What makes a holiday destination special? For some it is five-star all the way with top of the range accommodation, gourmet food, wines, shopping at designer brand stores and personally guided tours to the main touristy attractions.
New South Wales is rich in history, landscapes and contrasts. It’s home to sophisticated Sydney, where there is a profusion of beautiful beaches, the iconic Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge.
A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to be on assignment at one of Queensland’s sought after holiday destinations, Noosa Heads on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Whilst I was there I learnt something new about this place, and that was it abounds with natural attractions.
The state that I call home, Queensland, is the second largest in Australia,covers an area of 1,852,642 km2 and is situated on the Coral Sea to the north and Pacific Ocean to the east.
This trip to Sydney our aim was to do a lot of walking as we all feel that this is the best way to explore a city. We decided to undertake a 3 1/2 hour walking tour of the city and we also wanted to walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
We travelled to New York City in 2012 and we were so captivated by this US metropolis that we had to return and immerse ourselves even more into the hustle and bustle and fervour of this fascinating place.
The Wild West of Australia offers a diversity of experiences from wilderness adventures in the arid outback; or four-wheel driving through the incredible Kimberley; or diving on coral reefs; or exploring National Parks with river gorges etched out of centuries-old landscapes;
Amsterdam is one European city that should be on your bucket list. It not only a city of canals, historical buildings, windmills and ‘magic brownies’, but is one of the most cycle-friendly cities in the world.
A road trip from Sydney to the Gold Coast, being a meagre 840 kms, is easily doable in two weeks with stops along the way at some of the great seaside villages dotting the Pacific Coast.
If you are looking for a unique and fascinating cruise destination, then have you ever considered Dubai; a truly cosmopolitan and ultramodern city steeped in tradition?