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One day I received one of the best kind of emails - an invitation to visit Australia from the tourism board itself. I landed in Sydney, where it was summer, in December! Australia doesn’t just flip the seasons; it flips expectations. I should mention Australia is confusingly full of things that can kill you, but none of them showed up. Instead, I met koalas. Actual, fluffy, eucalyptus-scented koalas. One of them blinked at me like he had wisdom to share but couldn’t be bothered. I respected that. And then came the food. Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write: I had fantastic Indian food in Sydney. Somewhere between my butter naan and second helping of paneer, I realized Australia had just casually out-Indian’d some parts of India. Oh—and here’s the best part for fellow Indian passport holders: Australia gives you a tourist e-visa. I got mine with 3 years validity while just sitting at home. If you ever need a reason to go to Australia, go for the people, the nature, the weather, or the koalas. But really, go because the world makes a little more sense when you’re watching the sun rise over the Sydney Harbour with sand between your toes and adventure just down the coast. @visitnsw #feelnewsydney

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This post was published on 18th April, 2025 by Vidya on her Instagram handle "@explore_with_vids (Vidya Ravishanker • Travel)". Vidya has total 995.8K followers on Instagram and has a total of 384 post.This post has received 6.0K Likes which are lower than the average likes that Vidya gets. Vidya receives an average engagement rate of 5.55% per post on Instagram. This post has received 37 comments which are lower than the average comments that Vidya gets. Overall the engagement rate for this post was lower than the average for the profile. #feelnewsydney has been used frequently in this Post.