subutai,
I have been once. Place is dope as hell. I am not really sure why it gets a bad rap on here.
I guess it all depends on what you like.
Here is how I see it:
Insane natural beauty
Breathtaking coastline, and I mean breathtaking (makes a mockery of Southern California)
Epic waves (side note: I have never heard anyone that surfs give Australia a bad rap)
Cool People
Excellent food
Great psychotic nightlife
Good Architecture/ History
Great weather
Underrated girls (I was in the dopest clubs in Sydney and the girls are fly as hell. Maybe if one goes to wack spots, the girls would be unimpressive. There are lots of mixes too; Half Aussie/ Half Lebanese, Half Aussie/ Half Italian, Half Aussie/ Half Spanish).
Girls from all over the world (Met a super fly rich Mexicana and Colombiana there. Some other international girls that are escaping me at the moment).
Strong Economy
Money
Plenty of Drugs and I think lax laws (do your own research on this one though).
Late closing times
Lax smoking laws
Good geographic base for travel on that side of the world.
Downsides:
Kind of Spendoid (might be the reason it gets a bad rap)
I have only been to Sydney and Canberra, so I really just scratched the surface. The potential of the place is mindblowing in my eyes. I think I added some info on previous threads.
As a point of reference, I would say Sydney is like San Diego X 10.
I wrote this when I got back: How to Swoop Girls and Influence People (Australia Style)
http://www.thegmanifesto.com/2007/09/how...eople.html