6 Of The Hottest Places In Wollongong According To Adam From "UnReal"

Hot in the city of chicken shops and blow holes.

This is Adam Demos. You may recognise him from UnReal.

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He played the man-bun topped hippie called August, who loved volunteering with the Peace Corps but hated clothes.

A role that wasn't a creative stretch for the buff tradie-turned-actor from the beachside city of Wollongong.

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And when I say "he's from Wollongong", I mean he practically lists it on his resume.

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So we quizzed him on the most ~romantic ~ locations around his home town.

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A satellite city about 90-minutes from Sydney. A city that, according to old mate, rivals Paris as the city of love.

1. Kiama blow hole

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"Ohh. That’s a nice site," Adam says. "It’s interesting and then if you run out of things to talk about then the water will splash which will distract you from any awkwardness. It’s a great ice-breaker. Great place for a first date."

2. The North Gong Pub

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"Unbelievable. That’s where love is formed," Adam says.

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"That place is great. It’s a nice hook up place. I think we’ve all had some personal experiences there if we’re from the Gong, I don’t think mine need to go in print at all though."

3. Dapto Mall

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"Oh my god. It’s like you didn’t need to mention the other places. You know I’m from Dapto right?" he says. "That’s where magic happens, because everyone who’s got a genuine soul comes from Dapto so of course we all shop down there at Woolies and Coles and stuff like that. That’s home. It's where my heart is."

4. Kanahooka

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"You see," he says. "I went to Dapto High not Kanahooka. So I didn’t spend much time down there. They were sort of the enemy ya know? It is beautiful. I’ll give it that. Maybe for a sunrise. A morning coffee with that lake view. It could be a fresh start or a continuation of something coming out of the Dapto Leaguies at all hours, you can finish saying hello down there over a coffee."

5. The Dapto train station

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"Here’s my Dapto Train Station experience," he says. "Maybe you’ve gone for a night out in Wollongong and then you all travel back to Dapto and the only way to get back there is by train and so conversations are formed on the train ride, maybe connections are made…"

6. Chicko’s chicken shop

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"Let’s get real about love right, all encompassing, even family love yeah?" he says. "This is where me and my cousin always go and smack a big schnitty from there, I love that place. They do amazing chips too. Chicko’s do the best hot chips with extra chicken salt. C’mon. That’s a first stop on any path to romance. Macca's is for the last stop."

Wollongong: come for the connections, stay for the chips.

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