Japanese Visitors to Australia
I’ve mentioned before that the number of Japanese tourists to Australia has been falling. Number of Japanese Tourists Visiting Australia: 1997: 814,000 2009: 355,000 Last year there were less than half the number of visitors that were coming more than 10 years ago. Recently the Australian government launched another campaign to attract more Japanese tourists. [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Australia, News - Japan, News Articles, Travel, Travel - Australia | Permalink | No Comments »Sydney Opera House
A week ago I visited Sydney. As part of the Vivid Festival (which is held once a year in Sydney) the Opera House was lit up at night. It looks really beautiful with the different colors and patterns. Related Articles: Sydney Opera House There’s Nothing Like Australia Back in Australia Glenelg Please support my blog [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Australia, News - Japan, News Articles, Travel, Travel - Australia | Permalink | No Comments »There’s Nothing Like Australia
In recent years there has been a lot of criticism of Australian tourism campaigns. Some of the commericals have been very unpopular. In the 1980s there was a very successful campaign featuring Paul Hogan (the actor who played Crocodile Dundee). A few years ago the tourist campaign was “Where the Bloody Hell Are You?” which [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Australia, News - Japan, News Articles, Travel, Travel - Australia | Permalink | No Comments »Back in Australia
I got back to Australia in October. I had a wonderful time travelling in Asia and Eastern Europe. I stayed with my parents on the Gold Coast for a few weeks and then came back to Melbourne. I started work a couple of days ago. I’m working at the government department where I used to [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Australia, News - Japan, News Articles, Travel, Travel - Australia | Permalink | No Comments »Glenelg
Glenelg is a beach near Adelaide in South Australia. It has a jetty that you can walk along and some nice restaurants by the water. From Adelaide city, it takes about 20 minutes by tram to get to Glenelg. If you visit Adelaide, you should go and see Glenelg, especially if the weather [...]
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