Sydney
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The Grounds of Alexandria
If you get the chance to visit Sydney, then one place you should make a bee line for is The Grounds of Alexandria or otherwise simply known as ‘the grounds’. The Grounds really is a magnificent place to explore, offering amazing food options in an equally impressive garden setting. After my recent visit, this place is now my absolute favourite place in Sydney. The philosophy at the Grounds is simple ‘from paddock to plate’ and you can’t get any fresher than that. Serving wholesome, organic food, in such atmospheric surrounds, you’ll easily find that you could spend a few hours eating and wandering about. My first impressions when I…
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Visiting the Vivid Festival in Sydney
Visiting the Vivid Festival in Sydney is a must if you are planning a visit to the city in winter. The festival of light, music and ideas runs nightly over three weeks, transforming Sydney into a light spectacular once darkness falls. About Vivid Vivid is an annual event that brings art, culture and music to the fore with innovative, thought provoking and mesmerising displays. For three weeks around the Queens birthday long weekend, Sydney becomes amazingly Vivid. The Vivid festival has been running for 8 years now and with each new year it just gets bigger and better. This is no ordinary light show, you will see many projections of…
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Hilton Sydney Hotel review
The Hilton Sydney is located right in the middle of Sydney’s CBD and ensures guests of a fine indulgent experience. It may not have uninterrupted views of the harbour but what it does have in spades is the impressive architecture and great entertaining spaces for it’s guests to enjoy. Within the Hotel you will discover these wonderfully stylish bars: The internationally acclaimed Zeta bar and the heritage listed Marble bar. The Zeta bar is where you will enjoy cocktails made by the resident mixologists who are pushing the art of cocktail making to the next level! You will also find – hopefully – the hidden Marble Bar which will transport…
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Taronga Zoo with Sydney’s skyline view
Taronga Zoo with Sydney’s skyline view, is Australia’s most famous and the most visited Zoo by tourists from around the world. Now what makes this zoo so special is it’s prized location along the shores of Sydney Harbour. The zoo is located in an elevated position that takes in the most stunning views of Sydney’s city skyline. Even the Aboriginal word ‘Taronga’ means beautiful view and once you are there, it’s easy to see why. So grab your camera and start snapping away at not only the animals but the view in the background too. The zoo has around 2,600 animals which is mainly dedicated to Australia’s unique native animals. Here you…
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Essential Sydney: the must see sites of this vibrant city
Sydney is Australia’s most famous harbour city, receiving a staggering 25 million visitors from around the world each year. If you are visiting for the first time then you are in for a treat as there is plenty to see and do in this vibrant city and if you are a return visitor then there is always something new to discover. Sydney is easily navigated on foot, with most tourist attractions located in the CBD. If you prefer to save your feet then the city circle train and the hop on hop off bus are good options for getting you from one side of town to the other. Here is…
