New South Wales
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Top Things to Do in the Blue Mountains, NSW: A Complete Visitor’s Guide
Located just 100 km’s from Sydney but world’s apart from city life, the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains is noted for its stunning mountain views, vibrant forests, thundering waterfalls, charming small towns and quaint villages. If you are planning a holiday to Sydney I strongly recommend including a side trip to this beautiful part of…
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A guide to visiting Scenic World in the Blue Mountains
Scenic World is a nature themed attraction that really lives up to its name as it is located amid a lush rainforest within the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains in New South Wales. Established in 1945 when a local entrepreneur called Harry Hammond had the vision to transform a former coal mine into one of…
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Exploring the Central Coast and Hawkesbury River, NSW
The Entrance We opted to spend the night at The Entrance, an oddly named seaside resort tucked between the Pacific Ocean and the tranquil waters of Tuggerah Lake. The town lies a 95 minute drive north of Sydney. Why is it called The Entrance you may very well ask? Well, the answer is that the…
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Travel Guide: Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle is Australia’s second oldest city and is located just a two hour drive north of Sydney. With heritage buildings, top class museums and a stunning coastline it’s a great place to spend time in whilst visiting the Hunter Valley. Newcastle Beach Located in the centre of town, Newcastle Beach is very popular both with…
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Travel Guide: Port Stephens, New South Wales
Port Stephens is located an easy two and a half hour drive north of Sydney covering an area that’s even larger than Sydney Harbour. It’s surrounded by natural beauty, wildlife reserves, pristine beaches and the largest moving sand dunes in the Southern Hemisphere. For visitors preferring to use public transport, there are regular trains between Sydney and…
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A Day in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales
The Hunter Valley is one of Australia’s renowned wine regions and is also home to the beautiful Hunter Valley Gardens. The region is located around a two hour drive from Sydney and getting around by car is definitely easiest as although many of the wineries and the gardens are centred around Pokolbin, they are not…
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Top Things to Do in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, NSW
Having spent the last five days exploring Sydney it was time to move on so we collected a hire car from the airport, loaded our luggage on board and set off for the next part of our Australian adventure. Our plan for the day was to visit Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Located approximately one hour…
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A tour of Government House and a ferry to Cockatoo Island, Sydney
New South Wales Government House, Sydney Government House was built in 1845 and resembles a small castle and is the official home of the Governor of the State of New South Wales, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, 39th Governor of New South Wales and Mr Dennis Wilson. Her Excellency is the 28th Governor…
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Sydney Itinerary: Opera House Tour and a Day in The Rocks
The Sydney Opera House is one of Australia’s most iconic buildings and is located on the headland of Bennelong Point. If you’re curious about its history and what it looks like inside then consider taking a one hour tour as we did. We started off the day with the 9.45 a.m. guided tour, standard admission…
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Exploring Darling Harbour, Sydney
Darling Harbour is a popular waterside location that’s close to the centre of Sydney so after enjoying breakfast on the balcony of our suite at the Quest, St. Leonards we boarded a train to the Town Hall station which was nearby. Australian National Maritime Museum We started our day with a visit to the Australian…
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Exploring Circular Quay: Sydney’s Best Walks, Ferries, Views, and Landmarks
Arriving in Sydney After enjoying a fabulous three day stopover in Singapore we boarded a late night Singapore Airlines flight down to Sydney, arriving at 11.00 a.m. local time. It had been many years since our last visit to Sydney and we were very excited to return. Passing through the e-gates was even quicker than…
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