# Australia - the most BEAUTIFUL country in the world? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364 "2003-04-13T01:02:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/21 "2003-04-13T10:01:49Z")
I’m one of those who thinks it has something to do with being home. I’m from the US and have been all over it, and when in the military I saw the countryside of Korea. So my experience is not great. But nothing beat that look out the window of the plane as it swept over the coastline of California on my return flight home. So green and beautiful, and I was nearing _home!_ ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/22 "2003-04-13T10:12:04Z")
I hear ya, **Baker**. Coming home from the (to me) strangely picturebook perfect greenness of Asia, at sunrise we cross the Australian coastline. Red, baked dryness. Horizons of hard-edged nothingness. Yep, I’m home. Different to your experience, yet strangely the same. Red dirt. Just something about that… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/23 "2003-04-13T14:21:17Z")
> [@](#): > > …and in just sitting under a gum tree under the Southern Cross, beer in hand, listening to the “Great Quiet”. I used to live on the very edge of the Mojave Desert. I used to ride my Enduro all over the place. Often I would ride out to the hills and look out over the Antelope Valley. It would be hot and dry, and there would be a breeze blowing. The sky was clear and the air was clean. It was quiet. It was nice to just sit there and absorb the scenery. Thanks for reminding me. 🙂 > [@](#): > > You can stick your wonderful scenery and your ‘wide open spaces’ right up your bums today. Australia is grouse because IT IS BLOODYWELL POURING WITH RAIN. I like rain! (From what I’ve heard – and I haven’t been there yet – it doesn’t rain _enough!_😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/24 "2003-04-13T14:29:08Z")
Even though I’ve lived in the US a long time and love it here, my trip home to Oz last year really made me appreciate the majesty and beauty of my home land. So much so, that I plan on moving back in about a year. Especially now that I am going to be both a Aussie and US citizen soon, so I can go back and forth as I please! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/25 "2003-04-13T15:07:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Johnny L.A. \* > \*\*I used to live on the very edge of the Mojave Desert. I used to ride my Enduro all over the place. Often I would ride out to the hills and look out over the Antelope Valley. It would be hot and dry, and there would be a breeze blowing. The sky was clear and the air was clean. It was quiet. It was nice to just sit there and absorb the scenery. Thanks for reminding me. 🙂 \*\* Yeah, it was quiet - once you shut down your Enduro! While you were driving “all over the place,” of course, anyone within earshot was deprived of the “quiet.” ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/26 "2003-04-13T15:18:45Z")
The Enduro was unmodified, so it had to meet the noise restrictions for a street bike. (The Enduro was basically a dirt bike outfitted for street use.) It wasn’t that loud. Besides, there were no people around for miles. (I know you meant to put a smiley there to indicate that you were joking.) ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/27 "2003-04-13T15:24:03Z")
Never been to Australia, although I would LOVE to go. America, however, is the most beautiful country I’ve experienced yet, especially Rhode Island. Get out of the cities and off the roads and go to the beach or walk around in some of the wilderness here, and it’s gorgeous. Other beautiful countries I’ve been to include Canada, Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Monaco, and France, and Bermuda (well, I guess that qualifies as the UK), which are all the ones I’ve visited so far. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/28 "2003-04-13T15:33:44Z")
**Already in Use** : Indeed. Earth is my favourite planet. There are so many beautiful places – from arid deserts to lush rainforests, from glaciers to crystal waters – that it seems unfair that our life spans are so short. I could spend a hundred years or twice that exploring the Earth. And even that mightn’t be enough! ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/29 "2003-04-13T15:42:20Z")
Dammit, now _I_ want to go to Australia! See what you’ve done! Sadly, I’ve already got a job lined up for this summer and I think trying to see a whole continent in a few weeks is out of the question, so it’ll have to wait another year at least. Sigh. So many places, so little time… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/30 "2003-04-13T15:44:49Z")
> [@](#): > > Sadly, I’ve already got a job lined up for this summer and I think trying to see a whole continent in a few weeks is out of the question My best mate and I are thinking of flying into Sydney and then working our way down to Melbourne. We’re thinking of a three-week journey. Question for Australians: Is there a ferry service to Tazmania? Or do you have to fly? ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/31 "2003-04-13T15:55:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Johnny L.A. \* > **Already in Use: Indeed. Earth is my favourite planet.** I’m going to try REALLY HARD not to make a Uranus pun here. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/32 "2003-04-13T16:04:24Z")
> [@](#): > > _Johnny L.A._ > Question for Australians: Is there a ferry service to Tazmania? Or do you have to fly? There’s a ferry service from Melbourne. You can take a car if you wish. I’ve never been on it, but I understand that the service is now run by quickish catamarans. Bass Strait is quite rough on occasion and the trip is sometimes cancelled. When your plans have firmed up we should try to organise to meet for a malted beverage. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/33 "2003-04-13T16:52:58Z")
I’m betting mr. LA would prefer to take a bike rather than a car. 🙂 The most beautiful country on earth is South Africa, if my experiences are anything to go by. Then again, I have yet to visit both Australia and New Zealand, two countries that are easily in the same league, from what I’ve seen of them on TV and such. And then there’s Brasil. And Argentina. And Canada. And Japan. And China… all yet to be visited. Anyone got a spare million bucks or two? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/34 "2003-04-13T18:22:56Z")
hahaha, I’ve been to Australia, and those apartments next to the Opera house are amazing! But the trip there was terrible ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/35 "2003-04-13T18:26:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eutychus \* > \*\*Does that include Yahoo Serious? \*\* **Especially** Yahoo Serious! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![ozziemaland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f07891/32.png) [@ozziemaland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozziemaland)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/36 "2003-04-14T01:29:46Z")
In 1943, the song \*\*I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City \*\* got to number one on the US hit songs list. Later, Tony Bennett (and later Sinatra) had the hit, **I Left My Heart in San Francisco** , at which time the media conveniently ignored the earlier, better title. But now, to trump all these names, we have a newer book entitled: B]I Left My Hat in Andamooka \*\* by Austin Clifford (Melbourne: Wren: 1973) Now, to make this post poetic, we have to add the two cuddliest animals on the planet: The quoll and the quokka Have milk in their mocha And prance to the polka Around Andamooka [ ---
**Author:** ![CadburyAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@CadburyAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CadburyAngel)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/37 "2003-04-14T01:42:51Z")
I find the Pacific Northwest to be the most beautiful part of the U.S. It has every type of landscape - from tall misty evergreen rainforests to verdant rolling vinyards, towering raw mountains, glistening sandy beaches and golden grassy plains. Exquisite. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/38 "2003-04-14T14:11:10Z")
Australia has many areas that are far from beautiful-althought the coast is great. Take ALICE SPRINGS-the best part about that place is the : -cheap beer -the annula ALICE SPRINGS REGATTA (it is hilarious) Other than that , its a pretty dreary place! ---
**Author:** ![Merla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Merla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merla)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/39 "2003-04-14T14:22:34Z")
YES. Australia is the most beautiful country in the world. I have never been there, but I want to go there more than anywhere else. The landscape is breathtaking, the animals are wondrous, everything about it is fantastic. I am very biased- I realize that not all of it can be beautiful, but the parts I have seen are. I have wanted to go there more than anywhere else for the past 9 years. Merla ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364/40 "2003-04-14T14:47:03Z")
WANNA GO TO AUSTRALIA!!! Thank you. Just had to get that out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/168364.md?page=3)