The forets of the cross
Forster, New South Wales
Nobody knows Australia better than the Australians. The beauty of traveling alone is that you are far more likely to make friends with locals and wander of the tourist track. With this is mind I accompanied a new Aussie friend down the ocean highway to the unspoilt town of Forster. A precious town on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales that backpackers have missed, but native Aussies flock to for the summer holidays.
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We took the elevator up to the 61st floor of the Macau Tower and I wasn’t coming back down in the elevator. At 233 meters, it’s the tallest bungy jump in the world. Your ears pop on the way up. It was my birthday, and while I wasn’t trying to overanalyze it, I thought it would be kind of ironic on a tombstone if anything went wrong. From the view up, there you can see the whole city and beyond. I was starting to feel a little sick. Not from the height, but from the day before…
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The forets of the cross Forster, New South WalesNobody knows Australia better than the Australians. The beauty of traveling alone is that you are far more likely to make friends...
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