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Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - Wild Oats XI Leads out of Sydney Harbour and into Open Sea
The maxi yacht Wild Oats XI was leading the flotilla of yachts in the 2008 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race just 30 minutes from start time on Sydney Harbour, December

Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - Wild Oats XI Makes It Four in a Row
For the fourth consecutive year, the 30m super maxi yacht Wild Oats XI, skippered by Mark Richards, has won the 2008 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honors,

Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2007 - Wild Oats XI Makes It Three Line Honors Win in a Row
Australian maxi yacht Wild Oats XI has equalled Makybe Diva's feat in the Melbourne Cup by winning line honors in the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in three consecutive years.

Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008 - Wild Oats XI Makes It Four in a Row
Super maxi yacht Wild Oats XI wins its fourth line honors victory in the 2008 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009 - Alfa Romeo Wins the 2009 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
The 2009 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - Alfa Romeo wins the 2009 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010 - Wild Oats XI Crosses the Finish Line First
Wild Oats XI crosses the finish line firest in the 2010 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011
The 2011 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race started at Sydney Harbour on December 26.

Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Archive
Sydney Hobart Yacht Race archive of reports and results

Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Begins
Just on 1pm, December 26, Australian eastern daylight saving time, and the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is on. After a brilliant start by race record holder and

Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Handicap Winner May Hinge on Protest Result
Update: The protest filed against Two True was dismissed. At 10am, December 31, Australian eastern daylight saving time, four boats in the 2009 Sydney Hobart

Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Two Big Boats Dismasted
Between 1am and 2pm, December 27, Australian eastern daylight saving time, ABN AMRO One (Netherlands; Volvo 70) took the lead from Wild Oats XI in this year's

Sydney Hobart Yachts Down to 82
From an earlier figure of 90 yachts entered for this year's Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, damage and other causes have brought down the number of entries to 82 with

Sydney Hotels - Top Picks for Hotels in Sydney
Sydney hotels provide a range of accommodation choices from five-star Sydney hotels to serviced Sydney apartments.

Sydney Hotels - Top Picks for Hotels in Sydney
Sydney hotels provide a range of accommodation choices from five-star Sydney hotels to serviced Sydney apartments.

Sydney Hotels - Top Picks for Hotels in Sydney
Sydney hotels provide a range of accommodation choices from five-star Sydney hotels to serviced Sydney apartments.

Sydney Hotels - Your Choice of Sydney Hotels
Sydney hotels - Know the range of accommodation choices in Sydney from luxury Sydney hotels to serviced apartments to backpacker hostels.

Sydney Hotels / Accommodation
Information and resources pertaining to hotels and accommodation in Sydney, Australia.

Sydney Is Best City — Again!
Sydney has again been named best city in the world, Sydney Sunday newspaper The Sun-Herald reported today. The newspaper was reporting on Sydney being named No

Sydney Is LA Times Critic's Choice for Restaurants
Los Angeles Times staff writer S Irene Virbila this week named Sydney as the place to go for exciting, interesting cuisine.

Sydney Landmarks
Sydney landmarks are not only distinctive structures on the Sydney urban landscape but also assist visitors and newcomers to the city to find their bearings.

Sydney Landmarks: Distinctive Structures on the City Landscape
Sydney's diverse structural landmarks help visitors and newcomers find their bearings in the city, as well as being themselves areas of particular interest and

Sydney Launches Chinese New Year Festival
It's three weeks and a bit of Chinese New Year celebratons in Sydney as visitors and locals greet the arrival of the Year of the Rat. Sydney's Chinese New Year

Sydney Makes It to New Monopoly Board
New Monopoly World Edition Released In January ths year, the makers of the Monopoly board game developed by Parker Brothers opened voting for top city

Sydney Mardi Gras
The Sydney Mardi Gras festival covers a broad spectrum of activities and attractions through several weeks starting in February.

Sydney Mardi Gras Events
The Sydney Mardi Gras covers a broad spectrum of activities and attractions such as art exhibitions and a film festival.

Sydney Metroads - Going by the Numbers
Sydney Metroads provide an easy way of navigating through the city's major thoroughfares by simply following the Metroad numbers.

Sydney Museums and Galleries
Sydney museums and art galleries help provide an insight into a people's culture, art, history and development.

Sydney Museums: Where to Find Them
Sydney museums, their location, addresses and telephone numbers

Sydney Named World's Best City - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Sydney Named World's Best City - Sydney has been named the world's best city by the influential New York-based magazine Travel + Leisure. The August issue of the magazine was out this week with a list of the world's best cities. Of the world's best islands,...

Sydney Observatory
Located on Observatory Hill in Sydney's Rocks area, the Sydney Observatory is not only a distinctive Sydney landmark but also an astronomical centre.

Sydney Olympic Arts Festival
The Sydney Olympic Arts Festival was held in conjunction with the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

Sydney Olympics - New Zealand Medal Winners
Here are New Zealand's medal winners at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is the premier performing arts venue in Sydney.

Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is not only a distinctive Sydney landmark but has also become an iconic symbol of the city itself.

Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House information and other resources including frequently asked questions in a FAQ format

Sydney Opera House - Australia
Photograph of Sydney Opera House taken from West Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia

Sydney Opera House - World Heritage Building
Sydney Opera House has joined other famous world structures such as India's Taj Mahal and the Great Wall of China when it was inscribed a World Heritage Building by the United Nations World Heritage committee in June 2007.

Sydney Opera House Added to World Heritage List
Iconic Sydney Opera House was today added to the World Heritage list by the World Heritage committee meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand. Australia now has 17

Sydney Opera House Architect
The Sydney Opera House was designed by Danish architect Joern Utzon.

Sydney Opera House Dims Lights to Mark Passing of Its Visionary Designer
Sydney Opera House dimmed its lights on the night of November 30, local time, to mark the passing of the man who designed the world-renowned iconic structure on

Sydney Opera House Events
What events and performances are on at the Sydney Opera House?

Sydney Opera House Location
Where is the Sydney Opera House located?

Sydney Opera House Off-Limits to Tourists During APEC Summit
Sydney's World Heritage site, the Sydney Opera House, is where the heads of government attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit are holding their

Sydney Opera House Opening
The Sydney Opera House was opened on October 20, 1973, by Queen Elizabeth II.

Sydney Opera House Restaurants
There are a number of restaurants in the Sydney Opera House and its immediate vicinity.

Sydney Opera House Venues
There are a number of performance venues at the Sydney Opera House.

Sydney Opera House: Frequently Asked Questions
Sydney Opera House: Frequently Asked Questions

Sydney Opera House: Frequently Asked Questions
Who designed it? When did it open? What are its performance venues? Are there restaurants in the building? What's on at the Opera House? Where is it and how do

Sydney Opera House: Frequently Asked Questions - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Sydney Opera House: Frequently Asked Questions - Who designed it? When did it open? What are its performance venues? Are there restaurants in the building? What's on at the Opera House? Where is it and how do you get there?...

Sydney Oprah House Shows Wind up Oprah's Ultimate Australian Adventure
The filming of two Australian episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show at Sydney Opera House, renamed Sydney Oprah House during Winfrey's Sydney visit, wound up the

Sydney Parks and Picnic Areas: Chipping Norton Lakes - Australia
The Chipping Norton Lakes are among a number of popular Sydney parks and picnic areas in the outer suburbs.

Sydney Photographs
Photographs taken during the time of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

Sydney Photographs
Photographs taken during the time of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

Sydney Pictures
Sydney pictures. Photographs of Australia's largest city.

Sydney Pictures: Around the City
See how Sydney is in an assortment of photographs taken around Australia's premier city.

Sydney Pictures: Images of Sydney
Photo galleries of places and events in and around Sydney.

Sydney Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Sydney
Test your knowledge of Sydney, capital of New South Wales.

Sydney Racecourses - Horseracing in Australia
Sydney has two major metropolitan horse racing venues at Royal Randwick and Rosehill Gardens with two other sites at Canterbury Park and Warwick Farm.

Sydney Restaurants - Restaurants and Food in Sydney
Sydney restaurants provide a range of dining experiences many unique to Australia.

Sydney Restaurants - Sydney Cuisine
Sydney restaurants provide a rich variety of Sydney cuisine.

Sydney Royal Easter Show
The Sydney Royal Easter Show is held each year at Eastertime in the Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush Bay, and includes carnival shows, rodeo, stunts, races, competitions, fashion shows, food stalls, and a showcase of new and popular products.

Sydney Royal Easter Show Opens
Sydney's massive Easter fair, the Sydney Royal Easter Show, starts today at the Sydney Showground in Olympic Park, Homebush Bay. Gates are open from 9am to 10pm

Sydney Sightseeing - Scenic Roads and Beaches
On your Sydney sightseeing daytrip south you could go all the way through scenic roads and beaches to Jervis Bay.

Sydney Sightseeing - What to See and Do in Sydney
Sydney activities and attractions - What to see and do in Sydney

Sydney Sightseeing: Discover Sydney Attractions
Go sightseeing in Sydney and discover Sydney sights and attractions from the heart of the city to the outer suburbs.

Sydney Skyline - Australia
Sydney skyline, Australia. Photograph taken from aboard a ferry on Sydney Harbour

Sydney Skyline - Sydney Photo Gallery - Australia
Photograph of part of the city skyline viewed from Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia

Sydney Suburbs Map - Australia
Map of Sydney, Australia, and its surrounding suburbs

Sydney Subway - Where Is the Sydney Subway?
In Sydney the underground train circuit is the City Circle. The terms subway, underground, tube and metro are not used in reference to the current city railway system.

Sydney Theatre
Sydney Theatre provides a performance venue not only for the Sydney Theatre Company's own productions but also those from other theatre companies local, interstate or overseas.

Sydney Theatre Guide - What's Playing in Sydney
The Sydney theatre guide lists current and coming plays, musicals and other theatre productions in Sydney with venues and booking information.

Sydney Theatre Reviews
Sydney theatre reviews - Mamma Mia!

Sydney Theatres - Where They Are
Find your way to Sydney theatres and other performing arts venues with this location guide.

Sydney Theatres - Where They Are
Find your way to Sydney theatres and other performing arts venues with this location guide.

Sydney Theatres - Where They Are
Find your way to Sydney theatres and other performing arts venues with this location guide.

Sydney Theatres - Where the Sydney Theatres Are
Sydney theatres from the Opera House venues to the tiny Stables provide the stage for drama, comedy and music.

Sydney Theatres: Find Your Way to the Theatre
Sydney theatres are located in various areas of the city, from harbourside to the outer suburbs.

Sydney Tollways
Sydney is probably one of the world's major cities with the most number of tollways.

Sydney Tower Eye
Right in the heart of the city, Sydney Tower Eye is an unmissable landmark and home to various visitor attractions.

Sydney Tower Eye: Sydney Landmark
Sydney Tower Eye, rising above Westfield Centrepoint shopping centre, is a highly visible Sydney landmark.

Sydney Tower: Panoramic Views, Virtual Tours
Step into Centrepoint and zoom up Sydney Tower, Sydney's tallest structure, for panoramic views of the city around you.

Sydney Town Hall
Located on George St in the heart of the city, Sydney Town Hall is a favorite meeting place of locals and visitors alike. It is home to Sydney City Council and a venue for the arts.

Sydney Town Hall - Sydney Photo Gallery - Australia
Photograph of Sydney Town Hall, a prominent landmark and popular meeting point in Sydney, Australia

Sydney Town Hall Facade - Christmas in Sydney
Varied projected designs create festive patterns on the facade of Sydney Town Hall.

Sydney Town Hall at Night - Christmas in Sydney
Sydney Town Hall is all lighted up during the Christmas season.

Sydney Town Hall: Civic Centre and Concert Venue
Along George St lies Sydney Town Hall, a familiar landmark and meeting place in the city. Home of the Sydney City Council

Sydney Travel - Arriving in Sydney - From the Airport to the City
Here's what to do on arriving in Sydney and how best to get to your hotel.

Sydney Travel Guide
Here's your Sydney travel guide. Avoid possible hassles on your Sydney travel.

Sydney Travel Guide
Sydney Travel Guide

Sydney Travel Guide
Overcome the hassles of visiting Sydney for the first time. Here are suggestions on what to do.

Sydney Travel Guide - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Sydney Travel Guide - Overcome the hassles of visiting Sydney for the first time. Here are suggestions on what to do....

Sydney Travel Guide - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Sydney Travel Guide - Tips on overcoming the hassles of visiting Sydney are as valid as ever....

Sydney Travel Guide - If You Get Lost in Sydney
As part of the Sydney travel guide, here's information on what to do if you get lost in Sydney.

Sydney Underwater: What Lies Beneath?
Sydney Underwater: What Lies Beneath?

Sydney Underwater: What Lies Beneath?
No, you don't have to go all the way to the Great Barrier Reef to enjoy snorkeling and scuba diving. If you're visiting Sydney, know that there are a number of

Sydney Visitor Centre, The Rocks
Locate the Sydney Visitor Centre on Argyle St in The Rocks.

Sydney Walking Tour - Circular Quay to Hyde Park
Start your Sydney walking tour from Circular Quay.

Sydney Walking Tour - Hyde Park to Darling Harbour
Right in the heart of Sydney, Hyde Park is an ideal place to start a walking tour through Sydney's city attractions all the way to Darling Harbour.

Sydney Walking Tours - Go on Walking Tours for Sydney Sightseeing
Sydney walking tours provide an opportunity to discover the many charms of the city.

Sydney Wildlife
You won't find Sydney wildlife hopping around on Sydney streets. Here's where to find Sydney wildlife.

Sydney Wildlife World
Within walking distance of the Sydney city centre, you'll find one of the newest attractions at Darling Harbour - the city showcase of Australian wildlife that is Sydney Wildlife World. Here are pictures.

Sydney Wildlife World - Darling Harbour Attractions - Sydney - Australia
One of the newer attractions in Darling Harbour, Sydney Wildlife World showcases much of Australia's wildlife at a venue within walking distance of Sydney city centre.

Sydney Wildlife World in Pictures
Here are pictures of Sydney Wildlife World at Darling Harbour.

Sydney Wildlife World in Pictures
Here are pictures of Sydney Wildlife World at Darling Harbour.

Sydney Writers Walk
Sydney Writers Walk honors Australian and international authors with plaques embedded in the walkway around Sydney's Circular Quay.

Sydney Writers Walk
Sydney Writers Walk honors Australian and international authors with plaques embedded in the walkway around Sydney's Circular Quay.

Sydney Writers Walk
Sydney Writers Walk honors Australian and international authors with plaques embedded in the walkway around Sydney's Circular Quay.

Sydney Writers Walk
Sydney Writers Walk honors Australian and international authors with plaques embedded in the walkway around Sydney's Circular Quay.

Sydney Zoo - Where Is the Sydney Zoo?
The Sydney zoo, properly known as Taronga Zoo, is on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour, across the water from Circular Quay, in the Sydney suburb of Mosman.

Sydney by Night - Pick of the Pics
Sydney by Night, photograph taken at Kings Cross looking towards the cityscape.

Sydney in Seven Days
A guide for first-time visitors to Sydney

Sydney in Seven Days
Sydney in Seven Days

Sydney in Seven Days
First-time visitors to Sydney can often be faced with questions of what to see and where to go in the time they have. Sydney in Seven Days is an ordered but

Sydney in Seven Days - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Sydney in Seven Days - First-time visitors to Sydney can often be faced with questions of what to see and where to go in the time they have. Sydney in Seven Days is an ordered but flexible guide to the city's many attractions and includes...

Sydney in Seven Days - Day 1 - Circular Quay and The Rocks
Sydney in Seven Days: Here's the first of your day-to-day guide for an unhurried visit to Sydney.

Sydney in Seven Days - Day 2 - Opera House amd Royal Botanic Gardens
Sydney in Seven Days: We visit the Sydney Opera House, go through the Royal Botanic Gardens and other parts of The Domain before turning west into the heart of the city.

Sydney in Seven Days - Day 3 - St Mary's Cathedral and Kings Cross
Sydney in Seven Days: We enter the heart of the city through Hyde Park, St Mary's Cathedral and Kings Cross.

Sydney in Seven Days - Day 4 - Darling Harbour
Sydney in Seven Days: We head to Darling Harbour.

Sydney in Seven Days - Day 5 - Getting out of Sydney
Sydney in Seven Days: Rent a car and drive west to the mountains, or take a daytrip north or south of Sydney.

Sydney in Seven Days - Day 6 - Water, Water Everywhere
Sydney in Seven Days: It's time to take it easy on a pleasant Sydney beach or in the waters not only of Sydney Harbour but of the Pacific as well.

Sydney in Seven Days - Day 7 - The Seventh Day
Sydney in Seven Days: Your seventh day in Sydney could be a day of rest. Or it could be a day of seeing what else you can do before you leave.

Sydney in Winter
Sydney in the winter could be the best time to visit Australia's largest city.

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race - The frontrunners are nearing the finish line in Hobart. At 11pm, December 28, Australian eastern daylight saving time, the super maxis Skandia and Zana were practically neck and neck as they prepared to turn west into the mouth of Tasmania's...

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race - Danger and Death at Sea
The danger-fraught Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race starts at Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day, December 26, and finishes in Hobart, Tasmania.

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2006 - Wild Oats XI Wins Line Honors
The 2006 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race starts at Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day 2006.

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Overall Handicap Winner Confirmed
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Overall Handicap Winner Confirmed

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Overall Handicap Winner Confirmed
The Sydney-based Cruising Yacht Club of Australia announced shortly after 11am today that the British-registered 55-footer Aera, skippered by Jez Fanstone, had

Sydney to Melbourne - Driving from Sydney to Melbourne on Highway 1
When driving from Sydney to Melbourne you can visit most of Australia's coastal attractions by following Highway 1 which goes all around the continent.

Sydney to Melbourne - Going on the Inland Hume Highway
From Sydney to Melbourne the major inland route is through the Hume Highway.

Sydney's Capitol Theatre
Considered one of the finest theatre venues in Australia, Sydney's art deco Capitol Theatre had its origins in the 1890s as the Belmore Markets, which contained

Sydney's Christmas Festivities Continue
Following the lighting of the giant Christmas tree at Sydney's Martin Place on November 27 to mark the start of the Sydney Christmas season, Darling Harbour

Sydney's Circular Quay
Sydney's Circular Quay

Sydney's Circular Quay
It's a transport hub, a meeting place, a starting point. Sydney's Circular Quay is a popular place for starting your tour of the city. Within walking distance

Sydney's Circular Quay - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Sydney's Circular Quay - It's a transport hub, a meeting place, a starting point. Sydney's Circular Quay is a popular place for starting your tour of the city. Within walking distance of the Sydney Opera House and the historic Rocks district....

Sydney's Downtrodden Writers
So, yes, you tread them underfoot, but that's only because they're on Sydney's Writers Walk. From West Circular Quay just south of the the Overseas Passenger

Sydney's Going Vivid
Sydney is going Vivid with the opening of this year's Vivid Sydney Festival. Vivid Sydney continues until June 13. Vivid Sydney is a festival of light, music

Sydney's Rosehill Races Abandoned
The first Sydney horse races open to the public, since an outbreak of equine influenza stopped horse movements in New South Wales, was to take place today at

Sydney's Towering Landmark
Right in the heart of the city rises the distinctive 305-metre Sydney Tower, a highly visible Sydney landmark and the city�s tallest structure, an aerie-like

Sydney's Underwater World
In Sydney's aquatic wonderland, find Nemo and the other characters in the animated 2003 Disney/Pixar film which traced the search for Marlin's clownfish son

Sydney's Underwater World - What Lies Beneath
Dive into the waters of Sydney and discover an aquatic wonderland so near to the city.

Sydney's Underwater World: Finding Nemo Now - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Sydney's Underwater World: Finding Nemo Now - In Sydney's aquatic wonderland, find Nemo and the other characters in the animated 2003 Disney/Pixar film which traced the search for Marlin's clownfish son from the Great Barrier Reef to Sydney Harbour and the city itself....

Sydney's Westlink M7 Opens
Sydney's new orbital tollway, the Westlink M7, opens in stages throughout today and should be fully open to traffic by tonight. Use of the new tollway, part of

Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia: Information and resources

Sydney-Devonport Ferry Service to Continue
Sydney-Devonport Ferry Service to Continue

Sydney-Devonport Ferry Service to Continue
The Spirit of Tasmania III ferry service between Sydney and Devonport, Tasmania, is to continue. There had been worries it would be closed down due to reported

Sydney: 'World's Best City'
Sydney: 'World's Best City'

Sydney: 'World's Best City'
For the eighth time in 10 years, Sydney has been named the world's best city by the international travel magazine Travel + Leisure. Cities were evaluated by

Sydneysider

Take Care on the Glaciers
Visitors to the Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers on New Zealand's West Coast are being urged to be mindful of warning signs as giant chunks of ice fall from the

Take That Daytrip to Fleurieu Peninsula
Take That Daytrip to Fleurieu Peninsula

Take That Daytrip to Fleurieu Peninsula
Take that daytrip out of Adelaide, south to the Fleurieu Peninsula, through the farmlands and vineyards that begin to rival South Australia's Barossa as a

Take These Three Steps to Sydney Sightseeing
Take These Three Steps to Sydney Sightseeing

Take Time for a Drop of Wine or Two
Take Time for a Drop of Wine or Two

Take Time for a Drop of Wine or Two
A major part of the fun of visiting Australia's vineyards and wineries is the discovery of fine new wines as you go on wine tasting tours. And discovering

Take Time for a Drop of Wine or Two - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Take Time for a Drop of Wine or Two - When visiting the vineyards, what better way to spend the day than imbibing a drop of wine or two? Visit Australia's wine regions to sample the range of wines now served among the best of places in many countries of...

Take Time to Discover Brizzie - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Take Time to Discover Brizzie - It's Australia's third largest city, Brisbane, which Aussies affectionately call Brizzie. But because it lies between the more popular Queensland tourist destinations of the Gold and Sunshine Coasts - and the Great Barrier Reef lies along the states northeastern seaboard...

Take Time to Stroll Through Melbourne's Southbank
Just south of the Melbourne city centre, and a short walk across the river from Flinders St Station and Federation Square, lies the cosy, visitor-friendly arts

Take Time to Visit Katherine Gorge
Take Time to Visit Katherine Gorge

Take Time to Visit Katherine Gorge
Take Time to Visit Katherine Gorge

Take Time to Visit Katherine Gorge
In the tropical Australian north, fly or drive down from Darwin to visit one of the Northern Territory's visually stunning national parks, Katherine Gorge, also

Take Time to Visit Townsville
If you were driving north to Cairns along Queensland's coastal Bruce Highway, arguably the last major city before Cairns is Townsville, just about halfway

Take a Day to Discover Sydney - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Take a Day to Discover Sydney - Big city, right? But if you have limited time, a day's walking tour will bring you to the city's major attractions, from the Sydney Opera House through the historic Rocks to the Royal Botanic Gardens and on to Darling Harbour....

Take a Day to Discover Sydney - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Take a Day to Discover Sydney - Big city, right? But if you have limited time, a day's walking tour will bring you to the city's major attractions, from the Sydney Opera House through the historic Rocks to the Royal Botanic Gardens and on to Darling Harbour....

Take a Northland Tour Through Ninety Mile Beach to Cape Reinga
Take the route north from Auckland to Cape Reinga through the Ninety Mile Beach on the western coast of far north New Zealand. Find quiet solitude and

Take a Photo Tour of Australia
Take a Photo Tour of Australia

Take a Photo Tour of Australia
Pictures from Australia's six states and two mainland territories provide a glimpse into both the unique and the everyday.

Take a Stroll Through History at Sydney's Hyde Park
Take a stroll through history at Sydney's Hyde Park.

Take the Ferry, Why Not?
Here's information of getting around in Sydney by train, bus or ferry.

Take the Road to the Twelve Apostles
Take the Road to the Twelve Apostles

Take the Road to the Twelve Apostles
Victoria's Great Ocean Road is a scenic drive from Melbourne to the natural rock sculptures, the Twelve Apostles, that rise out of the sea.

Take the Road to the Twelve Apostles
Victoria's Great Ocean Road is a scenic drive from Melbourne to the natural rock sculptures, the Twelve Apostles, that rise out of the sea.

Take the Road to the Twelve Apostles - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Take the Road to the Twelve Apostles - Victoria's Great Ocean Road is a scenic drive from Melbourne to the natural rock sculptures, the Twelve Apostles, that rise out of the sea....

Take the Scenic Drive from Sydney to Wollongong
Take the Princess Highway south from Sydney and take the turnoff to Stanwell Park. If the weather's right, there should be hang-gliding and paragliding from

Take the Train in Sydney
a simple how to on taking the train in sydney

Tamworth Hotels, Motels and Other Types of Accommodation - New South Wales
Hotels, motels and other types of accommodation in Tamworth, New South Wales.

Tamworth: Australia's Country Music Capital
Tamworth hosts the Australian Country Music Golden Guitar Awards each year in January and is known as the country music capital of Australia.

Tangled Stories, Tangled Destinies at the National Museum
The National Museum of Australia on the Acton Peninsula, Canberra, focuses on Australia's tangled stories and destinies from the days of the Dreamtime to the

Tanunda Church - Barossa Valley
Tanunda church in the Barossa Valley, South Australia

Taranaki
Taranaki

Taranaki
Do you remember the 2003 Tom Cruise film The Last Samurai? That film brought into sharp focus the countryside where much of the movie was shot, not in Japan

Taranaki Region Map - New Zealand Maps
Taranaki Region Map

Taranaki, New Zealand
Taranaki is an unspoiled region on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island and the filming location of the movie The Last Samurai starring Tom Cruise.

Taranaki: 'Land of the Last Samurai' - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Taranaki: 'Land of the Last Samurai' - Interestingly, in filming a story about feudal Japan, its producers settled on shooting The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise, in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island. And is that Mt Fuji you see?...

Taranaki: Does It Look Like Japan?
Interestingly, in filming a story about feudal Japan, its producers settled on shooting The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise, in the Taranaki region of New

Taranaki: Land of the Last Samurai - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Taranaki: Land of the Last Samurai - The four Academy Award nominations for the film The Last Samurai bring into sharp focus the countryside where much of the movie was shot, not in Japan which is the story's setting but in that western region of New Zealand's...

Taranaki: Land of the Last Samurai - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
Taranaki: Land of the Last Samurai - The release this month of the film The Last Samurai starring Tom Cruise brings into sharp focus the countryside where much of the movie was shot, not in Japan which is the story's setting but in that western region of...

Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo on Sydney Harbour is the first public zoo in New South Wales with Australian wildlife and other animals and birds from all over the world.

Tasmania - Australia's Island State
Tasmania is Australia's only island state located in Australia's southeast across Bass Strait from Victoria.

Tasmania - Launceston and Beyond
Launceston, Tasmania's second largest city, is a place of various attractions and a gateway to the island's other popular destinations including the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage area.

Tasmania Government
Information and resources pertaining to government in Hobart and Tasmania

Tasmania Map - Australia
Tasmania, Austalia, map with Hobart region inset

Tasmania Map - Australia
Tasmania, Austalia, map with Hobart region inset: australian tourist commission hobart region map of tasmania tasmania map inset map

Tasmania Museums and Art Galleries
Tasmania museums and art galleries are repositories of art, artefacts, and historic and cultural items and collections

Tasmania Pictures
Tasmania pictures, photos or images taken in Australia's island state of Tasmania.

Tasmania Pictures - Australia
Pictures and images from Hobart and other parts of Tasmania exhibit a panorama of the land and its people

Tasmania Sightseeing: Attractions, Destinations
Information and resources pertaining to sightseeing in Hobart and and other areas of Tasmania, Australia, including Hobart, Launceston, Cradle Mountain, Port Arthur, Freycinet national park.

Tasmania Travels: Getting Lost and Getting There
On a 10-day tour writers Bill Condon and Di Bates get lost on their Tasmania travels but get there eventually.

Tasmania Travels: Tasmania in 10 Days
Two of Australia's better known children's book writers tell of their Tasmania travels.

Tasmania's World Heritage Wilderness Marks Silver Jubilee
The Tasmanian Wilderness, a United Nations-inscribed World Heritage site, celebrates the 25th year of its inscription this week. Comprising a fifth of the

Tasmania, Australia
Tasmania is Australia's only island state and is separated from the mainland by Bass Strait. Hobart is the state capital

Tasmanian Blue Gum - State Flower of Tasmania
The Tasmanian blue gum, Eucalyptus glololus Labill, is Tasmania's floral emblem.

Tasmanian Blue Gum, Eucalyptus globulus Labill, Floral Emblem of Tasmania
The Tasmanian blue gum, Eucalyptus globulus Labill, is the floral emblem of Tasmania.

Tasmanian Devil - In Danger of Extinction
The Tasmanian devil is the world's largest surviving carnivorous marsupial but it may heading towards extinction.

Tasmanian Devil - Picture
The Tasmanian devil is the world's largest surviving carnivorous marsupial.

Tasmanian Wilderness - World Heritage Area
The Tasmanian Wilderness is one of the largest remaining temperate rainforests in the world. Comprising a fifth of the state of Tasmania, it is one of Australia's World Heritage sites.

Tawqeet Cleared to Run in the Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup race favorite Tawqeet has been cleared to run in this afternoon's race. The horse was reported to have suffered a hoof injury yesterday. Earlier

Tawqeet Wins Caulfield Cup
Five-year-old racehorse Tawqeet, trained by David Hayes and ridden by jockey Dwayne Dunn, won the Caulfield Cup, one of the top races in Melbourne's Spring

Te Papa - National Museum of New Zealand
Te Papa, national museum of New Zealand, is one of the world's most comprehensive national museums. It is located in the national capital, Wellington

Te Papa Highlights Dance and Dance Costumes
At New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa, in Wellington, it's a celebration of dance, and dance costumes across the Pacific: from Papua New Guinea in the west

Te Papa Marae - Wellington, New Zealand
Photograph of Marae Atea at Te Papa Museum of New Zealand

Te Papa in February
If you're in Wellington this month, New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa, is celebrating its 10th birthday with a festival of free events and attractions on

Telltale Wall at Cooma - Southern NSW Photo Gallery - Australia
Photograph of wall along the front of Cooma Park along the Hume Highway, NSW, Australia

Tennis
Tennis tournaments and other activities/

Tennis Centre - Sydney, Australia
Photograph of the Sydney Tennis Centre at the Homebush Bay Sydney 2000 Olympic Games site

Terrace Falls - Blue Mountains
Terrace Falls in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, Australia

Terrace Houses at The Rocks in Sydney
Terrace houses built in colonial times line Lower Fort Rd in The Rocks.

Test Your Knowledge of Australia
Test Your Knowledge of Australia

Test Your Knowledge of Australia
So you reckon you know a bit (or maybe a lot) about Australia, mate. Well, it's a big country, not quite as big as the United States, but almost. A land of many

That Famous Alice Springs Regatta
Alice Springs Henley-on-Todd Regatta

That's It - No Spring Racing in Sydney
Sydney's popular spring horse racing season — as with the Melbourne spring racing carnival, an important lead-up to the Melbourne Cup — has been

The 1 to Follow
The 1 to Follow

The 1 to Follow
The 1 to Follow

The 1 to Follow - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The 1 to Follow - If you wanted to, you can take the circumferential Highway 1 all around Australia with side trips to your destinations of choice. Take the whole circle route or convenient sections of it....

The 1 to Follow All Around Australia - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The 1 to Follow All Around Australia - Yes, you can travel all around Australia - and end your journey where you began - on the circumferential route that is Highway 1. Of course, you'd need a fair bit of time to complete the circle but you can...

The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month
The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month

The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month
November 11 is Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day. It is, of course, the anniversary of the end of World War I 92 years ago, and it is a day for

The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month - Today is Remembrance Day, or Armistice Day, in many parts of the globe. It is, of course, the anniversary of the end of World War I....

The Adelaide Festival Begins
This year's Adelaide Festival opens today and continues until March 14. Twenty shows exclusive to Adelaide and 10 world premieres are a festival highlight.

The Adelaide Hills: Journey Back in Time
The Adelaide Hills: Journey Back in Time

The Adelaide Hills: Journey Back in Time
The Adelaide Hills: Journey Back in Time

The Adelaide Hills: Journey Back in Time - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Adelaide Hills: Journey Back in Time - From the outskirts of the South Australia capital of Adelaide, the contiguous area of hills, mountains, fields, valleys and rivers known as the Adelaide Hills fans out through some of the states most picturesque features. Hahndorf, settled in 1839 by...

The Adelaide Hills: Journey Back in Time - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Adelaide Hills: Journey Back in Time - From the outskirts of the South Australia capital of Adelaide, the contiguous area of hills, mountains, fields, valleys and rivers known as the Adelaide Hills fans out through some of the states most picturesque features. Hahndorf, settled in 1839 by...

The Amazing Race and Rotorua's Attractions
The Amazing Race and Rotorua's Attractions

The Amazing Race and Rotorua's Attractions
Yes, the remaining participants in the current series of The Amazing Race travel all the way to Rotorua from Auckland, and go sledging and zorbing. See the many

The Argyle Cut, The Rocks
The Argyle Cut was hewn by convicts through the sandstone ridge of The Rocks to connect Sydney Cove with Darling Harbour and Millers Point.

The Australian Governor-General's Role
The powers, duties and responsibilities of the Australian Governor-General

The Australian Open 2006: Federer, Mauresmo Win Singles Titles
The 2006 Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament was played at Melbourne Park from January 16 to January 29 with top-ranked Swiss player Roger Federer winning the men's singles title and Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo the women's singles title.

The Australian Outdoors: Lizards, Leeches and Cane Toads
Watch for lizards, leeches and cane toads in the Australian outdoors

The Barossa's Alive with the Sound of Music - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Barossa's Alive with the Sound of Music - The Barossa Music Festival is being held during the Labor Day long weekend from October 3 to 6. Seems like an ideal time to listen to fine music and imbibe fine wine among the vineyards of the Barossa Valley....

The Beaches of Jervis Bay
Some of the most stunningly white — and uncrowded — beaches in New South Wales are to be found in Jervis Bay just two and a half hours' drive from

The Bells Beach Rip Curl Pro Competition Is On
The Rip Curl Pro men's surfing competition has begun in earnest at Victoria's Bells Beach after a couple of postponements due to unexpectedly poor surfing

The Best Time to Visit Sydney
The Best Time to Visit Sydney

The Best Time to Visit Sydney - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Best Time to Visit Sydney - It really depends on what you want to see, do and experience. The Sydney summer is a time of great cultural activity -- outstanding theatre, street performances, art exhibitions -- as well as a time of pilgrimage to Sydney's beaches....

The Best Time to Visit Sydney - Summer
The best time to visit Sydney could be in the Australian summer.

The Best Time to Visit Sydney - Summer?
The Australian summer begins on December 1, just a fortnight away. And visiting Sydney at this time really depends on what you want to see, do and experience.

The Best of Melbourne Markets
There is an abundance of Melbourne markets, each of them an interesting reflection of Melbourne's life and culture, writes contributor Brigitte Seum.

The Best of the Season to You
It's Christmastime in summer Down Under and the Christmas weather has not been too good lately in several parts of Australia with storms and unusually heavy

The Big Banana - Coffs Harbour
The Big Banana is found on the outskirts of Coffs Harbour, northern New South Wales

The Birdman of Melbourne - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Birdman of Melbourne - Melbourne newspaper The Age today highlights the work of the "birdman of Melbourne" - ornithologist Wayne Longmore - in connection with the exhibition Stuffed and Mounted at the Melbourne Museum. The exhibition runs until October 12. See details on the...

The Bride Stripped Bare: Anonymous Uncovered
If you've read - or heard of - the bestseller The Bride Stripped Bare, a sex-and-the-married-woman confessional novel which doesn't blink its eye on eroticism

The Bungle Bungles - Purnululu - Western Australia
The Bungle Bungles in northeastern Western Australia features spectacular striped rounded rock towers which are a drawcard for visitors.

The Bungle Bungles Are a World Heritage Site
The Bungle Bungles Are a World Heritage Site

The Bungle Bungles Are a World Heritage Site
We call them the Bungle Bungles, not that there's any bungling involved. At least, not that I know of. They say the name is a corruption of another phrase

The Bungle Bungles, Western Australia
The Bungle Bungles in Western Australia are where you find these hills horizontally striped in orange and black.

The Bungle Bungles, Western Australia - Getting There
You would need a four-wheel-drive vehicle to visit the Bungle Bungles in Western Australia.

The Buzz in Brizzie: Discover Queensland's Capital City - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Buzz in Brizzie: Discover Queensland's Capital City - Brisbane sightseeing uncovers attractions which make the Queensland capital, sandwiched between the tourist areas of the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, a destination in its own right. The city's South Bank, for instance, is a definite drawcard for Brisbane visitors. And...

The Buzz in Brizzie: Discover Queensland's Capital City - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Buzz in Brizzie: Discover Queensland's Capital City - Brisbane sightseeing uncovers attractions which make the Queensland capital, sandwiched between the tourist areas of the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, a destination in its own right. The city's South Bank, for instance, is a definite drawcard for Brisbane visitors. And...

The Colors of Christmas - Christmas in Sydney
Sydney's city gardens take on the colors of Christmas during the Christmas season.

The Corso at Manly - Picture
The Corso at Manly is a malled promenade area between Manly Beach and Manly Wharf.

The Countdown Is on for the Melbourne Cup
With barely three weeks to go, Australia's biggest, richest and most popular horse race, the Melbourne Cup, is expected to draw the world's top thoroughbreds

The Darling Downs - Head West from Brisbane
The Darling Downs is a region of farms, sheep and cattle stations, orchards and country towns west of Brisbane, well worth a visit for a taste of country.

The Darwin-Adelaide Solar Car Race Is On
After qualifying events today at Darwin's Hidden Valley raceway, the World Solar Challenge — a 3000-kilometre race of speed and endurance by

The Day of the Victoria Derby
It was the day of the Victoria Derby in Melbourne and by day's end the 24 runners in this year's Melbourne Cup were announced. Victoria Derby Day at Flemington

The Designing American With the Canberra Vision
The Designing American With the Canberra Vision

The Designing American With the Canberra Vision
Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin, a most attractive feature of Australia's capital city, is circled by swards of green, shaded picnic spots, and well-kept

The Devil You Say: What and Where Are the Devils Marbles?
The Devil You Say: What and Where Are the Devils Marbles?

The Devil You Say: What and Where Are the Devils Marbles?
They're said to be the devil's marbles. Officially, in accordance with Australia's geographical naming convention — where apostrophes in place names are

The Devils Marbles
The Devils Marbles are an extensive collection of huge round red-colored boulders in the Tennant Creek area of Australia's Northern Territory, said to be the eggs of the Rainbow Serpent in Aboriginal lore.

The Director's Cut opensat Sydney Opera House
The Director's Cut — a journey through Sydney Dance Company director Graeme Murphy's works through three choreographic milestones — opens the dance

The Dog on the Tuckerbox - Gundagai, Australia
Celebrated in Australian folklore, poetry, and song, the Dog on the Tuckerbox, a monument to the pioneers of the Riverina region, has become an icon of Australia's past.

The Easter-Anzac Day Five-Day Holiday Weekend Is Here
Easter-Anzac Day Five-Day Holiday Weekend 2011

The Easy Way to Visit Melbourne's Docklands
Melbourne Docklands is a popular destination of visitors and Melburnians alike.

The Endeavour - Replica of HM Bark Endeavour Sailed by Captain James Cook
The new Endeavour is a replica of Captain James Cook's sailing ship which reached New Zealand and Australia in 1770.

The Entrance: 'Pelican Capital' of Australia
The Entrance on the New South Wales Central Coast is an hour to two hours by car from Sydney and is quite a typical seaside Australian town where you can go for long walks, fish, surf, cruise the lake, or simply laze away the time.

The Fairy Penguins Come Marching Home at Dusk
For close encounters of the bird (and animal) kind, Phillip Island southeast of Melbourne, Victoria, is hard to beat. Experience the penguin parade, observe the

The Fleurieu with Flair
The Fleurieu with Flair

The Fleurieu with Flair
Take that daytrip south of Adelaide to the ocean and orchards of the Fleurieu Peninsula. Here, you'll find not only swimming and surfing beaches for the warmer

The Fleurieu with Flair - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Fleurieu with Flair - Take that daytrip south of Adelaide to the ocean and orchards of the Fleurieu Peninsula. Here, you'll find not only swimming and surfing beaches but also, inland, farmlands and vineyards creating a rival for South Australia's Barossa Valley. Just one...

The Fleurieu with Flair - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Fleurieu with Flair - Take that daytrip out of Adelaide, south to the Fleurieu Peninsula, through the farmlands and vineyards that begin to rival South Australia's Barossa, and when the weather gets warmer to the swimming and surfing beaches....

The Fleurieu with Flair - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Fleurieu with Flair - Take that daytrip out of Adelaide, south to the Fleurieu Peninsula, through the farmlands and vineyards that begin to rival South Australia's Barossa, and when the weather gets warmer to the swimming and surfing beaches....

The Gardens in the Autumn
The Gardens in the Autumn

The Gardens in the Autumn
The Gardens in the Autumn

The Gardens in the Autumn - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Gardens in the Autumn - It's mid-autumn in Sydney and the weather's really quite pleasant. If you're going down to the Quay, then the Opera House, the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens are just a short walk away. Take a leisurely stroll through this oasis of...

The Ghan
The Ghan started its Adelaide to Darwin transcontinental train service in February 2004.

The Ghan Goes to Darwin
The Ghan Goes to Darwin

The Ghan Goes to Darwin
Yes, you can take the train from Adelaide in South Australia to Darwin in the Northern Territory. Passengers coming from Sydney or Perth need to take the Indian

The Ghost of Princess Theatre - Melbourne's Phantom of the Opera
Melbourne's Princess Theatre is said to be haunted by the ghost of a man who died during a performance of the opera Faust.

The Ghost of Princess Theatre: The 'Other' Phantom
As Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera opens in Melbourne at the Princess Theatre, it is interesting to note that the imposing theatre building,

The Ghosts of Port Arthur
With its history of harshness, hardship and death, it is no wonder that the grounds and ruins of Tasmania's Port Arthur convict penitentiary are believed

The Ghosts of Port Arthur - Take the Port Arthur Ghost Tour
With its history of harshness, hardship and death, it is no wonder that the grounds and ruins of the Port Arthur convict penitentiary are believed - or at least rumored - to have their ghosts.

The Haka - New Zealand Maori War Chant
The popular form of the New Zealand Maori haka is a war chant and challenge with many aggressive sounds and movements.

The High Blue Yonder
An hour away from the heart of Sydney, the Blue Mountains are a getaway region for relaxation, leisure, adventure, discoveries. Go west of the city through the

The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Schussing
The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Schussing

The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Schussing
The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Schussing

The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Schussing
Some of the best snowfalls in the Snowy Mountains and the Victorian Alps this season have been turning the New South Wales and Victorian winter wonderland (and

The House on the Hill
The House on the Hill

The House on the Hill
Australia's Parliament House: architectural icon, symbol of government. Take time to visit.

The Iceman Cometh
From the frozen landscape of the Italian Alps comes a story 5300 years in the making... It�s the story of �tzi, a neolithic man discovered in a melting glacier

The Islands - Bay of Islands, New Zealand
There are nearly 150 islands in the Bay of Islands, many of them untouched by human habitation.

The Largest Australian Coin Is Not the Highest in Value
This is Australia's largest coin in circulation. It's a 50-cent piece, and it is reproduced here in very close to actual size: 3.3cm across its widest diameter;

The Lazy Kings Opens Sydney Festival
The Lazy Kings Opens Sydney Festival

The Lazy Kings Opens Sydney Festival
Sydney's celebration of arts and culture opens tonight with the outdoor performance of The Lazy Kings at Olympic Park, Homebush Bay. Three nightly performances

The Legend of Aoraki - New Zealand
How New Zealand's highest mountain came to be called Aoraki

The Lion King - Capitol Theatre, Sydney - Regent Theatre, Melbourne
The Lion King closed in Sydney at the Capitol Theatre on June 26, 2005, after more than a year and a half at the Capitol. It then played at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne until June 4, 2006.

The Long Road by Matthew Tuffield - Your Photo Gallery - Pick of the Pics
This photo was taken on the highway between Ban Ban Springs and Gayndah, Queensland, on New Year's Day 2006, says Matthew Tuffield of Bundaberg, Queensland.

The Lost City - Litchfield National Park - Northern Territory
The Lost City in Litchfield National Park is a collection of weathered sandstone pillars which as a group look much like the ancient ruins of some fabled land.

The Lost City, Northern Territory, Australia
The Lost City comprises rock formations that raise visions of a lost civilisation in amazing Australia.

The Man from Snowy River - Southern NSW Photo Gallery - Australia
Photograph of statue at Cooma, NSW, Australia, dedicated to Banjo Paterson who wrote The Man from Snowy River

The Many Attractions of Rotorua - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Many Attractions of Rotorua - It is one of New Zealand's most visited places, a land of boiling lakes and thermal geysers which shoot up to the sky... a region for whitewater rafting, cycling, and zorbing, as well as a showcase of the Maori culture....

The Many Attractions of Rotorua - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Many Attractions of Rotorua - It is one of New Zealand's most visited places, a land of boiling lakes and thermal geysers which shoot up to the sky... a region for whitewater rafting, cycling, and zorbing, as well as a showcase of the Maori culture....

The Many Attractions of Rotorua - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Many Attractions of Rotorua - About three hours out of Auckland by road, Rotorua is one of New Zealand's most visited places, a land of boiling lakes and thermal geysers which shoot up to the sky. It is also a region for such varied activities...

The Many Attractions of Western Australia
Western Australia is Australia's biggest state and its innumerable and unique attractions are a continuing drawcard for visitors to the region.

The Maori New Year Has Begun
With the sighting of Matariki in the New Zealand skies, the Maori new year celebrations have begun. In the Auckland region, the Maori new year is being

The Melbourne Commonwealth Games Are Coming
Within less than a month, the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games open in Melbourne with some 4500 athletes from 71 nations competing in 16 sports with 24

The Melbourne Cup Is Almost Here
The Melbourne Cup Is Almost Here

The Melbourne Cup Is Almost Here
Check out the fixed odds as race day draws near. This year's Melbourne Cup, Australia's biggest horse racing event, is run on Tuesday, November 2.

The Melbourne Cup Is Coming
On November 2, the first Tuesday in November, Australia comes to a standstill for the running of the Melbourne Cup at 3pm. The runners for the Cup are yet to

The Men Have Their Turn
Australia's male swimmers had their turn at winning gold when the Aussies won the men's 4x100m medley relay at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. In second

The Mighty Murray: Paddle-Steamers and Riverboats
The Mighty Murray: Paddle-Steamers and Riverboats

The Mighty Murray: Paddle-Steamers and Riverboats
The Mighty Murray: Paddle-Steamers and Riverboats

The Mighty Murray: Paddle-Steamers and Riverboats
On a visit to Australia, Mark Twain likened the Murray River to his country's Mississippi. The Murray is not as long as that American river, but in the days

The Mighty Murray: Paddle-Steamers and Riverboats
On a visit to Australia, Mark Twain likened the Murray River to his country's Mississippi. Australia's ol' man river is not as long as that American river, but

The Mighty Murray: Paddle-Steamers and Riverboats - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Mighty Murray: Paddle-Steamers and Riverboats - On a visit to Australia, Mark Twain likened the Murray River to his country's Mississippi. The Murray is not as long as that American river, but in the days before trains and good roads, the Murray provided inland Australia the...

The Mighty Murray: Paddle-Steamers and Riverboats - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Mighty Murray: Paddle-Steamers and Riverboats - On a visit to Australia, Mark Twain likened the Murray River to his country's Mississippi. The Murray is not as long as that American river, but in the days before trains and good roads, the Murray provided inland Australia the...

The Mighty Murray: Paddle-Steamers and Riverboats - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Mighty Murray: Paddle-Steamers and Riverboats - On a visit to Australia, Mark Twain likened the Murray River to his country's Mississippi. The Murray is not as long as that American river, but in the days before trains and good roads, the Murray provided inland Australia the...

The Mountain Heritage Blue Mountains
The Mountain Heritage is an award-winning boutique hotel with additional accommodation including bed and breakfast and cottage. The Mountain Heritage, with its 41 rooms and suites, is a short stroll to Katoomba town centre and the railway station. Facilities include a business centre, outdoor pool, health club, health spa and game room.

The Murray River in Victoria
The Murray River is the natural border between New South Wales and Victoria particularly from around Albury to the South Australian border. Echuca has the largest collection of paddle-steamers on the Murray.

The New Millennium in Australia and New Zealand: Into the 21st Century
Australia and New Zealand partied all hours as they entered the year 2000 ahead of most of the world.

The Oaks - Spring Racing Carnival
The Oaks is run two days after the Melbourne Cup and is a major feature of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

The One Day of the Year
Australia and New Zealand remember their soldiers on what is often called The One Day of the Year - Anzac Day.

The Passing of Maori Wisdom
The traditional extended Maori family system of whanau is at the heart of Maori culture.

The Phantom Returns to Sydney
First performed in 1986 at Her Majesty�s Theatre in London, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, The Phantom of the Opera, has since played to a worldwide audience of

The Pigs Go Racing at the Sydney Royal Easter Show
Racing porkers show Sydney Royal Easter Show goers how fast they are.

The Pilbara - Western Australia
The Pilbara region lies in the northwest sector of Western Australia northeast of Carnarvon

The Pinnacles, Western Australia
Limestone pillars are a feature of the Pinnacles in Nanbung national park, Western Australia

The Pinnacles, Western Australia
The Pinnacles create an almost eerie atmosphere at Western Australia's Nambung National Park.

The Pohutukawa Is in Bloom - Must Be Christmastime
Mainly in the coastal regions of New Zealand's North Island, the pohutukawa tree is in bloom. Because of its bright red flowers and the fact that it blossoms

The Race Is On - Melbourne Cup - Spring Racing Carnival
The race is on in the Melbourne Cup.

The Race that Stops a Nation - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Race that Stops a Nation - The Melbourne Cup, Australia's internationally renowned horse race, is run at 3.10pm, November 4, at Flemington Racecourse. Mummify question mark - Sydney Morning Herald Hugs Dancer, Millstreet the dark horses - The Age...

The Red Heart of Australia
The Red Heart of Australia

The Red Heart of Australia
Discover Uluru and Alice Springs in the red heart of Australia. This could be your quintessential Outback experience.

The Red Heart of Australia - Australia/New Zealand for Visitors Archives
The Red Heart of Australia - Discover Uluru and Alice Springs in the red heart of Australia. This could be your quintessential Outback experience....

The Rocks - A Blend of Past and Present
The Rocks in Sydney is a fascinating blend of past and present.