The sixth largest country in the world, the Commonwealth of Australia measures around 4000 km east to west, 3200 km north to south and covers a vast area to the tune of well over 7 million sq km, with a population of 19.5 million that is concentrated largely on the eastern seaboard and along the south east coast. The Great Dividing Range of mountains runs north to south the entire length of the country separating the fertile eastern coastal plain from the mighty, arid interior. Australia's biggest asset is its wealth of outstanding natural beauty and the diversity of its landscapes, which range from dense tropical rainforest to the north, across barren, sun-baked desert to temperate southern beaches, (not forgetting the snow capped mountains of the Great Dividing Range), providing a range of environmental and climatic conditions that would suit the requirements of anyone seeking holiday accommodation in Australia.

Australian summers begin in December, winters in June although seasonal temperature fluctuations are never extreme, except in desert regions. The further north you travel, the more indistinct the seasonal variations become so that by the time you reach Darwin in the far north, the only difference is that it's either hot and wet or hot and dry! Depending on what level of heat you can endure influences any decision about where in Australia to spend your holiday, many people taking this opportunity of a lifetime to travel within the country gaining the maximum experience of living in what is, for some, another world. Sunshine and scenery are the most common requirements of travellers seeking anything from an apartment in New South Wales to a hotel in the west - both of which are guaranteed anywhere, unless you opt for an Australian skiing holiday in the mountain resorts of either New South Wales or Victoria, although most tourists to this part of the globe show an unquestionable desire to escape from the winter cold!

Australia's cities take international culture and blend it with totally home-grown traditions and a feel-good factor undoubtedly borne out of living life almost permanently in a warm and sunny environment - a cosmopolitan attitude that is repeated from Perth to Brisbane, Melbourne to Darwin and everywhere in between. Whether you rent a holiday home in Victoria, New South Wales or Western Australia, every region of the country has a city with its own special qualities that makes it unique, reflecting the native importance, individuality and characteristics of the part of Australia where it is situated - from the graceful Victorian architecture of Melbourne to the progressive vibrancy of Brisbane, to fact that Darwin is closer to Asia than it is to Sydney! Every visitor to Australia has their own 'must do' list - from watching the incredible changes to Uluru when the sun goes down to surfing from Bondi Beach, one of the most popular entries is to scuba dive The Great Barrier Reef, an ambition as good as fulfilled when you consider renting a holiday apartment in Queensland. Australia really does have to be seen to be believed.

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