A day in the heart of Sydney
Sydney is Australia’s oldest city and is home to the iconic Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbor Bridge. Between visiting the Blue Mountains, wine tastings, and checking out Bondi Beach and Manly Beach, and exploring the city, we quickly realized why Sydney is such a popular destination for travelers. We spent a week in Sydney and thoroughly enjoyed our time here. Check out our posts about the mountains and wine tastings: Day Trips from Sydney: Blue Mountains and Hunter Valle
10 things to do in Byron Bay
Byron Bay is a coastal town in Australia’s state of New South Wales. It has a really laidback feeling to it and from my point of view was composed of three types of inhabitants; tourists and backpackers, surfers and hippies. Within an hour of our arrival to Byron Bay we caught one of the most epic sunsets and sipped on a delicious locally brewed IPA. Byron Bay marks days 64 to 65 of our gap year honeymoon. We enjoyed our time in this chill coastal town and we squeezed in ever
Brisbane to the Gold Coast
The eastern coast of Australia is home to quite the dynamic coastline, environment, and many cities & towns which make it a very popular place to visit on a short vacation. From The Great Barrier Reef & the Daintree Rainforest in northeastern Queensland down to the popular capital city of New South Wales, Sydney, there is many reasons why someone visiting Australia for the first time could easily spend a month on this coastline alone. At the core of the coastline you'll find
Adelaide: Wineries, Breweries & Views
Adelaide, known as Australia’s culture capital and the capital city of South Australia, was the next stop on our Aussie adventure. The city is full of spacious green parkland and the city center in encircled by botanic gardens and popular parks. Within miles of the city you’ll find world class wineries and award winning breweries. The temps during our time here reached highs of 108°F and we found ourselves retreating to breweries and wineries to escape the heat and quench our
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