Tips & Tricks
The Rocks (downtown Sydney) – this is the historic area of Sydney’s downtown area – located on the south shore of Sydney Harbour (just northwest of the city’s central business district). This was among the first parts of Sydney settled by the British in the late 1700s. Earning an unsavory reputation in the early & […]
Stadium Australia (Edwin Flack Avenue, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney) – this huge, 83,000-seat venue (a.k.a. “ANZ Stadium”) is a multi-purpose stadium, which was originally built for the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics. Nowadays, it’s best-known for sporting events (ranging from rugby to football and cricket). Various local & national teams (from the Quantas Wallabies, to the […]
Wild Life Sydney Zoo (1-5 Wheat Road, Darling Harbour, Sydney) – located within the vicinity of SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, this zoo (opened in 2006) lets visitors see a range of animals – from koala bears, to huge crocodiles, koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, Tasmanian devils, wombats, snakes, lizards, birds, and butterflies. Admission: A$40 (adult), A$31 (seniors […]
Surfers Paradise (Gold Coast, Queensland) – this is a popular beach for surfers (because of the swells that often form here). In addition, this is a full-fledged residential suburb of Gold Coast (where a number of resorts and apartments towers are readily found here), and a variety of outdoor events (from concerts to street festivals) […]
Taronga Wild! Rhinos (Sydney Harbour, Sydney) – this is a Wild in Art event that brings businesses, artists and schools together to create a spectacular world-class sculpture trail from the Sydney Harbour foreshore through the Blue Mountains to Dubbo and the Central West region of NSW. Every February to April, a huge herd of […]
Royal Sydney Golf Club (Kent Road, Rose Bay) — located just 16 minutes (14 km) west of downtown Sydney, the facilities here comprise a world-class 18 hole championship golf course (home of the 2013 Emirates Australian Open), a 9 hole Centenary golf course, two golf practice areas, an indoor golf studio, 18 tennis courts, two […]