Rough Guide to Sydney

Sydney, Australia is a sparkling cosmopolitan city set amidst a rugged natural landscape that rivals many of the greatest wonders of the world. This stark duality is one of the main draws for tourists, who want to experience both its numerous indoor comforts and its breathtaking outdoor recreations. As you sort through options for accommodations [...]

Sydney accommodation

Sydney offers every category of accommodation – from backpacker hostels to international standard deluxe hotels (A$300-plus per night).Sydney’s large and diverse accommodation industry caters for all budgets. At the upper end there’s the luxurious Park Hyatt Sydney, set right on the water’s edge, and the Westin Sydney, occupying the classic old post office building in [...]

Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the second most visited Sydney attraction – after the Sydney Opera House. This is a bridge located on the Sydney Harbour, connecting the Central Business District (Sydney CBD) on the coast with the residential north sydney suburbs. The bridge offers a beautiful panoramic view of Sydney. The Bridge was built [...]

Sydney Opera House

In the late 50′s, Danish architect Joern Utzon won the prestigious Pritzker Prize (the equivalent of the Nobel in the architecture category) by the unique design of this building: the Sydney Opera House. The jury described it as “one of the most symbolic buildings of the twentieth century, a masterpiece, an image of great beauty… [...]

Sydney – Australia’s vibrant harbourside destination

Cosmopolitan, diverse, energetic and easygoing, Sydney has colonial heritage, dazzling modern buildings and a free-wheeling lifestyle. Its iconic, glorious sheltered harbour and its sunny, subtropical climate help make it a major tourist destination. It is clean, unpolluted and relatively safe, and its not surprising that it is most often voted as one of the world’s [...]

Sydney Harbour National Park

There is no better way to get to know the many harbourside bays and inlets and their surrounding suburbs than by exploring the multi-sectioned Sydney Harbour National Park.Sydney Harbour National Park, which protects several islands and foreshore areas around Sydney Harbour, contains remnants of bushland common before white settlement, and many cultural and heritage attractions. [...]