“It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary,” Paulo Coelho once wrote. He might have come to this realisation in the Snowy Mountains, a breathtakingly beautiful natural wonder on our doorstep. There are 34 camping grounds scattered around Kosciuszko National Park, and wherever you decide to pitch your tent, a star-flooded sky and the sound of silence will be your companions for the night. Daylight adventures are centred around Mount Kosciuszko, with plenty of hiking, biking, horse riding, fishing and more. Simply awesome.