehr beliebt.
Australier lieben ihr Bier und servieren es fast überall. Das gesetzliche Trinkalter beträgt 18 Jahre. Bier wird in den Größen Schooner und Pint serviert. BYO bedeutet, dass man seinen eigenen Alkohol mitbringen kann, während No BYO bedeutet, dass dies nicht erlaubt ist. Viele Orte in Australien haben Sperrstunden, nach denen man die Bars nicht mehr betreten kann.
Kaffee ist in Australien sehr wichtig. Kaffee ist meistens Espresso-basiert. Ein "Black" ist ein normaler Kaffee, ein Cappuccino ist ein Standard-Milchkaffee mit Schokoladenstreuseln, ein "Flat White" ist Milch, die erhitzt, aber nicht geschäumt wurde, ein "Long Black" ist ein Americano und ein "Short Black" ist ein Espresso.
Viele amerikanische Marken in Australien ähneln ihren amerikanischen Pendants nicht. Woolworths ist eine florierende Lebensmittelkette in Australien, obwohl sie in den USA nicht mehr existiert. Die Greyhound-Busse in Australien haben keine Verbindung zu den Greyhound-Bussen in den USA. Hungry Jack's ist Burger King. McDonald's wird Macca's genannt. Domino's Pizza in Australien serviert Peking-Enten-Pizza.
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0:00 15 things to know before you go to australia i'm chris this is yellow productions i do travel guides to help you travel intelligently affordably and comfortably and in this video i'm going to tell you everything you need to know before you come into this amazing country including how to get in how to get around what to eat while you're here what to see give you an orientation on it most importantly i'm going to tell you how to have fun while you're here by the way you should also know it can be quite windy in australia so hopefully i don't get blown away in this video now the first thing to know is that australia is big it's real big in fact australia is the sixth largest country in the world in terms of land mass but only 25 million people live here to give an idea of the size if you're driving from brisbane to perth that's going to take you about three days the flight is
0:45 about five hours so kind of similar if you're going from coast to coast across the united states of america the number one mistake that tourists make coming to australia simply trying to see way too much on their first trip he can't do it all he can't see the whole place pick a region or two stick to one or two cities a great start if it's your first trip would be to do sydney and melbourne and leave the rest for next time now the second thing to know is some information to help you get oriented on australia i mentioned just to stick to one or two regions so let's go ahead and talk about australia's major regions starting on the east coast is sydney home to 5.3 million people it's australia's biggest city with the famous opera house but sydney isn't the capital of australia canberra is the capital it's a
1:31 three-hour drive south of sydney it's a planned capital with 400 000 residents kind of like a mini washington dc swinging around to the south coast we've got melbourne it's spelled like melbourne but it's pronounced melbourne it's australia's second largest city with 5.1 million people but it could surpass sydney in a few years melbourne is more artsy and funky than sydney continuing around to south australia we've got adelaide adelaide is home to 1.3 million people it's known as australia's festival city with famous wine growing regions perth is the capital of western australia if you want the most sunshine of australia's big cities look no further than perth in the center of it all is the outback yes where the
2:17 steakhouse gets its name no you won't find an outback steakhouse in australia's outback the outback is not to be confused with the bush if you hear the term the bush that usually refers to the suburbs of the bigger cities the outback is even further out and more even undeveloped mostly nature based and indigenous experiences is what you'll find in the outback some might say the outback is the real australia now back on the west coast you'll find the great barrier reef a 2 600 kilometer long set of reefs home to an amazing underwater wonderland of aquatic creatures but the great barrier reef also has 300 islands to explore for land lovers this is really paradise for snorkelers and scuba divers the third thing to know is australia is
3:03 more than just desert yes australia gets all four seasons including winter and including snow australia actually has 16 ski resorts you'll find them mostly in the south east near sydney and melbourne and if you're from the northern hemisphere remember the seasons here are flipped so summer is december to february and winter here is june to august the fourth thing you want to know is about the really cool animals you can see when you come to australia and there was one actually part of australia i left off when i went around because i want to mention it now which is the island of tasmania this island is off the south of the mainland of australia and yes the tasmanian devil is real not the looney tunes character but there's actually an animal named the tasmanian
3:48 devil that comes from this island now the five animals you'll want to see in australia according to the sydney wildlife zoo are the kangaroo the wombat the platypus koalas and of course crocodiles now my favorite of the australian animals has to be the quakka and it wasn't one that's on this sign it's known as the happiest animal in the world you'll find that one on an island called rot nest island they are native to there and if you want to take a trip to rottnest island to visit the quakkas you'll find it just off the coast of perth if you're looking for these animals and think you'll find them roaming the streets of sydney and melbourne i'm sorry but you won't you will find kangaroos roaming the streets of like way out in the suburbs or places like that but if you do see kangaroo please keep your distance they can
4:35 actually kick and if they do they really hurt and then of course koalas one of the quintessential experiences is cuddling a koala and so most of the zoos that have koalas often offer for an extra price cuddle a koala experiences though if you do cuddle a koala you will find they're actually not that cuddly their fur is actually kind of prickly the fifth thing to know before you go to australia is about the money in australia they use the australian dollar abbreviated aud at the time i made this video one us dollar was about a dollar fifty australian dollars australian money is colorful and plasticky the coins there are no pennies and there are one dollar and two dollar coins atms are plentiful credit cards and debit cards
5:21 are taken almost everywhere i will say on this trip i have not used cash once i've used my credit card for everything some stores may charge a small surcharge for using your credit card and some places may give you a discount for using cash but that's not to say that they don't take it now on the costs of traveling to australia it's actually kind of expensive australia has one of the highest living costs in the world and so you'll find your trip here to be a lot more expensive than other southeast asian countries like thailand or places like that one thing to be aware of when it comes to restaurants is that many restaurants on sundays and holidays charge more so you might find restaurants charging 10 to 15 percent more just for the privilege of eating
6:07 there on a sunday or a holiday so beware of that but one nice thank you restaurants that'll save you a little bit of money is tipping really isn't the thing here you'll find some of the higher end restaurants may give you a tipping option five percent maybe customary but you're not going to be inundated with tip jars at every coffee shop and those sorts of things so the price you see is the price you pay and taxes are included in those prices which makes it easy to know how much things actually cost the eighth thing to know is about visas and all visitors to australia require a visa known as a credit card but a visa to actually come to the country with the exception of new zealanders residents of many countries including the usa and canada can obtain visas online uh they're like 15 bucks they're pretty cheap and they often get approved in 24 hours or less so it's
6:54 pretty easy but make sure you do that before you show up to the airport otherwise you won't be able to check in for your flight number seven let's talk about getting into australia australia's biggest airport is sydney international airport if you're flying in chances are you'll be flying into sydney you could also be flying into melbourne that is australia's second largest airport but they are both modern clean nice airports qantas is the flagship carrier of australia flagship it's like their national carrier but you should know if you're connecting internal to australia you will have to clear customs at your first point of entry and then you can reconnect so if you are connecting coming in internationally and then connecting domestically you'll probably want to allow at least three hours for that domestic connection so you can clear passports and customs and then
7:39 recheck in your bag for your next flight the eighth thing to know is about getting around australia and getting around the cities at least if you're in the big cities of sydney and melbourne they've got pretty good public transportation the rest of australia the public transit isn't so great so you'll want to rent a car and drive a car now if you are renting a car beware they drive on the left side of the road here so if you're not that familiar with driving on the left side of the road well just be careful maybe stay out of the big cities just stay in the country where there's a few less cars getting between cities rail can be an option there's a decent train network on the east coast and the south coast but then not so much for the rest of the country the trains are slow because the
8:26 country's big buses are an option as well greyhound operates the national bus network it's going to be cheaper than the trains but it's also going to be pretty slow now when you're out and about walking be careful if you're not used to cars driving on the left-hand side they come in a different direction than you're used to usually you're used to looking right if you're from some place where the cars drive on the right side here you'll want to look left probably just look in both directions to be extra careful now if you're going to the great barrier reef obviously you'll need to take a boat because it's in the ocean but the only way to get there are by organized tours if you're going to tasmania and you don't want to fly you can take a ferry from melbourne it'll take you 10 hours and the ninth thing to know before you go is about the language in its english kind of based on british english okay so what's some particularly
9:13 australian vocabulary you might hear while you're here well probably the most common one is when they say cheers mate which means like thank you friend if you see a sign that says no thongs that's not referring to your undergarment that means no flip-flops sandals those ones that have the thong that goes in between your toes if you see skinny milk that is skim milk or kind of non-fat milk if you see light milk that's kind of two percent or reduced fat milk if you see trading hours on store that's when they're open if you see a sign that says mind the gap that says hey don't fall in this hole before you board the train someone says they're feeling dusty in the morning that means they're hung over if you see a restaurant that advertises there a takeaway that means they serve the food to go if you see a shop that
9:59 says they're a chemist they don't sell chemicals that's a pharmacy or a drug store and then if somebody says no worries made to you that means no problem not a big deal it could also mean thank you or you're welcome number 10 let's talk about the beach australia has some really fantastic beaches but the problem with the beach in australia is there's lots of things in the water here that try to kill you from jellyfish to sharks to even more and so if you are at a beach that is life guarded make sure you swim between the flags where it is safest or even maybe try to find a netted beach to swim at that's going to be even safer now if you're going out surfing lots of great surf breaks in australia lots of great surf infrastructure surf shops but whatever you do if there are posted warnings at
10:45 the beach take those warnings seriously oh and i'm gonna warn you about these birds right here these these birds right here are vicious they will take all of your food don't let any food nearby these things otherwise you're not going to have any food left the 11th thing to know before you go to australia is about shopping and stores they open about 10 a.m and they close early in comparison to most other countries think 5 6 or 7 pm for the stores that stay open the latest now in most cities there's one or two days that perhaps they stay open later for example in sydney stores stay open later on thursdays in that case they'll be open until nine but beware of sundays on sundays particularly in the rural areas
11:31 stores close super early or maybe don't even open at all and when i say stores i don't just mean like clothing stores i mean grocery stores and drug stores like in some cities those might close at 3 pm on sundays or might not even open at all this also applies to gas stations so if you're out in the middle of australia you should probably gas up on saturday and not depend on getting gas on sunday the 12th thing to know is about the food in australia and unlike crocodile dundee said it turns out they actually don't put any shrimps on the barbie because if they're putting something like that on the barbie it's actually going to be prawns now australia's british heritage remains in their classic aussie foods you will find them to be heavy and hearty some classic australian eats that
12:16 you might want to seek out are sausage rolls which is basically sausage embedded in some tasty bread meat pies that is meat wrapped in a bit of a pie dough if you're feeling adventuresome you can eat some classic australian animals kangaroo crocodile emu and more you'll find on offer in australian restaurants on the breakfast buffet you might see these little packages of vegemite they are yeast extract and vegetables in my opinion it's a little bit of an acquired taste for dessert it doesn't get any more iconically australian than a package of tim tams these are little biscuits with some chocolate and a cream filling you'll find them in nearly any australian supermarket and they can be quite addictive now my favorite foods to eat
13:02 in australia turns out to be asian food because is actually pretty close to asia and that means there's tons of delicious asian food here chinese japanese indonesian malaysian thai and more the 13th thing to know before we go to australia is about the beer and that they love their beer and they serve it just about everywhere the legal drinking age is 18 and when you get it in sizes you can get a schooner and a pint this is the schooner it's nine dollars for this plastic cup at the sydney seafood market now you will see some restaurants that advertise byo what that means is you can bring your own alcohol they don't serve alcohol and then you'll see restaurants that say no byo which means you can't bring your alcohol there now you should also know
13:49 that when you're out drinking beer many places in australia have some lockout laws which is like a certain time that you won't be able to get in the bars after changes depend on cities so look that up if you're going to be doing your late night beer drinking but someone who's not a huge beer drinker because i also find beer to be bitter and have this awful aftertaste i find this beer actually quite mild and tasty i see why they like it here the 14th thing you need to know before you go to australia is about coffee and coffee is really a religion in australia so much so that a coffee shop names itself the ministry of coffee what you need to know about coffin australia they take it seriously it's not wussy drip coffee it's pretty much all espresso-based drinks here but
14:35 you're gonna find the language at the coffee shops here different from the language at many of your coffee shops black home cappuccino is the standard frothy thing though they put chocolate kind of sprinkles on top if you get a flat white that's going to be milk that's been heated but not made frothy if you want a long black that's going to be kind of like an american drip coffee they put some espresso and then they add hot water to it and if you get a short black that's going to be a standard espresso so if you're a coffee snob study up on the australian coffee terms but definitely start your morning with some coffee have some midday have some in the afternoon
15:21 and you'll be buzzed by the time night time comes fifteenth thing to know is about american brands in australia there are a lot of american brands in australia that have no resemblance to their american counterparts for example woolworths has been long out of business in the usa he used to be kind of like an everything store but it is a thriving grocery store chain here in australia the greyhound buses in australia they have no relation to the greyhound buses in the usa now you see the sign that says hungry jacks this is actually burger king the home of the whopper you will find some things that are the same for example mcdonald's there's still mcdonald's here but they call it macca's like big mac macca's that's kind of like the nickname for mcdonald's now sometimes the
16:08 australian-based american chains are distinctly better for example domino's pizza in australia has been known to serve peking duck pizza american locations dominoes take that and the last thing to know is i've got more videos on australia particularly on sydney if you want to see more videos on sydney you can check out my playlist right here or if you're going to australia's second largest city melbourne you might enjoy my travel series on melbourne right here well fellow explorers as usual i won't say goodbye because i'm going to see you in one of those videos
