Australia ultimate must visit list: Top town are not where you expect
One of Australia's most experienced travel writers has come up with a 'must visit' list of virtually unknown places he says are the perfect escapes. Among the towns Bruce Elder recommends are scenic Denmark in Western Australia, historic Walhalla in Victoria and Strahan, an isolated town on the west coast of Tasmania. He also recommends getting out to Silverton, population 50, on the edge of the desert - especially for people sick of the city - describing it as the 'quintessential Australian town'. Whale Sharks watched by tourists off the coast in Ningaloo Reef, described by Mr Elder as bet...