Outback

城市概覽

The Outback is a term, like the bush, which local inhabitants have used for a long time to describe – initially after European settlement – the unexplored regions, and since it has all been explored – the big area where settlements or occupied locations are spread across vast distances. Intensive agriculture on the coastal areas has animals per hectare, in the outback, it is hectares per animal. The outback is often characterised as "dry", but this is not always true: in the tropical north, the outback areas are wet as you can get anywhere on the planet and in some places like the east like Dubbo, it isn't always dry due to the nearby Warrambungles forest being nearby (the Warrumbungles aren't in the outback though), as it's usually wet because it's barely on the Great Dividing Range. A common misconception about the Outback is that the entire inland of Australia is the outback. That's not always true however. A drive from Sydney to Melbourne goes about 400 km far from the coast, yet it's still not the outback. There's the Australian Alps and inland FNQ, also interior, but also not the outback. Much of Victoria is also not the Outback either, despite it being "inland". In the southwest, the area surrounding Perth is also not considered to be a part of the outback. Another misconception, this time the opposite is that the Outback never meets the coast. While it mostly doesn't, and this is true on the east coast, it does meet the coast near Red Bluff, and other places like the popular coastal town of Exmouth both in Western Australia. The Nullarbor is also in the Outback, and it's en route on a journey from the east to the west.

如何抵達

The easiest way is to drive or join a tour. Most larger regional towns have airports, but lack car hire facilities, and the airports are often several kilometres out of town, so unless you intend to stay in one place the whole time, hiring a car in a major city and driving yourself out there is your best bet. Another avenue to get to an outback destination is to fly in with an air charter company like Kirkhope Aviation. There are many air charter companies that provide small group tours, usually 6–10 people. Small group air tours and charters flying to destinations throughout outback Australia usually start from a major city Airport. Flying into remote locations is possible when travelling in a small airplane. Air Charter services provide tour guides and most always include accommodation, tours, camping, food and entertainment.

當地交通

For the average person, in more remote parts of the Outback, the only way to get around is by car. Make sure you read up on staying safe. If you can afford a bit more, consider chartering a helicopter. If you want to try your luck hitch-hiking, depending on remoteness, make sure you ask around at the local pub rather than standing by the roadside. Some roads receive less than a car a week, or even longer, and given the semi-arid to desert climate, you could dehydrate and die in a matter of hours.

必看景點

The beauty of the wilderness Lake Eyre Red kangaroos

Itineraries Gibb River Road Gunbarrel Highway Oodnadatta Track Stuart Highway: crossing Australia north-south Strzelecki Track National Route 83 Red Centre Itinerary Sydney to Adelaide by car — there are many possible routes, but the northernmost one via the Barrier Highway passes through the Outback towns of Cobar and Broken Hill

美食

Most towns have small grocery stores with basic essentials. Almost every town has at least one pub. In some places you can also try "bush tucker". Bush tucker doesn't always refer to traditional Aboriginal food. A certain bush tucker restaurant in Alice Springs serves camel and cat (both of which are feral pests in the area) alongside traditional bush foods such as kangaroo, emu and a large variety of bush fruits.

飲品與夜生活

Lots and lots and lots of water. Most towns have pubs, but alcohol is banned in many Aboriginal communities, especially in the Northern Territory. When travelling, carry lots of water with you.