Shopping in Australian cities is a must when traveling to the Green Continent. And this is not surprising: after all, in this geographically distant country you can find unique products and goods. At pleasant prices for the average tourist. What to bring from Australia so as not to miss any interesting opportunity?
What can you bring from overseas
Each tourist, before the next trip, makes a list of what you can bring home from abroad. Let's figure out what shopping lovers go to Australia for most often.
Cosmetics and medicines
Australian cosmetics are very popular among local women and tourists. Those who have had a chance to go on a shopping tour to the Green Continent should purchase cosmetics based on:
- Manuka honey (fine-seeded broom). This plant is native to New Zealand and southeastern Australia. Its honey is famous for its wound healing, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. You should choose products with the maximum concentration of vegetable honey and a minimum of chemical components.
- Goat milk. Such cosmetics from Australia have a calming effect. Recommended for those with dry and irritated skin.
- Lavender grown on the island of Tasmania. This area is included in the list of the cleanest regions in the world. There are entire fields on the island where lavender is grown. Local factories produce natural cosmetics with lavender essential oil, which will appeal to connoisseurs of the properties and aroma of this plant.
Noteworthy are the following natural medicines from Australia:
- Emu oil. It is obtained from the fat of Australian ostriches. This remedy has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. It is used to heal the skin with cuts, burns, dermatitis. Effective in the treatment of arthritis, bruises, stretch marks. Gives the skin elasticity, rejuvenates it.
- Tea tree oil. It is able to cleanse, tone, refresh depleted skin.
- Eucalyptus oil. It is used for inhalation for colds, as it helps to remove phlegm from the respiratory tract. Effectively fights staphylococci, streptococci, viruses.
- Papaya oil. This remedy is also called a natural antibiotic. With its help, it is possible to quickly eliminate many dermatological diseases. The skin under the influence of papaya oil quickly regenerates and becomes smooth.
You can buy the listed products from natural ingredients both in pharmacies and in supermarkets and specialized stores in large shopping centers.
Wardrobe items
Shopping in Australia is a great chance to replenish your wardrobe with beautiful and practical items. Among them:
- Blouses, skirts, dresses and sweaters made in ethnic Kuji style (interweaving of fine knitted threads of different colors).
- Australian ugg boots (from the name of the manufacturing company UGG Australia), made of sheepskin.
- Thongs flip flops featuring the Australian flag or kangaroo warning sign.
- Jackets, gloves, hats, shoes, accessories (bags, wallets, belts) from emu leather, kangaroo, crocodile, poisonous cane toad.
- Scarves, hats, sweaters, cardigans, alpaca wool underwear.
- Hats, digger-hat hats from rabbit skins.
- Rural Australian raincoats driza-bone.
Surf lovers should pay attention to sports equipment from local manufacturers such as Billabong, Mambo, Quiksilver. Here it costs an order of magnitude cheaper than in other countries.
Food
The answer to the question of what can be brought from Australia as a gift to a real gourmet is simple: of course, original food and drinks. Among them:
- Vegimeite pasta. It is a culinary Australian souvenir that has a peanut butter consistency. The main ingredient in the paste is beer wort. It has a salty-bitter taste, yeast and meaty aftertaste. Vegemite is spread over crackers or bread.
- Australian sunflower oil. It has a specific taste, since spicy herbs are added to it.
- Cherry Ripe bar is a delicacy made from cherry juice, chocolate, coconut flakes.
- TimTam cookies. Consists of two rectangular layers separated by white, black or milk chocolate filling. Top covered with textured milk chocolate.
- Anzac cookies. It contains oatmeal, flour, coconut, sugar, oil, soda, water, molasses.
- Lamington cake. It looks like a biscuit with a layer of cream. The dessert is poured over with chocolate and decorated with coconut flakes.
- Jam from exotic Australian lilly-pilly berry. It has an unusual but pleasant taste.
- Manuka honey. This healing product is not only used as an ingredient for cosmetics, but also eaten in pure form.
- Macadamia nut. Known as the king of nuts, it contains a unique combination of trace elements and vitamins. It is sold both in pure form and in glaze and caramel.
- Jerk. This is jerky meat of Australian animals - kangaroo, emu, crocodiles.
- Australian beer. Tourists love, first of all, the products of the beer brands Tooheys, VB, Coopers, Fosters, Four XXXX.
- Australian Bundaberg Rum. Its specificity is that it is already mixed with cola.
- Coffee and herbal teas from Byron Bay.
- Australian wines from the valleys of Murray, Baros, Eden, Clare, New South Wales, from the island of Tasmania.
Those who like to add spices to their food will love Australian spices. First of all, it is worth appreciating the delicate taste of Tasmanian pepper, aniseed and lemon myrtle.
Souvenir products
In memory of a trip to the Green Continent, you can buy the following Australian souvenirs:
- Uniquely painted boomerangs used by Australian aborigines while hunting. You can purchase a miniature copy of such a throwing club, made in the form of a keychain.
- Wind musical instruments didgeridoo. For their manufacture, eucalyptus wood is used, decorating it with patterns in ethnic style.
- Fabric paintings and canvases decorated with dot painting. It appeared about 40,000 years ago and was used by the natives for writing. Nowadays, interior items, furniture, dishes, and clothes are also decorated with painting.
- Bottle openers with kangaroo paws. This souvenir from Australia will be an excellent present for men who are fans of exotic things.
- Leather Kangaroo Ballbag with kangaroo print. They are made of leather taken from the "manhood" of male kangaroos. In Australia, it is generally accepted that these bags are capable of bringing good luck to their owners.
- Crocodile skulls, shark jaws, collection of poisonous insects. All this will appeal to connoisseurs of exotic.
- Inverted world map. You can find it not only in a souvenir shop, but also in any bookstore and even a supermarket.
- Road signs. To remember the journey, you can purchase signs indicating the proximity of kangaroos or koalas, which can cross the road in front of the car at any time.
Thinking about what to bring your child as a gift from Australia, you can opt for soft toys in the form of representatives of the local fauna: plush kangaroos, koalas, rabbits, dressed in T-shirts with the national flag or holding it in their hands. The country's sports symbol is a kangaroo in boxing gloves.
What else is worth buying
Opals are one of the symbols of Australia. The continent accounts for 97% of the world's production of this mineral.In order not to purchase fake stones, it is recommended to buy them at specialized retail outlets.
The assortment of opals in Australia is very rich - from blue and silver-blue to purple and emerald. Popular among tourists are translucent opals and black stones with tints of red or white colors.
In Australia, there is a mass production of pearls. Local jewelry stores sell high quality jewelry made from it, which is much cheaper than outside the continent.
Pink diamonds are mined only in Australia. If your budget allows, you can buy a unique piece of jewelry with stones that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
Thinking about what souvenirs to bring from Australia, you should pay attention to jewelry made from shells, as well as magic stones of the aborigines. It is believed that they are able to protect against the evil eye and bring good luck.
Take a sociological survey!
One of the best shopping centers in Australia is its capital, Canberra.
- This city is the location of the large Australian shopping complex "Canberra Center", which houses over 200 different stores.
- Most of the brand outlets, souvenir and jewelry stores of the capital are located in the City area. It is considered to be the main shopping district of Canberra.
- There are many clothing and decorative items shops within the Manuka Quarter.
- The Kingston area is home to the Kingston Shopping Center and the Old Bus Depot Markets flea market.
- For delicacies, head to Gangalin County.
For those shopping in Sydney, the Pitt Street Mall is recommended. The bulk of all boutiques and shops in the city are located here, as well as the largest shopping centers Westfield Sidney and Westfield Sidney Central Plaza.
Local designer clothing can be found in stores located within the walls of David Jones and Mayer.
Lovers of antiquity should take a stroll through the Rozelle Collectors Market in the Balmain area. For souvenirs, visit Paddy's Market or Argyle Street.
Once in Melbourne, the first thing to do is to visit the Hardware Lane, Block Arcade, Royal Arcade shopping arcades.
For souvenirs, it is better to go to Queen Vic Market or Southgate Square - this is where most of the themed shops and shops are located.
To replenish your wardrobe with fashionable items, it doesn't hurt to visit the brand stores on Little Collins Street. Surfing equipment is sold within the walls of the Osmosis shopping center.
Tourists arriving in Brisbane are advised to visit the Queen Street Mall, near which there are many jewelry stores, antique shops and boutiques. For fresh food and local handicrafts, head to South Bank Market.
In Adelaide, the first place to visit is the Rundle Mall, where there are more than 500 retail outlets. To the east of Randle there are a large number of branded clothing and interior design stores.
Book lovers will appreciate a stroll through the bookstores on Hindley Street. For antiques, go to the Maislands area.
When is the best time to go to the Green Continent for shopping
Shopping in Australia is worth planning for the sales seasons. Traditionally, they are held twice a year.
The summer discount season begins in the run-up to Christmas and lasts until the end of January. Winter sales start in mid-July and continue until the end of August.
It should be remembered that the Australian winter falls in those months that are summer in our country (June 1 - August 31), and summer - in the winter months in our hemisphere (December 1 - February 28 (29)).
Conclusions
Reviews regarding shopping in the Green Continent are often overwhelming. From Australia, you can bring a huge number of unique delicacies and drinks, toys and aboriginal gizmos that will always remind you of an exciting journey.
If you would like to replenish your wardrobe with practical and original clothes, plan a trip during the winter / summer sales period. At this time, the country is liquidating the remnants of designer collections on the eve of the new season.
