Our first destination was Australia. It’s a big country with a lot of fascinating places to see, but with a three week time frame, not a lot of time to see it all. Sydney was our first stop before making our way up the East Coast, hitting Hervey Bay, Fraser Island, the Whit Sundays and Great Barrier Reef. From the beautiful blue seas, we headed inland to the magical red desert of Uluru and Kata Tjuta. Our final destination was Melbourne, where we took in the Melbourne Cup, sipped the wines of the Yarra Valley, and drove the Great Ocean Road.

Uluru, 440 kilometres south west of Alice Springs, fascinates and inspires people from around the world with its glowing presence at sunrise and sunset. The Anangu people prefer visitors don't climb Uluru because it's a sacred site, so nowadays many visitors choose to do the Uluru base walk instead. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is connected to Alice by networks of sealed roads and has its own airport. Archaeological work suggests that Aboriginal people have lived in the area for at least 22,000 years.