All I know about Australia is what my friend who relocated there 7 years ago (Bayron Bay) tells me.
She says it's heaven on earth. and she is the cutest happiest hippie on earth too

I'd like to see it one day
BUT:
This one time, she and I were talking on Netmeeting (this was 3-4 years ago) and saw
eachother on web cams.
So after an hour or so, I notice something black on the wall behind her.
So I go: "Carmit, what is this black thing on the wall behind you?"
on web cam, she turns around, looks at it for 3 seconds, and then types back:
"Oh it's a huge spider, but don't worry it'll go away, they always come in here"
This this was HUGE - I mean
HUGE!!!!!!!
I freaked out 20,000 miles from it sitting in Israel ... and she was...nothing!
What kind of place is this, that you're not freaked by a HUGE (did I tell you how huge this thing was ? think Tarantula, now 4 times bigger) spider like that?
Story two: One time I call her for our weekly phone call chit-chat and she picked up the phone and sounded tired. So I asked what happened and how come she is tired, and she tells me that...*get this*
Every year thousands of ants come in your house and fly all over the place, for 3 days and they basically get in your car, your house, your hair...
and she was like: "yeah Karen, it's really hard, if they fly into my hair it's no biggie to shake them off, but when you realize you just ate one because it flew in your mouth or on your sandwich..."
True stories guys. I swear.
I am *DYING* to go visit her one day... dying to see Australia and New Zealand.... I hear so many awesome things..
but ...
by golly, I'll have to wear a bee keeping suit there I think