The Blue Mountains

About Me:

My name is Thi Tram and I love creating memories with my friends and family. This blog is part of a group assignment at Macquarie University and was the perfect opportunity to allow my group members and I to connect to something we are all interest in, travelling! My star sign is a Leo and it fits me perfectly as Leos are adventurous and love having a good time.

The Blue Mountains

The Blue Mountains is located in New South Wales, Australia, and is listed as a World Heritage Site. Over the weekend, I traveled to the Blue Mountains with my cousins from America to explore this mountainous region, the unique eucalyptus plantation, and the rich Aboriginal heritage.

Our day began in the early morning as we drove approximately 50 kilometres from our starting location, Sydney, to the Blue Mountains. Once we arrived, we embarked a hiking route which would eventually lead us to the Three Sisters.

On our hike, we saw various European settlement remains (third picture of my collage) as well as an antique train system which aided the early settlers with transportation. The Blue Mountains has a rich Aboriginal history with the Three Sisters part of an Aboriginal DreamTime Story. During our trail, we saw various Aboriginal culture appreciation with various artworks spread out along our walk (Middle picture of my collage). The artworks looked beautiful and was definitely something to remember. The Blue Mountains is also home to a diverse range of Eucalyptus trees, this is a native flora to Australia. The tall eucalyptus trees provided plenty of shade and was home to over 400 fauna inhabitants at this site.

This picture is my cousin and I walking along one of the various hiking trails the Blue Mountain offers.

This is a picture of me facing the vast mountainous region. The Blue Mountain expands over 220 kilometres!

Overall, this travel adventure was amazing and allowed me to explore and see the history of the Blue Mountains. I would recommend everyone traveling to the Blue Mountains as there is various activities to suit everyones needs.

Ps. Bring plenty of water and sunscreen as the hiking trails will tire you out!

Until next time, take care and enjoy life!