Our time in Australia is coming to an end (noooooooooo) but before we leave, we have picked the best stuff we are surely going to miss about the land Down Under and would like to recommend to any fellow backpackers passing by this huge country.

1. The number one has to be undoubtedly diving and snorkelling along the Great Barrier Reef. Coming face to face to some of the most amazing and colourful creatures in the marine world is truly a not-to-be-missed natural wonder;
   
2. Cape Byron, spotting the humpback whales on their migration from the Antarctic to Hervey Bay from Byron Bay's lighthouse. Within hundred meters from this Australia's most easterly and scenic point, we could admire these magnificent endangered creatures gracefully jumping out the blue water and slapping their tales. It felt like watching a show set up exclusively for us, an awe-inspiring experience that even now, just thinking about it, gives me the goose bumps;
   
3. Sailing the Whitsundays and land on the purest and whitest sand of stretch we ever saw, Whitehaven beach, it was simple enchanting;
   
4. Experiencing the exhilaration and panic of surfing in Byron Bay, that's why I was then better off just taking picture of the other surfers;
   
5. Going into the jungle at Cape Tribulation, spotting crocodiles in the wild and walking through the tropical rainforest where every noise comes alive;
   
6. The stunning colours of Rainbow beach and its chill out, off the beaten track atmosphere which made it the perfect spot to recharge our batteries;
   
7. Camping in Jervis Bay (NSW), with its white-powder sandy beach fringed by the lush forest. I really felt like Snow White as I was awoken in the morning by the curious locals: kangaroos, possums (a pest for the Ozzies yet I found them so adorable), parrots and many other birds;
   
8. The buzz of the cafes and glamorous nightlife mixed with the laid-back lifestyle of cosmopolitan Sydney, plus its beautiful beaches, picturesque harbour and the remarkable Sydney Opera House, made Sydney a great destination to be;
   
9. Catching a small shark in Sorrento (VIC). It had shiny yellow-cat captivating eyes and smooth silk-like skin that it was such a beauty to end it up on our dinner plate (although shark fish 'n chips is very popular) so we released it straight away but I felt honoured to see it up close; 
   
10. Getting a taste of the Australians' great hospitality and their attitude, sometimes laidback, others "hippies", at times adventurous but surely always very welcoming. We are missing already that "G'day" and having a barbi on the beach.