Here's how it feels to live 4 months in the Australian Desert

I've been bored by working in the office for several years. Then, I decided to apply for a Working Holiday Visa to Australia.
If anyone doesn't know, this visa allows us to stay and even work for one year anywhere in Australia. After waiting for several months since I submitted, I finally got the visa.

My adventure began with finding a ticket to Australia. I have a Tiket.com application on my cellphone for a long time because I was accustomed to buying airplane tickets and hotels, the process was very easy and there were many promos. Incidentally, I also found a promo for international flights, one of which was to Sydney, Australia and without thinking I bought a Jakarta-Sydney ticket. Absolutely # all the tickets at Ticket.com

Arriving in Sydney, I began to look for work because without work it seemed rather difficult to fulfill everyday life which costs far higher than in Indonesia. But of course I did not forget to tour and visit Australia's iconic places. One of the goals I want to go to is Uluru. Perhaps many people have never heard of this place, Uluru is a large iconic sandstone located in the middle of an Australian desert that is considered sacred by Aboriginal people who live around it.

It turns out that near Uluru there is a resort complex that employs people from various countries to work in hotels in the resort complex. I also tried my luck and sent a CV, who knows while working, I can go visit Uluru.

Unexpectedly, after the interview process and others, I was accepted! With enthusiasm I flew from Sydney to Yulara, the name of the small town where the resort was located, twenty kilometers from Uluru. Yulara like a small city between the desert in central Australia and its citizens is only resort workers and tourists both domestic and foreign who want to visit the famous Uluru.

Maybe most people's shadow of desert is brown desert throughout sight. But the uniqueness of the desert here has reddish sand and many plants and unique vegetation that grow. So this location is often referred to as the Red Center.

I worked at the housekeeping division at one of the hotels in the resort. All workers at the resort are provided with a place to stay by the resort because the location is truly remote. I look forward to my working holiday to visit Uluru directly. There are several transportation options from the resort to Uluru, such as joining a tour using a bus or renting your own car.

I and some friends decided to rent my own car because the time was more flexible. We only need about twenty minutes to get to Uluru. It felt so amazing to be able to see the big rock up close.

There are several choices of activities that can be done in Uluru, such as trekking around Uluru either by foot, bicycle rental or segway. Visitors can climb to the top of Uluru, but this is not recommended because of the steep road and respect for Aboriginal people who consider sacred Uluru. The line will also be closed starting in October, 2019 later.

Me and my friends chose to surround Uluru on foot. Throughout the trip we were able to see some interesting spots such as caves with graffiti from Aboriginal, some waterfall points if big rain was coming, some dingo (native Australian animals like dogs) that live wildly around Uluru and a stretch of trees and unique plants that can only seen in the Australian desert.

Besides Uluru, there is also a location for other iconic rocks that are respected by Aboriginal people and used as tourist attractions, namely Kata-Tjuta. This place is not as famous as Uluru but is equally beautiful and interesting to visit and explore. In addition, tourists can also enjoy camel riding experiences enjoying the sunrise and sunset with the background of Uluru and Kata-Tjuta. Or those who have high adrenaline can also try skydive and enjoy desert stretches from a height.

It only starts with buying airplane tickets at Tiket.com to finally be able to settle in the desert for almost four months and try various activities while living there. It's an experience that will never be forgotten! And if readers are attracted to Australia there is no harm in making this place one of the tourist destinations because Australia is not only famous for its metropolitan cities and beaches.