Travel Destination: Sydney, Australia

Sydney - Photo Credit: Mongabay.com

If you consider travel to be one of the highest forms of self indulgence, then Sydney, Australia should be at the top of your dream destinations.

Draped around a truly stunning harbor and strewn out along gorgeous ocean beaches, Sydney boasts a near-perfect climate that nurtures its famous laid-back outdoor lifestyle.

On the first morning when you land in Australia, unable to sleep from either jet lag or excitement, there is one obvious starting point; the landscape.

Stroll around the original settler’s enclave where red stone ware-houses built by convicts have been converted into chic restaurants, old wooden-floored pubs and terrace houses huddled beneath the noisy Harbor Bridge. Flights of steps carved into the rock face carry you from one street to another, you are immersed in a brief history of Australia’s colonial beginnings.

The cafes on Argyle Street provide the perfect refuge for tired tourists. Sydney’s emblematic architectural wonder, designed by Danish architect John Utzon is the city’s tourist magnet.

Still, nothing represents Sydney better than Dondi, the iconic beach one mile east of the downtown area. Bondi’s fame comes from its 102-year old Bondi Surf Bather’s Live Saving Club. It is the ideal lunch spot and vantage point for capturing photographs from the cliff-side club house on the headland.

Opera House in Sydney - Photo Credit: www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk

The Opera House dominates the harbor with its sharp, white roof-line, and is the backdrop of every visitor’s memory.

Hotels in Sydney, Australia
The best-and most expensive hotels are around the Circular Quay ferry terminal and have views of harbor bridge and Sydney Opera House. Other options include the Four Seasons, Inter-Continental, Harbor Marriot, Park Hyatt and the Shangri-La. Book a hotel in Australia from $40 a night on www.DiscountHotels.com

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City of Sydney Homepage

Information about Sydney – www.sydneyaustralia.com/en