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I'm talking about forest, lush green, island trees, mountains, but close by the city. Because I remember vividly looking at pictures and films of NZ's landscape and it was surrounded by mountains of trees yet still by the city. I have no idea where precisely in the city that was. And I would love to know where in Australia these landscapes exist. Inquiring mind here...
Deserts can be "natural" too.
Around Birdsville QLD from what I've seen on google maps their landscape is
brown sand, blue sky, blacktop and maybe the odd white/grey rock;
probably very natural and "undisturbed" there.
(and about as far from civilization as you can get)
I'm talking about forest, lush green, island trees, mountains, but close by the city. Because I remember vividly looking at pictures and films of NZ's landscape and it was surrounded by mountains of trees yet still by the city. I have no idea where precisely in the city that was. And I would love to know where in Australia these landscapes exist. Inquiring mind here...
It would have to be Tasmania, world heritage wilderness, beautiful beaches, wild and wonderful.
Yep pretty much any city in Australia would have all thoes things within easy driving/boating distance of the city centre. However they are proberly a bit too far away to capture with photography (ie the city with a stunning backdrop).
Cairns is visually quite stunning, with its moutains and rainforest as a backdrop.
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Definitely New Zealand. NZ has an very interesting array of everything from mountainous to semi-arid climates. I find our "outback" very boring, barren and ugly with too much sun. Sure they get rain but only lasts a month or two
Coastal areas are nice & pretty but NZ wins hands down. I was really surprised at how hilly major NZ cities are yet don't command "expensive" prices like here & how such areas seem to be taken for granted over there as opposed to here.
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Definitely New Zealand. NZ has an very interesting array of everything from mountainous to semi-arid climates. I find our "outback" very boring, barren and ugly with too much sun. Sure they get rain but only lasts a month or two
Coastal areas are nice & pretty but NZ wins hands down. I was really surprised at how hilly major NZ cities are yet don't command "expensive" prices like here & how such areas seem to be taken for granted over there as opposed to here.
That's what I thought too! I knew NZ was very hilly when I saw the streets on Google Maps! And yes it's very surprising to me coming from the U.S. that prices aren't higher there. Because cities like San Francisco are always the highest cost to live!
Queenstown in NZ is surrounded by stunning mountains and lakes. You can drive out of Auckland and be in the middle of gorgeous countryside in just a few miles, especially towards the west coast.
That's what I thought too! I knew NZ was very hilly when I saw the streets on Google Maps! And yes it's very surprising to me coming from the U.S. that prices aren't higher there. Because cities like San Francisco are always the highest cost to live!
Here, places on hills with "views" are certainly very expensive - a lot of emphasis on it as well.
Those Kiwis don't realise how lucky they are to have such places at cheap prices, even in the hilly suburbs of Auckland, people don't make a big fuss about their place having views. This is often an source of amusement/amazement to many of us.
I'm talking about forest, lush green, island trees, mountains, but close by the city ...
Speaking as a Perthling ... no real forests near the city. Other than a few parks and older sections that have established trees like gums and Moreton Bay Figs, Perth is vast tracts of suburbia where the builder comes in a razes everything to the ground and then builds on the sand. We have some nature reserves with lots of scrubby stuff and big old gums. Some Norfolk pines around the place too. Palms here and there. The forests are outside the city in state parks, or down south around Pemberton.
It's a different forest too. I wouldn't call them "lush". But then my perspective is a bit different perhaps to many Perthlings, having spent over 20 years in the rainforest that is Vancouver. Now that's lush! But then, you pay for it with the endless drizzle. Too brilliantly sunny & dry to get lush anything here.
Mountains? lol! There's what they call "Mt. Eliza" close to the downtown. It's in King's Park. More like a bump in the earth, but then I spent almost ten years living on the side of a 1000m mountain so my perspective again is different.
You're probably thinking New Zealand. Although the Blue Mountains outside Sydney are nice. Lots of forest there.
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