Australia is sixth-largest country in world and is divided into 6 states and several territories. The 6 states are New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. The two major territories are Northern Territory (NT) and Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

The largest part of Australia is desert or semi-arid, but south-east and south-west corners have temperate climate and moderately fertile soil. The northern part has tropical climate, which is part tropical rainforest, part grassland and part desert.

When you go to Australia, you just cannot miss seeing The Great Barrier Reef. It is world’s largest coral reef and extends for over 1,200 kms! It lies a short distance from north-east coast.

Another spectacular place to visit is Uluru. It is second largest monolith in world and is located in central Australia. You can also visit Great Artesian Basin, which is world’s largest and deepest fresh water basin. Along with its beauty, it also serves as an important source of water in parched outback.

You sure can’t miss going to Sydney if you visit Australia. Sydney is located in a coastal basin situated between Pacific Ocean to east and Blue Mountains to west. You can enjoy all activities associated with beaches because there are more than 70 beaches in Sydney! If you have limited time, then you can only go to famous Bondi Beach of Australia.

Air travel is such a common method of transportation today, we sometimes forget practical tips to help us enjoy a flight. The following tips will help you reduce your wait time at security checkpoint.

What to do before you arrive at airport.

1. Do not pack or bring prohibited Items to airport. Prohibited items are weapons, explosives, incendiaries, and include items that are seemingly harmless but may be used as weapons - so-called "dual use" items. You may not bring these items to security checkpoints without authorization.

2. Place valuables such as jewelry, cash and laptop computers in carry-on baggage only. Tape your business card to bottom of your laptop.

3. Avoid wearing clothing, jewelry and accessories that contain metal. Metal items may set off alarm on metal detector.

4. Avoid wearing shoes that contain metal or have thick soles or heels. Many types of footwear will require additional screening even if metal detector does not alarm.

5. Put all undeveloped film and cameras with film in your carry-on baggage. Checked baggage screening equipment will damage undeveloped film.

6. Declare firearms & ammunition to your airline and place them in your checked baggage.