#TTOT Round-Up: Oceania

Every Tuesday it's Travel Talk on Twitter! Follow the #TTOT tag to see what all the commotion and Tweets are about! There are two sessions to join, one at 9:30am GMT and the other at 9:30pm GMT.

Here's the round-up of this week's #TTOT: 

Q1. Favorite area visited so far or high on the bucket list? (submitted by Roopunzel)

• mummy_t: Morotai and Halmahera, two undiscovered gems in Indonesia 
• Fellini33: New Zealand and Madagascar high on bucket list 
• simoncrerar: Fave place visited in Oceania is Rapa Nui aka Isla de Pascu aka Easter Island
• Liligo_UK: Haven't been yet but learning to surf somewhere/anywhere in Oceania would be so cool 
• CairnsGBR: The Great Barrier Reef of course!!! Nemo is waiting for you all to visit and say Hi!!
• karindumaire: Polynesia is beautiful (especially Bora Bora) and Melanesia is fascinating. Aussies and Kiwis are great, laid-back people

MyPostcardFrom loves the Cook Islands

Q2. What is your favorite Aussie/Kiwi word or expression? (submitted by HollyGalbraith)

• Miss_Neriss: Che Bro and Fair Dinkum. Or Suck me Sideways! 
• hyperren: "Sweet as" is my fave 
• eurotravelista: Always loved it when the Croc Hunter would say "crikey"! 
• midgie_jae: I am so hungry I could eat a horse and chase the rider
• WilliamsCE: Goon Bag! Love that term for boxed wine!! I get an Aussie to say it every time I meet one! 
• whatsashadid: Ubiquitous 'No worries' and international confusion/amusement caused by 'thongs' 
• missemalise: I like that the "Great Australian wave" is swatting flies from your face   
  

  
  

Two koala bears are caught hugging by traveldudes

Q3. Unmissable cultural experience in Oceania?(submitted by RTWExpert)

• TravelOutbackOz: Sleep under the stars in a swag in the Simpson Desert in mid winter  
• faroutofoffice: Rubbing noses with a Maori man. I've got a flat nose... we ended up mashing our entire faces together 
• hotelprguy: Coffee culture in Australia and New Zealand. Love the cafes, top notch coffee! 
• cjguest: Getting fire dancing lessons in Samoa
• poohstraveler: Polynesian traditional tattoos, visiting a Tahitian pearl farm, & vanilla producer
• thomaswingham: Anyplace where you can experience the beautiful indigenous peoples and culture
  
  

  

  Fearfulgirl gets close to stingrays in Moorea, French Polynesia

 Q4. Best, worst, strangest Aussie/Oceanic food experience? (submitted by HollyGalbraith)

• qunospotter: Minced camel pasta in the outback and witchetty grubs. The latter tasted like chestnuts
• OminousSalsa: Haven't been myself but The Wild Foods Festival on the west coast of NZ. They had horse semen shots this year 
• ourtastytravels: Vegemite has to be the worst. Best...Polynesian Barbecue, straight from the Mumu
• packDsuitcase: Kangaroo on Pizza.... Until I got to Australia, I never realized that they ate the cuddly creature! 
• MalloryOnTravel: Cannot remember what they are called but the meat pies that are like a heart attack encased in pastry
• TravelingEditor: Kina, Maori word for sea urchin. You eat it raw - but then growing up on Asian food I have no objection to that at all
  

  
  

solangefrancois chows down on local seafood in NZ

Q5. What are Oceania's best kept tourist secrets? (submitted by Oysterworldwide)

• mikix10: Pinnacles and the Nambung National Park on Western Australia ... Beautiful!!!
• ourtastytravels: Scuba Diving in Palau 
• acarlton: The Shire 
• RussellVJWard: Drive anywhere around Australia's coast and you'll find hundreds and hundreds of beachy secrets
• GJGBTL231: I would say a lot of small islands around Fiji!  
• Faroutofoffice: The beautiful beach of Okarito, NZ! We encountered it by accident, while getting lost
  

poohstraveler discovers Australia's Great Ocean Road

And there you have it, "Oceania!"

TravelOutbackOz finds a surprising statistic

Next weeks #TTOT topic is: "Travel Photography" submitted by LifeOutofaSuitc. Submit your questions HERE! And don't forget to tune follow the #TTOT every Tuesday at 9:30am and 9:30pm GMT!

As always, a HUGE travel community thank you to our #TTOT hosts and organizers: traveldudes, roniweiss, toddwassel, traveldesigned, insidetravellab, WildJunket, tbloggersunite and mobilelawyer!

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