{"id":873,"date":"2021-02-21T22:13:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T22:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/keep-an-eye-out-for-these-5-scams-in-asia-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-03-23T02:30:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T02:30:44","slug":"5-big-things-in-australia-to-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/5-big-things-in-australia-to-see\/","title":{"rendered":"5 \u2018Big\u2019 Things in Australia to See"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"873\" class=\"elementor elementor-873\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51093c1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> 5 \u2018Big\u2019 Things in Australia to See<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8ff65 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"7a8ff65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3ad4b37 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/author\/nova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"elementor-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/09411a63f0e665c5b52fef21689ca3ae?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Cedrick Okiorina\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"165516e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you\u2019re making plans to head to the land down under, you have a massive amount of stuff to see. With more than 50,000 kilometres of coastline, there are over 10,000 beaches to visit, plus all the landmarks like the Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG or \u2018G to the locals), the myriad sporting events and a heck of a lot more.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But one thing you might not be aware of is that the country is FULL of really\u2026 well, huge things. In fact, there are an estimated 150-plus big <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">things<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to check out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/category\/australia\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all over Australia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, aside from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/australias-5-best-beers-in-my-humble-opinion\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">large pints of beer you can get here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While I was there, I made a point to visit quite a few of them so I could provide you with what I believe to be the most impressive ones to see while there. Some of them are a little bit of a trek to get to, but you\u2019ll find that most are reasonably easy to get to either by train or bus.<\/span><\/p><h2><b><i>Big Banana in Coffs Harbour (NSW)<\/i><\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of Australia\u2019s first ever big \u2018things\u2019, the 15-metre long Big Banana can be found in Coffs Harbour which is either a few hours\u2019 south of the Gold Coast or over five\u00a0 hours north of Sydney, depending on where you\u2019re located. I loved the mini golf course and the toboggan ride, as well as learning a bit about it all in the theatre. It was a bit cool while I was there so I didn\u2019t hit up the water park but it looked like it would be super-fun, so if it\u2019s hot when you go, take your swimming gear with you!<\/span><\/p><h2><b><i>Big Pineapple in Sunshine Coast (QLD)<\/i><\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looming a whopping 16 metres tall, the Big Pineapple itself really is a very cool thing to get a picture with (taken from quite far back, as you can imagine!). I have to say, the region it\u2019s located within, the Sunshine Coast in the state of Queensland, is an unmissable destination for anyone who loves sunshine, surf beaches that aren\u2019t hugely crowded, and a laid-back atmosphere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But back to the Big Pineapple. Since I visited, the owners have begun adding some fun activities like the TreeTop Challenge which is a high ropes and zipline course, though I\u2019m not sure when this will be officially opened.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><b><i>Big Ned Kelly in Glenrowan (VIC)<\/i><\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those not in the loop, Ned Kelly is an infamous bushranger, an outlaw who robbed stores and killed police officers, and famously wore a full suit of bulletproof armour and helmet during his final shootout. The Big Ned Kelly stands six metres high in front of the Glenrowan Post Office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><b><i>Big Lobster, Kingston SE (SA)<\/i><\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Known affectionately as Larry the Lobster, the sculpture in Kingston SE in South Australia is a massive 17 metres tall, a little over 15 metres long and almost 14 metres wide. Walking up to it, I was legitimately blown away by its sheer size. It\u2019s just over three hours by bus from Adelaide, and the town it\u2019s located in is itself worth a walk-around; it\u2019s a really nice little regional Australian town with loads of charm.<\/span><\/p><h2><b><i>Big Merino in Goulburn (NSW)<\/i><\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With such a rich history of wool, I couldn\u2019t put a list of the best big things in Australia without including the Big Merino. It\u2019s a little more than 15 metres high and you can either take a bus or train from Sydney for a couple of hours to get there. I personally chose a train just because I wanted to see how the Australian trains were like (I\u2019d only just arrived in Australia at that time).<\/span><\/p><\/div><p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438cdbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"438cdbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 \u2018Big\u2019 Things in Australia to See When you\u2019re making plans to head to the land down under, you have a massive amount of stuff to see. With more than 50,000 kilometres of coastline, there are over 10,000 beaches to visit, plus all the landmarks like the Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/5-big-things-in-australia-to-see\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 \u2018Big\u2019 Things in Australia to See<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=873"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1255,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873\/revisions\/1255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}