b) What I think tourists want to see in Australia The pub, judging by my experience with US exchange students. Particularly the ones who are drinking age here but not in the US. It did not help matters that our beers are stronger than theirs and they hadn't yet learned moderation.
An awful lot of tourists also seem to want to see our tesseract, judging by the number of them who think they can drive from Melbourne to Darwin in a few hours.
c) What I think tourists should actually see in Australia Depends heavily on who they are. There's plenty of live music in a wide variety of genres. As you mentioned, the food is good. More expensive than a USian would expect, but you don't have to tip, and it's all fresh, and the meat is grass-fed unless stated otherwise, and high fructose corn syrup is virtually unknown.
For fans, there are some local cons, and every now and then Worldcon comes here. For people who want a more energetic tourist experience, there's the Great Victorian Bike Ride, or a variety of marathons (the prettiest being the Great Ocean Road Marathon, which is technically an ultra, but only just - it's 45km.) There are lots of really lovely camping spots. And if I were a tourist, I'd take the opportunity to read as much local literature as possible.
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The pub, judging by my experience with US exchange students. Particularly the ones who are drinking age here but not in the US. It did not help matters that our beers are stronger than theirs and they hadn't yet learned moderation.
An awful lot of tourists also seem to want to see our tesseract, judging by the number of them who think they can drive from Melbourne to Darwin in a few hours.
c) What I think tourists should actually see in Australia
Depends heavily on who they are. There's plenty of live music in a wide variety of genres. As you mentioned, the food is good. More expensive than a USian would expect, but you don't have to tip, and it's all fresh, and the meat is grass-fed unless stated otherwise, and high fructose corn syrup is virtually unknown.
For fans, there are some local cons, and every now and then Worldcon comes here. For people who want a more energetic tourist experience, there's the Great Victorian Bike Ride, or a variety of marathons (the prettiest being the Great Ocean Road Marathon, which is technically an ultra, but only just - it's 45km.) There are lots of really lovely camping spots. And if I were a tourist, I'd take the opportunity to read as much local literature as possible.