Sandy Creek Conservation Park is not accessible to the Barossa Valley Wineries if you don't have a car.
I want to live here one day soon -- it's safer than the bigger cities and has lovely scenery. The museum and library are free and there is a free city tram and city circuit bus. The people may not be as outgoing and talkative as in Melbourne, but the backpacking is great as everyone is so laid back. The travelers you meet come to Adelaide to relax and chill out so you make heaps of friends there too.
I am from Mount Gambier and think it's one of the most beautiful places I've lived. It's humble and a place to relax and take in all the amazing scenery. So close to the sea, the vineyards, and the marvels of the volcanoes.
I highly recommend Adelaide Zoo! It isn't that far a walk. Plus the gardens are beautiful! The Circle Bus lines come in handy and make traveling around the city affordable (since it's free), especially if your feet are sore. The tram to Glenelg is right in the centre of the city and worth a ride. There is plenty to see and do if you put in an effort and there is a great information centre in the city so you can plan your trips.
When you're in Adelaide, do visit the Adelaide Hills -- really nice scenery and free wine tasting.
Wirrabara … I went there with my grandparents (W. Dansie) when I was 15, was their hometown. I want to come back when I have more time. Many good stories from early last century.
Kangaroo Island … How pleasant -- awakening to the happy chattering of cockatiels, magpies, and honey-eaters. All day long, you can watch the blue wrens and honey-eaters. Rosellas put in an appearance every now and then also.
Barmera … Don't go there -- there is no work! They just want your money!
HI - Robe - Lakeside Manor Backpackers Lodge YHA Hostel in Robe … This hostel is a treat! Loved it! So nice interior wise and really clean! Wonderful surrounding too and the staff are super nice. I wish there were more hostels like this! Non YHA members pay a little extra but it is so worth it!
Berri Backpackers Resort in Berri … Absolutely the most brilliant hostel I've ever stayed at. Had a wicked time!
Andu Lodge Quorn YHA Hostel in Quorn … Great friendly place to stay!!! And it's in such a beautiful area. Make sure you stay for a while and take the time to really check it out!!
Kangaroo Island YHA Hostel in Kangaroo Island … This is just a fantastic place, beautiful, great views, I really recommend it.
Arnella by the Sea YHA Hostel in Port Elliot … This hostel was very quiet, small, and lovely with the sea.
Naracoorte Backpackers Travellers Lodge in Naracoorte … This hostel is more than a plae to lay your head. It is a place where you make friends to last a lifetime! You work, live and party with so many diverse people, and you really learn alot about who you are in this small world. I met my now have a husband there, and as Sonja will tell you, we also became a part of the Naracoorte family. Without a doubt, this was the best place that I have ever stayed on my journey around Australia.
Backpackers Travellers Hostel in Peterborough … This place is unique. It's very outback and right beside the railway line. Not many here when I stayed, except a couple of Dutch people and an Aussie on a tour. Had some beer and a good laugh. Great staff.
Flinders Hotel-Motel in Port Augusta … Great meals and friendly hospitality.
Bedrock Bunkhouse in Coober Pedy … This is a great hostel to stay at and the country Australia really suits the bunkhouse. Excellent people and location, and I would go there again when I go back. There is also alot of hot guys there, too.
HI - Barmera Backpackers YHA Hostel in Barmera … Great for finding work. had the best job in the hostel planting almond trees, really relaxed, and good money. The hostel is ok, kitchen is small, one microwave, two ovens, one of which is switched off at weekends. Not many westerners staying here but the ones there are all kind of gel together. Supermarket opposite, cheap meals in the pub, nice lake with free BBQs next to it, and John the owner is a fantastic man, really nice and friendly, wouldn't hurt a fly, Mark's ok too but never really saw him as was at work in the day.
East Park Lodge in Adelaide … Oh my! A Hearse picked us up from the train station, which was very surreal. It has a swimming pool, very small (more like a pond), and our double room was so small we had to slide into the room to get in.
Tuckerway Hostel Port Vincent in Port Vincent … The girls' dorm was stinky.
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